Creative ZEN VISION:M - Digital player / radio - HDD 30 GB - WMA, MP3 - video playback - display: 2.5" - black |
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What Hi-Fi Review
March 2006
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Great Player, 2008-07-17
Comment: The Zen Vision:M entered the market pitted against Apple's enormously popular iPod. I initially opted for the Vision:M as it was slightly cheaper for the same capacity and I didn't want to become dependant on Apple's iTunes software. It was one of the better decisions of my life.
The Zen Vision:M excels at everything it does. It's 2.5" screen displays videos in vibrant and immersive colour while album art is also displayed next to the songs that is playing, something which, while simple, makes the whole experience seem somehow better. A variety of themes is also available allowing you to change the colour scheme and background to your choice.
The best part of the Vision:M however is not the display. It is the sound. This simply defies belief. You get rich, deep bass and clear, crisp highs even using the headphones out of the box (which I am still using a year and a half on). The Zen supports high quality and even lossless audio to make the experience even better. It also has a range of different equaliser settings allowing you to change dynamics depending on what type of music you are listening to. One small criticism is that the Vision:M does not support gapless playback.
The interface is very easy to get used to and can be customised to remove options you don't use frequently. One of the buttons can also be set as a shortcut button to skip to your most frequently used feature. The buttons are intuitively laid out and the whole thing has a solid feel to it. My main criticism is that Creative have used a plastic material for the screen and this scratches very easily. Screen protectors can be bought though (the Vision:M comes with one already attached) which will remedy this problem though.
The Vision:M is slightly thicker than the iPod and a tad heavier but looks beautiful and works even better. It can be used to store and display photos and videos and it has an inbuilt radio which is very clear. The Vision:M runs for a very long time off a single charge: up to 14 hours if it is just playing music. The player supports high-speed USB which means your entire music library can be transferred in a very short time.
Overall the Zen Vision:M is a brilliant mp3 player. It's battery life outstrips that of it's competitors and audio quality is excellent. Coming down in price but still one of the best players on the market today.
Creative impress me again, 2008-03-30
Comment: This little player is a godsend.
I've never liked ipod's and have always gone for creative mp3 players, and this one is no let down.
Loading music and video on is really easy, and the video quality is amazing, much better than i thought it could be for a small player.
What i find really useful is the fact i can sync is up to outlook, my pictures etc. and then as soon as i plug in to my computer it all update for me automatically.
I got a refurbished version for really cheap, and it looks and behaves as new. Does the job, distracts me from work... not much more you could need
Great for an xmas pressie, 2007-10-20
Comment: I've had one of these babies myself, and know alot of people with one. Everyone thinks they're great. Most people think that Apple Ipods are better just because of their brand, but when an ipod owner sees one of these fellas they're stunned.
Zen's have a much higher sound quality as Creative are specialists in sound as they're one of the leading sound card producers for computers, so they know how to make quality sound.
They also have a much much better video quality than the video ipods. Video ipods say they're video but the quality isnt' that great really. However on a creative zen vision:m, they quality is amazing! It's just like watching it on the tele! There's no better quality little player than this one.
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Creative
Label: Creative Labs
Manufacturer: Creative Labs
Model: 70PF169000019
Publisher: Creative Labs
Studio: Creative Labs |
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