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User Submitted Creative Zen X-Fi 32 GB Video MP3 Player with Wireless LAN and Built-In Speaker (Black/Silver) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-11-02 Sharp Videos with Fantastic Music I bought this after doing a lot of research. I was deciding between Ipod Touch, Microsoft Zune and Creative Zen. I decided on Creative because they replied 2 of my queries promptly with detailed explanations. Ipod gave me no reply and Zune replied 1 of my 2 queries briefly. The video was great as promised. So was the music. Been using it for 2 months and had no problems at all. Friends are just amazed by the video quality of this toy of mine. No regrets. Fantastic value for money. Date: 2008-11-01 Zen-tastic! I must admit I was very skeptical about purchasing another creative product, due to experiencing their lack luster customer service when you have an issue with their products. I previously owned a Zen Micro Photo 8gb, that went dead and all I got from creative was an invitation to view the refurbished stock to purchase a replacement. That really sucked, but not as bad as realizing that there were not many choices by way of decent, affordable mp3 players on the market. Yeah my player was out of warranty, had been dropped more times that I could count and there was an incident involving a cup of water and some spillage, but all that is beside the point, I think. Anyway, After looking at Ipod's for about 2 weeks while going through withdralw without my tunes (did I mention I hate the Ipod and all Ipod related items) and having to stop my self from making that purchase several times, I came across the Zen X-Fi 16GB. Pros : X-Fi Sound Enhancement, Large Screen, Wi-Fi Video and Music Streaming and Downading, Album Art on Screen, Price/Memory ratio, Expandable SD Memory Slot, FM Radio, Speaker, Exceptional Earphones, Battery Life, Chat Feature, Sleek Look and Feel(It's gorgeous), Overall Size Cons : SD Memory Not Integrated With Built-In Memory, Small Buttons(I have large "Man Hands", so ladies you should be fine) What You Should Know: If you purchase this player check for updates to the firmware regularly. Firmware updates have already fixed issues with the shuffle feature, X-Fi Enhancement, and Chat feature set-up. The button layout for texting is tedious, not laid out like your phone. Video files need to be converted w/ included software before playing. All things considered if you are an "anything but Ipod" type of person, this is hands down the player for you, the 16gb is affordable and you get the Wi-Fi feature with the 16 and 32gb players. I love mine so much I even bought a clear plastic case for it, the fingerprints were driving me crazy. Also, If I decide to sell this one it will be in mint condition. Hope this review helps, Good Luck! Date: 2008-10-31 It's what I ordered.. I received the X-Fi and after charging for 4hrs.(necessary) I began to load it with music, It worked wonderfully. It has a slight learning curve; Install the software on your PC first. It also shows pictures and videos nicely, even with the small screen. My only problem, which is not "Creative's" was that the software kept crashing(OS: MS Vista), Which was resolved when the software finally was able to update. Video, Pictures, Music, Radio work well but, the wi-fi will only connect if you can set up the media server function in the Creative software; Which seems to work only if you are a computing engineer. All in all a great little device, Just do not rely on the wifi. Date: 2008-10-31 Good Player, Horrid File Management Software I purchased the player in July. While the player itself is good, the software provided by Creative, i.e., Creative Centrale, is horrid for transferring large files and playlists. It tries to do everything automatically, and provides the user with almost no control over file transfer and file management. Even though the player is good, had I known that the file management software was so poor, I would have never purchased the player. Date: 2008-10-30 pleasant surprise well first of all i read countless reviews both positive and negative, and almost did not buy this player, to my surprise it went past my expectations, i have had the ipod, sansa players, the psp, and i stand behind this product as the best i have ever owned. the controls that everybody states as hard to learn, is so easy as i never owned a zen player before, basic configuration is like a keyboard number pad up down left right, the software at first is tricky but with update runs smoothly, the screen is beautiful, the music sounds great, battery charge duration is about 9 hours, you can edit mp3 on computer to fix those songs that are tagged wrong when you connect x-fi to pc and the are fixed instantly using the software, you can create playlists on x-fi instantly, has an available firmware update which makes fm sound crisper, unlike the ipod you can disconnect when you are finished and not lose music, video looks great, the chat that is mentioned is not yahoo or msn but a chat which enables you to chat with other x-fi users, like a x-fi messenger network, this unit feels very rugged, but looks very stylish, must buy silicone case and screen protector to keep it looking new, pictures load in perfect, i am using windows vista sp1 and software works fine, i personally have no complaints about the x-fi, most of the complaints about this player are petty, anyone with common sense can use this player, very easy interface and the headphones are great, i found out you can also use realplayer to add music to x-fi, though you have to install the latest version, do not know what else to say, but i feel this player was a great and wise investment...
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