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(76 customer reviews) 48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
A great low-cost, high-performance player with minor annoyances,
August 17, 2010 John Hearne "Recovering Geek" (Central MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen X-Fi Style 32 GB MP3 and Video Player (White) (Electronics)
I've been using Creative MP3 players for years, going back to the 30gb Jukebox. I've owned at least three different models of Creative players as well as some other non-Apple brands. I keep coming back to Creative because I'm not willing to pay a premium for the "IPOD" name and Creative generally matches them feature for feature.
Overall, I am happy with the Style. I purchased a 32gb player and love having plenty of storage. I now have all of my music and most of my audio books and it is very convenient.
I listen to spoken word (radio shows, audio books) the majority of the time. For this application, the player does well. The built-in speaker works great in non-noisy environments and I often use it when working in the kitchen with satisfactory results. I live in a rural area and thought that the performance of the FM radio was better than I expected.
The player does not require any special software, you simply use Windows Explorer to cut and...Read more
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
This "Zen Style" vs. "iPod-4" & "Zen Nano Plus",
August 24, 2010 G. William Mitchell (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen X-Fi Style 32 GB MP3 and Video Player (Black) (Electronics)
For the past year I've been using 2 different mp3 players; the 8GB Apple iPod (4th generation), and an older 2GB "Creative Zen Nano Plus". But I wanted something new with a customizable EQ, so this newly released MP3 player by Creative Labs seemed to be the perfect choice (official release date: April/2010).
ABOUT THE EQ:
This Zen Style has 8 preset EQ settings, and 1 all-important customizable 5-band EQ. However, the custom EQs 5-band adjustable frequency range is 80 Hz -13,000 Hz, which is okay on the 80 Hz bass end (the separate "bass boost" option helped, but it also had the potential to make some songs sound a bit muddy), but it is a bit too low on the 13,000 Hz treble end (IMO).
With that said however, enabling the X-Fi enhancement feature does help to regain much of this lost brightness (can be set to 10 different levels of intensity). But this may also make some of the 'other' songs sound too "unnatural" or "over-processed". The unfortunate part...Read more
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Worth the price!,
July 31, 2010 J. Childress - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen X-Fi Style 8 GB MP3 and Video Player (Black) (Electronics)
This is the third zen I've had. The first one was a ZEN Micro, the second was just a Zen, and now this one. The first one I had died after 2 years, but that was expected as I was young and threw it around a lot, plus it still lasted a lot longer than my first gen iPod. The second Zen is still going, with no problems at all 3 years later.
I'm hoping this one will live as long as the others. On to the actual review. First off, the software on the Zen is basically the same as before. I always liked the menus and thought they were easy to navigate. I enjoy touch screens, but when driving I need physical buttons so I don't have to look down to see what I'm choosing, so this device was a perfect choice.
The built-in speaker isn't perfect, but I'll rarely use it anyways and it's a nice addition. The X-Fi technology is amazing. Try listening to some true FLAC files and you will be stunned. The sound quality is something I could not experience with my iPhone 3G or Samsung...Read more
