Creative Zen Touch 20 GB

...mainly a review for the Creative Zen but I will include a basic specs list and description of each of the competitors to help you weigh things up. Of course this review assumes that you are interested in a 20 gig MP3 player and that you are willing to spend £150 or more. If not, then this review will probably not be of much use to you. WHAT IS AN MP3 PLAYER? For the rest of this review, I will refer to technical terms to keep things a bit more brief, ...
...review proper. CREATIVE ZEN: YOU'VE GOT THE LOOK The Zen is probably not the most attractive MP3 player there is. At least, not in my opinion. I do think that the ipod for example is a fair amount more attractive. That said, the Zen doesn't look too bad either. Basically it is white in colour (you can see the shape in the picture above) with silver slim buttons that run down each side and a smaller circular button in the middle, just below the screen. ...

Vspawn 22.04.2005 (12.07.2008) · Read full review
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...to the conclusion that the Creative Zen Touch with 20GB Hard Drive was the best value for money. So lets see if my conclusion was right or whether I'd bought a dud…. ---First Impressions (The Packaging)--- Now if I was going by very first impressions I would say that the packaging was a bad start. The player wasn't packed in a nice stylish box, but was actually in that sealed plastic that needs to be hacked open with a pair of scissors. I personally ...
...lifespan. Once charged Creative claim the battery will last anything up to 32 hours, but I really would take this with a pinch of salt, as they only claim this life when using very low quality MP3s. Personally I think their 24 hour claim for 128kbps MP3s is much nearer the mark. My player is used for several hours a day, and only needs charging weekly, to me this means the battery life is exceptional and many hours longer than any of the competitors. ...

sandemp 18.05.2005 · Read full review
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...and recently bought myself a Creative Zen Touch, on the advice of my ex-boyfriend who assured me that they were the best on the market. As I was determined to get anything other than an iPod, I agreed to try it out. So what is my verdict? Let's cover the basics of the Zen Touch. Creative has managed to secure itself a pretty good reputation in the MP3 field, and while Apple still reigns surpreme other companies such as Creative and IRiver are finally ...
...CD instead. There is some Creative Zen software you can install, but there is also Windows Media Player 10 whihc most people use instead. I found WMP easy to use, so I've stuck with that. I have absolutely no problems with the sound quality or the volume or anything - in that respects the Zen Touch is an excellent machine. The sound is clear and sharp - in fact I've picked up background lyrics on songs I didn't even realise had background lyrics! ...

dreamkin 16.05.2005 · Read full review
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...multiple times. So, to the creative zen's credit, it is built like a tank and probably can sustain a lot more damage than other media players. Rest assured, I am much more careful with my ipod 80 gb, and have purchased a plastic case for it. Let me first go over the positives of this device: It has a great battery life. Whilst not quite the 24 hours that the advertisements suggest, it will last well over 12, which is much better than the ipod. ...
...first time I bought a creative zen. I actually bought two, not one. The first one absolutely refused to transfer music and the software was really confusing, so I returned it for being defective and exchanged it for a new one. To my relief, I was able to transfer one thousand songs to it, but I had not selected my whole library (at the time, only 3500 songs) because I wanted to test it out. Well, this was a big mistake on my part, because it would ...

ShadowCreator 30.09.2007 · Read full review
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...on the screen shows the creative logo and then the last song you were listening to. The menu contains 5 options: - Music Library - Now Playing - Play Mode - Settings - Information The music library option contains all the music you have loaded onto the player sectioned alphabetically by artist, album, or genre (your choice). It also contains playlists, albums, or recordings you have loaded onto the player. The now playing option is fairly obvious ...
...upload your songs into the Creative mediasource player's music library. From there, when you connect your player via usb you can just drag and drop the songs from the music library to the player and vice versa. You can also create playlists and rip cd's. The only disadvantage I have found when using this player is that sometimes the software doesn't detect the player but usually just reconnecting the player solves this problem. The headphones that ...

lovemusic1987 26.07.2006 · Read full review
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...and feel The Creative Zen Touch is quite a big and bulky mp3 player which has a white body cover, the device is smooth to touch and its got a nice sleek design to it. The main feature of the zen touch has is its touch-sensitive Touch Pad, it is easy to use as i have found out as through navigating and scrolling. It also has a lock switch by the side, so buttons aren't accidentally clicked or pressed which is useful for when your on the move because ...
...The sound quality of the Creative Zen Touch impressed me, the signal-to-noise ratio is exceptionally high. The powerful crystal clear sound makes it a recommended product, though it is better to choose good headphones to listen with if you want to take advantage of the excellent sound quality. The zen does offer a four-band custom parametric equalizer for better earphones than the zen headphones which are okay but not exceptional by any means. Features ...

Jabberanks 21.03.2009 (23.08.2009) · Read full review
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...prices, I went for the Creative Zen Touch. It's a good size (I know if I went for the Ipod Nano I'd sit on it an break it) though perhaps slightly on the bulky side. The sound quality is extremely good. Some of the songs are much quieter compared to others, but I think that's proabably more to do with my encoding than the player. There's a nice screen, 4 1/2 by 3 cm, which can have a pale blue backlight. You can change the settings as to when this ...
...~ The player comes with Creative Media Audio Converter. This converts files of one audio format to another. I've not had to use this yet because all my files have been in the right format. There's also a media player that runs on a PC. This seems to be just like most other media players out there. It opens a file in a supported media format and, as the name implies, plays it. There is an electronic user guide along with the paper version that comes ...

