Archos 705 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (80 GB) Reviews

Archos 705 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (80 GB) Reviews
Other products by Archos Ratting 3.0 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 2 Total Use 4

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The Archos 705 Wi-Fi portable media player lets you surf, stream, download and record movies easily for playback on the industry's highest quality 7 touch screen. The 705 Wi-Fi is the only wide-screen portable media player that connects to the Internet for surfing the Web, accessing email and watching YouTube videos wherever you go. The integrated Archos Content Portal features thousands of movies, TV shows and songs for downloading wirelessly to the player, and an integrated TV Program Guide lets you record your favorite TV shows for playback wherever you go. The 705 Wi-Fi bridges the gap between the PC and the TV. For the first time, you can stream content from the PC or the Internet directly to the TV or the 705--all through a wireless home network. The touch screen features the highest resolution (800x480), and capacities of 80 GB and 160 GB that provide hundreds of hours of entertainment enjoyment.
With 80 GB of built-in memory, the Archos 705 Wi-Fi portable media player lets you surf, stream, download, and record movies for easy playback on its crystal clear 800 x 480 7-inch full-color touchscreen. With its Wi-Fi capabilities, the 705 Wi-Fi connects to the Internet for surfing the Web, accessing e-mail, and watching Web-based videos wherever you go. Its Opera Browser plug-in puts Adobe Flash support on your Archos, which enables access to and use of Dailymotion and other Web video sites on your Archos device. You can even view and post YouTube videos wherever you have a wireless connection and your Archos.

The Archos 705 delivers sharp visuals, Wi-Fi capabilities, and advanced audio/video playback. View larger.

Download your favorite podcasts with the ArchosLink Software. View larger.

To assist in finding new and exciting media, the 705 Wi-Fi comes with integrated access to Archos' content portal, a service that features thousands of movies, TV shows, and songs for downloading wirelessly to the player. The player also sports an integrated TV program guide you can use to record your favorite TV shows for later playback. And because the device supports PDF files, you can kick back with an e-book in PDF format while on the road or review important PDF documents while away from the office. The 705 Wi-Fi supports MPEG4, AVI, and WMV video files and audio files in MP3, WMA, Protected WMA, and WAV file formats.

Bridging the gap between the PC and the TV, the 705 Wi-Fi allows you to stream content from a PC or the Internet directly to a TV or the 705--all through a wireless home network and an optional DVR station. It also features a sophisticated touchscreen, no-button design to ensure simple navigation with your fingertips or stylus. In the absence of a Wi-Fi network, content can be transferred to the device via USB 2.0. The player supports Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. The 705 Wi-Fi measures 7.05 x 4.96 x 7.75 inches, weighs only 22 ounces, and features a music playback battery life of up to 25 hours and a video playback life of up to 5.5 hours.

New widgets for the Archos 705 include a calculator, currency converter, unit converter, news, and weather (above) as well as a note writer and data vault (below).

New Free Widget Pack
Archos has launched a new widget pack that is free for the 705. A widget is a piece of software that adds new features to your player. It gives you fun, quick, and easy access to hundreds of tools, right on the device. The package contains seven widgets, including a calculator, a currency converter, a unit converter, news, weather, a note writer, and a data vault.

To be able to use the widgets, you need to purchase the Web Browser plug-in (about $30). Then, you can download the free widget pack via Archos.com.

New Dish Network plug-in for the Archos 705.

New Dish Network Plug-in
With a new plug-in, you can transfer recorded movies and TV shows from your Dish Network set-top box directly to your Archos 705. Play back Dish Network-recorded movies and TV shows on the go or on TV--in DVD quality.

Multi-language is supported. The plug-in is compatible only with Dish Network STB models 622 and 722.

What's in the Box
Archos 705 Wi-Fi, headphones, USB 2.0 cable, USB 2.0 host adapter, DVR station saddle, two styli, remote control with built-in keyboard, power adapter and charger, protective pouch, quick start guide, and legal and safety notice. NOTE: The Archos 705 manual states that a UK/European adapter is included; however, this adapter is not included in the box. To obtain the adapter mentioned in the manual, contact Archos Customer Service at 866-489-4718--available seven days a week, 7AM to 11PM CST.

The Archos Content Portal provides easy access to the latest movies, TV shows, and music directly to your Archos device.

The device comes with photo-viewing capabilities, supporting JPEG, BMP, and PNG files.

