Advantages: Accepts wide range of file formats, good battery time, looks great Disadvantages: takes a while to get used to, less well known than the Ipod
...radio. It was developed by Creative Technology to rival Apple’s Ipod and to date has successfully done this. Released in late 2005 it has gone on to win many awards most of which compose of best in its category. **************************************************
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This 60 GB version has a black front and a white back. The dimensions for the entire device are 10.4cm x 6.2cm x 1.86cm and it weighs ... ...shows how much Apple sees Creative as a competitor.
After using the IPod 5G (fifth Generation) I would definitely say that the Zen is better. There is a limited nature of formats allowed on the IPod and they try to pressure you into just buying songs from ITunes. Also the look and feel of the Ipod is worse. The circular touchpad become annoying and it is very thin, too thin in my opinion. I would like to know that my player that I just purchased ...
Davidhutt 07.06.2007 (03.07.2007)
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Advantages: Massive multi media capacity. Backs-up your digital camera without a PC Disadvantages: Easy to scratch. It won't record radio. Getting DVD files ready for download is fiddly
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The Creative Zen won't win so many 'pretty boy' awards as an iPod, and its finish is just as much of a scratch-magnet as its obvious competitor, it being easy to pick up marks to the front plate within days of buying one. However, it has received several magazine awards during its launch year of 2006.
In hindsight, I'd seek out a leather case for it pronto, possibly from e-bay, font of all add-ons, before it all starts to look decidedly ... ...some reason best known to Creative they've produced the 30gigabyte version without the ability to do this. This does of course give me a much nicer screen to looks at my pictures, being some 2.5" across the diagonal, and very sharply detailed. The photos then go into separate 'Imported' sections so they don't get mixed up with photos 'synced' from your PC hard drive.
Being hard-disk driven carries a higher battery overhead, but fortunately, the ...
BNibbles 20.08.2007 (26.08.2007)
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Advantages: 60GB of storage Disadvantages: graphics - not that well thoughtout
CREATIVE ZEN Vision: M - 60GB - (white)
- Could get lost in snow-storm ZEN!!! - 28/05/2008 The Creative corporation is known as CREATIVE LABS, which was established in 1993. The other Creatives Labs also included - America labs- Asia labs- Europe labs.
-The Product > CREATIVES ZEN Vision: M - Portable Media Player 60GB- white - Available RRP date: 08/2007
- > Start < - Creative Zen Vision - > PMP (Portable Media Player)
I've been a design critic ... ...as I can spot a Creative product due to it's slight inept design navigation. Not that the graphics are that bad, but visually I'm not too enamoured with Creatives approach to their product aesethics.
Overall, the feel of the Vision: M is notably still stocky compared to the Apples' iPod. There is a TV output link up though personally, I have not tried out this facility, as yet.
- Now, that important price -
Retails for 189.99 GBP- For even great ...
1st2thebar 28.05.2008
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Advantages: Capacity, video playback, quite pretty, good menus, many features Disadvantages: Easily goes wrong, and does so disastrously
...too!
I had a Creative Zen Xtra 30GB for Christmas back in 2004. I loved it, I really did. Until it decided it wasn't going to work any more after 9 months. Hard drive problems. It's still sitting, as a paperweight in a drawer.
So, I thought, "Creative have had a few years to sort these problems out, I'll try with a new one".
I was going to go for the 30Gb model, until I saw that Amazon had the 60GB for £159 - £90 off. Great!
A great thing about ... ...resets, and advice from the Creative website - nothing has worked.
I sent an email about this, and I've got a reply, telling me to do what I've already done.
They say it's not covered under warranty, and they'll only offer me a discount on a new one of my choice.
Like hell I'm going to get a new one from them!
And since when does a company NOT supply a proper warranty (I can't find any documentation in the box at all)?
My advice? Don't bother ...
flimfan 04.10.2007
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Advantages: Space, Colour, Ease of use, price, features, sound and image quality Disadvantages: None taht I can note
August 31st 2006, Creative announced the launch of the 60 Gig version of the Zen Vision:M. I was dubious about buying one because there seems to be so much out there and when you do buy something like this, it's almost out of date before you get home!
I bought mine in the Xmas sales at a cost of £150 and have used it for 2 months. To put you in the picture I have a round trip of about 30 miles each day for work which includes a short drive, a long ... ...I take my Zen with me and the last thing I do before I get out of the car at the train station is put on some tunes!
I'm a metal fan, thrash metal to be exact and I listen to a lot of very loud, fast beating, screaming, shredding, bassy music. Until I bought the Zen I used my Sony Ericsson W810i for the trip but kept having annoying interruptions when people would ring me on the way to work. Hence the ZEN!
