http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/ Engadget Comments for ZEN X-Fi: more details with a touch of meh http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/]]>Jun 30th 2008 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/The creative vision m and w series were darn good players
There are a lot of players out there that are better than the ipod (touch not included), the reason the ipod does so well isn't the player itself but the software "itunes" that you use with it]]>Jun 30th 2008 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
Personally I love the idea of a small 16-32GB (don't care so much for 8) PMP with wi-fi capabilities and if this is priced sensibly then my Zen Vision: M just found his successor.

(Yes I know archos pretty much do the same type of thing, but they're overpriced and hard to find here)]]>Jun 30th 2008 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Now can we all agree and say that QuickTime is the worst piece of software available? I've never used it on a Mac, but the Windows version sucks eggs. Badly.]]>Jun 30th 2008 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
If Apple would supply more video codec support for iPods I'd be a lot happier. I had to buy a Turbo.264 to encode files to work on my iPod which is a pain.

This Creative device seems nice enough, but I wonder how long can they stay in business.]]>Jun 30th 2008 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
I highly recommend foobar2000 as your main audio player. The level of customization is just insane. It supports virtually any codec, got tons of features and you just can customize everything. Its extremely lightweight. Foobar2000 is handsdown the best audioplayer on any platform and its in fact one of the main reasons to use Windows.]]>Jun 30th 2008 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jul 1st 2008 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
Thomas]]>Jun 30th 2008 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
And stale? How can you call it stale when Creative seems to be the only company out there trying to improve sound quality. Which you know, is usually what people would think is INTEGRAL to an audio player. That whole "what is X-Fi?" line in the original post could be answered with a quick look at Creative's site OR the Epizenter post you guys reference. Not knowing what it is (Creative's specialized audio processing- purported to provide enhanced output) is kind of inexcusable for a tech news site. ]]>Jun 30th 2008 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
We've discussed this device internally and just don't see it grabbing gobs of interest. However, as a series, there's potentially something very interesting here indeed.

Thomas]]>Jun 30th 2008 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/You yet your personal preference get in the way with your writing. There is a reason that your posts are often the ones that either get removed or have people complaining about bias.]]>Jun 30th 2008 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/You yet your personal preference get in the way with your writing. There is a reason that your posts are often the ones that either get removed or have people complaining about bias.]]>Jun 30th 2008 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/06/pharrell-seeks-nerdvana-with-gizmondo-enzo-tee/

Thomas]]>Jun 30th 2008 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
How was it called?
ZenZui?
]]>Jun 30th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Seems like Creative still cannot decide if it want`s to go for the apple stylish and limited functions approach or a more enthusiast-oriented, like Cowon.]]>Jun 30th 2008 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
Why? Is Engadget going somewhere? I've been hearing those rumors for years, mind you, but nothing recently...

Err, wait, unless you meant that Creative might be going somewhere? You didn't, right?

Because the former is more likely at this point. Particularly since this seems to have all of the features of the highly praised ZEN + WiFi and IM.]]>Jun 30th 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
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"wide format support"?

WAV support but no FLAC support?
http://flac.sourceforge.net

It would be nice to see Ogg Vorbis in a product released in 2008, too.
Both are royalty-free technically superior (and open source) formats.
Perhaps in a firmware upgrade?

iRiver, Cowon, Meizu, Samsung and others have implemented Ogg Vorbis and/or FLAC in some of their players for some years now. Perhaps it's time to implement it, especially in a 'do-all' type of product like this Zen X-Fi.



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Or if you must then WAV is lossless. So I dont see the big deal here.]]>Jun 30th 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jul 1st 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
Wi-fi? Old news. Instant messaging? Meh, especially on that clunky 9-button thing. Format support is better than iPod, but still not all that impressive. X-Fi is a neat feature, but I don't think it really makes this thing worth any of its "hype".]]>Jun 30th 2008 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/Jun 30th 2008 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
I don't understand the last sentence at all!! What exactly are you looking for to impress you?]]>Jun 30th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/zen-x-fi-more-details-with-a-touch-of-meh/
Wi-Fi


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