Technical Details

- Robust and portable 80 GB multimedia device with Wi-Fi
- Download movies, TV shows, and songs via the integrated Archos content portal
- Surf the Web; share content; and view and post videos to Web video sites, such as YouTube
- Stream and watch videos from your PC
- Record your favorite TV shows
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"I love this Archos!" 2010-04-27
By Renee D. Lewis (Houston, Tx United States)
The Archos 705 is one of the loves of my life! I love this product. It has phenomenal capabilities. The picture quality is awesome and I am still amazed at the quality everytime I watch a movie. The volume is not as loud as others without the headset but it is perfect for watching movies in the office and not disturbing others so I am very satified. If I need to hear better I plug in the headset and the volume quality is awesome. I can't say enough about the Archos. They are #1 in my opinion. Outstanding machine, plays music, holds a lot of data, the widgets are awesome for surfing just about anything you want to know about. This machine is great!

"Does not keep it's promises" 2010-04-05
By Andreas Gerber
- Very bad support (their preferred and unique "solution" is "format the hard drive")
- You'll probably have to buy an additional couple of "plug-ins" for this device to be really useful for online use (watching MP4 movies, listening to internet radio or watch internet TV, etc.)
- expensive - at that price you can buy a nice little laptop that can do so much more
- batteries only hold for a few minutes when viewing movies online after only a few months usage
- weak sound from the built-in loudspeakers and even when using the head pieces that come with the Archos
- problems with frequent disconnections of the Wifi - making the device mostly useless for online use
Conclusion:
I won't buy Archos again.
Their products look good on paper but are rather disappointing in real life.

"a,l the gageteer" 2010-01-26
By Allen Ashton (pittsburgh pa)
3so far so good have had 705 since xmas pic quality is stunning sound is terible use good earphones add on wi fi internet is fun but slow internet radio is fun to have ease of operation is good. i still have a5 year old archos that still works but i also had 5 differant 605 wifi units that failed out of the box get extra insurance on any archos the differance in tech. in 5 years is astounding 705 is amazing if it keeps working without problems

"too much features but.." 2010-01-24
By H. Almanaei
1- very POOR battery, 2- in the manual they claim it is hearing protection that the sound is set too low with this device (both while hearing with head-set and with its speakers), once we were trying to watch a movie with this thing but no can hear anything if someone coughs, some feature you'll have to buy them.

"705 wifi rocks !!!" 2010-01-16
By Kris Dibiagio
i bought this item beacause i love new gadgets and have to say it is pretty awsome . pictures display very nice , music plays great altho speaker sound is a little low on some stuff and other stuff it is louder . movies , tv shows are awsome , i have a mini dlink 323 storage tank with 2000 gigs of movies ,tv shows, and music , what i noticed is if you connect to network storage through the movie button some stuff plays but vob files did not , so i played around with it for awhile and figured out if you clik on files from the home screen ,network , storage tank and go into movie with vob files clik on the first .ts file or vob presto it plays fine and when u navigate through your network from the files button it seems to play much more content than navigating from the movies button , little tip for newbies. yeah it could be a little faster on the web and there are some flash issues but this is one cool device , i bought the 605 wifi first didn,t know they had the 705 with the bigger screen and once i saw it i had to have it, the 7" screen is great , touscreen could be a little more sensitive sometimes you have to press a little harder , and the ease of use could be a little better , but i got my dvr and recorded die hard on to it and once u learn how to record on to it , its pretty easy, haven't hooked it up in my car yet but i have to try it soon , the price for what this bad boy toy can do i think is pretty fair considering the price of other similar devices out the and what they can't do or the tiny screen they have. it would have been nice to plug my phone modem into to acces internet like the new archos 5 can do but maybe in a firmware update who knows, before i saw these i bought a zune 120 got to tell u after seeing and using achos 705 wifi what a waste of money zune was for the price of 338 compared to what it does for that price . i mean archos plays most of the content out there and zune u have to convert just about everything , hope this helps some of u , i love my archos and will probably buy the arcos 5 or the 9 next , this thing is just awsome awsome awsome ha ha.


