The Creative Labs Zen V and Zen V Plus MP3 Players

The Zen V and Zen V Plus are full-featured MP3 players with a scratch-proof full color 1.5" display, a one-touch navigation joy stick, an integrated organizer/calendar function and one-touch voice recording. The V model allows photo and music viewing/play only and the V Plus adds video and podcasting capability, as well.

Both have in-line encoding for recording directly from your stereo and the V Plus has drag and drop data file transfer capability, and eight presets plus custom EQ settings for optimum listening.

Both come with an integrated FM radio, and a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Versions are available with memory from 1GB to 8GB, with the 4GB version running around $180. Pricing was recently dropped in response to competition.