Creative zen Vision M

Advantages: Large support for video, Reliable, Excellent music player
Disadvantages: Larger than most MP3 players, hard drive so prone to wear over time i.e. crashing

...Having bought this MP3 over 2 years ago now i thought i should write a review seen as it is 2 years old and still remains an mp3 with functions some companies have forgotten are useful. The Creative zen vision M was made as a competitor to the ipod classic back in the day boasting a 2.5" screen, touch navigation and most importantly a wide range of video support. Firstly the video support. This for me is one of the best features of this mp3 player, with divx, xvid, mp4, avi support it still has more video support than the ipod touch. This is brilliant, every time i download a video i don't need to convert, all i do is slap it on the hard drive and i'm good to go. Video playback is excellent, although it is only a 2.5" screen the colours are vibrant and although small details cannot be seen it is an excellent on the go video player...

kersplatty 13.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN VISION:M 30 GB

Creative Zen being too Creative

Advantages: Lots of storage, Works as mass storage device, Lots of features, Plays Video
Disadvantages: Requires software to upload music, Big and heavy

...I bought myself a Creative Zen Vision M to listen to my music collection. I chose this player due to the large storage capacity and video capabilities as well as the built-in FM radio tuner. Mine is the 60GB version, but the 30GB version is also available in a slightly smaller body. The player has a black front and a white back and doesn't look quite elegant. It has four buttons, each with an icon that glows a nice blue colour when pressed. Something unusual is that it has a vertical touch pad for navigation. I bought mine for £160 at the time when it first came out (60GB version) but the 30GB version seems to be selling for just over £100 on eBay. USING AND NAVIGATION Loading songs requires the software to be installed on a PC first. This is very annoying as I prefer to just plug the player into any random PC just to drag my...

Deru 01.01.2009 · Read review
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Creative's pride the new Creative Zen

Advantages: Excellent audio, loads of features, price
Disadvantages: A bit sloppy video

...it?s yet to reach the class to give a reasonable challenge to Apple iPods. But all said and done Creative Zen has definitely got the class, as far as the audio players are concerned, to remarkably enhance Creative?s Audio products reputation. DESIGN: Refreshingly it has pretty and intelligent look, in fact very impressive. It is compact, robust and more often than not may be confused with a credit card. The color option now available is black (definitely good thinking). It has inherited the best parts of Zen Vision in resemblance. At a measurement of 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3mm it will fit into your pocket and stay their comfortable since it weighs only 65 g. or 2.1 oz. Might be a bit bulky but wait I will tell you why. The matte finish is an excellent choice as the glossy black plastic finish has the uncanny trend of blotching...

roktimdutta 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Creative zen

Advantages: reasonable price, looks good, dinky, good battery life, good sound quality.
Disadvantages: NONE:)

...i bought this product in may 2008 for about £80 very reasonable for a new 8gb player considering the ipod of that size and generation cost £120-150. I choose it because i had a muvo and loved the quality but out grew it and after battleing with numerous unbranded models i was sick and tired of rubbish. I am a stong hater of popular branded stuff such as the ipod as people i know have had ipods stolen and broken after a year or so (just after the garentee runs out i think) so i didn't look at the ipods and as me and my brother had both had amazing creative mp3 players with no problems (his zen touch has been running for 4 years and still going strong) i decided to look for a new creative player the mozaic in my opinion was the same thing with an ugly casing and the x-fi was a bit expensive so at the size i needed the zen was ideal...

leightheDalek 07.02.2009 · Read review
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Zen will creative be creative?

Advantages: High class processing rates
Disadvantages: Navigation and doldrum design again

...CREATIVE ZEN - MX Storage - 8 GB Release date - 05 - 2009 RRP ? 99.99 GBP ? Amazon website via the market-place option Zen will creative be creative? = There are not a lot of life patterns you can be sure of; but when it comes to Creatives new MP3 player launch, the same old design pops its mandatory blue-print into the box of blandness. Yes, I?m talking about the so called new ordinary MX. This years silently released epic from the Creative Lab team. The difference with this model is it?s quirky pointless OCD shift that plays with the navigation direction buttons rather than any major bold steps to bridge the gap with Apple?s flying machine the iPod. Creatives efforts are not with simplify design; but with different processors and technology that they feel capture their loyal client...