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iriver Lplayer 8 GB Video MP3 Player (White) Reviews

iriver Lplayer 8 GB Video MP3 Player (White) Reviews
Other products by iRiver Ratting 3.5 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 3 Total Use 0

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Amazon.com Product Description--Posted July 28, 2008

1. Very sleek, sophisticated style & design and packed with great extras Lplayer comes with intuitive iriver D-Click System, 262K Color 2.0” TFT LCD with colorful GUI, , FM radio with FM recording, Voice Recording, Photo Viewer, and Text Viewer. It natively supports OGG, FLAC audio file- both lossless file formats and most popular video formats. 2. Intuitive iriver D-Click System Lplayer also ensures comfortable usage with ‘iriver D-Click System,’ which is operated by clicking the screen in the four directions, and UI (User Interface) that is intuitive and easy to control. Take original pleasure in the D-Click system exclusively for iriver that you cannot experience in other products. 3. 2.0 inch Multi A/V Player Lplayer features a 2.0 inch 262k TFT LCD color display at 320 x 240 resolution, FM radio with recording, voice recording, audio playback support for MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF and FLAC, support for MPEG-4, WMV9 and XviD video formats maximizing portability with its most enhanced moving image playing function of 30 frames per second. 4. Multiplayer Lplayer Lplayer, the multiplayer allowing a collection of function, offers various entertainment options such as moving image, FM radio, voice recorder, image, and text viewer as well as mp3 playing. In particular, Lplayer is a moving image player maximizing portability with its most enhanced moving image playing function of 30 frames per second. a. MUSIC files Lplayer supports most popular audio formats MP3, WAV, WMA, and OGG and FLAC – both lossless file formats. Providing abundant base and three-dimensional sounds with a 7-band custom EQ, SRS WOW HD. b. Video files Lplayer with TFT LCD (320 X 240) resolution supports Xvid, MPEG-4 SP and WMV9 SP of 30 frames per second. Thus, you can simply transform various moving picture files such as movies, music videos and animations to see on the vivid screen of Lplayer using iriverplus3.
With sleek, sophisticated design and a wealth of extras, the iriver Lplayer is a perfect option for carrying around your media. The Lplayer plays music, video, photos, and more; boasts a 2-inch color display; FM radio with recording; and voice recording--all easily navigated using the intuitive iriver "D-Click" system.

Take your media anywhere. Click to enlarge.

Enjoy brilliant images and video on the 2-inch, 262,000-color TFT LCD. Click to enlarge.

Sleek and stylish at just 13-mm deep. Click to enlarge.

Great Video
Enjoy navigating the colorful user interface and watching your favorite videos in MPEG4 SP, WMV9 SP, or XVID SP video formats (at 30 frames per second) on the 2-inch, 262,000-color TFT LCD.

Great Sound
Enjoy your music exactly the way you want it. The Lplayer natively supports MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, and FLAC audio formats, so you can enjoy quality lossless audio if you choose. Find the sound you like with the built-in 7-band custom EQ. Enjoy quick USB 2.0 transfers of your files to the device, and song information on the Lplayer's brilliant display.

Radio and Voice Recording
Dial in your favorite stations on the built-in digital FM tuner, and if you want to grab something for later, just record it. Ditto on voice recording--capture meetings, lectures, memos, or whatever you want to with the integrated voice recorder.

Photo and Text Viewing
Share your favorite JPEG, BMP, PNG, and GIF images with your buddies, or read text files with ease wherever you are.

What's in the Box
iriver Lplayer 8 GB Video MP3 Player (White), headphones, USB cable, manual, software CD

Technical Details

- 4 GB capacity for up to 2,000 WMA or 1,000 MP3 files
- Play up to 12 hours of audio or 3.5 hours video on a single charge
- 50.8-mm TFT LCD with 320 x 240 (QVGA) resolution
- Supports MPEG4 SP, WMV9 SP, XVID SP video formats; MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC audio formats; JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF image formats; TXT text files
- 1-year limited warranty
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"Good player for the price" 2010-04-27
By R. Hall (Oakland, CA)
Ok, I picked up this player on a whim really. I have a phone that does a lot of what this does, but I wanted a better picture and something that would kick out more volume. In both of these the lPlayer does fine. When I loaded some videos onto it, I watched them on the train and was very please with the picture quality and the sound.

Now, the problem is getting videos onto it. I'm a PC tech, so I figured it shouldn't be too hard. Not true. The software is comes with is very picky about what it will convert. You can't rip from a DVD. You can't play MP4 files from iTunes. I spent several hours trying to find suitable converters. Try Extra DVD Ripper Free to get suitable AVI files. I'm not sure why iRiver made a video player with few options of actually playing videos. Once you have a system down, it's fine. Setting it up is a headache.

