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Creative Zen V+ 8GB - MP3 Player - With Video Playback & FM Radio | 
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| Brand: Creative
Category: CE
Buy New: £73.99
New (7) from £73.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1970
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 17.1 x 26.6
MPN: 70PF2073001Y5
Model: 70PF2073001Y5
EAN: 5390660139406
ASIN: B000LXXGZW
Release Date: January 16, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The Zen V Plus MP3 player from Creative is even more complete than its Zen V predecessor is as it can play videos. The Zen V Plus is a powerhouse of technology and sits comfortably in your hands. The Zen V Plus is compatible with various audio formats such as MP3, WMA and Audible Audio. The Zen V Plus can record directly without needing to be connected to a PC thanks to its line input, and it has a built-in microphone. Its rechargeable battery ensures 15 hours of playtime. It has a diagonal 3.8 cm OLED colour screen. The Zen V Plus plays music videos and other sequences from the internet. Video blog fans will love its storage capacity and being able to view video files wherever they are. In addition, it has an FM radio (32 presets) and can play photos in JPEG format. With its ergonomic and original design, the Zen V Plus will never leave your pocket, and will soon become your favourite audio-video partner!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 not good enough June 8, 2008
Im on my second vplus the first froze and had to be replaced,now the second one has gone wrong and I`m in the process of getting it fixed/replaced.I`m very disapointed as when it worked it was quite good,but if you use a mp3 alot the last thing you want to do is have to keep sending it away to be sorted!! I wont buy creative again!!!!
 Oh Dear . . Another Duff One June 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As some previous reviewers have found, the quality control at Creative leaves a lot to be desired. Only 24 hours after buying mine I'm left with a player that is stuck on the logo screen and won't switch off (unless you leave it until the battery runs flat). The helpline suggestions won't work because they assume you can boot the player into recovery mode, which I can't do as it freezes as soon as the battery starts to charge.
It's the inconvenience that's the most annoying part - as well as having paid for something I can't use I've now got the pain of trying to get a refund (definitely not interested in a replacement).
Perhaps the Sandisk would be a better choice . . .
Very Disapointed April 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought this item from creative labs website when i Receved it i loaded all the drivers onto my system only to be told that the PC could not detect the device after three more attempts of uninstalling and re-installing on two seprate PC all with the exact same result I am currently trying to return the item to Creative Labs for a refund but CL have no guidelines on there website as how to do this after e-mail back and forth between myself and them ,in which they seem to be adviseing me to try this and that to get there product to work rather than just teeling where I need to send it back to them . if I could give this product and Creative Labs a minus rating I would !!!!!
 A Little Star! March 17, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had the V+ 8GB Zen now for over a year and I still love it. The memory is massive (for the miniscule size of the player) and happily plays WMAs as well as the standard MP3s.
The radio is OK, but reception isn't always fantastic. With regard to the video capabilities, they're really quite good: fine for short video clips but I wouldn't use it to play downloaded TV shows - I tried and it just chews up battery power.
Speaking of which, the battery is excellent. I use it all the time (to/from work, in the gym) and only need to charge it up every 2 or 3 days. The one minus point (and the reason I only gave it 4 stars) is that it doesn't come with an AC adapter. You can charge from the inclued USB cable (connected to a PC or laptop), but your standard USB chargers WILL NOT WORK. You'll need to buy a branded Creative one if you're going to take the Zen on holls with you.
Overall, this is an excellent player and perfect if you're like me and don't want to touch the iPod with the proverbial bargepole.
Good little player January 31, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
After about eight months use I feel qualified to write something here about the Zen V+ at last.
It has 8gb which is more than enough space for me. It's not difficult to chop and change your music as you can just plug in and drag and drop your files. It's beautifully small - easy to hide in your palm. It's impressively tough for a little plastic thing. At the press launch of the Zen V+ a Creative employee threw one across a room and it worked fine.. Do a Youtube search for 'Creative vs the wall'. Also, after eight months of being in pockets my player has almost no scratches! More than I can say for friends' iPods.
The menu system is easy to use and customisable. I don't know what other reviewers are talking about when they say you can't jump from the top of your artist list to the bottom, or vice versa - it works fine for me. Just get to the end of the list and press up (or down) one more time.
Before even mentioning the sound quality of the player, allow me to recommend ditching the useless earphones you get in the box. They sound like you're listening to badly recorded music through a wall. You only have to spend 5-10 on replacement earphones (try the Sony MDRE829V) to get sound that's ten times better. I have 20 Sennheiser MX-90s and the difference is like night and day.
When you've got rid of the supplied earphones, sound quality of the player is very good. Probably a little better than an iPod, but not amazing. Very few mp3 players have sound quality that could could be classed as 'amazing', though, so that's not much of a criticism. If you like your bass, you'll probably be disappointed. Compared to my old Sony NW-E107 the bass is lacking, and even if you use the 'Bass Boost' function it's muddy-sounding. On the plus side the sound of the Zen V is clearer in every other respect. I didn't find the preset EQ settings much use for trying to extract more bass out of the player - for example 'Disco' gives you a decent amount of bass, but with the side-effect of muffled treble. 'Rock' amplifies the bass and treble and leaves a quiet, weird-sounding midrange.
My biggest gripe is the battery life. If you listen to high bitrate mp3s, and enable bass boost and smart volume, you get 6 hours max - from a charge of probably 3 hours. I listen every day so I end up having to charge two or three times a week. You can only charge at a computer with a USB cable unless you buy a mains charger.
The screen is too small and too low resolution to seriously bother watching videos on. To transfer videos you have to convert them to a filetype that takes up vast chunks of space, so it's doubly pointless.
There are plenty of other added extras I have no need for like album cover art, a clock, FM radio, voice recording (good for recording lectures?), and 'DJ' functions (most listened to songs etc). It plays music, it does it quite well and that's good enough for me.
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