Hey, what's this then? Why, it's Creative latest addition to their DAP line-up, and it's called the "Zen V" (sic). There's a version with FM radio and that one's called the "Zen V Plus". The Zen V Plus is a flash-based DAP that comes with 1, 2 or 4GB worth of storage capacity. It'll be available in black & white editions, with green, blue and orange accents denoting the various memory ranges. There's a 1.5-inch OLED display on there; the whole thing is pretty compact (2.6 by 1.5 by 0.5 inches = 67.5 x 43.5 x 15.9mm) and lightweight (43.5 grams).


MSRPs are $129.99 (1GB), $169.99 (2GB), and $229.99 (4GB) for the "Plus" version. The "FM-less" Zen V can be bought at $119.99 (1GB), $149.99 (2GB), and $199.99 (4GB, not yet listed on the official site somehow) respectively. Voice recorder and line-in encoding seem to be included into the package deal as well, as is a 15-hour battery life per charge, album art support and several PIM functions.

As for formats supported: "MP3, WAV, WMA (including subscription), and Audible audio; MPEG-4, WMV, and DivX, among other video formats; and JPEG photos", according to Cnet. The "regular" Zen V won't support video playback, judging from the official specs. Drawback-of-the-day: it's MTP, so you'll have to use Windows in order to upload tracks to the ZV(P). Mass Storage Device compliance is listed, but "for data files only". Should come available by July-August.

Official Zen V product page | Official Zen V Plus product page

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Like many other recent players. Cnet already got ahold of one of these thingies, and were quick to publish a review of it on the day of its announcement


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Thanks, Jasmine & Aoshi98