Creative ZEN 32GB - Black - 70PF216400111 - Features Expandable memory, video, music, photos, & FM radio!

Contrary to what you may think, the Zen's SD flash-memory slot does NOT allow integrated memory expansion - owners are reporting that it's essentially useless as it does not integrate with the main database memory at all. If you don't need additional capacity, this isn't an issue, but do NOT assume you can add memory to the Zen and have it work the way you wish. There are hundreds of posts on Creative's support forum about this; Creative remains mute in the face of overwhelming customer dissatisfaction regarding this issue: http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=dap&thread.id=199672
 
Was this review helpful?    

Love CREATIVE ZEN - ALL MODELS!!!! Will not buy Ipod or Zune as long as Creative is in existence!
 
Was this review helpful?    

I am writing this to inform people because I had no idea that the Zen cannot play Nero AAC. I am sure other people will be in this same situation. On Creative's web site they say it plays unprotected AAC format. It will not play Nero AAC which is unprotected. I do not think that Creative should be able to falsely misrepresent their product like this. It is very misleading. I have written to Creative's customer support. They responded back by saying my files had some kind of Digital Rights Management (which they do not). I wrote back again and they responded by giving me tips on how to use iTunes Plus which is irrelevant to what I am doing. Originally, to get the music onto my PC, I used Exact Audio Copy and saved them directly as FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Compression). I used Foobar2000 with the free Nero Digital AAC codec 1.1.34.2 to convert these files to AAC. I know there is no DRM involved of any kind. AAC has better sound quality than MP3, but that is a whole different issue altogether. The fact is Creative is claiming that the Zen will play unprotected AAC files and it does not. I feel like Creative is getting away with this misrepresenting their product. They should not be able to do this. Someone did make an app that changes some coding with the tag that make the Zen work with the Nero AAC files. You can find out more here http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=dap&thread.id=207028&view=by_date_ascending&page=1 When I turn off my player while it is playing a song, it will lock up. I do not think this is normal. If I pause the song, before I turn off the unit. It will not lock up. Other than these things, the player is good. Great sound quality and a high resolution display. The custom EQ is very convenient to adjust the sound to how I want it.
 
Was this review helpful?    

Unit came when expected and works great, even syncs right up on my XP X64 Machine! No work-a-rounds necessary. Try and find someone to say that about a Zune... I know I had one for a week. I did also get the 3 pack of skins and screen protectors which I highly recommend as the black lacquer like finish on the front seems like it may scratch easily. The sound is great even when plugged into the car stereo or an older home unit in my garage, have not tried it on my home stereo so I can not comment on the sound of MP3s through a higher end systems. Also, I am using my Shure E4c in ears so I can not comment on the buds in the box. I can say the little Zen drives the heck out of the E4c's, no distortion great low end and the highs are crisp but not raw or overpowering. The video screen is not the reason I purchased the unit though, I have used it for Zen (POD) Casts and they are clear and bright, most acceptable. The menu is easy to navigate and very intuitive. Plus because it is customizable once you figure out what you need you can put the folders in your preferred order (even pulling 2nd level folders to the main list i.e. putting "Random Play All" at the top of the 1st menu instead of in the DJ folder 1/2 way down the list)and you can turn the others folders off and on as needed. all Though the price is still a bit high, for me it is well worth the money for something that sounds this good, is this small, with no spinning hard drive, and 32GB of storage. The Zen 32GB has been a great purchase.
 
Was this review helpful?    

I had the Creative Zen Vision and thought it was really good but it was a little big and bulky. It was marvelous to take pictures and view, but this Creative Zen is just perfect! It is small, easy to use, holds lots of easy to view pictures, good sound, and can carry all my addresses and phone numbers after syncing with my 2007 Microsoft Outlook. I love it - it's about the size of a credit card and works great!
 
Was this review helpful?    

I've got a 80Gig iPod Video and a 160Gig Archos 605; I love them both. I have a large number of CDs, LPs and videos ripped; the iPod is about 85% used up. I like a wide music selection on my players so storage capacity is important to me. The health club I belong to transmits TV over FM. I wanted something with a digital FM receiver that I could use in the club and when running outdoors. I have an iRiver Clix that I got as a gift from a vendor. It has digital FM but it doesn't have enough storage and it is pretty thick. I've had other Creative players since they first came out. The Zen sounded amazing, had 32Gig storage plus add-on SD storage capability. I decided to buy one to replace the iRiver. I must say that this little Zen ended up blowing everything away. It's small, easy to use, has great capacity, gets good FM reception, plays videos and pictures, has a friendly interface, reasonable support software, and optionally synchs with Windows Media Player. Bottom line: it met or exceeded my expectations.
 
Was this review helpful?    

I've had my Zen for over two weeks now, and I just can't stop using it and showing it to my friends. Each time I do so, I get the same reaction of amazement at the capacity and how tiny and practicaly compact it really is. Most people I know who already have iPods always exhibit some level of regret at not been aware of this product before getting their ipods, and rightly so too, because this device will give you everything a comparable iPod will and more. The battery life is AMAZING!! Plus you're not bogged down by the annoying iTunes software or restricted media format, or losing all your media whenever you sync to another host. With the Zen, simply plug into your PC, with