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Creative Zen V Plus (2GB)

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Performance
A video playback feature imposes a requirement on screen size, making it too small, and videophiles are bound to complain. The 1.5-inch OLED was certainly sharp when it came to our test animation flick, but subtitles were uncompromisingly difficult to make out, while in certain fast scenes, we experienced mild pixelation.


The father and the son

With 32 station presets, it's safe to say the Zen V Plus has all its bases covered. The player scored tops in our FM autoscan tests by hardly missing a single station and delivering relatively clear reception on all the major stations.

Using 240MB worth of MP3 files, the transfer rate for the Zen V Plus hit a middling 1.21MB per second which was subpar when compared with other models. Battery longevity for the Zen V Plus was an above-average 17 hours 36 minutes, taking into consideration its inevitable small battery size.

Testing the audio side of things with the Etymotic ER-4P, the Zen V Plus was not as articulate as the iPod when it came to the highs and the mids. But as is customary with Creative, the low end was solid and tight.

 
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