ZEN V

Portable media player

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.^[2] Creative sued Apple over the use of this user interface; Apple later settled for $100 million.^[3]

They are very small sized and feature an OLED screen measuring 1.5 inches. It is controlled using a 5-way mini joystick.^[4] The ZEN V Plus has accumulated many awards, including CNET Editor's Choice for June 2006.^[5] The players are nearly identical save for video playback and FM radio, which the ZEN V Plus supports but the regular ZEN V does not.

In August 2007, Creative introduced a 16 GB version of the ZEN V Plus, making it the first flash-based player with that capacity.^[6]

Specifications

Both players

• Dimensions: 2.7" x 1.7 in × 0.6 in (43 mm × 15 mm) x 15.9 mm)
• Weight: 1.55 oz (44 g)
• Display: 1.5 inches (38 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 92 dB
• 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.
  • Compatible with Windows Media Player
  • Bundled Software: MediaSource, Media Explorer
  • Unsupported Third-Party Software:
    • Macintosh:XNJB available here.
    • Linux:
      • Amarok, compiled with libMTP support, available here.
      • KZenExplorer, available here.
      • Gnomad, available here.

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,

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 Black/orange
• 16GB Black/White

See also

• Creative ZEN
• Creative Technology
• Comparison of portable media players

References

1. "SigmaTelSTMP3xxx < Main < Wiki".
2. "Creative ZEN Patent: Creative Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
3. Tom Krazit (August 23, 2006). Apple settles with Creative for $100 million: CNET News.com
4. "Review : Creative Zen V Plus Media player".
5. ZEN V Plus Product Review: CNET
6. "Creative Introduces the Widely Popular ZEN V Plus MP3 Player in 16GB Capacity" (Press release). Creative. August 2, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2008.