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Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB Media Player - Black (2.5

83

Very Good
  • Pros
  • High audio quality High audio quality
  • Great screen for photos and video
  • Cons
  • Audio codec support somewhat limited
  • Requires dongle to charge and sync files

Product Specs

Battery
Hours of Play (Per vendor)14 hours
Display
Screen Resolution320 by 240 pixels
Screen Size (inches)2.5 inches
Disply
ScreenTypeColor
Features
Equalizer Settings8
FM RecordingYes
Plays For SureYes
Presets32
Replaceable Battery0
Video OutputYes
Video SupportYes
Voice RecordingYes
General
CaseYes
DockYes
FM tunerYes
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)97 dB
Included Hardware
AC AdapterYes
Firewire cableNo
Included Hardware
  • pouch
  • Earphones
Remote ControlNo
USB cableYes
Included Software
Included Software
  • Creative Media Explorer
  • Creative MediaSource
Interface Connections
FirewireNo
Headphone outputYes
Line OutNo
Microphone inputNo
USB Yes
USB Host AdapterNo
Software
ItunesNo
NapsterYes
RhapsodyYes
Storage Included
Built-in Capacity30GB
Storage Media
Compact FlashNo
Memory StickNo
Memory Stick MicroNo
micro SDNo
mini SDNo
SD cardNo
Smart MediaNo
xD Picture CardNo
Supported Audio Formats
AAC No
AIFF No
Apple LosslessNo
ASF No
AudibleNo
FLAC No
MP3 Yes
OGG No
OtherAudioWMA DRM
WAV Yes
WMA Yes
WMA LosslessNo
Supported Image Formats
BMP Yes
GIF Yes
JPG Yes
Photo Support
  • TIFF
  • Yes
PNGYes
Supported Video Formats
DivX4Yes
DivX5Yes
H 264No
Motion JPEGYes
mpeg1Yes
mpeg2Yes
mpeg4
  • No
  • Yes
wmvYes
XviDYes

User Reviews for Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB Media Player - Black (2.5

  • Reviewed by: Xiad

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths:

    Weaknesses:

    Overall Evaluation: does any one can recommend it from apple ipod classic, according to the sound quality ONLY (since everyone knows that ZVM is better in features). please advice me about this. i`ll appreciate that &thanks in advance. ziad

  • Reviewed by: Philatanus

    Duration of ownership: 1 Year

    Strengths: Screen color, sound quality, firmware

    Weaknesses: Scratches easily (except the screen)

    Overall Evaluation: I've been using it for a year and never had any big problems with it (a crash once in a while). It has 256 mil colors making it great for watching videos, and the sound quality is really good too. The firmware is also really good and stable. It's everything iPod is and more.

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