10 Best Creative mp3

YES, it is iTunes-compatible, and YES it is compatible with Yahoo! Jukebox, BUT ONLY THOSE TRACKS THAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED AS “BURNABLE”. In other words, you will not be able to transfer your Subscription or Stream tracks to this device, which is only fair (for that, you have to have Yahoo! Music Unlimited To-Go, which is an invite-based service and thus uncommon). Needless to say, you can import tracks from any CD quickly and painlessly, and/or copy any wmv/mp3/mp4 or whatever that you already have on your hard drive: the device is browsable with Windows and all you need to do is copy/paste to the right folder.

Now for the review.

I ordered this player from Amazon, charged it, turned it on and got the white screen problem other people have mentioned having. I tried various things to make it work. Pressing the reset button, updating firmware, turning it on and off. It seems this is not an uncommon problem with the Zen. There is a very long thread on the Creative forum about this problem, and several reviewers on Amazon mention having the same problem. I thought about whether I should return it for a refund, or try another one. I decided all the positive reviews on Amazon can’t be wrong, so I exchanged it. Amazon was awesome and I had a new one 2 days after contacting them about exchanging it.

I have had it almost a month now. The new one is working ok, except I had to press the reset button a couple times after disconnecting it from my computer which makes me worry a little bit. After my experience with the first player, and reading about people who had the white screen problem develop months after getting it, I am a little worried about the quality of it. I like things that last. I don’t want to be replacing this any time soon.

The player charges through a USB cable. Its short. Really short. Like 4″. I like it cause I already have several long cables from my digital cameras, and the short cable lets the player sit right next to my laptop. But I think if you had a desktop computer the player would probably have to hang from the USB port. I am kind of mad that it doesn’t come with a wall charger. That means that if I want to charge the player in my car while I am driving I would need to have my laptop out and plugged into my power inverter, rather than just plugging in the player to the power inverter. But really that doesn’t matter since you can’t play anything on it while its charging. One of the main reasons for getting this player is for road trips, and those two complaints make this player not the best choice for me.

I have now had the Creative Zen for about a month.

What I like about the Zen:

(1)its looks (very stylish and “with the times”)
(2)the screen (clear!)
(3)the sound (crisp)
(4)the size (perfect).
(5)the alarm (it turns the player on automatically at your set time) .. but no snooze.
(6)the ability to drap & drop

However, there are two annoyances that I have found with it that make me give it only 3 stars — an “average” rating.