Shop For Creative Labs Zen X-Fi 2 8 GB MP3 and Video Player with Touchscreen and Built-In Speaker (Black and Silver)

The product itself is quite pleasing to the eye and the fact holds true for the packaging. The item comes to you in a plastic case that is quite sturdy and reusable speaking of top-shelf price point.

The XFi2 (this model) has 8GB's internal memory and can support additional external storage via a micro SD card. The package includes a set of Creative's quality ear buds and several promotional fly-outs like trials to Napster.

The player sports a multi-function 3.5mm audio jack that can also be connected via an adapter to stream A/V feeds right to your television. It has many audio settings that bring in-depth audio quality but, with that quality comes a bit of complexity and may take several tries to get the settings where you like.

The biggest let-down with this item is a fairly uncooperative touch screen. The player's unlocking mechanism, which is triggered by the selector button at the right of the player screen, prompts the user to press and slide a "lock" icon to the bottom of the viewing screen. Simple enough but, it feels as though you might have to press a bit too hard. These players are bargains but, they still cost a pretty penny. Menu navigation with this device can be tedium as well with the, seemingly unresponsive, characteristics of the PMP's touch screen.

I suspect that the player needs refinement programmatically to support a touch screen more efficiently. I would suspect that the issues are due to the user interface threading models and not the on-board RAM memory or processor; the music plays uninterrupted while engaging the touch screen at any point during playback.

This player thumps for the price and it is updated with newer drivers very easily so, with that in mind it gets four stars. The touch side of the device is a pain sometimes but, it is still manageable. The product is also manufactured and warrantied by an established, reputable company and not some fly by night import re-branding hole in the wall.

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