14 DAY TRIAL // It's not easy to keep up with the heavy names in the industry, like Apple for example, so Creative decided to upgrade one of its most successful players, the Zen V Plus, to hold up to 16 GB of flash memory, which means twice the amount of storage capacity that is currently available on the largest iPod nano on the market, not to mention the other competitors.
As most of the Creative players, the Zen V Plus stands out for their flawless black piano casing, the revolutionary 1.5 OLED screen display and all the great options that are packed in the device. To mention just a few of them: it can store hundreds of photos, a lot of short videos, and it supports audio pod casts. Apart from the smooth and sleek design, the player sports a convenient size form of 43.5 x 67.5 x 15.9mm, weighing no more than 43.5grams.
Regarding the device's capabilities, Creative Zen Plus can easily and professionally deal with the popular file formats on the market, such as MP3, WMA, IMA ADPCM, WMA DRM, not to mention the JPEG and the Album Art options it includes. Since battery life is also important when buying a music player, Creative enhanced the device with up to 15 hours of rechargeable Li-Ion polymer battery life.
Other technical specifications that add even more points to the rating are the player's capacity of acting like an individual mass-storage devices, of recording voice data as well as line-in content and the possibility of customizing the Zen Plus V's sound, with one of the 8 preset EQ modes.
Another important detail: the players come in various color versions, which also suggest their storage capacities. Therefore, if you see someone using a black with white accents Creative Zen V plus, you should know that he's the lucky owner of the recently upgraded 16 GB version.
The sad news is that the 16GB Plus model is only being sold in Singapore, for the time being. However, the price tag seems to be around 400 bucks a pop!
