Disappointing experience - should have followed the crowd

Opened player - simple to get started and install initial software, impressed with display. Next time I started the player it just displays 'ZEN' on screen and is completely unresponsive (can't even power it off). Have tried several times to use the 'Reset' function to try clear this but after about 10 seconds of downtime it starts up again, displays 'ZEN' on the screen and does not react to any any button presses. Can't even turn it off - waiting for battery to run out.

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COOLEST MP3 PLAYER AROUND?

What can I say? I've owned a few Creative products and I've never been dissapointed. This thing is a jewel in its class. There's nothing bad about it. Even the fact of being thicker than an Ipod doesn't bother me at all, as it feels sturdy and quality in my hands. The only thing I wasn't super happy about is the sound. It's great, hey, don't get me wrong, but I got so used to the blasting bass sound that the good old iRiver H-120 has provided me for almost 4 years, that it is now hard to find a match in this field (SOUND QUALITY AND POWER), but anyway I can say the Creative Zen "does the job" more than decently. Ipod was the only mp3 I listened to that matched the overall sound quality that iRiver has, and I'd dare to say it even sounded a tiny bit better. I'd put the Zen on third place in the "Sound Rating chart". All tested with a decent pair of Sony MDR-EX81 earphones.

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Awsome Player

this could definialy be and ipod killer if they would just make it a little less fat. Other than that this player KILLS IPODS its got radio, wmv format, mic, all the good stuff. I dont think i even have a complaint.... hmm the touch pad is a little odd when u fist use it but after like an hour it becomes natural. The sound quality is xilent! as far as i know the wmv format is much smaller than the mpeg video format so you could have the same size players and the zen would be abble to hold more than the ipod (video). I personaly already have all my music (only like 150-200 songs right now), star wars (ep3) and full metal jackt on mine and ive only used 1.8 gigs! in mpeg format the videos were at least twice the size as wmv. Oh one bag thing is it doesnt seem to suport .gif images, but as far as i know it converts them.

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