Creative Labs Zen Vision (30 GB) Digital Media Player 
Creative Labs Zen Vision (30 GB) Digital Media Player

 
Creative Labs Zen Vision (30 GB) Digital Media Player

Manufacturer: Creative Technology
Storage Capacity: 30 GB
Supported Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA
Product ID: EPID48111901
Description: The Zen Vision is said to sport a 1.8in 30GB hard drive to store MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG 4, WMV, DIVx and XviD audio and video files, not to mention JPEG and TIFF pictures, for playback on the unit's 3.7in, 640 x 480 65,535-colour display.
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  Zen Vision Digital 30 GB Media Player
Review created: 08/07/06
9 of 11 people found this review helpful.

I bought this Portable Media player, because I wanted to have all my media on the palm of my hand. I love this mp3 player, because it has a lot of features that others don't, and that's what I love about it. In my opinion its far better than the ipod or any other mp3 player for that matter!


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  Creative Labs Zen Vision (30 GB) Digital Media Player
Review created: 03/11/07
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5 of 7 people found this review helpful.

First the negatives: The screen is not as good as the "W" (wide screen) version of the ZEN Vision although it has higher resolution, it has a narrow viewing angle and that could be a bother for some people. I don't really mind it that much. The filing system and management software is crap. You cannot delete, create or move folders or files on the Zen hard drive. Not a huge deal, just a bit annoying.

On the positive side: This model: Creative Zen Vision (no "W") has the ability to record FM broadcasts which is great because I love NPR and hate having to miss a show because my breaks or car trips are too short. I can't imagine why they dropped this feature from the "W" (wide screen) version. The radio reception is quite good despite the bad comments you might have read on this matter. Not true. The radio is excellent.

Conclusion: If you don't care about recording FM, buy the newer wide screen "W" version. It costs a bit more but the screen is lovely and fits the aspect ration of newer content. If the recording capability is important to you then you must seek out the older version and put up with a slightly less beautiful image (really, no big deal). Either way the device is handsome and extremely well designed and easy to use. File transfers are fast and easy. It is entirely satisfying in almost every way.


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  I was scammed
Review created: 09/03/06
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5 of 29 people found this review helpful.

The seller took my money and never sent me an item. Scammer got me for $280. I was only refunded $175 so I am still upset.


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  Zen Vision Model "M"
Review created: 04/13/07
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4 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Although I am selling mine to help pay for other new gadgets, I wanted to comment on the model "M" because it seems most of the other reviewers are talking about the "W" model which I think is the wider screen design. My model has the standard screen but does display wide video formats. The battery is internal. No speaker either. But don't be disappointed in this respect, none of the DVD players I have examined in the stores have good sound with out headphones. The Zen sound is great with decent in the ear phones.

The FM radio really pulls in the stations, very clear and it uses the wires to the ear phones as the antenna. Very easy to record like one reviewer stated.

I agree with the reviewer who mentioned that you can not delete files from a computer with the interface cable; you need to use the touch controls on the player. Would be a nice to have feature, but not essential. The software will automatically synchronize files to your computer although I only tried this once.

No one mentioned the touch controls. They are very sensitive, but I got used to them. One feature that I am missing on my new DVD player that the Zen had: You can move a little bar along to advance or replay the video, there is a seek function and the time position of the video is displayed.

The reason I bought this brand over the the Zune and Ipod, was the quality of the picture, additional features and the universal aspect of the player. The Zen just works with most any file although you have to use Creative Labs software to convert and load them.


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  Player of ALL players!
Review created: 11/14/06
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Awesome player, better display screen than the ipod. It even has a built in speaker so if u don’t have your headphones, you can still jam to your favorite tracks. The rechargeable battery is removable so if it ever stops working you can still replace it. Its slim and fits into your pocket really easy and looks super stylish, everywhere i go people ask what is it!?! I never leave home without it!


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  WOW!!! The best Mp3 Player and exactly what I wanted!!!
Review created: 07/08/07
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This MP3 player does it all! Music, videos, photos, movies and even hooks up to your TV and downloads TV shows. It has more memory than you could use and also takes a memory card just in case. Another plus is that this player has a speaker, so more than one person can watch and hear what’s playing. The screen is fantastic; it’s clear, bright and best of all huge. Big enough to watch a movie and not get frustrated. It is very easy to use and program. It’s drag and drop and self explanatory. So you don’t have to be a computer programmer to use this MP3 player. This player has exceeded all of my expectations and it was definitely worth the money. I totally recommend this player and give it a “10” out of 10.


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  Extremely Handy
Review created: 02/07/07
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This item is a very handy little guy. To start, right off the back, it gives you very easy control over how to manage your data within the actual device as well as when hooked up to a computer or output device of sorts. It gives you everything and anything, as far as features you desire, with regards to music playback and organization - but thats not why I brought it! I brought it because I needed something to play video. Something small enough that i could travel wiht me in my day to day activities, but with a screen big enough to appreciate the quality of the video - while all of this offered at a reasonable price! I personally took days comparing this to the ARKOS and was torn between the two. Yet when it comes to the economic value - this is the way to go! It offers almost all the same features as the ARKOS but at HALF the price. Compatible with anything that has a usb port (amazingly enough, including xbox 360,) this is truely a satisfaction guarenteed, must buy item!


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  Great Player All Around
Review created: 03/05/07
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I love this player, it has everything anyone could want. The screen is amazing and big enough to enjoy a movie. The sound is great also. I especailly loved the speaker because i didnt need to use my earphones and i could share my music with other people. Bottom line... It's worth it.


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  great ebayer!!!
Review created: 03/08/08
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highly recommended ebayer, hope to do more business with him. great products and just as was posted on the internet


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  zen vision
Review created: 01/07/08
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I purchased this Zen Vision for my fiace for christmas. He has been wanting one for awile now. This product is defective and we are sendign it to Creative Labs to be checked out. It does appear that it is the products built in hard drive that is the problem. Make sure when you are buying these types of products that you buy the warrenty, when available. The money I saved through ebay will most likely be spent to repair it or maybe spend the estra money and buy it through an actual dealer.


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  Creative Zen Vision
Review created: 12/26/07(updated 12/26/07)

The screen is the major flaw in the design. You have to hold it with a left tilt to get the picture clear. With the screen being a bust the player is too heavy to be very portable. Also 30 Gigs is a small amount of storage for a hard drive. Go with the updated Vision W if you want to watch videos and or the new Zen if you want a portable music player with a little bit of video capacity.


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