ZEN V

{{Short description|Portable media player}}

{{Information appliance

| title = ZEN V / ZEN V Plus

| image = 250px

| manufacturer = Creative Technology

| type = Digital audio player

| connectivity = USB 2.0

| lifespan =2006–2008

| media = Available in 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB sizes

| operatingsystem =ZEN UI

| input = Multi-directional joystick, play and back buttons, power/hold switch, dedicated volume control buttons

| display = 1.5-inch OLED display

| family = Creative Zen

| soc = SigmaTel STMP3600{{Cite web | url=https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SigmaTelSTMP3xxx | title=SigmaTelSTMP3xxx < Main < Wiki }}

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The ZEN V and the ZEN V Plus are portable media players manufactured by Creative Technology. The user interface on this player, the same as the one on Creative's ZEN Vision:M, was patented by Creative on January 9, 2005.{{Cite web |url=http://www.creative.com/zenpatent/ |title=Creative ZEN Patent: Creative Worldwide |access-date=2007-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210072934/http://www.creative.com/zenpatent/ |archive-date=2007-02-10 |url-status=dead }} Creative sued Apple over the use of this user interface; Apple later settled for $100 million.[https://archive.today/20120525171345/http://news.com.com/Apple+settles+with+Creative+for+100+million/2100-1047_3-6108901.html Tom Krazit (August 23, 2006). Apple settles with Creative for $100 million: CNET News.com]

They are very small sized and feature an OLED screen measuring 1.5 inches. It is controlled using a 5-way mini joystick.{{Cite web | url=https://www.gadgetspeak.com/gadget/article.rhtm/751/446680/Creative_Zen_V_Plus_Media_player.html | title=Review : Creative Zen V Plus Media player }} The ZEN V Plus has accumulated many awards, including CNET Editor's Choice for June 2006.[http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen_V_Plus_4GB_black/4505-6490_7-31960038.html ZEN V Plus Product Review: CNET] The players are nearly identical save for video playback and FM radio, which the ZEN V Plus supports but the regular ZEN V does not.

In August 2007, Creative introduced a 16 GB version of the ZEN V Plus, making it the first flash-based player with that capacity.{{cite press release|url=http://sg.creative.com/corporate/pressroom/releases/welcome.asp?pid=12777|title=Creative Introduces the Widely Popular ZEN V Plus MP3 Player in 16GB Capacity|publisher=Creative|date=August 2, 2007|access-date=April 9, 2008}}