Manufacturer's Description
Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB Media Player - Black
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Product Specifications for
Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB Media Player - Black
| Capacity and Display |
| Hard Drive Capacity |
30 GB |
| LCD Screen Size |
2.5 in |
| More Info |
| URL |
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=14331&nav=features |
| Battery |
| Battery Life (Audio) |
14 hour(s) |
| Battery Life (Video) |
4 hour(s) |
| Warranty |
| Warranty Information |
1 Year Limited Warranty |
| Dimensions |
| Depth |
0.7 in |
| Weight |
5.7 oz |
| Width |
4.1 in |
| Height |
2.4 in |
| Other Features |
| Signal To Noise Ratio |
97 dB |
| General Features |
FM Tuner|PDA Functions|Radio Recorder |
| Included Components |
A/V Cable|Carrying Case|Headphones|USB Cable |
| System Type |
Mac|PC |
| Interface |
| Output |
A/V (Composite)|Headphone Out (1/8" Mini) |
| Input |
USB 2.0 |
| Media Formats Supported |
| Image Format |
JPEG|TIFF |
| Audio Format |
MP3|WAV|WMA |
| Video Format |
DivX|MJPEG|MPEG-1|MPEG-2|MPEG-4|WMV|XviD |
Most recent User Reviews for
Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB Media Player - Black
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Reviewed by: Andrew
11-30-07
Duration of ownership:
11
Months
Strengths: lots of storage, easy to use
Weaknesses:didn't last long
Overall Evaluation: I purchased two of these last Christmas. One doesn?t get used much and works fine. But my 17 year old got the other and it works OK for a month or two then it starts to freeze up and eventually won?t work at all. We sent it back every two or three months and now it worked for 4 months which puts it out of the 90 day warrantee for the return. If your going to give it to a kid who takes it to school everyday then I?d look elsewhere. It has a hard drive in it and is very sensitive to being jostled. My son kept it in a case and was very carful with it and it still kept malfunctioning. The one my wife and I use works fine, but we don?t use it much. All in all I would not buy this unit again as now not even a year later it is inoperable and out of warrantee. Don?t buy it.
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Reviewed by:
05-13-07
Duration of ownership:
6
Months
Strengths: Withstands numerous concrete falls!
Weaknesses:A couple of songs might switch around names but that is it. The body, not the screen scratches easily. Do not put on a silicon skin..they do not work!!
Overall Evaluation: I cannot live without my Creative Zen!!!! Forget Ipod!!! My sister hates her Ipod after seeing Creative. The screen on the zen lets you put a wallpaper much like a pc. The headphones might look little and cheap but they are far from it!! The sound is incredible. I love being able to watch movies and videos with ease. Once you get used to the controls, navigating is a breezee. You can download so many different kind of files and have room for text documents if u so desire. My works hard..sometimes 15 hour days!! It got stuck on me 2 times in 6 months...all you do is drive a needle in the tiny hole on the bottom and voila! It restarts again like a computer. And yes I dropped it so many times and it works to perfection! Creative Labs also has their own software and site for downloading podcasts if you want and its free!!!
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Reviewed by: GhostStriker
04-18-07
Duration of ownership:
5
Months
Strengths: See below.
Weaknesses:See below.
Overall Evaluation: Strengths: -Easy to transfer files to and from, whether it is audio, video, pictures, or data stored for back up and transportation. -Requires no proprietary software (like iTunes) -Long battery life. -EXCELLENT screen quality, sharpness and color. -Plays just about every video format, and will convert any others to the format it needs automatically. -Great built in equalizer and volume control. -Can record voice and FM radio. Weaknesses -Smooth surfaces can be easily scratched. -Player freezes once in a while, but reboots easily and without loss of data. -Scrolling touchpad can be overly sensitive and clicked unintentionally. -Requires proprietary adapter to use wall and car chargers. I have no regrets about buying this MP3 player. The flexibility, battery life, screen quality and fact that I can plug it into any computer without it requiring its own software to be used make it a much better choice than the iPod Video. You can literally copy your files, plug it into your friends computer, and share any of the data you saved to the device. You can even customize the wall paper behind the menus. The downsides to the player are even easily compensated for. To combat the easily scratched surfaces, you can purchase a case, or clear laminate "armor" from someone like invisibleshield.com or the silicone second skin. If the player freezes, press the reset button and it takes just a minute or so to reboot. You can adjust the sensitivity of the touch pad, but even at its lowest it takes some getting used to avoid the accidental clicking. As far as the charging adapters are concerned, a lot of the 3rd party chargers you can buy online or at the store come with the adapter built in, so if you get one of those, you only need the adapter to hook the player up to the computer with the usb cable. Overall, you cannot go wrong with the Creative Zen Vision:M. It is absolutely the best player with its features for the value, and the screen and sounds quality are superb.
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Reviewed by: dwmmlm
04-18-07
Duration of ownership:
7
Days
Strengths: Screen quality, value, build.
Weaknesses:The interface and touch pad center control are horrible. Navigation. Learning curve much longer than most.
Overall Evaluation: Too bad that this IPod competitor got overly cute with the controls on this thing. Screen is clear and easy for movie watching. However, the center slide touch pad is very sensitive and is very difficult to control (even after you've figured out how to navigate). The most common functions are not at screen level and even trying to FF a song is trickier than it should be. All in all, the player is a modest attempt to be IPod-like, but fails due to it's lack of simplicity (which is kind of the beauty of the IPod). I am fairly pleased with the product, but if I could do-over, I would not purchase this again.
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Reviewed by:
12-03-06
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: ZVM has clear picture and movies Easy to load player with music & pictures
Weaknesses:ACCESSARIES! case & no options for a case . WEIGHT- 2 heavy for shirt pocket CHARGER not included& large-bulky as well as expensive to purchase separatly port to use to play in car or on a radio
Overall Evaluation: ACCESSARIES! I've been looking everywhere including online .2-3 companys make a case specifically for it ,but when you actually try them they don't work.All same problem -pinch the side controls down.No charger/mount/transmitter for the car available. can only do this thru the earphone jack losing all quality & skips in &out No radio/speaker to plug the unit into ,so all can enjoy -wearing earphones buds or whatever sucks. only thing is to plug into earphone jack & lose all quality
Review:
Creative Zen VisionM
Great-looking video and high-quality audio make the VisionM a great iPod alternative.
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