Pictures are good and I've loaded up several. I haven't tried out the music player yet, but I'm sure it sounds good.

The file organization is a problem. I spend about an hour trying to get XP to recognize it with no luck. Vista found it and the hard drive is much like a flash drive, but once the files have been uploaded to the player it seems to have problems with folders. I ripped my Blue Planet DVDs onto it into a folder called 'Blue Planet.' But on the player it still reads as 'New folder.' Whatever. Annoying but it could be worse.

All in all for $50 or so you're probably going to be happy. Don't expect to much, be willing to deal with some bugs and annoyances and you'll be good to go.

"Nice little music player" 2010-04-27
By Lanie (Potomac, MD)
I needed a replacement player for one that broke. I was only looking for something that had an easy format for music transfer and played music well. I also needed an FM tuner for my gym to tune into the TV and occassional radio listening. All the extra stuff, I did not need, though it is almost impossible to find something without all the extra stuff. I can only write about the FM tuner use and the music player on this device at this point. I had an old version iriver with 20GB capacity that was given to me. I wish they made this with more storage. I did look at other devices/brands, but found this to be the best bargain, especially at the price I got it here on Amazon. I don't understand why different colors were twice the price! It plays music well and file transfer is easy. The buttons are not very sensitive and it can get annoying continually trying to get to part of the menu. The FM tuner works ok. I still need to play with it more. I wish it had a direct usb to hook up to charge rather than a separate cord. Hopefully I will remember to update the review after some more use.

"great mp3 player" 2010-04-17
By D. Khealie (ny)
this player works like a gem. great sound quality. the equalizer has many different styles to choose from. it has a radio feature with recording capabilities( which the ipod can't do). very portable & easy to use.
iriver is a great company & one of the most underrated mp3 makers to rival the ipod powerhouse.

"Price is the best thing about it." 2010-03-25
By J. Nguyen (USA)
If you don't want to spend a lot of money and you have some patience this is a decent purchase. If you plan on having an mp3 player for a long time you should probably buy better.

Pros:
+ Small compact (Great for running)
+ Cheap
+ Easy to sync songs with Windows Media Player
+ Decent sound quality

Cons:
-Slow interface (Difficult while driving)
-Terrible song organization
-No shuffle option
-Video and photo formats are going to take a bit of work (Never really got it to work)
-Mediocre battery (10 hrs audio. It was enough for me though)
-Sometimes songs or even whole playlists would get deleted.
(But since you have playlists saved in WMP it's a quick fix)


Basically, to deal with this mp3 player you are going to have to organize your playlists well in WMP and keep them tidy. To add songs to playlists I just updated it on WMP and replaced the one on the Lplayer. Otherwise, if you've recently added a new artist you can find their songs at the bottom of the artist option (Thankfully you can scroll back from the top). This size is actually pretty cool, comfortably fits into all pockets(obviously put it on hold if the pocket is tight).

I wouldn't buy it again because I listen to my mp3 player very often in the car and it's a pain to sit through the power up time and slow navigation. I don't regret the purchase though because of the cheap price.

"Amazing" 2010-02-12
By George Eldho Issac
This is by far the best player for the price. Amazing sound quality, unbeatable. The SRS-WOW effect is makes u actually feel the music. FM? u want it u got it with a very good stereo reception. I had also bought Sony MDR-ED21LP Fontopia In-The-Ear Headphones for 9 bucks and an arm band for 10 bucks, so for a total of 83 bucks. an amazing player with an amazing headphones and lol an alrite arm band. No dont think of watching movies in it. its not meant for that. some people say the buttons are weird yeah they are but i got used to it in one day. and people complain about the artists not coming in one order? well yeah they dont, i always put the songs in shuffle mode. so if anyone want to save money well dont wait too long to but it.


