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 Great accessory May 17, 2006
Mr. Ben (mid-michigan)
28 out of 30 found this review helpful
If you ever want to take yout Zen out of its inlcuded cloth bag, this is the protector that will let you do that without fear of scratches. This flexible "skin" stretches over the player like a swim cap. The buttons are still easily manipulated, and the touch pad remains exposed for easy shuttling.
My only reason for reducing this score to 4 stars was that it doesn't come with any instructions for attaching the belt clip part, or the "kickstand". Its not all that difficult to figure out, but I was left puzzling the situation for a minute. Nothing major, a great buy.
 Decent, but not perfect. July 28, 2006
Mr. Reality (Minneapolis, MN)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
I just received my case and here are my initial findings.
Firstly I want to mention that this case comes with a hard plastic screen cover that is hinged at the top. This cover is relatively lame for two reasons. 1) The tabs on the window just slip into knotches/holes in the soft silicone cover, which easily stretches and therefore the screen will probably fall off easily. 2) If dust or debris gets between this loose cover and the bare LCD screen it will obviously scratch. That would be true for ANY case with a screen cover, however, so to the hapless 1-star ranters, if you scratched your screen you are not completely without responsibilty. Therefore you should always ALSO have the stick-on LCD protector on the screen as well. I think it is smart (as well as a good hint) that they include them in the Amazon package in the first place. (If you order direct from the supplier, you'll note that they're sold separately.)
This issue also applies to the rest of the player. While the case fits nicely, it's not an extremely tight, sealed fit. Therefore if you carry it in your pocket or a bag, dust can and will get between the player and the case and could scratch the button surfaces as well. As the back of the Zen is metal and has sort of a matte finish you shouldn't ever have noticable surface scratches on the back (unlike the polished metal back of the ipod). So bottom line, I'll probably need to take the player out of the case from time to time and clean it, however it may be that some scratching will be unavoidable unless you only use it in a 'clean-room' environment.
My last disappointment is that one of the the main reasons I bought it was to be able to use the kickstand on my desk. While it works, the base is not wide enough making it quite wobbly such that a slight tug on the headphones wire will topple it over. You'd think the designer could at least figure out how to shape a simple piece of wire to make the stand stable. On the other hand, I do have to give them credit for providing two tiny rubber tubes for providing some grip for the kickstand. I then take that credit away as they make you put them on yourself, plus they are clear and so small such that if you didn't know they were there you could easily throw them away. Plus, since there's no instructions provided, and as the masses tend to have no clue, I imagine lots of people have seen them and still thrown them away not knowing what they were.
Otherwise the case is just ok. Buttons work through the case and the touch pad is accessible, but clicking it to the left and right is tougher with the case on. The headphone jack plugs in unimpeded, while the dongle (uhh-huh-huh) does plug in, but just barely, so it pops off quite easily if bumped.
Unfortunately due to the dismal variety of accessories for the Zen, you don't have many other choices, especially if you don't want a bulky leather case, so it'll due for now.
 fits, but discolors quickly May 25, 2006
mamichae (New York)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
As others have reported, the case fits properly, but I'm a bit disappointed in the material used. First, it's on the slick side -- I had a similar case for a different player that had more grip to it, giving it a much more secure feeling in the hand. Second, the material bordering the screen discolored almost immediately; within a day it went a light yellowish brown. Not the end of the world, but the case is supposed to be light blue and I wonder if it will get worse with use.
 Sleek Design, Works Well May 6, 2006
swannie
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This case is perfect with my Creative Zen Vision. The case holes are perfectly aligned with the headphone jack, microphone, reset hole, and connector. Nice belt clip, video stand snaps nicely into the case, and LCD screens are an added bonus. Well worth the money.
Why pay more? May 18, 2006
Brenda (Brooklyn, NY)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
I purchased Amazon prime which seems to be a real waste of money because 65% of the things I want to purchase is not eligible for the prime advantage, including the ZVM silicone skin case so I deceided to go directly to PC microstore where I found it on sale for $11.99 (that's $6 less than Amazon's price) and free shipping to boot. So I sugget you go directly to the site than purchasing it through Amazon.
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