Customer Reviews

ZEN X-FI 8GB MP3 WMA

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It comes packaged inside a thick-plastic sealed blister package. Once that is removed, the primary packaging is revealed - a HARD plastic (about 1mm thick) sealed, clear clam-shell with the X-Fi suspended inside on a transparent plastic platform. It looks really cool... until you try to open the thing. Seriously, people - be careful. You can injure yourself very seriously using the amount of force necessary to penetrate this anti-theft packaging on steroids.

Enough about the packaging.

The player itself is an attractive, slim, glossy black device with a large screen that can do all sorts of things. You can read the specs above I'm sure so I won't get into all the details, but let's just say that it does about 75% of its functions very well. The other functions you'll probably never want to use.

The things it does well: Music, movies, pictures, storage, microphone.

The things it does terribly: Everything else (instant messaging, etc). I have not tried the wi-fi capabilities.

One thing Creative has continued to do well is their support for audible books and other audible media. If you subscribe to Audible, this is a fantastic player for those types of media.

The user interface appears nice, but the awful multi-button interface is the worst-implemented button interface I have ever witnessed. I'm used to it now, but all 12-or-so buttons are identical, feel identical - you can't just grab it and begin pressing buttons - you gotta pay attention to which ones you intend to press - otherwise you risk losing your place in what you're listening to.

Battery life is quite good - I used it on a cross-country plane trip to listen to audio books for a few hours and then played 2 or 3 45-minute videos while on the plane before the battery meter red-lined.

The unit does lock up - I keep a small paperclip in my car for that very purpose. It happens maybe once a week or less and always occurs during start up or shut down. Again, I've just gotten used to it and adpated. It's not too terrible - electronic devices aren't perfect - when was the last time your PC crashed, eh?

I enjoy this player very much. Play divx e xvid videos in your resolution, but don't make upscaling. Good mp3 player.

I do the firmware update, and since then the player don't crash anymore.

I enjoy using my new Zen because it is easy to use and can play videos also. I am a heart transplant patient and I use it when I go for my biospies. The only thing that I wish it had would be a wrist strap to make it easy to carry.

I found this Creative MP3 Player to again show quality and value.

The only thing I could find fault with are the small buttons to control the player

creative labs wrote the book on mp3 reproduction calling it their proprietary x-fi technology. the navigation could be easier to learn (it isn't all that hard) and the unit itself isn't anywhere near indestructible. it comes packaged with some earphones that Creative sells for $50 (model 850), and they sound absolutely fantastic!

when you buy this unit (you should; note the much-lower price), get a leather case for it, and enjoy the convenience of top-rated mp3 delivery for a long, long time.

VERY GOOD PRODUCT SOUND IS NOT THAT GOOD WITH THE SPEAKER BUT WITH HEAD SETS FINE, OVER ALL WORTH THE MONEY

Bought this as a gift for my husband, hoped he would like it but wasn't sure. What a surprise, he loves it and uses it every day. I had the dramatized KJV bible put on it and the entire thing fit. What a great surprise for him for Christmas!

This product overall does a good job.

Crystalizeer effect makes sense..

But tru bass is very faint and i could not observer the drastic change..

Donno why..?

I recommend

I received the 8GB X-Fi as an early Christmas present and was excited to get it. Sleek enough and (supposedly) functional enough (music, videos, radio, voice recording) to make me seriously contemplate leaving the old iPod behind. Unfortunately, even after doing the available firmware upgrade, the player would randomly lock up. Sometimes when navigating between songs, sometimes in the middle of a song, sometimes in the middle of a reboot. When it locks up you need to reset it and when you reset it, it rebuilds your entire database. I've tried re-formatting and reinstalling the firmware, but it keeps locking up. At least 15 times in the last 3 days.

It's pretty...but as buggy as it is...it's as much fun as piece of coal in your stocking.

The seller sold this to someone else or took it out of the listing. I did not get this item. There is nothing for me to review.