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iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver) Reviews

iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver) Reviews
Other products by iRiver Ratting 4.0 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 5 Total Use 0

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SPINN offers a unique, innovative design with a high-quality magnesium-shelled body. The interface is customizable, and the player is packed with features such as built-in Bluetooth, photo and video playback, voice recording, flash games and an FM tuner with recording. SPINN maintains iriver’s signature innovative design incorporating the new SPINN System Technology, a unique spinning cylinder scroll wheel on the side. The user has multiple options in navigating the device and can control the player using either the unique spinning spindle interface, or the large 3.3-inch touch screen. SPINN offers untouchably utmost and clearest picture quality on large 3.3-inch screeen with 480x272 resolution, backed by the technology of AMOLED. Haptic response, a reactive vibration feedback, has been added to touch screen as well as SPINN wheel. SPINN comes with Bluetooth connection for wireless audio listening and supports Bluetooth 2.0 wireless headset. SPINN introduces metallic silver Magnesium body for a lighter and stronger build as well as a premium looks. SPINN supports most popular audio formats MP3, ASF, WMA, APE, OGG and FLAC – both lossless file formats providing abundant base and three-dimensional sounds with a 7-band custom EQ, SRS WOW HD. SPINN with 3.3-inch QVGA AMOLED (480x272) resolution supports Xvid SP, MPEG-4 SP and WMV9 SP of 30 frames per second. FM radio with 20 presets with FM radio recording. The radio features 20 programmable presets and is easy to tune using the SPINN interface. Photo Viewer supports JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF photo files and can display it individually or in a slideshow. Text Viewer; Voice Recording; Flash Games.
Amazon.com Product Description Here's a new spin on the personal media player--the iriver SPINN. This innovative player uses iriver's unique spinning cylindrical control (hence the name), and is loaded with features: built-in Bluetooth support, photo and video playback, voice recording, flash games, and an FM radio with recording--all packed into an attractive silver magnesium body. Take it for a spin today.

iriver's new spin on the personal media player. Click to enlarge.

Easily navigate your files and player functions with the SPINN control. Click to enlarge.

The SPINN features a built-in microphone for voice recording. Click to enlarge.

Extremely slim and portable at less than a half-inch thick. Click to enlarge.

Groundbreaking SPINN Control
The SPINN gets its name from iriver's SPINN System, which is a cylindrical scroll wheel on the side of the device that allows you to quickly and easily navigate your files and player functions. Users also have the choice of navigating using the device's touchscreen.

3.3-inch Touchscreen
With 480 x 272 (QVGA) resolution, you'll enjoy a great picture while watching your favorite videos. As for navigation, the screen features haptic response, now popular in many mobile touchscreen devices. It allows the user to feel as if they are pressing buttons or keys by providing vibration feedback to user actions.

Ready for Bluetooth Devices
The SPINN comes with built-in Bluetooth 2.0 for use with wireless headsets. Enjoy your favorite songs and leave the cables at home.

Wide Format Support
SPINN has you covered on the audio and video front for quite a few formats. It supports several popular audio formats: MP3, ASF, WMA, APE, OGG, and FLAC. You can dial in the sound to your liking using a 7-band custom EQ.

As for video, you can enjoy Xvid SP, MPEG-4 SP, and WMV9 SP formats. Convert your collection and take it with you wherever you might go.

The SPINN also allows you to share your favorite JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF photos, individually or in a slideshow. You can view text files for on-the-go reading.

FM Radio and Voice Recording
The SPINN features an FM radio with 20 presets. FM radio recording lets you save programming for later, and the built-in microphone/voice recorder allows you to make voice memos, record lectures or meetings, and more.

Flash Games
Need a little more entertainment at your fingertips? The SPINN supports Flash games, with a few pre-installed, so you can always add to your fun.

What's in the Box
iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver), earphones, USB cable, software CD, manual

Technical Details

- 4 GB capacity for about 1,000 songs
- 25 hours of audio or 5 hours of video on a single charge
- 3.3-inch, 262,000-color AMOLED display with 480 x 272 (QVGA) resolution
- Supports MP3, ASF, WMA, APE, OGG, and FLAC audio formats; Xvid SP, MPEG-4 SP.
- 1-year limited warranty
- Also supports: WMV9 SP video formats; JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF image formats; and TXT text files
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"good, but mixed feelings" 2010-01-09
By Berm June Kim (St. Louis, MO)
using a netbook with no dvd drive, I couldn't used the mini-cd that came with
it to install the necessary software (no problem until this point)
downloading iriver plus3 (comparable to ipod's itunes) and firmware was a bit confusing, but it was still alright

btw you can just drag and drop like a usb drive
but, i didn't understand the ums mode and mtp mode at first,
which got me very frustrated along with other things that
I was thinking whether I should return it,

however once I got it all figured out,
I am actually quite satisfied with how cool this device actually is,
especially for the price at 70 bucks,

coming from korea where this was made,
it was easier for me to get new themes at a users forum at a korean website
(themes solved the issue of small album arts and small play-forward etc buttons)

all in all, i am satisfied,
but I am pretty sure that many might find the process I went through
a very frustrating one