87degrees 18.01.2006 · Read full review
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...most aspects I loved the Creative zen touch, it also had a lot to be desired. It didn't have a drive show up in my computer, you had to install creatives own software to access the files on the device. Which I found bad as when ever I had to take home work from college, I had to borrow my mums 256mb storage pen drive. I read on the internet that Creative will be bringing out fireware updates in the future to enable the zen touch to show up as a drive, ...
...shall purchase soon. The Creative Zen touch is very solidly built, as in I can drop it and it will still work. I am ultra clumbsy and have let my zen touch slip through my fingers , about 6 times, and it has not scratched unlike the ipod would have done just sitting in my pocket, or been damaged in anyway. The Firmware is easy to update you just download, plug in zen touch. And open the firmware update. To start off with the scroll pad will really ...

Ollie-o 23.10.2005 · Read full review
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...value for money. The Creative Zen Touch is not an I-pod, but it's as close as you can get without buying the real thing! For people (inexplicably!) not in the know, the I-pod is the most commercially successful MP3 player ever. It's also very good, and it would be a lie to say that the Creative Zen Touch isn't a blatant attempt at copying Apple's successful machine. The only difference in the design of the two players is that the Zen Touch uses ...
...easy to use, and the Creative MediaSource software which comes with it is compatible with all versions of Windows and I've always found it really user-friendly - I only have Windows ME, which sometimes finds new programs problematic - along with "NOMAD explorer" (included with the player) which enables you to upload entire CDs directly onto the player. But not ALL of it is easy to use. The Zen Touch comes with an attractive leather case - but when ...

duck24 27.03.2005 · Read full review
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I purchased a Creative Zen Touch from the internet a couple of months ago, and it has proved to be a great MP3 player. It has a nice design with a 'brushed metal' feel around the edges, and a smooth feel in the center. I purchased the 20GB version, which offers a huge capacity for storing music, and files as well. [CAPACITY vs PRICE] Compared to Apple's iPod, the Creative Zen Touch offers more space for the money you pay. For example, I purchased ...
...various addons. [BATTERY] The Creative Zen's main strong point is its large battery life of 24 hours stated continuous play, while the iPod has 8 hours stated battery life for the 3rd generation, and 10 hours stated for the 1st and 2nd generation. From personal experience I can say that I have managed about 20 hours continuous play with the Zen touch, which puts it way ahead of the iPod in this aspect. [SOFTWARE] The Zen currently (although may ...

ff2k 03.06.2005 · Read full review
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...blue EL backlit LCD Creative offers a one-year limited hardware warranty. Note: (1) 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Available capacity will be less. Reported capacity will vary (2) 24 hours battery life at 128kbps MP3 or 32 hours at 48kbps MP3 (3) OS/Firmware support & updates will be available via www.creative.com Some notable disadvantages: *No support for OGG VORBIS, prefered by most in depth music gurus. *No accessories for easy changing, like ...
...lets you seamlessly update your Creative Zen Touch with your latest music on your PC at the touch of a button FM radio, voice and FM recording via optional wired remote control (available separately) LOADS OF TUNES ON IT!!! Plus accessing the data storage accessory is very easy using their software, included on the CD. This the Official content of the package you will recieve: 1 Creative Zen Touch Player 1 Pair of Stereo Earphones 1 Universal ...

melkonianarg 19.01.2005 · Read full review
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...on the back with the creative logo etched into it, and the creative logo on the front in silver writing. Erganomics: This MP3 player is approximately the same size as my purse, or my mobile phone. This is great as it means that I can pop it in my handbag and take it everywhere with me. If you don't have a handbag, or want the player in easy reach when listening to it, the case that comes with it has a belt clip on the back. The case: The belt ...
...on your computer. The creative software allows you to tell it which files to look in, and then you can simply highlight the songs which you want to transfer onto your player. Once selected, press a button which says transfer and they are put onto the player in seconds (depending how many songs you have chosen, but very quickly). You can make playlists for your player, which you can name to make them easily recognisable. These can either be done ...

lynh17 11.10.2005 · Read full review
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...new Zen Touch. Design Creative finally got their act more or less together and made something that you are not ashamed to get out of your pocket. They tried to emulate iPod’s design a bit, notably going for a white look rather than the usual (and dare I say nerdy and ugly) aluminium look. It is very nice to touch, as you would expect from a device with Touch in it’s title. It’s slightly bulkier than an iPod yet it doesn’t feel as big and heavy ...
...is the fact that my friend has been using his Zen for a couple of weeks and he is not the most careful person in the world, yet there were no visible scratches on the device, leading me to conclude that it doesn’t scratch nearly as easy as an iPod. The biggest new design feature is the addition of a touch sensitive strip rather than the old and tired jog wheel to scroll though thousands of songs. The feel of the strip is quite similar to a 3rd generation ...

Vicster1784 24.11.2004 · Read full review
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APPEARANCE The creative zen touch comes in white, there are no other choices of colours, but the silver trim on the back and border make it look stylish enough to compensate. the blue screen really adds a nice splash of colour to it. however, the metal on the back gets very easily scratched, and the white front, gets dirtied up very easily in your pocket. the standard earphones that come with the Zen look good, but arent particular great. ERGONOMICS ...
...designed for larger hands, but smaller hands would probably struggle to use all the features using just the one hand. The size of it, makes it feel safe, and very un-easily broken. But i wouldnt recommend dropping it on purpose. PUTTING IT THE USE The sound quality of the Zen is pretty good, if played through a decent set of headphones/speakers. The standard headphones aren't particularly great, but they work well enough until you can buy some ...

hoppy_the_bassist 14.02.2006 · Read full review
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...the same problems, and that Creative had basically washed their hands of the problem if you were out of warranty. It was fixed, in the end, by installing the firmware from a computer at work that still had Mediaplayer 10 on. Since the installation of the new firmware, the player has been working great again, and now Mediaplayer 11 recognises it. All in all a great player. Well worth buying if you are only after music. ...

Waylander77 05.09.2007 · Read full review
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