Creative Zen V Plus 2 GB Portable Media Player (Black/Green) | 
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| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $95.21
Buy New: $64.99
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Rating:  214 reviews
Sales Rank: 706
Color: Black/Green
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 1.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 0.6 x 1.7 x 2.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 70PF207100181
Model: 70PF207100181
UPC: 743252763179
EAN: 0743252763179
ASIN: B000IBROQE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Product Type - MP3 Player | | • | Memory - 2GB | | • | Battery - Rechargeable Li-ion Battery | | • | Storage Capacity: 2GB (1,000 songs) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With a tiny, eye-catching design, smooth contours, and a discreet size, the Creative Zen V Plus 2 GB Portable Media Player fits perfectly in your palm and slides effortlessly into your smallest pocket. With 2 GB of storage space, 
A 1.5-inch OLED screen displays rich and vibrant photos, as well as the easy-to-use Creative interface. View all Zen V Plus features. | 
Not much bigger than a pair of earbuds! (black and orange model shown) See the Zen V Plus in 3D. | the Zen V Plus holds up to 1,000 songs, and the 1.5-inch OLED screen displays rich and vibrant photos, full-color menus, and album art at any viewing angle. Another great feature built right into the Zen V Plus is the tiny device's ability to support subscription services and pay-per-download music. Plus, you'll never sweat formats--the Zen V Plus plays the broadest selection of MP3 and WMA music. And browsing your music collection has never been easier with Creative's innovative interface that enables effective and intuitive navigation and track selection. The Plus has an extra feature that it's predecessor lacked: the ability to play short video clips. With the Zen V Plus you can watch short clips in transcoded video format and impress your friends with the latest tidbits from the web or a brief glimpse of a home video. Another great features is the Direct CD Recording function that allows you to record songs directly from a CD player or other audio source without using a PC as an intermediary. You no longer need to burn CDs to your PC then download to your MP3 player. Just connect an audio device directly to your Zen V Plus, and record your favorite CDs, records, beats and more, directly from the source. Meanwhile, automatic track detection separates each song for you--a handy feature when you're converting analog (records and cassette tapes) to digital. If organization is a high priority, the Zen V Plus's Personal Organizer will help you stay connected and in-sync with your Microsoft Outlook information. Just connect the Zen V Plus to your PC, sync your Outlook information, and you'll be ready to carry around your contacts, calendar, and to-do lists right in your pocket. Plus, the Zen V Plus uses a handy built-in microphone to double as a voice recorder, so you can capture notes, record lectures, and more. 
No matter how you hold it, the Zen V Plus is just the right size. | Creative knows that sporty is sexy, and this player is ideal for any workout junkie. The skip-free playback is perfect on your morning jog or your most rigorous workout at the gym. The optional armband and case fit comfortably on your arm and keep your Zen V Plus safe and secure while running or lifting. The Zen V Plus player was designed for people who appreciate style and function. Don't be surprised when people take notice of your cool, colorful music and photo player. You can proudly announce that your device carries up to 1,000 songs, and you can show off your favorite photos and video clips that you've stored on this pocket-sized powerhouse.
What's in the Box
Creative Zen V Plus, earphones, drawstring pouch, lanyard, USB 2.0 cable, line-in cable, neck strap, installation CD including user manual, and quick start guide.
Product Description
Flaunt your independent sense of style with its tiny size and eye-catching design that will be the envy of your friends. Everything you need right at your fingertips. Carry your treasured music collection, funny video clips and family photo slideshows. Audio Playback Format - MP3, WMA, WAV and Audible Photo Format - JPEG Video Playback Format - Transcoded video format Syncs with and views Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar & Tasks Personal video clips FM Radio View Photos and Album Art at any viewing angle Subscription service support and pay per download music Direct CD recording Built-in Voice Recorder Syncs contacts, calendar and tasks Skip free playback Plays music, ZENCast, and audiobooks Alarm and clock Customizable main menu System Requirements - Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) / XP 64-bit, Intel Pentium III 1GHz or AMD Duron 1GHz, 256MB RAM, USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended), 170MB free hard drive space (more for audio content storage) Dimensions - 1.7 x 2.7 x 0.6 inch Weight - 1.55 ounces
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| Customer Reviews: Read 209 more reviews...