"Great Budget Media Player!" 2010-01-04
By Jason Boehm (Streamwood, IL USA)
I like the way how iRiver takes different approaches to navigation with their media players and the Spinn is no exception. While the navigation may not be as intuitive as it's predecessor - the Clix, the wheel/touch screen combination is still easy and fun to use. The player supports a wide variety of audio and video formats and the playback quality is very good. The Spinn also supports flash based games and themes but unfortunately you won't find much information from iRiver on where to download them. The only issue that I have had with the player so far is that transferred music would not appear on the Spinn unless I went into setup and chose to rebuild the library. Fortunately I found that if I changed the connection type under setup to MTP it corrected the issue. I also highly recommend upgrading the player's firmware with the included software to 2.10 or greater which includes a number of enhancements including support for larger album artwork which looks great on it's 3.3" OLED screen.

"Amazing Player, Great Design, INEXPENSIVE!!!" 2009-12-07
By David
If you want a player that'll give you way more than what you paid for, look no longer! Given the one set back is the company, "iRiver" which sounds like it might be a cheap Chinese ipod knock-off, iRiver is actually a very good company and has and continues to produce great mp3 players.

First off, the player looks great, and feels great. The spinney thing is basically divine inspiration. Menu navigation is intuitive. My one problem is they dont do as much with cover flow / album art as they do on say the ipod touch. But hey, its MUCH less expensive.

AWESOME screen. Just beautiful. Its AMOLED, which Ive heard is better than you're everyday mp3 screen. and its 3.3 inches! AMAZING! ... but wait, there's more... its also TOUCH SCREEN! woah... The touch screen is a little limited but its still very high quality and you CAN play flash games on this thing and use the touch screen + the other buttons on the device for controls.

What more to say... oh yeah, good file support and VERY good sound quality... pair it with a WIRELESS (it also supports bluetooth) pair of Motorola S305 and you're in business.

Text reader, works great! The Radio is ok, its not like Sansa clip quality but its ok. You can also record radio, AND voice. The interface for this is very easy to use. Oh, and its only 4gb, that was a bit of a bummer... but who cares? youre not paying hundreds of dollars.

In the end the iRiver is a GREAT little player. It used to cost over 200 dollars, but now at the price its at it cant be beat. Although its only 4 gb, thats still space for a LOT of games, videos, and songs. At the price its at it is the PERFECT Christmas / birthday gift. Get it, i promise you won't regret it!

"great product once your computer has the right program" 2009-11-03
By 60's guy (Seattle, WA)
The player itself is very easy to use. The only problem I had was the cd that came with it would not install on my computer. After bringing my computer into my guru to fix it he said the cd was out of date but they were able to download the program from the website. After that was done this thing works great. It's the easyest mp3 player to program that I've ever seen. Sound is great and the pictures are very sharp. The touch screen features are pretty nice also. I would recomend this product, but I would also recomend to download the program file from the their website instead of the included cd.

"gone but not forgotten" 2009-11-01
By lorenzo crawford (MEMPHIS, TN, US)
this is a great buy but please find a protective case because screen can easily be cracked. because once that happens you can't really use it


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Creative Zen X-Fi 8 GB Video MP3 Player with Built-In Speaker (Black/Silver) Reviews

Creative Zen X-Fi 8 GB Video MP3 Player with Built-In Speaker (Black/Silver) Reviews
Other products by Creative Labs Ratting 3.5 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 6 Total Use 0

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Experience your MP3 music as the artist originally intended with the Creative Zen X-Fi--the first player to restore the quality of compressed music with award-winning X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio technology. Indulge in rich, crystal-clear audio when you listen to your music, as the detail thats lost during file compression is now beautifully restored and played through premium-quality, noise-isolatling EP-830 earphones.
Experience your MP3 music as the artist originally intended with the Creative Zen X-Fi--the first player to restore the quality of compressed music with award-winning X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio technology. Indulge in rich, crystal-clear audio when you listen to your music, as the detail that’s lost during file compression is now beautifully restored and played through premium-quality, noise-isolatling EP-830 earphones.

Creative Zen X-Fi, built with X-Fi technology--the sound of perfection.

