Product Description

built-in FM tuner with 32 station presets * built-in voice recording microphone * high-speed USB interface (cable included) * SD/SDHC card slot (SD card not included) * 4GB music and video player *

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Creative Labs
• Model: ZEN4GBBK
• Dimensions: 150.00" h x 620.00" w x 650.00" l, 3.00 pounds

Features

• Enjoy all your media on a device that's about the width of a credit card
• Watch 16 hours of videos, enjoy up to 1,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends
• 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors
• Clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode
• Weighs 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D)

Amazon.com Product Description
Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 4GB player. Watch 16 hours of videos, enjoy up to 1,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends. And do it all on a device that's about the width of a credit card.

A razor sharp 2.5-inch display makes your photos and videos come to life. See the Zen in detail.

Small size. Big features. All in the palm of your hand. View larger.

Add even more storage capacity via the SD card slot. View larger.

Design
The Zen sports a 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors. This razor sharp display is packaged in a device that weighs just 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D). The internal battery powers the Zen for up to 25 hours of continuous audio playback and up to five hours of continuous video playback. Use the Zen's SD slot to expand your portable media library with music, photos and videos stored on your SD card. There's also a handy built-in microphone for capturing notes on the go.

Features
Load up up your favorite songs, as well as your album art, and get going with the Zen. The device supports iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store and MP3 and WMA tracks. Subscription and pay-per-download music services are supported, as well. Discover, save, and play millions of songs when subscribing to services such as Yahoo Music Unlimited and Napster To Go. You can even tune into your favorite stations with the Zen's FM radio. The radio allows you to save up to 34 presets.

The Zen has you covered when it comes to video, too. The device supports MJPEG, WMV9 and--with transcoding--MPEG1 and 2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4 and 5, and XviD. Enjoy purchased movies and TV shows from online services, such as Amazon Unbox and Walmart.com. Watch home videos. Even load your Tivo To Go movies and TV shows onto your Zen.

Additional features include a clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, which allows you to drag and drop files directly to and from your Zen. The Zen can also function as a handy organizer, allowing you to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook and display your contacts, calendar, and tasks.

What's in the Box
Zen player, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, installation CD, and quick start guide.

A slick user interface makes it a snap to enjoy your media.

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Customer Reviews

great MP3 player
I just got my player this week and have already downloaded videos and music. I love how easy it is to use. The battery is charged and so far no problems. I was hesitant to buy this player with so many people having problems. I think it's great. I didn't want to be tied down to itunes with buying an ipod and I love amazon. They've always had fast reliable service if I've had a problem and everything has always arrived fast and on time. I download all my music and videos from Amazon and loved that this player was compatable with unbox. Maybe those low ratings were just the lemons and not the overall quality of the product. Don't be afraid to buy this, it's a great player.

Almost Perfect - Better Than iPods
From iPod mini -> iPod Shuffle -> Zune 30G -> Sansa Clip -> Zen Stone -> Zen.

Pros:
1. Size and price
2. Screen is very bright, even at 50%
3. Pretty decent battery life compared to HD based players - not sure how it compares to ipod nano or zune 4/8G
4. Drap and drop (plays mp3 and WMA)
5. Uses regular miniUSB for power and sync (can charge using your RAZR, Blackberry chargers, etc)
6. Uses standard SD cards (none of this mini, micro SD stuff)
7. FM tuner/voice recorder, photo viewer

Cons:
1. Need better video codecs so you dont have to convert. Not sure why but the converter converts to WMV but it won't play other WMV files without converting it first??
2. Software will not let you pick which features to install (it just installs all of it - I only needed the video converter)
3. It won't let you combine both internal memory and SD content into one big list. You have to play off the SD card separate (there is separate menu for browsing the SD card)


Definitely pay the extra money for both the silicone cases and screen protector. The screen protectors comes in a pack of 3 (messed up the first one - trick to placing them - start at one end and place a toothpick at the other in case you need to remove it to realign it. Once it goes down, its hard to get off without bending a corner)

loved it if it would've just worked right....
i researched this a lot before i bought it. cnet reviews, online reviews. overall the negatives were a minimum and i loved the look of it so i got it. I did love the look and feel of it. I loved the way it worked, until it started screwing up. The first one the clock kept getting an hour or two off on and the battery seemed like it wasn't lasting as long as it said it would, 25 hours. i realize a clock is a small gripe, but my thought was if that's screwed up i'm worried something else is. So i sent it back and Amazon sent me another one. this time i charged it till it was fully charged before i listened to it each day. I took it home Friday and after maybe listening to it a total of maybe 2 hours while in the car over 2 days the battery was competely depleted. It also shut itself down a couple times a week. i emailed customer service again and they said to send it back for a refund cause they'd had numerous other complaints about the same type thing and obviously the problem was wider ranged than previously suspected. Real bummer really, cause like i said, when it worked i really did like it. If they could get all the bugs out of it i'd love to have it, but now i'm looking at the newest Sansa player. Overall though i'll say the experience, although trying at times, was a good one cause now i know exactly how spectacular Amazon's customer service is and i'll continue shopping here and tell everyone i know. As for Creative players, i don't think i'll be trying them again.