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Zen Mp3 Players
First it was Walkmans, and then came Discmans. Now we see a technological outburst of mp3 players. These players enable users to keep up to 80 gigabytes of their music on a small, handheld device. Most people have used, seen, or at least heard of Apple's iPod. What many consumers have not seen, however, are Creative's Zen mp3 players.
First it was Walkmans, and then came Discmans. Now we see a technological outburst of mp3 players. These players enable users to keep up to 80 gigabytes of their music on a small, handheld device. Most people have used, seen, or at least heard of Apple’s iPod. What many consumers have not seen, however, are Creative’s Zen mp3 players.
Creative Labs has introduced into the technological race their line of Zen mp3 players. In this line are players which vary from 512MB, which we see in the Zen Nano Plus, to the 60GB available in the Zen Vision W. With the Zen mp3 players we see products created for simple music listening, such as the Nano Plus, and the Stone series. For a player more specified to video watching, a Vision W or the original Zen player might be more desirable, as they have bigger screens. Looking for a player made for music and videos? Try the Vision: M or one of the players from the V series. With its vast variety of products, each user is sure to find one that suits his or her needs.
It is safe to say that nearly everyone has considered purchasing one of Apple’s notorious iPods. Many people, however, instead end up buying a Creative Zen mp3 player. This can be attributed to several factors. First is the software. To transfer music, pictures, and videos to an iPod, one must use the iTunes software. With the Zen mp3 players, however, the user may choose between Creative’s Media Explorer and Window Media Player.
Two more reasons for buying Zen mp3 players instead of an iPod are the color variety and the video transferring ease. First, the Zen players are available in a large variety of colors, which allows the owner to have a more personalized design of their Zen. iPods, however, are extremely limited in their color choice, with the iPod Nano being the only player to come in more colors than black or white. In addition to this is the great ease of transferring any types of video files to the Zen mp3 players. While it is difficult and confusing to transfer to an iPod videos that were not purchased from iTunes, it can be done in one simple step with the Zen players.
Due to the extensive variety in the Zen mp3 players, the price range is also one of large proportions. These players can cost anywhere from under $50, which we see in the 512MB Nano Plus, to over $300, as paid by owners of Vision Ws. The original Zen, Vision: M, and players in the V series are sold at prices spread out between these two limits, depending on the space capacity within the player.
Two Christmases ago, I received a Creative Zen Vision: M. So far, my experience has been a pleasant one. To this day, I have only two complaints about my player. First, I am not a big fan of the software. Whereas in other programs, such as iTunes, the user can sort the music on the player by artist, album, or track title, this is not the case in Creative’s Media Explorer. In the explorer, the music is seen in much the same format as Windows Explorer - in a file view. My second problem with my Zen player was with the album art, specifically the fact that it stopped showing up after about a year. Both of these problems, however, were fixed by a simple software update on the Creative Labs website.
With their small size, large capacity, and sleek designs, mp3 players have quickly monopolized the market of portable music players. While Apple iPods still own this arena, Zen mp3 players are rapidly catching up.
created by Raymond Sabo http://www.cellphones-mp3.com