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Creative Zen Mozaic 8GB MP3 Player - Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
Buy New: £59.99
New (16) from £59.99
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1006
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 8 x 18
nv: AC Power Adapter Supplied: No
Alarm: Yes
Audible Support: Yes
Audio Output Connections: 3.5mm Jack
Backlit Display: Yes
Battery Life: 30 hours
Bluetooth: No
Built in Clock: Yes
Built in Speakers: Yes
Codec Support: MP3 & WMA
Colour LCD Screen: Yes
DAB Radio: No
Depth: 45.72mm
Direct encoding: No
Display: 4.3 16 700 000 Colour digital TFT LCD Display 480x272
EQ Presets: 8 Preset EQs plus 1 user EQ
External Battery Pack: No
External Microphone Option: No
Firmware Upgrade:
MPN: 70PF240200115
Model: 70PF240200115
EAN: 5390660158308
ASIN: B001CTGQEW
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Contents: Type - Portable multimedia player with audio and video player / Memory Capacity - 8 GB / Removable Memory - No / LCD Screen - 1.8" colour TFT screen, 128 x 160 resolution / Supported file formats - MP3, WMA, WAV (IMA-ADPCM), Audible 4, JPEG (BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF via the encoding software provided) / Audio Input - Not provided / Record Function - Dictaphone function / Audio Output - Headphones jack / Software - Creative Centrale and Audible Manager | | • | Compatible Platforms - Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or higher) / XP 64-bit, Windows Vista / Accessories included - Installation CD (Creative Centrale), headphones, USB cable / Manual - Information available soon / Dimensions (mm) - 79.5 x 40.0 x 12.8 / Weight (g) - 43 / Multimedia Functions - Image and video viewer FM tuner | | • | Advanced Functions - Automatic file conversion with provided software 32 programmable radio stations / Interface - USB 2.0 | | • | Other - Data storage, built-in speaker | | • | Battery life - 32 hours of audio |
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Product Description
Available in three colours (black, silver, and pink) and with three different storage capacities (2, 4, and 8GB) the Creative Zen Mozaic fits right in your pocket. Listen to music, display photos or watch videos with the Zen Mozaic. You can even share your music, thanks to its built-in amplifier. This MP3 player includes a built-in FM tuner and voice recorder, and also doubles as a micro hard drive. The original, stylish, and convenient Creative Zen Mozaic will satisfy all your multimedia needs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Beware of Creative customer care. I recently contacted them with a problem with my MP3 player. Basically, although it worked f December 5, 2008
G. J. Ridgett
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Beware of Creative customer care.
I recently contacted them with a problem with my MP3 player.
Basically, although it worked fine and was fully loaded with my whole music and video collection, I couldn't add any further content to it.
Customer care took me through a diagnostic process which ended with a instructions to completely reformat the machine, stripping it of its operating system.
I e-mailed them to say I was nervous of doing this, but they insisted it was necessary and that if it didn't work I'd be invited to send the unit in for repair or replacement.
When I took the fateful step and lost everything they informed me that I was out of warranty and they wanted 60 to repair it (even though they had known my purchase date and had a copy of my Amazon receipt from the beginning).
As this unit can now be bought for about this amount I had no option but to bin it.
Result, no player, 4500 tracks and dozens of films lost forever.
If they had told me the cost of repair before pushing me to reformat I could have made and informed decision.
Do not trust their advice, in fact if I were you I'd buy elsewhere!
 A refreshing approach October 9, 2008
Fred (Gloucestershire, UK)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I rather like this interesting player, it is a very nice break from all the generic mp3 players on the market, while it doesn't have Ipod looks it is certainly very attractive. It is very plasticy but it does feel sturdy, and I have already managed to drop it a couple of times and no harm done. On the hardware side the sound quality produced when plugged into my sennheiser cx400s is very pleasing, don't however use the included earphones, they are terrible, but this is the case with pretty much every mp3 player so I am not going to take a star off for it. I am a great fan of the screen which has been criticised in many reviews. Yes it is low resolution and video's look awful on it, but its very bright, even viewable in direct sunlight and makes browsing the interface a joy. the integrated speaker is surprisingly loud for such a little thing but is very very tiny, wouldn't listen to music with it but for pod casts its quite useful. The UI is quite simply the best on any mp3 player of this price range, yes a little cluttered but it is very intuitive and I always know where to find what I am looking for. I can't comment however on the creative cenral software that has been touched upon by other reviews as I have simply been dragging and dropping my music onto the player.
I would defiantly buy this player again, its an extremely appealing product for almost half the price of an Ipod nano. If you are unsure buy it, you won't be dissapointed
Don't waste your money, buy an iPod September 30, 2008
Mr. S. Hudson (Leeds, UK)
6 out of 24 found this review helpful
Having owned 3 iPods (all of which are still working perfectly) I was looking to buy my wife an MP3 player for her birthday. I'd spoken to a number of people, all of whom use different players, and the general opinion was that iPods are over-rated and over priced. The overall advice was that the Creative Zen range was far better and, indeed, looking at the list of features that would seem to be the case: voice recording, FM radio, built in speaker and, from what I'd heard, far easier to use than having to sync with iTunes, so I ordered a Zen Mosaic.
