ZEN V
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| ZEN V / ZEN V Plus | |
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| Manufacturer | Creative Technology |
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| Type | Digital audio player |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
| Retail availability | 2006–present |
| Media | Available in 1, 2, 4, 8, 16GB sizes |
| Operating system | ZEN UI |
| Input | Multi-directional joystick, Play and back buttons, Power/Hold switch, dedicated volume control buttons |
| Display | 1.5" OLED Display |
The ZEN V and the ZEN V Plus are portable media players manufactured by Creative Technology. The user interface on this player, the same as the one on Creative's ZEN Vision:M was patented by Creative on January 9, 2005 [1] Creative has sued Apple over the use of this user interface, winning $100 million [2] The ZEN V Plus has accumulated many awards, including CNET Editor's Choice for June 2006.[3] The players are nearly identical, save for video playback and FM radio which the ZEN V Plus supports, the regular ZEN V does not.
In August 2007, Creative introduced a 16 GB version of the ZEN V Plus, making it the first to support the storage capacity of 16 GB for flash-based players back then.[4] Creative would hit the current record with the announcement of a 32 GB model of the ZEN.[5]
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[edit] Specifications
[edit] Both Players
- Dimensions: 2.7" x 1.7" x 0.6" (67.5 mm x 43.5 mm x 15.9 mm)
- Weight: 1.55 oz (43.5 g)
- Display: 1.5" (38.1 mm) OLED display
- Resolution: 128x128 pixels
- Battery Type: Built-in Lithium Ion
- Music Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, WAV, Audible, and Podcasts (via ZENCast Organizer)
- PlaysForSure (Windows Media Audio 9 DRM) Compatible: Subscription and Download
- Photo Formats Supported: JPEG
- Custom Wallpapers: JPEG
- USB: High-Speed 2.0, 1.1
- Organizer: Calendar, Contact, Task list
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Up to 92dB
- Harmonic Distortion Output: <0.05%
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Voice Recording: Yes
- Line In recording: Yes
- Power Charging: Charges via Power Adapter or PC through USB
- Album art: Supported
- System Requirements: Windows Vista and Windows XP out of box. Works with Windows 2000 through Windows 98SE after a Legacy OS Driver update available here. Linux compatibility is possible, but unsupported.
- Last.fm scrobbling: Transferable through Zenses
[edit] ZEN V
- 1, 2, 4 and 8GB
Colors
- 1GB: Black/Orange, White/Orange, White/Red (Target Exclusive)
- 2GB: White/Green, Black/Green
- 4GB: Black/Blue
- 8GB: Black/Blue, Black/Orange
[edit] ZEN V Plus
- 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16GB
- Video formats supported: Uncompressed AVI: Native; Most other major formats through conversion.
- FM Tuner: Yes
Colors
- 1GB: Black/Orange, White/Orange, White/Red (Target Exclusive)
- 2GB: Black/Green, White/Green, Pink/White
- 4GB: Black/Blue
- 8GB: Black/Blue, Black/Red
- 16GB Black/White
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Creative ZEN Patent: Creative Worldwide
- ^ Apple settles with Creative for $100 million: CNET News.com
- ^ ZEN V Plus Product Review: CNET
- ^ Creative (2007-08-02). "Creative Introduces the Widely Popular ZEN V Plus MP3 Player in 16GB Capacity". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Creative (2007-12-03). "Creative introduces the world's first 32GB flash memory-based portable media player with the latest credit-card sized ZEN". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