Anyway, back to the Zen. My first thought ...
clivefallon 08.03.2007
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Advantages: Big 60GB capacity for everything on it, can watch videos Disadvantages: scratched easily but can be prevented
~~~~~~~TheZen~~~~~~~
-60Gb capacity to carry 15,000 songs tens of thousands of photos and 240 hours of video
-2.5" colour screen displays 262,144 colours for high definition video and photo viewing
-USB host feature, transfer files to the Zen without your pc
-video files it accepts are wmv9, mpeg1,2 and 4-sp, motion JPEG, divX 4 and 5 and Xvid
-up to 16 hours of continous audio playback and 5 hours of video playback
-FM radio and voice recorder
... ...~~~~~~~~PCSpecification~~~~~~~
because you have to install software for this Zen your PC needs to have these specs for a smooth run
-pentium 3/AMD duron or better
-windows XP -256 RAM or higher
-170MB of HDD (harddrive space) or higher
-CD-Rom Drive
-USB 1.1 or 2.0
~~~~~What I Think~~~~~~
well i have had one of these for 3 months now and its great i never have to remove any of the songs off it like i did with my old 1GB mp3, the video is ...
grendalion 14.06.2007
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Advantages: Good range of features, good sound quality, AV out. Disadvantages: Lots of wires, expensive extras
I have found this mp4 player very useful. It is the only one I am aware of on the market that has an AV out function, which is important for me as I like my TV on a bigger that 2 inch screen! The sound quality is faultless and the screen definition and range of functions is excellent. The default headphones dont even need upgrading, such is the quality of the package. However, you will find yourself spending an extra £20-£50 on top of the price for ... ...not come included, and also you will probably need to by a leather case as the screen scratches unbelievably easily like many other portable players. Also, the video conversion software that comes with the player is very slow, and converts to a quality that makes it impossible to watch on a TV screen, so I recommend downloading another converter. This is easy to do as the number of formats it takes is diverse. I find the menu screens easy to navigate, ...
mooseman776 03.09.2007
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Excellent player until it goes wrong!!! Creative Service is abysmal. Everything has to be done via email with a minimum one-day turnround for each response. You get instructions to do what you will probably already have done using their web site and if you then need to send the player for repair you have to negotiate on-line forms which typically don't work and select from a range of alleged problems, none of which, for me at least, described what is wrong with my player.
NEVER again will I buy CREATIVE ...
maldod 01.02.2008
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Advantages: Sylish, small, scratch-proof screen, don't have to convert videos Disadvantages: None
There are only 3 words to desribe this product; small, elegant and manageable.
I have had this product for a year and i am extremely happy with it. It is squite small and fits into the palm of an average's person's hand which makes it very manageable as it can fit into an average person's pocket.
Unlike the Apple Ipod, the screen is extremely scratch-proof. After having the product for more than a year, I still haven't recieved the slightest scratch ...
Tiroy 17.06.2007
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Advantages: Great Battery Life, Hugh Screen Resolution, Holds Thousands of Music Tracks and Photographs Disadvantages: Button Layout Can Be Confusing
...The battery life of the creative zen is very good! I rarely have to charge mine, because even when looking through photos, the battery life still seems to last forever! The software that comes with the creative zen is easy to use and install. Overall i found that this player was one of the best on the market and was well worth the money i paid for it! ...
oliverporter3 12.06.2007
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Advantages: looks nicer than previous models Disadvantages: no random/shuffle, my machine skipped and broke
I bought this product after my previous zen touch 20gb (which I loved)was stolen and I thought I might as well upgrade as a replacement. What a mistake. The controls are far too sensitive, the tracks skip and, most importantly, you can't listen to songs in a random/ shuffle order. This might be ok to people who just listen to their favourite albums but I use my mp3 player to listen to all sorts of random tracks and don't appreciate these in alphabetical ...
hipporebecca 19.08.2007
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Advantages: Cheaper than others. Disadvantages: Still a lot of money.
...product.
Both of these players, Creative ZEN Vision:M and Ipod Video, are around the same price, work in very similar ways and look roughly the same, there is barely any difference between them, because of this it is a hard decision on choosing what one to buy, but back to talking about the ZEN.
The ZEN has various features such as . Built in microphone . Built in radio . Colour display . Supports MP3, MPEG4, WAV, WMA, and WMV files . Photo viewer ... .... Touch pad navigation
Built in microphone, speaks for it self really, want to record something, record it, save it and use it later. Great quality and very clear playback.
Built in radio, again very self explanatory. Feel like the radio instead of music from your library, just select radio and listen away. Signal is just like any other portable radio, depending on your location will determine what the signal is like.
The colour display is great ...
saalro 11.07.2007 (12.07.2007)
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Advantages: no conversion of video necessary, stylish Disadvantages: none
Having had an ipod video i can fully recommend this product as the best mp3 player that plays video.
In comparison with the ipod the quality of the sound is better and I found the buttons and touch pad far easier to use. I was sceptical when i was going to buy an mp3 player with video playback function that the screen on any player would be too small but the screen is sharp and easy on the eyes. The main advantage of this over an ipod is that videos ...
madrad2002 19.06.2007
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(+) Great screen quality and size, built in speaker and stand. (-) The only downside is that it is fragile, and can be hard to get used to the on screen keyboard.
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