Creative ZEN MP3 Player
I finally got my first mp3 player. I probably was one of the few without one, or so it seems. I guess you could count my old PocketPC as a mp3 player, but that’s another story. However, what ultimately influenced my decision to buy a new mp3 player was my new truck. It has an aux jack just for mp3 players. So I decided I could have a bunch of CD-ROMS laying around OR I could just have one tiny little fit in the palm of my hand mp3 player.
There are a ton on the market to choose from. I went with the Creative Zen. Why? Price and features. Far less than an ipod or a zune, the Zen is perfect for what I need. It can play videos, music, record a voice for dictation, display photos and even has an expansion slot for more storage space. And it’s tiny and fairly light weight.
The software it came with couldn’t be any easier to use. I ripped a few CD’s straight to the mp3 player at the press of a button. And everything worked liked a charm.
I even just made a playlist of about 60 songs and plugged in my mp3 to my truck. But, I did need to buy a male to male plug to go from the headphone jack of the mp3 player to the aux jack of my trucks stereo system. The result, crystal clear digital music. The only thing I’d like to see is a bit more volume on the Zen or from my trucks stereo system. It’s perfectly loud, but just in case I wanted to go louder I would like to have that option.
Amazon, itunes, Yahoo music, Audible, these are all places where you can buy mp3s to use in the mp3 player. I am sure there are other ‘free’ places to ‘borrow’ music, but I don’t mind supporting the artists and the industry. I believe in commerce and enterprise.
Anyway, it’s great to listen to what I want to listen to when I want to listen to it. No commercials, no talk, just high quality, great sounding music.
Add comment August 30th, 2008