A durable compact player that is multi functional (Creative Zen V 1 GB)

Member Name: geek_squad

Product:	Creative Zen V 1 GB
Date:	05/07/09 (20 review reads)
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Advantages: Average audio quality, decent display screen, great software, compact, sturdy construction

Disadvantages: Poor file transfer speed, long charging time, lacks radio capabilities, poor battery stamina

The miniature and trendy Creative Zen V is an eye catching colour scheme player.
Similar to the Ipod designs the screen occupies almost half of the player leaving the controls below it. It comes in a wide range of colours and size of storage, all of which are supplied with a cloth pouch and neck strap. When using the supplied headphones, the sound quality was reasonable with a good mixture of bass and crisp treble. Upon using an additional headphone gave a considerable increase in audio quality. It supports WAV, WMA and MP3 file formats.

The file transfer speed is quite long taking about 2 minutes to transfer 100 megabytes of audio files on average.

The battery is charged using a USB Cable which is supplied. The battery stamina is reasonable, on average providing about 18 hours of continuous audio playback from a four and a half hour charge, which is somewhat slow. The user interface is easy to use, its joystick is fun and effective to use and the illuminated buttons makes using it in the dark easier. A fantastic software is provided as standard.

In terms of durability, the player is sturdily constructed, which makes it tough against the occasional knocks or drops. Its bog-standard function include random, hold and resume features, in addition a sleep timer, contacts book, alarm, clock and microphone included.

The reasonable screen can display photos in the png, bmp, gif, tiff and jpeg file formats. Sadly it does not have a radio.

Summary: A feature rich player for a good price

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