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Creative Zen Vs New iPod Nano 3

Creative Zen VS new iPod nano 3

Part One: Appearance
iPod nano: The Nano measures a petite 2.75 inches long, 2 inches wide and 0.25 inch thick – thickness. Matte, anodized aluminum faceplate thanks?
The new nano look almost identical the thick, squat player we've come to know and love. The new units will include 2-inch QVGA, 320 x 240 screens and have the highest pixel density the company sent (204 pixels per inch).
In addition to the new screens, the extra-player field of sport an "enhanced" UI (which looks much like the video we saw recently) and his own version of Cover Flow. However, the Nano screen is covered with a scratch-prone plastic that will quickly show wear

Creative Zen: Creative Zen has ample screen and is pleasantly compact. At just 3.3 inches by 2.1 inches by 0.4 inches, and it's definitely pocket-friendly. We are also pleased to note that Creative did not skimp on the controls and moved completely to the user selection of nice touch.
Creative Zen black. However, we must say that black is an excellent framework for the impressive 2.5 inch TFT screen, which is capable of displaying 16.7 million colors. The Zen has a certain understated elegance with the glossy and polished metal back. It's like a smaller version more elegant, the Vision.

Total:
For the screen, the Zen has a larger screen – 2.5 versus the iPod's 2, but the iPod nano is smaller and thinner than the zen. The iPod nano is much more impressive then design Creative Zen, the iPod nano has an exceptionally thin all-metal, the body of advanced user interface. But even Creative Zen pocket friendly design, control pad feels cheap.

Part two: the ability of the media
iPod nano:
1. Audio and Video: The third piece of Nano generation of resistance is its support for video playback. Like other iPod, is compatible with H.264 or MPEG4 video in any MOV, MP4, or M4V file formats with a maximum resolution of 640×480 at 30 frames per second. You can buy videos through the online iTunes Store or import into iTunes and convert them for playback. Apple has not changed its audio file format support. Copy protected AAC files purchased through iTunes are supported, of course, as well as MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, and Audible files. (Many third-converter software iPod Suite also do a great job of converting DVDs and videos for iPod.)

2. Game: iPod Nano The second important new feature is support for iTunes video games. While the selection of games video iPod has grown slowly, three tried and true standards come bundled with the Nano right of the box: a lovely game of Solitaire, a trivia game called iQuiz, and brick-Vortex punches (think Breakout on steroids).

Creative Zen:
1. Audio and Video: Zen is the support for unprotected AAC files, This means that the tracks are played iTunesPlus. The player can sync via drag and drop in Windows Explorer, or you can use Windows Media Player or Rhapsody. Like its other family members, this Zen also supports MP3, WAV, Audible, and both with and without protection WMA tracks. On the video side, the Zen plays WMV and Motion JPEG out of the box and MPEG4, DivX and Xvid with conversion. Creative includes an application – Zen Media Explorer – which can handle the conversion without pain and (somewhat) quickly. (There are also third party software Creative Zen Converter can aa help convert DVDs and videos for Zen)

2. Photo: Zen not only supports the video and audio formats also allow you to enjoy of photos. Photos must be in JPEG format, Windows Media Player, which can be automatically converted during synchronization.
3. Recording and FM radio: The Zen includes Creative's usual impressive array of features, although it is worth noting that there is a line in the audio or video (these latter, in particular, would have been a nice touch). You get voice recording and FM radio with AutoScan and 32 shifts preset.
PIM functionality 4.: You can sync contacts, tasks and calendar from Outlook to the device. Plus, you get the standard Shuffle and repeat playback modes, hand Menu contextual, and the ability to search for artists and songs as well as rate songs on the fly and set up to 10 bookmarks. Nine preset EQs, a band of five user-definable mode, and a bass boost function ensure that you can adjust sound to your liking.

Total:
The player Zen offers a buffet of desirable extras, such as expansion slot for SD cards, FM radio, voice recorder, and a user-definable EQ and is compatible with music subscription. While the iPod nano does not have many functions, is built-in games.

Part Three: Performance
iPod nano:
1. Sound Quality: Sound quality iPod Nano still ringing in the middle of the road. Users do get more than 20 equalization presets to choose from, ranging from subtle enhancement to dramatic bass boosting. Compared with products like the Creative Zen, sound quality, the iPod is still room for improvement.

2. Video Performance: We are very skeptical that we'd enjoy watching video on a screen of 2 inches, however, the Nano superfine 204ppi screen looked sharp and bright and refreshing. I still prefer the video experience of a great player, but it is not unreasonable to imagine seeing a whole movie in the Nano.

3. The battery life: Apple rated the battery life of its third generation Nano at 24 hours of audio playback and 5 hours for video. Our official testing squeezed an impressive 29 hours of audio playback and 6.7 hours of video.

Creative Zen:
1. Sound Quality: The Zen did not disappoint – once they are traded on the Shure SE530 earphones. (For their part, the included headphones were passable.) Maybe the best is that all genres of music sound equally great. The base of the track from the house of Zen Disco "Disco Patel" was tight and enveloping without overshadowing the brightness the top hat and minute ting of the triangle. In the Bangles' high-end heavy intro "Hazy Shade of Winter", the detail of each instrument was crystal clear, and the relatively quiet Spanish guitar, was not lost among the frantic chorus of the rest of the track. In general, music was rich, warm and detailed … and only made us happy.

2. Video Performance: Zen screen is fabulous. The photos are vibrant and bright, with excellent color saturation and a nice touch. The videos are similar impressive – clear and bright, with no obvious pixilation (though occasionally noticed confusion around some edges acute) – and the viewing angle from side to side is excellent. Even the interface looks stellar, until transparent icons on the main menu. It's a nice screen do with security.

Battery 3.: The Creative Zen also boasts plenty of volume to a full size unit set phone – we had only to about one third with some noise-isolating buds. The rated battery life of 25 hours for audio and 5 hours video is good, if not all that impressive.

Overall: Both have good video performance. And the iPod nano has the average sound audio quality is poor, Creative Zen Battery life is the same – about 4 hours of video or audio 24 or so.

Part Four
Except the control pad feels cheap, Creative Zen has a higher screen, is expandable, and cheaper than the Nano. we are in trouble for not finding anything to like about Creative Zen is a great option for anyone looking for great sound, MP3 player pocket with a video display with excellent ability and a lot of features additional.
The iPod nano is still one of the smallest, thinnest and most exquisitely designed MP3 players on the market. If you are a type of fashion is what you want.

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