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Creative started making audio players before they became personal. They were hulking, oversized Discman-style leviathans. Then came the iPod and while Creative laboured over largely unappealing Zen series players, Apple stormed ahead, trumping Creative...

Great screen, Easy to use, Gorgeous video playback, Packed with features...

Creative started making audio players before they became personal. They were hulking, oversized Discman-style leviathans. Then came the iPod and while Creative laboured over largely unappealing Zen series players, Apple stormed ahead, trumping Creative...
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We made it to the launch event, we grabbed a few shots over a bottle-strewn bar table, we threw up an article covering its capabilities, now at last we get to fondle Creatives latest creation, the Zen Vision:M. Back on the 8th of December last year(05...
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If youve spent hundreds at the iTunes Music Store, or have simply fallen in love with the iPod, theres nothing here for you. Everyone else would be mad not to consider this gem of a player Life, as this new 30GB portable media player from Creative p...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:14
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Video playback is slowly making its way on to more MP3 players. Last month we reviewed the flash memory-based iRiver U10 - see our Hotlist below. Creatives Zen Vision:M is a full-size hard disk player that competes directly with the 30GB iPod Video...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:15
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30GB music and video player: Its like an iPod Video, but not made by Apple. Creative, along with other Apple competitors, has been struggling against this perception since the iPod defined the market. Yet despite bearing more than a passing resemblance...
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T3.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:16
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Trying to take on Apple at the jukebox game is a thankless task, but its one that Creative hasnt shied away from over the years. This time its offering a player with better battery life and better support for video than the iPod. The Vision:M look...

Great video playback, Good battery life, Excellent screen...

Navigation is still a bit cumbersome, Slightly bulky size...

Not as user-friendly as the iPod, but it has better battery life and video support...
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Creative isnt new to the portable media player market – the Vision:M represents its third model with video playback capabilities, while arch-rival Apple is still on its first with the fifth-generation iPod. Creative was quick to embrace Microsofts...

While the iPod has a couple of advantage over the Vision:M – namely thinness and price – its beaten on almost every other score. Creative almost undoubtedly has a runaway hit on its hands. Will Head Lowest online price: ££146.99...
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Dare we say it, this is the new iPod killer...
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First Look Creative went ahead with its Zen Vision:M launch today, despite the player's appearance on the company's Japanese website yesterday. Cock-up or conspiracy? We'll leave that to others to decide, but we can say the Vision:M itself is no cock-u...

On the basis of what I've seen today, the Vision:M is clearly Creative's best video-enabled device yet, and certainly its best high-end music player. It doesn't come cheap, but unlike the iPod, includes a power adaptor and offers more features, in par...
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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. The Vision M has a 2.5in screen. We’ve said before that this is a little small to be watching a long film on, and...

The Vision M is something of an iPod imitator, but it doesn’t quite match its inspiration...
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THERE are many terrific stories about marketing and, like most of them, this one is probably apocryphal. I once heard that Kodak Brownie box cameras became so popular in one Pacific market that camera buyers didnt call them cameras...
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It was with a little trepidation that we received Creatives new media player, the 30GB Zen Vision:M. Having reviewed the...

Great design, awesome screen, unparalleled file support...

Average touchpad control The Final Word The Creative Zen Vision:M blows the iPod Video out of the water and stands over its broken visage with a gleeful grin. If you are looking for a reasonably price Portable Media Player, this is the one to get.

The Creative Zen Vision:M blows the iPod Video out of the water and stands over its broken visage with a gleeful grin. If you are looking for a reasonably price Portable Media Player, this is the one to get.
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This fun player is extremely accommodating, indulging your penchant for music, films, TV, radio and photography with its 30GB hard drive and high-res colour screen. It’ll even sync with your entire contents.TV, music and film in your handWhat&rsquo...

Pin sharp hi-res colour screen does justice to movies and photos. Top-notch sound quality.

Scratches easily.

An Apple a day won’t keep the Vision:M away – Creative’s latest jukebox is, without a doubt, its greatest...
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theglobeandmail.com Updated: 2014-03-31 04:42:39
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The Good: Small and portable; great screen, even in full sunlight; easy controls; protective layer over screen; excellent sound quality and range of audio-tweaking DSP settings; plays music, video and digital photos; Outlook synchronization; FM radio w...
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Digitaltrends.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:03
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Video Review: Creative has tried hard to create an iPod killer. With the Creative Zen Vision:M, its close but Apple is not ready to give up the championship belt. The look is great, and the scroll wheel works well. It has a 2.5 inch color screen, com...
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Creative has, well lets just say they have a knack of being just that. The Zen Vision:M is no exception to the kind of ease and functionality that Creative incorporates into their devices. But let’s just see how functional it really is shall we. Fo...
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avecmobile.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:05
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30 GB hard disk for storing music, photos, and movies. A 2.5 inch color screen for watching videos. The screen resolution is 320x240 pixels, with a 262 000-color display. The device can play MP3, WMA (including copy-protected songs) and WAV music, and...
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Howstuffworks.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:06
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Creative delivers a bona-fide iPod challenger with its wonderful Zen Vision:M. This versatile player offers top-notch audio and video reproduction, and its extensive feature list leaves little to be desired.The 30GB Vision:M comes in black, white, gree...

