Amazon.com Product Review
Amazon.com Product Description Ready for remarkably thin and powerful performance from your portable music device? The Creative Zen Nano Plus 1 GB MP3 Player is the ticket. Incredibly thin and lightweight, it's packed with the latest features to meet all your needs. Enjoy amazing, skip-free audio quality when you're listening to your MP3 and WMA music.
The Zen Nano Plus is incredibly thin and can store 500 songs on its 1 GB flash memory. |
The built in mic lets you record conversations. |
The LCD is built for left or right handed operation. |
The Nano Plus is much more than just a music player; it includes an FM tuner, voice/FM recording, and line-in encoding for direct connection and recording from any audio source. Use the Nano Plus to record music directly from your CD player, without a computer.
Of course, if you do have a computer you can transfer audio and data files in seconds with "drag-and-drop" ease--and without software--using the player's USB 2.0 connection. Meanwhile, the Auto Synchronization feature makes it easy to transfer your favorite songs and albums from CDs through the line-in port. Battery life is outstanding, allowing you to listen to music for up to 18 hours on a single AAA battery. Now you can keep the tunes rolling all day long, and do it in style, as the Zen Nano plus comes in ten fun, vibrant colors. The 1 GB model's flash memory can store up to 500 songs (WMA-encoding, 64 kbps).
The FM tuner lets you tune 32 stations. As mentioned, you can also record FM radio so you can catch your favorite tunes or talk shows later on. The built in microphone lets you record voice conversations -- great for those long lectures at school. You can also use the Nano Plus as a portable mini hard drive, allowing you to store data files such as photos and presentations. The unit's LCD is even reversible for left or right handed operation. Last but not least, the Zen Nano sports equalizer presets (Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock) that make your music sound better.
The Zen Nano Plus uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.
What's in the Box Zen Nano Plus, high quality earphones, AAA battery, USB 2.0 cable, line-in cable, quick start booklet, installation CD and neck strap.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(165 customer reviews) 377 of 381 people found the following review helpful
Very Good MP3 Player - but is it right for you?,
August 10, 2006 This review is from: Creative Zen Nano Plus 1 GB MP3 Player (Blue) (Electronics)
I would have given Creative Zen Nano Plus (abbreviated "CZNP") 5 stars, except for two small deficiences: it does not have gapless playback (see #10 below), and the build quality and controls are kind of cheap (see #4 below). Assuming it lasts, it seems a very good unit for the money. Here's why I bought mine, and some questions to ask yourself when you're choosing. [Updated 8/28/2006]
0. Do I want to make a fashion statement with my MP3 player?
Some people will only buy a trendy iPod. Buying a lesser-known unit like CZNP makes a different statement, and you can choose from 10 colors. I prefer function over form, but CZNP offers some of each. I bought an orange one because it is easy to find in my black bag.
1. Do I want to play more than just sound?
The CZNP is a basic MP3 player, FM Radio, and recorder. It has a simple monochrome display and controls that make it a good choice for playing music, podcasts, and ebooks, and listening...Read more
73 of 75 people found the following review helpful
GREAT!,
May 1, 2006 Amy (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creative Zen Nano Plus 1 GB MP3 Player (Blue) (Electronics)
I got an orange 512MB one from another online site about a year ago. I have treated it rather badly. It has been to Turkey and Egypt with me, gotten crushed in my purse, dropped, bounced, and tossed. It just keeps on going. Now, sometimes when it drops, it opens up along the sides just a bit - I push it all back together and everything's fine. Sometimes the battery door will pop off when it drops, no problem - put it back together it just keeps going. There was a point where it needed new firmware, but CREATIVE's customer service is definitely up to par, directions were very simple, and it was soon running again. (I think it was a complication from my Audible.com audiobooks.) Very easy to use, and if you are (hypothetically) driving while it's plugged into your car stereo, and you want to change the volume, or flip to the next file, there's no need to look at it to handle the controls, as they are very intuitive. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A nifty little device, but...,
August 15, 2006 H. Ohlson (Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creative Zen Nano Plus 1 GB MP3 Player (Blue) (Electronics)
First impressions were good. Drag-and-drop upload is a breeze. Plug in the earphones, turn on the player, and the music begins. The sound is fine.
After a while, you'll probably want to change a menu setting or two, maybe go from alphabetical play to shuffle play. The menu interface is not great, but for most users this probably is no big deal.
I went for shuffle play, and for a while all seemed well. But as I kept adding songs, it became clear that something was wrong. The new songs never got played. In the end, I had about 300 songs, and never heard more than about 50 of them.
Before asking for help, I decided to load the latest firmware into the Zen. The result was sudden death. Do NOT try to download firmware into your Zen. The Zen has no separate loader; the firmware just tries to load itself, and if this for any reason fails, you're almost literally up the creek without a paddle. In the computer software business, this is called "unprofessional...Read more
