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6.7 out of 10

Creative Zen Vision:M

 

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  • User Score (1273)
    8.3 8.3 from 1273 reviewers
  • Expert Score (18)
    8.4 8.4 from 18 reviewers
  • Design (52)
    6.2 6.2 from 52 reviewers
  • Value for money (82)
    7.0 7.0 from 82 reviewers
  • Features (88)
    7.4 7.4 from 88 reviewers
  • Ease of use (71)
    7.1 7.1 from 71 reviewers
  • Performance (39)
    6.8 6.8 from 39 reviewers
  • Sound quality (181)
    7.2 7.2 from 181 reviewers
  • Reliability (27)
    7.0 7.0 from 27 reviewers
  • Overall quality (51)
    6.8 6.8 from 51 reviewers
  • Looks (11)
    7.1 7.1 from 11 reviewers
  • Battery performance (35)
    6.6 6.6 from 35 reviewers
  • Display (38)
    7.2 7.2 from 38 reviewers
  • Video quality (8)
    5.7 5.7 from 8 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (6)
    8.2 8.2 from 6 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (36)
    5.7 5.7 from 36 reviewers
  • Capacity (6)
    6.8 6.8 from 6 reviewers
  • Speed performance (27)
    6.7 6.7 from 27 reviewers
  • Equipment (9)
    6.9 6.9 from 9 reviewers
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PC Magazine

    PC Magazine
    9.0/10
    26 January 2006

    The Zen Vision:M is our new favorite iPod alternative and should appeal to lots of people, but we have a feeling it's still not going to sway the iPod-loving masses. Read more

    • Good design. Excellent screen. Very good audio and video quality. Broad feature set.
    • Short battery life. Requires a dongle to sync, charge, and output to TV. See the Creative Zen Vision:M in Action !

  2. avecmobile.com

    10 January 2012

    The Creative Zen Vision M is a small, portable media player that lets you store music, videos, podcasts, and photos on its 30GB hard disk to enjoy wherever you want. Read more

  3. PC World

    PC World
    7.0/10
    15 August 2006

    The VisionM has a touchpad Read more

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

  4. Bjorn3d.com

    Bjorn3d.com
    10 May 2006

    INTRODUCTION Sometimes life isn’t fair. Several companies including iRiver, iAudio and Creative have been selling great MP3-players for quite some time but when Apple goes and releases the iPOD everyone suddenly goes ga-ga... Read more

  5. What Hi-Fi?

    What Hi-Fi?
    8.0/10
    10 January 2007

    Of all the portable video players we've seen, the Zen Vision M stands out as being the nearest in style and approach to the iPod Classic. Read more

    • Nice iPod-like styling; very good picture and sound performance
    • The iPod Classic is even better

  • User Reviews

  1. Zen Vision M 60gb: Best Media player EVER!

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: Cindy J Snyder, Amazon
    8 December 2010

    I have owned Creative Mp3 players for 2 product generations from the Nomad jukebox xtra. The Zen Vision M 60 gb has performed flawlessly since 2006 with NO replacement of any parts. Read more

  2. "Mine Sucks! Key Pad Way Too Sensitive!"

    CNET
    1.0/10
    Reviewer: Harley698u, CNET
    13 November 2010

    I almost hate to use it, At the slightest touch it can go anywhere and what you were listening to is lost. I also hate the fact that you can't buy any of the I-Pad type docks etc. for it. Read more

    • Holds lots of stuff. Once you get it where you want it, it works fairly well, as long as you don't accidentally touch it.
    • It's touch pad is so sensitive that it is almost impossible to get to where you want to go. In your pocket, the slightest touch will change anything and everything. Once changed it is extremely hard to get back to where yo...

  3. If you can get one take good care of it!

    Ebay
    10/10
    Reviewer: lnmrls, Ebay
    13 July 2011 See Product at eBay ($202.49)

    The absolute best mp3 player of its generation. You can't go wrong with it. Best of all, there is no stupid proprietary software to use, you can drag and drop to your hearts content. Read more or see product

  4. gdgt

    gdgt
    9.0/10
    Reviewer: GabyG, gdgt
    28 August 2011

    Only issues I have had are occasional screen freezes where I can simply reset the unit from the bottom. VERY durable - I can't count the amounts of times I have dropped this onto hard surfaces and there are even cracks in the... Read more

  5. True Zen

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: Zen Master Vic65, Newegg
    8 August 2007

    If you want to run with the rest of the sheep, get the Ip*d. The folks I know with the other players spent more money and they still think this is a better machine. Read more

    • Purchased to replace my almost four year old 40GB Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra. This unit is slightly narrower, has a color screen that is easier to read even in bright light, and it accesses menu functions much faster than my o...
    • No leather case with belt clip. Does not come with charger (5 hours from completely dead battery to full charge using USB). Still larger in overall size than a similar capacity IP*D.

  • WikiFreak Description

The new Creative Zen Vision:M is Creative’s answer to the 5G Apple iPod. Specs for the unit are very comparable to that of the Apple 5G including the 2.5 inch screen, but Creative did manage to squeeze roughly four hours of video playback on its 30 GB hard drive. Roughly twice as thick as the iPod, the unit offers 11 hours of audio recording. On the plus side, the Creative Zen features an FM tuner, voice recording options, and handles a wide variety of play formats including MPEG-4, WMV, Motion JPEG, Div…

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The new Creative Zen Vision:M is Creative’s answer to the 5G Apple iPod. Specs for the unit are very comparable to that of the Apple 5G including the 2.5 inch screen, but Creative did manage to squeeze roughly four hours of video playback on its 30 GB hard drive. Roughly twice as thick as the iPod, the unit offers 11 hours of audio recording. On the plus side, the Creative Zen features an FM tuner, voice recording options, and handles a wide variety of play formats including MPEG-4, WMV, Motion JPEG, DivX and XviD. At a cost of 330 bucks, it is easy to see why this unit has become a great rival for the 5G Apple. Negatives do exist, primarily on the proprietary feature side. Those include the proprietary dock connection and a proprietary video cable as well. Yet another issue is the non-removable battery. But the greatest issue is that you cannot simply plug the unit into your computer and just drop music onto without installing software. In addition, your computer must feature Windows XP.

Overall, the Zen Vision:M is a great personal media device. The ability to play back most popular video file formats, especially DivX and XviD, are particularly attractive (you will not have to spend a lot of time converting video formats). The audio and video quality, especially the bright screen, are excellent and a fully charged battery allows for at least one movie, perhaps even a second while traveling. Its proprietary video cable and the needs for the Windows XP software to operate could get in the way of someone using a different operating system but the Creative Zen Vision:M is easily considered the top video rival to iPod. The high quality viewing screen and a battery life twice that of 30GB video iPod make this the ideal choice for many.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

The ZEN Vision:M combines music, video and photo functionality into one compact digital media player that simply oozes with style. Store up to 7,500 songs on your ZEN Vision:M and enjoy up to 17 hours of audio or 5 hours of video playback on one full charge of the battery. The fun doesnâ.

  • Usage: Music Video Recording Photo Viewing
  • Screen Size: 2.5 inch
  • Storage Capacity: 30 GB
  • Number of Songs: 7500
  • Main Storage Type: Hard Drive
  • Interface: USB 2.0

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