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Reviews: Flash Memory MP3 Players
Creative Zen V Plus
Built-in Capacity:
4GB
•
Screen Size (inches):
1.5
•
Voice Recording:
Yes
•
FM tuner:
Yes
•
Video Support:
Yes
•
Photo Support:
Yes
• Price When Reviewed: $90
Last updated
March 07, 2008
March 07, 2008
Reviewed byEric Dahl
Pros
- High audio quality
- Mini-USB instead of proprietary port
Cons
- Bundled accessories are few
Pricing:
| PC Connection | $78.54 |
| Gateway | $69.99 |
| ConsumerDepot | $43.49 |
| See all | |
Pricing:
Very Inexpensive: $90 (3/7/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 80
Features: Fair: 67
Design: Very Good: 83
Performance: Very Good: 80
Features: Fair: 67
Design: Very Good: 83
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $90
Performance
Very Good: 80
| PC World Tests | |
|---|---|
| Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV) | -6.9 |
| Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%) | 0.02 |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB) | 73 |
| Crosstalk, Average (dB) | -62 |
| Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB) | 5.5 |
Features
Fair: 67
| Capacity | |
|---|---|
| Built-in Capacity | 4GB |
| SD card | No |
| mini SD | No |
| micro SD | No |
| Memory Stick Micro | No |
| Compact Flash | No |
| Smart Media | No |
| xD Picture Card | No |
| Memory Stick | No |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Replaceable Battery | No |
| Hours of Play (Per vendor) | 15 |
| Screen | |
|---|---|
| Screen Size (inches) | 1.5 |
| Screen Resolution | 128 by 128 |
| ScreenType | Color |
| Size | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (inches) | 2.7 by 1.7 by 0.6 |
| Weight (oz.) | 1.55 |
| Connections | |
|---|---|
| Line Out | No |
| Firewire | No |
| Headphone output | Yes |
| Microphone input | No |
| USB | Yes |
| Video Output | No |
| USB Host Adapter | No |
| Playback | |
|---|---|
| Signal to Noise Ratio (dB) | 92 |
| Audio Formats | |
|---|---|
| AAC | No |
| AIFF | No |
| Apple Lossless | No |
| ASF | No |
| Audible | Yes |
| FLAC | No |
| MP3 | Yes |
| MPEG4 | No |
| OGG | No |
| WAV | Yes |
| WMA | Yes |
| WMA Lossless | No |
| Equalizer Settings | 8 |
| Voice Recording | Yes |
| Radio | |
|---|---|
| FM tuner | Yes |
| FM Recording | No |
| Presets | 32 |
| Online Music Compatibility | |
|---|---|
| Itunes | No |
| Rhapsody | Yes |
| Napster | Yes |
| Sony | No |
| Yahoo | Yes |
| Other | Urge, emusic, AOL Music Now, MSN |
| Online Subscription Compatibility | |
|---|---|
| Plays For Sure | Yes |
| Other | Urge, Napster to Go, Yahoo! Music Unlimed, Rhapsod |
| Video Formats | |
|---|---|
| Video Support | Yes |
| H 264 | No |
| MPEG4 | No |
| MPEG2 | No |
| MPEG1 | No |
| DivX4 | No |
| DivX5 | No |
| WMV | No |
| Motion JPEG | No |
| XviD | No |
| Photo Formats | |
|---|---|
| Photo Support | Yes |
| JPG | Yes |
| BMP | No |
| PNG | No |
| GIF | No |
| Hardware List | |
|---|---|
| USB cable | Yes |
| Firewire cable | No |
| Dock | No |
| AC Adapter | No |
| Case | No |
| Remote Control | No |
| Other | |
|---|---|
| Included Hardware | Earphones, lanyard line-in cable |
| Included Software | Creative Media Explorer, Creative MediaSource |
| Warranty & Support | |
|---|---|
| Labor Warranty (years) | 90-day |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One |
| Weekday Support (hours) | 9 |
| Saturday Support (hours) | 0 |
| Sunday Support (hours) | 0 |
| Other Service | Free e-mail support for the duration of the warranty |
| Toll-Free Support | No |
| Reliability & Service | |
|---|---|
| Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category | A veteran of the MP3 wars, Creative received average grades everywhere except on ease of use, where readers rated it below average. Note, though, that seven other MP3 vendors also received subpar scores on ease of use. |
| Reliability of brand's products in this category | |
|---|---|
| Reports of product arriving with problems | Average |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Average |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Average |
| Buyers' rating of product's | Worse than Average |
| Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category | Average |
Design
Very Good: 83
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