Enzo, why the hell do you hate Creative ZEN so much? The Zen line has a lot of models in it, though half of them arent even being sold in Australia, not sure about other countries, and as far as I know, all they have in the store is the basic ZEN jukebox, which...sucks, and the ZV:M, which absolutley rules. This is an awsome little unit, and in my opinion, deserves more credit than what you gave it.

I dont hate Creative Zen players, most of the time i can be seen carrying a Vision:M. From a business and marketing perspective they are watering down thier brand and causing customer confustion by all of these off shoots of thier Zen and not to mention MuVo line of products.

I personally love the idea of this player, high capasity flash with drag and drop and a colour screen. if only it where about 30gigs, lol, i guess i just want a ZV:M lol

-Mikael

Enzo if you haven't been noticing they've been getting rid of a lot of their older players. Listen to their last conference call and they specifically say they are streamlining their products.

Also, they seem to be selling off alot of their older players(backing up Michaels comment), in Singapore, or taiwon, or however you spell it, they had a sale and they're selling some of their players for $1, $1!!!!!

So yes, I think they're getting rod of alot of their older models, and will eventually get rid of them, and bring in newer models, like the ones we'v seen in the muvo range, and now the ZEN range, with the 'Visions'.

I think this is a welcome new product from Creative.

Is it me or is battery life getting shorter and shorter with all these new players. Since when is it the trend to implement video in a flash player with a 1.5 inch screen. They really need to stop that, just like they need to stop putting a 2 megapixel camera in a cellphone.
I'm not gonna convert all my Divx/Xvid movies to an even smaller size, Ill just buy a PVP if i want to watch movies.
We need players with longer battery life, its also better for the long run cuz the more you need to recharge the sooner the Battery will die out, the more it will loose its umf. Yes umf

I don't think they'd start to spread themselves too thing after reporting major losses in the last financial year

http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen_V_Plus_2GB_white/4505-6490_7-31935067.html?tag=cnetfd.sd

CNET's Review. They say it got more than 20 hrs of battery life in testing.

Creative makes great products; the Zen Micro, Zen Vision:M, and now the Zen V. Their only problem is that they are several months behind Apple (where it counts) and is always seen as a "me too" instead of a "me first" brand.

iPod: 2001
Zen Touch: 2004

iPod mini: January 2004
Zen micro: October 2004

iPod Photo: October 2004
Zen Sleek Photo: November 2004

iPod with Video: October 2005
Zen Vision M: December 2005

iPod nano: September 2005
Zen V: June 2006

maaaaaan, it looks so cute!

only if there's a white and orange version for 4gb

then it's a 50% sure buy for me (to complement my w800i)

the other 50% depends on its audio playback

Actually I expect Creative to come up a MP3 with built-in Bluetooth so tat User can use for wireless earphone and wireless transfer of songs/clips/photos from friends & PC(jus like the bluetooth function on hp).

With tis BT premium, I believe consumer don mind pay a bit more cos currently MAYBE none of the manufacturers produce tis type of MP3 player yet.

they'l get onto that soon enough

Geez did Apple Dillute the Ipod 5G when they brought out the Nano?
How did Creative Dillute their Hard Drive players by adding a Flash player?

scarpad:
http://creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=213

Which Flash player? I count two Zens and 14 MuVos.

So yes, the release of another two Flash player dilutes the branding of the 14 other Flash players advertised on their website, and the release of a two new Zens dilutes the branding of the existing 14 Zen players advertised on their website.

Does anyone know if this player has an option for the backlight on the screen to run continuously? I teach group exercize and need to see the elapsed time of the songs through the course of a program. Only the iPod seems to have this option. Help me avoid this alternative.

Thanx!

Help!!! Are there any MP3 players that have a built in fm transmitter? If no, why not?

seems like a good player. Price range is really attractive too.

However, the overall look does seem a littel bit too curved. Other than that, for a little as $120, there are 1gb, nice sound quality, video playback, and decent battery life. It's really a bargain.

