Amazon.com Product Review
Amazon.com Product Description Living up to its name, the svelte and elegantly designed Creative Zen Sleek Photo Multimedia Player can carry thousands of MP3 and WMA music files as well as your favorite snapshots. It is compatible with secure PlaysForSure WMA files downloaded from online music stores and subscription services (like MTV's Urge, Napster, and Rhapsody).
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The Sleek Photo 20 GB player holds up to 10,000 WMA or 5,000 MP3 songs. View larger.
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This 20 GB digital audio player will store up to 10,000 WMA (encoded at 64 Kbps) or 5,000 MP3 (128 KBps) CD-quality songs. The internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery offers up to 19 hours of continuous play. The cutting edge, 1.7-inch OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen looks terrific from every angle and it draws less power than conventional LCD displays. It displays 262,144 vivid colors, ensuring every picture is sharply detailed and extraordinarily clear. In addition to standard slideshows, you can also set up custom slideshows complete with music.
Tune in to the built-in FM radio (which features 32 station presets) and listen live or record programming for listening when you're ready. Use the built-in microphone to record your voice--dictate memos, record meetings, hours of notes, lectures and reminders. Sync with Microsoft Outlook to transfer your calendar, contacts and task list so you'll never forget important anniversaries and appointments. You can also use the Zen Sleek Photo as an external hard drive for saving and transferring your most important files.
The equalization feature offers nine acoustic environments, such as "rock" and "jazz," enabling you to customize your listening environment. Other features include a 5-band graphic equalizer, easy-to-use touch pad control buttons, and upgradeable firmware. It connects to PCs via a USB 2.0 connection (cable included)--which features download speeds of up to one second per song--and it's compatible with Windows XP SP1/SP2 systems with Windows Media Player 10 software.
The Zen Sleek Photo Multimedia Player 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 Sleek Photo digital audio player, earphones, power adapter, USB cable, pouch, CD-ROM with software and user guide, and printed Quick Start guide.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(92 customer reviews) 39 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Great player, just don't use Creative's software.,
June 30, 2006 J. Chaikin - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creative Zen Sleek Photo 20 GB Multimedia Player (Aluminum/White) (Electronics)
This is an awesome MP3 player and really cheap for 20 gigs and a color screen! One drawback: can't view photos at the same time as listening to music. I personally use Windows Media Player to sync all my music but other programs like Rhapsody will do the job. Don't install any of the Creative software that comes with it because it sucks. This player is very easy to use and sync. I plug it in, Windows Media Player syncs it with my licenses and music from my CD collection and my subscription at the Urge music store (get Windows Media Player 11 for this).
Simple. Reliable. What's not to like?
PS: You MUST have Windows XP to use this.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Satisfying,
September 7, 2006 Him of the Long Wind (Tonganoxie, KS USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creative Zen Sleek Photo 20 GB Multimedia Player (Aluminum/White) (Electronics)
I bought this player because it was a great deal and you should too because Apple is going to give you way fewer GB's for the same price. Now, the Zen Sleek Photo may be last generation devoid of any video capabilities, but, seriously, can you justify spending $100 more on an Ipod to watch videos on an itsy-bitsy screen? This is an excellent bargain, plain and simple.
But don't get me wrong, this player is by no means a slouch. It has a smooth interface that takes all of 5 minutes to get used to. The included software is simple and I had no problems with it on my laptop. The player may be a bit on the chunky side, but it is by no means awkward. The charging/transfer cables are poorly designed when compared to other players, but they still work fine. However, ound quality on the included headphones is noticeably good, though.
I've had my Zen for several weeks now and have been toting it around campus without any problems. So fragile, this player is not...Read more
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Is it as good as an IPod?,
November 9, 2006 Michael Fassbender - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen Sleek Photo 20 GB Multimedia Player (Aluminum/White) (Electronics)
The big question that everyone asks when shopping for MP3 players is "Is it as good as an iPod?". Since I wasn't about to buy an iPod, this comparison is moot. After lengthy research, I settled on the Creative Labs Zen Sleek 20 GB MP3 Player and I can't imagine the iPod being a better player. The Zen Sleek is a fantastic player.
** Hardware **
Without giving a laundry list of features, I'll touch on the basics. The Creative Labs Zen Sleek 20 GB MP3 Player is a hard-drive based MP3 player that sports a large 20GB drive. This is a large amount of space especially if you use the more compressed WMA format. Depending on many factors, you can expect to fit about 10,000 songs in 64kbs WMA format or half that in 128 kbs MP3 format. Additionally, the player has an FM tuner with 32 presets.
The voice recorder is a fringe feature and I don't anticipate using it much. The microphone is tiny and doesn't record sound very well, so don't expect to use it for more...Read more
