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Sound Quality8.5/10
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4- Creative Zen V plus 8Gb Reviews

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    on 15th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 8
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    Good Points: Very good sound quality, especially with Equalisers Size - very small and lightweight Good looks Very reliable software Easy to use

    Bad Points: Terrible screen - tiny, impossible to see in sunlight Feels a bit cheap and plasticky

    General comments: I bought the Creative Zen V plus 8Gb to replace my Zen Micro and refused to fork out so much cash for the over rated iPod Nano or Classic. I was impressed at first with the size. Unboxing it I was astonished at just how small and light it was. It's perfect to slip into your pocket while your walking along, and, after owning my Zen for over year, still shows few signs of wear and tear, with almost no scratches at all. I also found the sound quality to be very good. I would say it is on a par with the Zen Micro in terms of sound quality, which had a very good sound quality indeed. This, when buying an MP3 player, should be the deciding factor - the sound quality. The screen leaves a lot to be desired. I would have liked to have known that getting videos on this player would be a very irritating process. The player only take AVI formats, which doubles the size of the file while still reducing the resolution to fit onto the miniscule screen. The video capabilities of this player are poor, but video is not what this player was designed for. If you want video, I recommend the Creative Zen or an iPod classic. The OLED screen of this player is impossible to see in sunlight, and the resolution is poor, and the tiny size does not help matters. The battery life is quoted at around 5 hours. I found my V plus as being capable of running for nearly double that. I have managed to still find it going for a month of very heavy use on just one charge. However, it does feel a bit cheap and plasticy. This is not down to bad build quality, I have found my player to be working perfectly after a year after being dropped many times and even stepped on. The casing creaks when you push buttons, and the plastic casing makes it feel a bit like a toy. But you will quickly get used to this. Other features such as a microphone and radio come in as handy bonuses, and the software never ceases to impress me with it's ease of use. I do warn you, however, that you have to pay for the MP3 codec, so if you have an older version of the Creative software that you keep it and use it for the MP3 codec for ripping CDs. Aside from these one or two let downs, I highly recommend that you buy this player. It is definitely worth every penny.
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    on 25th May 2008


    User Rating : 10
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    Fantastic value at £49.99 from Argos for a device that will store around 2000 tracks. The FM radio and line in options are good too
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    on 15th Dec 2007


    User Rating : 2
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    Returned player to the supplier who then forwarded it to Creative. That was over 3months ago - I'm still waiting for it to be returned.
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    on 8th Jun 2007


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    I bought this player to replace my aging Zen Micro. What struck me immediately was how small this player is. It has around 15 hours playback, double that of the Zen Micro but you can't replace the battery. This extended battery life appears to be principally due to the fact that the new player has solid state storage. The unit has an OLED colour display that can be tailored with various colour schemes. I'd sooner they had left an LCD as this is so much easier to see in sunlight and probably uses ...
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