Creative's Zen Vision: M is the ultimate player for people who want to enjoy music and movies on the go. This stylish, versatile system features an advanced 2.5-inch... more
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30gb Mains House ChargeThe Creative Zen Vision M 30gb mains chargerCE certified This is a high quality 3rd party sourced product - its not a genuine item but will do the same job as original at a fraction of the cost. Will not harm or damage your device in any way..
you Need It! Be sure you have power where and when you need it most with an additional power adapter for your Creative Charger For ZEN Vision M & Vision W When using the the unit with the Vision M, the Sync connector supplied with the unit has to be used, with the Vision W, the charger with plug straight into the player Use it as a replacement for your original adapter, or as a spare adapter for home or just about anywhere you go! Creative Labs Mp3 player AC adapter (charger) for the Creative Charger For ZEN Vision M & Vision W. Plus A Zen Vision Leather Case Give Your MP3 Some Character And Class Exclusive From Sumnique.
not only sound good but look good too. These earphones come sealed with spare earbuds enclosed. The will work with all iPods and mp3 players that have the standar 3.5mm jack. The style and feel of these earphones not made by Apple will go perfect with your new iPod. A very popular line, so get yours while they last!
Stylish silicone skin for your Zen Vision: M The cover has a secret anti-dust/static coating to ensure it keeps foreign agents to a minimum. We offer a new 2D screen protection - Anti-Glare unercoat + HArd screen top coat with rubber dampers in the corners to prevent scratching
MFirst in US and UK to offer this cover to the publicThe cover has a secret anti-dust/static coating to ensure it keeps foreign agents to a minimum. will not work on the older 60GB fat versionFeels smooth in the hand and not stickyWe also offer a 2D Twin screen protection (1st layer is a stick-on for under the hard plastic to protect the underside, and 2nd layer - 'bullet proof' hard plastic screen protector as an optional extra to go with it - to ensure your screen stays crystal clear from damage!The screen protector has integrated rubber bumpers in the corners to ensure it sits snugly and does not scratch the machine itself.Also this skin is compatible with our armbands for the sporting type! Great for the gym.The Scroll bar is not covered to allow you full accessAll ports accessible so no need to remove the skin when using other accessories
A review by blackpuddinonnabike on Creative ZEN VISION:M 30 GB August 21st, 2007
Author's product rating:
Sound Quality
Good
Ease of Use
Very Easy
Look & Design
Good
Range of Features
Diverse
Value for Money
Good
Advantages:
Handles numerous file formats; good battery life
Disadvantages:
Slightly chunky; not as attractive as iPod; screen scratches easily
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Having owned this MP3 and digital video player for over a year now, with no sign of any let-up in it use, I felt I should share what I have learned.
I have to admit, right at the beginning, that I'm not a fan of the iPod, mainly due to the restrictive use of iTunes, but also because after owning a Creative MP3 player previously I found Creative products more intuitive and easy to use.
This particular player is certainly not as svelte or attractive as its iPod equivalent, but I was sold initially on the variety of file types it could handle, and the impressive sounding battery life (around 4 hours for video, though I get closer to three), in comparison to Apple's offering.
The player itself is relatively large, and feels weighty in the hand, but once slipped into a pocket is perfectly innocuous. The weight also brings with it a sturdy feel.
Movement through menus is by means of the central vertical scrolling pad, which for movement up and down is touch sensitive, and for moving left and right through menus is 'clickable'. Within roughly five minutes of use I was moving through all of the menus and organising my music and videos without reference to the instruction manual.
One particularly useful function while looking through a list of music is to click right on the central pad, which brings up the alphabet on the right hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the letter of the track or artist/band you are looking for, and click back left to be at the correct place in the list. Very very handy if you have a large collection to search through.
So to the specific functions:
Music - with the ability to play WMA and WAV files, as well as the usual MP3 format, there is a clear advantage to this player, especially as WMA files can sometimes take up a little less space. This means no time lost having to convert files to MP3 and no loss of sound quality in conversion. Album artwork will also be displayed on screen for tracks which include it in the file information.
Video - as with music there are a number of file formats supported which means some time may be saved in conversion. Picture quality is generally good. High resolution quality is good enough to connect the player to a television and watch it on the large screen - lower resolution will look good on the small screen, although there can be problems when the image is dark and pixelation can occur (a particular problem when a lot of the film is dark, watching Aliens on this brought this to mind).
Photos - a small part of the functionality of the player, but one which is a nice touch, is the ability to store images on the player, and you can even create a slideshow, with any of the music on the player as the backing track.
There are also the usual functions of a calendar, clock etc. etc. etc. on here which all work as well as you would expect, but which don't really add much to any MP3 player...
A slight downside I have found with this player is that, where previous Creative players were treated by the PC as another drive, allowing you to simply drag and drop files to put them on the player, you must now use Creative's own software to add anything to the player. While not restrictive like iTunes it can still be a little annoying, especially when you wait for it to convert a video and at the end of the process get a message saying it couldn't do so.
Other gripes with the player are to do with the screen, which seems to scratch very easily (though the scratches are not really noticeable when a video is playing) and it can be difficult to see what is on the screen in strong sunlight.
These aside, with my Zen Vision:M being over a year old I have no intention of replacing it as every button still works perfectly, there is still plenty space on it for the average owner (I have about 15 movies and about 300 music tracks), and even the headphone socket (a problem on previous Creatives) has not given a single second of trouble.
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Supported Digital Video Standards: AVI, M-JPEG, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Playback Modes: Repeat shuffle, playlist, random play / shuffle, all tracks repeat, one track repeat
Supported Bit Rate: 320Kbps
Response Bandwidth: 20 - 20000 Hz
Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 97 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.1%
External Hard Drive Function: Yes
Radio
Type: Radio tuner - digital radio tuner - FM
Preset Station Qty: 32 preset stations
Headphones
Headphones Type: Headphones - binaural
Connectivity Technology: Wired
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Response Bandwidth: 20 - 20000 Hz
Sensitivity: 113 dB
Impedance: 32 Ohm
Manufacturer's product description
Creative's Zen Vision: M is the ultimate player for people who want to enjoy music and movies on the go. This stylish, versatile system features an advanced 2.5-inch high-resolution color screen that can display movies and stills up to an amazing 262,144 colors! The Zen Vision: M's rechargeable battery delivers playtimes up to four hours with video, up to 14 hours with music. For live entertainment or capturing those special moments there's also a built-in FM radio and voice recorder. The Zen Vision: M supports popular music, video and photo formats. It can store up to 15,000 songs or up to 120 hours of video on its high-capacity hard disk. It can also be connected to the TV to share images and videos with friends and family.
Microphone
Type: Microphone - built-in
Microphone Operation Mode: Mono
Connections
Connector Type:
1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
1 x composite video/audio output
1 x docking station
Miscellaneous
Carrying Case: Pouch
Included Accessories: Synchronization adapter
Cables Included: USB cable
Software: Creative MediaSource, Creative Media Explorer, Creative ZENcast Organizer
Battery
Battery: Player - rechargeable - Lithium Ion
Battery Life Details:
Digital playback - Lithium Ion - up to 16 hour(s)
Video playback - Lithium Ion - up to 5 hour(s)
System requirements
OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1 or later
Peripheral / Interface Devices: USB port
System Requirements Details: Windows XP SP1 or later - Pentium II - 350 MHz - RAM 64 MB - HD 170 MB
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