A pocket-sized player that weighs a mere 2.4 ounces, the Zen X-Fi sports attractive curves with a graceful finish.

The included EP-830 earphones provide optimum comfort with excellent noise isolation.

A control/feature schematic.

Immerse yourself in the brilliant 2.5-inch TFT screen with 16.7 million colors as you watch your movies and view your pictures.

Sleek Beauty
A pocket-sized player that weighs a mere 2.4 ounces, the Zen X-Fi sports attractive curves with a graceful finish. Immerse yourself in the brilliant 2.5-inch TFT screen with 16.7 million colors as you watch your movies and view your pictures. Build with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio technology, the player lets you experience the very essence of music perfection as you listen to audio in crystal clear clarity. Hear your music the way it was always meant to be heard. Plus, the included EP-830 earphones provide optimum comfort with excellent noise-isolation capability. Or, be the life of the party as you share your music out loud with the powerful built-in speaker.

More Content, Endless Enjoyment
Listen to your music in multiple supported formats, such as MP3, WMA, and (non-protected) AAC (m4a) from iTunes Plus. Download Creative Centrale to rip, transfer, and manage your media content easily. Enjoy the ultimate collection of free video and audio podcast channels on www.zencast.com. Manage all of your favorite subscriptions with Zencast Organizer, and experience the best of the free-to-share formats available. Tired of your own music? Switch to the FM radio. The 32 station presets let you switch stations with ease. Increase the size of your portable media library with an SD or SDHC card. Transfer your files easily to enjoy more videos, music, and photos in your player.

Packed with Features
Record your important meetings or personal audio memos with the integrated voice recorder. Set audio effects to enhance your overall music listening experience. Choose from eight EQ presets or customize your own EQ and enhance it all with bass boost and smart volume controls. Start the day on the right note with your very own alarm tone. You can even set the alarm for any day of the week.

What's in the Box
Creative Zen X-Fi 8 GB, installation CD, quick start guide, EP-830 noise-isolating earbuds, USB 2.0 cable

Technical Details

- A firmware bug could result in the player locking when playing the FM radio; to fix the problem, upgrade the latest firmware (1.04.08) posted on support.creative.com
- Capacity: 8 GB (2,000 songs or 30 hours of video); up to 30 hours of continuous audio playback or 5 hours of continuous video playback on one charge
- 2.5-inch TFT LCD with 320 x 240 pixel resolution: 16.7 million colors
- Supports MP3, WMA, AAC5, WAV (ADPCM), Audible 2,3,4 audio formats; MJPEG, WMV, MPEG-4 video (including DivX and XviD); and JPEG photo formats
- 1-year limited hardware / 90 days service warranty
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"Great Hardware; What a Shame It's Ruined By Software" 2010-05-07
By Lisa M. Bailey (Richmond, VA)
I purchased this device for my husband as a gift. Below is his review:

Having owned several mp3 players over the years, the Creative Zen player holds a very special place in my heart. My first (large capacity) mp3 player was a Creative Zen and it was one of the first devices available on the market, around the turn of the century, to hold 40GB of space. Back then we didn't have splashy effects, album art, or much of anything else other than a mono-tone green screen with text on it!

I never particularly cared for the Creative software but that didn't matter much because the player would appear as a drive in Windows and you could just sync files using any software you like (or write your own script to do it).

Step forward many years; when I had the opportunity to get a modern Creative Zen X-Fi player to replace my 5th Gen iPod (the iPod still works fine, I just hate iTunes and grow tired of having to install QuickTime and all the garbage that apple puts on every machine along with iTunes). From a visual perspective, the X-Fi is astonishingly attractive! It's sleek, beautiful, easy to navigate, and it's an all around well built peice of hardware. The PC software (to move files to the device), on the other hand, is so unacceptible that it essentially ruins the player. Creative still bundles a program for syncing, however it's really just a new skin for Windows Media Player. The Creative Software/WMP routinely crashes, stops responding, and freezes up.

Because the Zen is totally closed up now, you can't even use anything else to sync music to the player. Your only option when the software locks up is to manually drag and drop files onto the player in Windows, which results in loss of album art and tag data. As bad as this is the ultimate killer is the lack of any kind of auto sync feature. The PC software will not automatically sync new music to your player! This results in you having to go one by one through all your music trying to figure out if its on your player or not!

