Creative Zen MX 16 GB

I own this mp3 player along with the ipod touch. This player features radio tuning, and also the ability to record radio, which the ipod lacks completely. It also can hold an SD card, which greatly expands the storage, and these cards are fairly cheap. The screen on this is quite large and scratch resistant, and the player feels generaly well made. As with nearly every brand, the headphones supplied are terrible, but thats expected. The software supplied with this is the best software of any player. It converts nearly any video format to play on the zen, and has simple settings for beginners, up to advanced settings for those that want them. ...  Read the complete review

This has been an excellent gadget that has provided me with movies to watch when im on my break and a soundtrack to the gym. I have owned it for over a year and it has been completely reliable. Chargable from the USB port on a PC or Mac the battery keeps its charge well. It has a few extras such as a microphone and FM radio and I still laugh at the weird American radio DJs I picked up when over there. The earphones are fine but I think i will be buying some new ones soon. Pictures and other files can easily be saved onto the memory. It would be better if the buttons lit up as it can be a bit of a guessing game when using it at first in the dark. It is a ...  Read the complete review

I bought this particular MP3 player as an upgrade from my 4GB iPod nano, as I eventually had aquired more music than would fit on it! Aesthetically it's a very good looking piece of kit, the screen takes up the majority of the front and the back has a nice rippled effect. The screen itself is very bright and clear, I found it was very good indeed for watching videos. In terms of controls the new ZEN feels very 'windows-like', scrolling through folders to access music, and it even has a button functionally similar to the left mouse button on a computer. The buttons themselves are a little bit heavy, it requires more effort than should be needed to scroll through music ...  Read the complete review