 Creative Labs customer service September 29, 2008
A. Dash
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Greetings to all potential Creative customers,
I was greatly disturbed today when I found out the lack of help provided by the Creative Labs Company to my wife when her 30 GB Zen MP3 player failed to run properly. In my opinion, it's actions like this that are ruining companies and our country's economy. Due to this company's inaction today, they have lost a once satisfied customer. Once being more than happy to promote this product, now we will be sure to divulge to our friends and relatives of this company's lack of helpfulness. My wife asked specific questions of the technical advisors in the e-mail form which were ignored; she was given a form letter, was referred to the website, and was told that she would be charged by the company for further help. She expressly requested the guidance of upper management from the technical support specialist, and this request was ignored, proving that Creative Labs is unwilling to provide any kind of meaningful help and does not value customer service. The menial help that the highly flawed website provided was a firmware application that caused the device to completely fail, and then the last piece of friendly advice that we received was that we should purchase a new one from the company's website. We were given an application that made our expensive device inoperable, and for that, I will never purchase another Creative product again. We have both been faithful Creative Labs buyers for years, and my wife had multiple friends and relatives buy their products based on her recommendations. It is with deep regret that I inform all that Creative Labs customer service has proven to be a bitter disappointment and for this, they have lost my family's business.
 Great MP3 September 15, 2008
Julian E. Rice Sr. (South Holland, IL)
This player is excellent for the price. However I do not like the battery life. It is very limited for my use. The battery is great for simple applications.
 Excellent sound, scratch resistant, awkward for iPod folks August 4, 2008
Kriston Rehberg (Fairfax, VA USA)
The Creative Zen V Plus is an evolutionary upgrade from the Creative Zen V which I have been using since it was released.
The Creative Zen V products use an incredibly scratch-resistant case. It seems to be made from a hard, formica-like substance that is at the same time soft enough that rubbing with your fingertips can remove what visible scratches might appear. Somehow the small scratches that have appeared all over the iPods just do not appear on the Creative Zen V unit. The glossy, mirror-like finish, on the other hand, can make it slippery.
The Zen V is impossibly small. You really do not know until you actually hold one how small it is. It is smaller than any generation iPod Nano.
Video is a disappointment, but that is expected. The Zen V uses a motion-JPEG-like video format that has a low frame rate and resolution. On an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ a movie that is 1 hour long can take 2 hours to convert. 500 megabytes can turn into 1.2 gigabytes. The Zen V does NOT support any of the MPEG4 profiles. It uses what some of the knock-off portable players have named "MP4" which is a sort of motion-JPEG. It is easier for low-power devices to play these "MP4" movies but they take an enormous amount of room. If you want to watch movies you should look at the Creative Zen (not Zen V) or the iPods which support the actual MPEG4 format (they also take hours to convert movies to the iPod but at least they don't double the file's size).
If you are an iPod user you will not like the Zen, so be prepared to pay double or triple this price for the iPod you desire. The Zen V Plus really wants you to use your computer to organize tracks and videos, but unlike the old Zen Micro, the Zen V does have the ability to organize tracks (and delete them) on the device. You can subscribe to non-iTunes-specific Podcasts by using the "Zencast Organizer" feature.
The FM radio is nothing special. It has low sensitivity to weak stations and is monaural. If you like recording programs you will be better off getting a device that is designed for recording FM programs, like an FM Radio USB device or PCI card for your computer. You're just not going to be using the Zen V Plus to listen to FM radio.
For listening to long podcasts and audio books Zen V Plus does not seem to automatically remember where you left off on most tracks. People tell me there is a way to do this but I cannot figure it out on my Zen V and Zen V Plus devices. I always just save a bookmark instead which is, thankfully, intuitive enough to get into the habit.
The Zen V Plus supports Rhapsody To Go, the heir apparent to Yahoo Unlimited To Go, which allows for unlimited music downloads on the device for a monthly subscription fee.
Do Not Waste Your Money July 30, 2008
S. Roberts (Georgia USA)
I bought my Creative Zen V Plus to replace another Zen V that was freezing up and not working. I shouldn't have wasted the money on another Zen product. After using the new V Plus the first time, I started having trouble with it freezing up, too. What a pain! I just want to listen to my music without having to reset and reboot every five to ten minutes. And now that I've waited over 30 days to contact the company about returning the product for a refund, it's too late to do so and I'm stuck with both Zens that constantly freeze up.
Go ahead a spend the money on an IPod Nano. I just purchased one on EBay for much less than I could in the store...and with Free Shipping. I wish I would have bought the IPod to begin with...a much better buy and ITunes is so easy to work with!!!
Horrible mp3 Player July 29, 2008
Juana Izada
DON'T BUY THIS!! Mine froze up after just 2 days. The player didn't respond at all, i couldn't even turn it on. And guess what? You can't contact customer support. You have to send them an e-mail with proof of purchase. Why would you need that for technical difficulties? It's really just a waste. And the sound quality is bad as well.
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