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Creative Zen X-Fi 8 GB Video MP3 Player with Built-In Speaker (Black/Silver) | 
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| Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $119.99
You Save: $30.00 (20%)
New (4) from $119.99
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1729
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 2.2 x 0.5
MPN: ZXFI8GBBK
Model: ZXFI8GBBK
UPC: 054651158535
EAN: 0054651158535
ASIN: B001CDLUXA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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| Features:
| • | 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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Product Description
ZEN X-Fi...........The sound of perfection!!!
Amazon.com Product Description
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
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| Customer Reviews:
Good audio book reader December 28, 2008
I bought this device a few weeks ago for the main purpose of listening to audio books I download from the library. It does this job very well. I can store several books on the device and have one or more bookmarks for each book.
I would have given it five stars except for one thing. The thing is so small, it easily fits in your shirt pocket, but being so small there is little room for the control buttons. The buttons are so small and I have large hands and fingers, that I often hit the wrong button and have to go back to get where I wanted to go.
It's also a good mp3 player and I have stored most of my music on it too. The sound quality is excellent with my Bose headphones. The included ear buds are good but I prefer real headphones with noise cancelling like my Bose.
 External speaker is great. Otherwise, Ipods are much better. December 15, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Got this for a parent who wants an external speaker mp3 player and it seemed like the best one on the market.
Pros:
1. Video looks excellent. Clear, crisp video.
2. External speaker: as of right now this is the best product (aside from my Iphone) with this function. Volume is loud enough and sound quality is good.
3. SD card slot. ipods need this.
4. Very nice earbud headphones.
5. FM radio. I wish my ipod had this.
Cons:
1. Video needs to be converted to a Creative Zen format for use. Regular Mpeg4, avi, etc. do NOT work in this player. The description was a bit misleading to me. You should download the standalone converter from Creative.com which works better than the one included in the package.
2. Software: itunes is so far superior to this. Interface is slow and not always intuitive.
3. Included mini USB cable is the shortest one I have ever seen.
I own a lot of ipods and an iphone and this product is really not as good as far as ease of use, feature set, and software.
If regular ipods came with external speakers, I would not have bought this.
That said, this does play music and video well once you are able to get them onto the player. The music and video sound and look great.
 Another Excellent Creative Product October 22, 2008
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this 8 gb Zen X-Fi for my grandson after having purchased a 16 gb for myself and being so pleased with it!
You can easily use the drag and drop method to add music and or audio books to the player or use transfer to get movies from Amazon Unbox or Zencasts onto the player. I have also easily used drag and drop to get personal videos that I have converted to the right size using Sound Taxi onto the player.
The external speaker is a nice addition and the player would be perfect with integrated SD card but I guess we can't have everything!
After having waited 16 days for my own 16 gb player to arrive having chosen Amazon's "Free Shipping" option (which has become a joke!) I went with one of Amazon's "Partners" for this order of the 8 gb version. I paid the same price Amazon was asking but I had the player arrive promptly in 5 days instead of seeing my order "in transit" for days and days on end!!
After more than 10 years as a faithful Amazon customer I am now going with their "Partners" any time I can after having also bought a Creative Vado pocket camera from Amazon this month and paying the $5.98 shipping for the promised 3 to 5 day shipping delivery time only to have it take 9 full days to arrive, even after paying shipping!
So I recommend the Creative products highly but not Amazon as your supplier unless you have given up and been forced into paying for Amazon Prime just to get good shipping service from them! All the Partners I've used have given excellent 3 to 5 day shipping service just being happy to have you as a customer!!
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