1st2thebar 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Creative Zen Vision:M - best on the market

Advantages: Loads of features, brilliant screen quality, value for money
Disadvantages: no mains charger supplied, headphones not great

...The Creative Zen Vision:M is the ultimate in personal entertainment. Although most people prefer to stick with the 'popular' Apple iPod products, i feel they are often excessively priced for the features that they offer and as such you are merely paying for the brand name. Creative's entertainment products on the other hand are packed full of features at a very reasonable price. The Zen Vision:M has several features that make it stand out from an iPod. Firstly, there is the ability to use the player as a portable hard disk, the capacity of which can be set by the user from 1GB to 16GB in teh 30GB model. This enables the user to store files other than the usual mp3 and mp4 files such as documents and other program files. The advantage of this is also that you can transfer songs from a computer that does not have the creative software...

jimbobjimbob123 18.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN VISION:M 30 GB

Creative Zen Vision M 30GB

Advantages: Sound Quality, Photo and Video Features
Disadvantages: No charger

...charger provided with the MP3 player. WHY????? and unfortunately my old Micro charger doesn't work with it either as you can only use the docking hole to plug a charger in (which you have to buy separately - luckily they are widely available). I don't like the fact Creative have changed from a USB plug in to the docking hole as this is located at the bottom of the player so if you want to charge and listen to music and you have one of the cheapy docking station speakers you can't put the player in the place holder! These are only small gripes though as the applications and sound are excellent. Note for Creative, stick with the things that worked for the old Micro Zen (ie better software and charger) with the additional features and upgrades of the Vision (larger capacity, photos and videos) and you would have a seriously brilliant...

fcberry 21.11.2007 · Read review
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The Creative Zen is brilliant little device!

Advantages: Small, sleek and lots of features
Disadvantages: Buttons could be a bit tricky at first

...I received this device as a gift. I was a little unsure at first as I had never owned any kind of MP3 before. I was very pleasantly suprised to find it very easy to use and that it has unexpected features such as radio, photo and video. Personally I often use this on the train or the walk to work - the sound and video quality is excellent. I have often watched programs downloaded from BBC i Player and the quality is brilliant. The Zen comes with computer software which is very easy to install. You can also use i-tunes with this product, which is very handy. The only very slight gripe with this product is that I found the buttons a bit confusing at first... although saying that, I didn't read the instructions! This is a great alternative to an i-pod, personally I think it is better - easier to use and with more features....

twinkle321 29.06.2009 · Read review
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Zen Vision:M - Over a year on and going strong

Advantages: Handles numerous file formats; good battery life
Disadvantages: Slightly chunky; not as attractive as iPod; screen scratches easily

...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....

blackpuddinonnabike 21.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN VISION:M 30 GB

Simply Zen

Advantages: Credit Card sized, Good battery life, Excellent Sound
Disadvantages: Messy Menu System

...too long on an up to date computer. Though you might want to stop it from installing some of the unnecessary software, unless your a big fan of pod-casts or spoken book audio sites. It's important to note that as it's a fairly up to date MP3 player so it will only run on Windows XP or Vista. The sound quality is excellent, as Creatives tend to be and has a slight edge over the ipod in that department, as well as volume levels (but only if you want to go deaf), though to get the most of it you'll be wanting to replace the headphones provided. Though sadly that will mean you won't be able to used to radio feature present on the player. A major limitation as it's one of the plus points that Zen's have over Ipods. Battery life is around 24 hrs at 128kbps, but expect that to be a lot less if you use high quality MP3s. Sadly there...

ScreamingTc 28.11.2008 · Read review
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