Oh dear.
What a piece of crap. For a start it looks rubbish, obviously this is a minor point but, when combined with everything else, it serves as the icing on the cake. It also feels cheap, like something that fell out of a christmas cracker. The screen resolution is poor and the user interface unnecessarily complicated making navigating very slow. It took 3 attempts to set up the "Creative Centrale" software and get it to sync with the player and, even having done so, I was still browsing the internet looking for a way to sync the device with the vastly superior iTunes. Creative Centrale looks like something I wrote for my A Level computer studies and is about as reliable.
Having finally set up the software and managed to sync the playlists with the Zen player I decided to have a play with some of the features, so I selected the radio....and the whole thing locked up, even the off button didn't work, I had to use the emergency reset button. Then sync it again. And then the same thing happened, in fact every time you try to use the radio it locks the whole unit up.
On top of all this there are no peripherals (i.e. docking stations) available in the general market which are compatible with the device and the sound quality was tinny. This thing was nothing but a disappointment and the only reason I gave it one star is that Amazon won't let you give zero! Fotunately I bought the player from Amazon who, as always, have been very helpful, I have therefore returned the Zen Mosaic and ordered an iPod Nano.
Really, if you're thinking of ordering one of these - DON'T! Spend a couple of extra quid and get the market leading product, you'll be much happier!
 Good performance but some software glitches September 21, 2008
P. Embleton (UK)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Mosaic looks good, is certainly smaller than the proverbial credit card and very light. It has plenty of extras on it that will be of use in the future. I am a little concerned about some durability aspects. The on/off/lock switch is fiddly and doesn't feel very robust. My old Zen Micro apeared more robust. The screen is quite large but I suspect could get scratched easily unless it is protected. Visually photos are nice and clear. I haven't bothered with any videos yet.
The radio would only pull in BBC stations on auto scan when tried in my house but when I went outside and retried tuning whilst on top of a local hill I managed to find a number of local stations using manual tune.
My Mosaic came with two software updates missing and I couldn't download them with Vista. On another laptop with XP I managed to download them manually as auto download didn't appear to work properly.
The Creative Centrale software has also given me trouble. I can download up to 6 CD's then the software locks up and I have to reboot the programme. Reloading the software doesn't help. I tried the software on two laptops that use two different broadbands (I know it shouldn't make a difference but I had to try) but the same problem persists. Also for some reason the software add on doesn't recognise all CD info and some data needs to be put in manually. I have found that in general Windows Media is better for finding CD track and artist info.
The software can also lock up when transfering playlists and the programme needs rebooting then all is fine for a while. I doesn't appear to want to drag and drop either but that could mean I was doing something wrong. Overall I think that Centrale software is marginally more user friendly than the old Creative software at the expense of more glitches.
When playing music the Mosaic is really good and very easy to operate. It's sound performance is good with the standard earphones but I substituted them with Creative EP-630A bud style phones and they give me outstanding music performance on my lousy taste in music. Buy them from Amazon as they are cheap on cost but not in performance.
From new I can get around 26 hours of life on each battery charge and it may well improve as the battery ages.
I will be talking to Creative on the software problems I am having but if you overlook those hassles then the performance of the actual player is very good and overall I am pleased with it.
For gym and running use I would still go with my ultra light weight Sansa Clip but for all other use the the Mosaic is the toy to use.
Zen Mozaic - a really good player September 18, 2008
Carl Hall (Hampshire, England)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
The player 4/5. I ordered the 8gb Zen Mozaic as I wanted an upgrade to my old player. I have only had it a few days, but first impressions are really good. I had done some research on the player and the feedback was good and I have to say I agree. The player is an all plastic design but feels really robust and would hopefully survive the everyday use that it will get. Display is clearer than I expected (from some of the reviews I have read) and is good enough for viewing the menu's etc. but if you are looking to play lots of video's or photo's then best look elsewhere.
Features 5/5. The features are what drew me to the player and they did not disappoint. I gather that this is an area that Creative excel anyway, you have the FM radio, calendar, clock, alarm etc. There are many different ways to listen to your music, you can create playlists on the fly whilst using the player (which I really like) and there are the usual array of random play, by artist, album. Another feature I have not come across before is the `DJ' feature, which plays a random selection such as `album of the day', `least heard', `most played'.
Sound 3.5/5 The bundled earphones are acceptable, I did not buy the player for audiophile levels of sound quality but the sound is bright and clear, probably not enough bass for some with the standard `phones but good enough for me. I saw another review that suggested it was definitely worth upgrading the earphones as better sound is available, but I think this is a common recommendation.
Software 4/5. The player comes with `Creative Centrale' which is Creative's take on some sync-ing software for their players. Although I loaded it just to see what it looks like, I have continued to use it. It picked up all the music from my existing library and gave me options to edit MP3 tags etc. However for simplicity this is also a "drag and drop" player. I did have some problem sync-ing some tracks for some reason but only about a dozen. It also wouldn't sync some Podcasts that I obtained via Zencast (another useful download), I had to use drag and drop to get it on the player - not a big issue for some anyway because most people will probably stick with what they are used to.
Overall 4/5. I am glad I went for this player, especially as Amazon is 20 cheaper than most places - I think it will be my companion for some time.
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