I want to know where u can get a CHEAP ZEN V PLUS 4 gb From (IN THE UK)???. Im upgrading from a 256mb Muvo Slim which I lost pfff

Zen v plus is not out yet, only the Zen v is currently. Does anyone have and details as to when we can expect Zen v plus to be in stores? And an estimate on its cost if possible.

nvm, I found it!

The ZEN V Plus will be available in August for S$329 for the 4GB model in glossy black with blue accents, S$269 for the 2GB model in glossy black or white with green accents, and S$199 for the 1GB model in glossy black or white with orange accents.

The ZEN V Plus will be available at the Creative Stores, online at store.creative.com/sg and other retail stores in Singapore.

from: http://sg.creative.com/corporate/pressroom/releases/welcome.asp?pid=12557

I guess they wouldn't be including the bluetooth function in mp3s.. or at least until they got all the copyright problems sorted out 1st.

even the unreleased microsoft mp3 player allows only a sample of the song to be shared via bluetooth. and imagine the battery life if bluetooth were to be "always on'..

Can you get mains charger or car chargers for the zen v?

guess what.....

i'm gonna buy the zen v+ 2gb special edition .. its PINK!!!!
yayyy
anyways i hope its a good buy :S
worked my ass off to get this money.. i'm only 15!!

My zen has frozen, does anyone know why this has happened and what i can do to unfreeze it?!
HELP!

Two things:
1) the Zen VPlus does have an FM transmitter, I have the 4 GB version.
2) Mine froze as well and I have contacted customer support to see if they have any answers.

I bought 2 Creative Zen V players (White 1GB)... one month apart (one for me, and I liked it so much I bought one for my wife)... Then mine died! After having to use a paperclip several times, it finally quit rebooting at all.
..
Then... exactly one month after the first one died... the second one died... all of a sudden the screen had several red lines on the screen - then went blank, and unable to turn on at all.

I have an RMA from Creative... but what good will that do me? I'll get the same cheap product back when they're done!

To be fair... when it worked it was good enough for me to buy the second one... my complaint really is that just feels like it's cheap.

This is the best mp3 player I used. My sister has Ipod, my brother Sandisk but this is much better. It has all the features I need. Line in encoding (you can record music directly from your computer without even download or pay for tracks) just go to any web site and you're ready to record. The sound quality is great. It has FM radio which is perfect (Ipod doesn't). Voice recording(I don't use it much but it's ok) and more.... The scratch -resistant screen is much much better than Ipod's which is so sensitive that you're afraid to touch it. In conclusion, I love it, it's smaller than Ipod, has more features and it's so much cheaper.

My screen has frozen. My Zen V Plus is brand new and I can't switch it off! Any advice

My zen v plus has been frozen for two days, I have some of my books for class that I downloaded for my courses, THe zen has failed me! DON'T BUY THIS product.. move on to another product.

I bought the Zen V plus and thought it was a great little mp3 player,a day had'nt even gone by and it died on me,now im reading on different forums that its quite common with Zen V plus,ok maybe i should have done a little research before buying but i was flying to the states two days before hand and thought it would be nice to have a mp3 player instead of listening to a plane engine for 8 hours,now i wish i never bothered,this thing cost me alot of money and never even lasted 24 hours,take my advice guys stay well clear of it,its a rip off.

I GOT A ZEN FOR CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL
MY SCREEN WOULDNT WORK SOMEHOW AND THE MUSIC STILL PLAYED. AND I CAN'T CHANGE THE VOLUME HOWEVER I WANT ANYMORE.

HOW DO I FIX THIS??????

on the left side of the player, below the power slide, there is a small pin hole that houses the reset switch. Use something like a mechanical pencil to push in the button. It is about a quarter of an inch in the hole so don't push hard.

I've had my Zen VPlus for about 2 monts and its working great. It has all the features that one might want. I just wish all the colors came in all the memory models.

I can't seem to get my Zen VPlus to shut off. Even when I can't hear the music and think it's off it is still on and draining the battery. Any suggestions?