For me, the lack of an auto-sync feature is a deal breaker. I just don't have time to dig through thousands of songs to try to manually determine which ones are on my player and which ones need to be synced. Its such a shame, since the player itself is so magnificent. If only Creative Labs had spent some of the time that they dedicated to engineering such a great player into creating a useable PC interface instead of sub-contracting that to Windows Media Player!

What a shame....

"Love my Zen X-Fi" 2010-05-06
By N. New (USA)
So.... after looking and researching for months i decided on the Zen X-Fi. I was apprehensive because of some of the reviews i read, but i bought it anyway. I must say that i love it. I am by no means a "techie" I love the sleek look of the player but the back cover could be made of a better material than plastic. It scratches very easily. The battery life if great, sound is awesome. The earbuds that come with it are superior to most. I have not figured out how to use the wireless lan function of the player to stream music from my laptop to the player or have i used it for movies or photos but that may too advanced for me. It does seem to have a glitch where the screen flashes when changing tracks and every so often the screen goes black and the player needs to be reset. I just noticed today that after a reset is read "rebuilding". I haven't seen this before and don't know what that was about. Seems fine now. I also noticed when my player is being used outdoors that i can see dust under the screen (i do not like that) I still have a few "features" to conquer and maybe my opinion will change, but for now i love my Creative Zen X-Fi w/ Wireless Lan (it just sounds cool) and it has blown my ipod right out the door (i gave it away!)

"Creative Zen, if you like buttons!" 2010-05-03
By tgg (NY, NY)
I've always had Creative products so I have a slight favoritism towards the brand already, nothing as other brands, I just happen to prefer mp3 players with buttons and a keybad - if you hate the wheel scrolling thing, then this would be a great alternative for you. The latest Zen X-Fi2 comes with both a touch screen and keypad, the only reason I chose this version was because it came with WiFi, something the XFi2 strangely decided to not include. Although now that I have this, I would've gone for Xfi2 because the WiFi is basically useless, I barely use it, you can chat and stuff on it, but really, the keypad was more set up for music scrolling than chatting, so it is a huge bother to type on it, especially if you already have a smartphone or some other wifi capabilities on your other gadgets. As for the player itself, I like it alot, it's sleek and smooth, it's fairly straightforward and easy to use, I can sort by any way I want my music to be, create playlists, store all my music, video and whatever file I want, since it's basically just a drag and drop storage device as well. As mentioned, my only gripe would be that the unmarked buttons might be a little confusing at first and a little overkill - the reason i wanted a keypad and had earlier creative's was because it was just straightforward and simple, now they've added a whole smattering of buttons, it's just gotten a little over the top. but still intuitive enough that i can play my music without having to glance at my player.

"Poor design, poor software, useless wifi - nice speaker" 2010-04-29
By US (NEW ORLEANS, LA USA)
This player is light, small and portable. It's biggest plus for me is that it has a small speaker, which is nice when I do not want to use the headphones. I mainly use it to listen to audio books and that is where the little speaker comes in handy.

The biggest problems are that the buttons are a pain to get used to that operate the features, odd that they came up with this design when compared to the designs of other players - not sure why someone thought this was a good design.
While not a good design , eventually one gets used to it but it is needlessly poor compared to it's competitors.
The poor button design also renders it's 'wifi' option useless, I wonder what genius at Creative thought that anyone would be willing to type by using the 9 buttons with multi letters for each button.

The next issue I have is that this player has trouble fast forwarding tracks, every time the fast forward is used, it crashes, then it also crashes often when it has been recharged - is there an update available from Creative ? No, there is not. This means that the 'reset button' becomes one's best friend.

I find it odd that the president of Creative who boasted a couple of years ago that their product (at the time of the ZEN MICRO PHOTO) was as good as Apples IPOD or even better, and then comes out with this device - yest it looks nice and the speaker is a rarity on other players but that is about it.

Sorry, will most likely consider another Creative MP3 player, no matter what they come out with - even if the product was better, they just do not seem to have any interest fixing it's software once it has come out.

"Creative Zen X-Fi 16 GB MP3 Player" 2010-04-23
By Lee Netzer
The Zen is difficult to use. I bought it for my wife, and she has had trouble figuring out the menu. I have a different brand MP3 player, and the menu on my player is much easier to Navigate. Also, there does not appear to be any way to advance to the next song other than going back to the menu, and no way to stop the player without turning it off.


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