The Hardware Zone has written a review of the brand new Creative Zen 5.  There are 2 main varieties, the Zen and the Zen Plus, with the difference being the Plus’ ability to recieve FM radio.  Available in 1, 2 and 4 GB models, this could certainly be an alternative to the iPod Video.
“Creative has launched the latest ZEN V PLUS – an extremely small and hardy audio player that features video playback on a rich 1.5-inch OLED screen.”

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