Brilliant display, broad format and service compatibility, excellent audio and video performance...

Relatively short battery life, touchpad control is imprecise, less video content available compared to iPod...

Creative delivers a bona-fide iPod challenger with its wonderful Zen Vision:M. This versatile player offers top-notch audio and video reproduction, and its extensive feature list leaves little to be desired.The 30GB Vision:M comes in black, white, gre...
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This fun player is extremely accommodating, indulging your penchant for music, films, TV, radio and photography with its 30GB hard drive and high-res colour screen. It’ll even sync with your entire contents.TV, music and film in your handWhat&rsquo...

Pin sharp hi-res colour screen does justice to movies and photos. Top-notch sound quality.

Scratches easily.

An Apple a day won’t keep the Vision:M away – Creative’s latest jukebox is, without a doubt, its greatest...
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rbmods.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:08
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Date 2006-08-30Provider: CreativeAuthor: BigManEditor: Princess AmmieCreative Zen vision M 30GBYou can see mp3 players on every other person when you walk downtown. Mp3 players have really grown into being every mans favorite little toy. There are flas...

Good size, Video, picture support, Organizer, Great sound quality, Easy menu system...

Adapter...

I guess this product can be summed up into one single word "Excellent" this is really what the product is, it has some awesome new features and the m3 player feels comfortable and the menu system is easy to use. The only flaw I could...
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Creative Zen VisionM Great-looking video and high-quality audio make the VisionM a great iPod alternative. Despite a few shortcomings, Creatives Zen VisionM is a great Apple iPod alternative. I tested a 30GB shipping model of the video-ready music dev...

High audio quality High audio quality, Great screen for photos and video...

Audio codec support somewhat limited, Requires dongle to charge and sync files...

Great-looking video and high-quality audio make the VisionM a great iPod alternative.
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:10
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You know a device has a great user interface when someone utterly unfamiliar with it accomplishes a task within 10 seconds of picking it up. Apple’s iPods pass this test with aplomb; Creative’s Zen Vision: M utterly fails it. It’s a significant flaw i...
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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 and acts like Apple invented the MP3-pl...

Good looking, Great audio quality, Great image quality, Great video quality, Plays a lot of video formats without the need for re-coding, Outputs 640x480 video using the optional AV-cable, Works great with WMP10 and has the Play4Sure logo...

Only usable on Windows XP, Needs drivers before you can transfer music and video, No support for OGG, FLAC or AAC, Scratches easy...

So is this an iPOD-killer? Well, in some ways yes but in others no. First of all it does only work in Windows XP which means it won’t interest users of other OS’es. It also does not have the same amount of peripheral created for it. On a visit...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:12
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Zen Vision:M $329 Creative (408) 428-6600 www.creative.com CPU Rating: 4 Specs: 30GB; 2.5-inch LCD (320 x 240, 262k colors); up to 14 hours continuous audio playback; up to four hours of continuous video playback; up to 97db SNR; FM tuner; TV-out If yo...
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Laptopmag.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:13
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Spec for spec, Creative’s Zen Vision:M actually gets the better of Apple’s venerable player. It’s worthy competition and the superior choice for tech-savvy users who don’t mind hunting for their own music and video. The 30GB Zen Vi...

Stunning video quality, First-rate sound and EQ enhancements, Long battery life...

Prone to freezing, Lack of integrated audio and video media store, Thicker than the iPod, Requires power adapter for charging...
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The Good: Small and portable; great screen, even in full sunlight; easy controls; protective layer over screen; excellent sound quality and range of audio-tweaking DSP settings; plays music, video and digital photos; Outlook synchronization; FM radio w...
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techreviewsource.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:15
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Portable media players are quickly becoming all the rage among music listeners and video watchers that want an all-in-one device. The Apple iPod 5G (aka- iPod Video) has become a hugely popular handheld device for both watching videos and listening...

Stylish design, easy to use, great navigation & controls, great video battery life, FM tuner, voice recorder, excellent audio & video quality...

Mediocre audio battery life, no compatible video store available yet, clunky dongle to sync/charge...

Portable media players are quickly becoming all the rage among music listeners and video watchers that want an all-in-one device. The Apple iPod 5G (aka- iPod Video) has become a hugely popular handheld device for both watching videos and listening t...
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You've got to hand it to Creative. Or at least feel sorry for it. No sooner had it helped create the portable digital media player market with its Zen Jukebox, when Apple swept in relatively late in the game to sweep up all the plaudits with its iPod, the...

The Zen Vision: M is the best media player Creative has yet released and as such, demands attention. The quality of its display is its biggest assest over the fifth generation iPod, and it offers navigation innovations such as a shortcut button. It's stil...
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homecinemachoice.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:17
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LordPercy.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:18
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Winner of Best in Show at CES in Vegas, with seamless video playback a 30gb hard drive and a battery life longer than a Liberal Democrats leadership challenge. We test the new Vision:M from Creative.
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Portable media players (PMPs) are still coming of age, and it isnt yet clear where the sweet spot is in terms of size and video quality. But Creative is definitely covering its bases, between its Zen Vision—a full-fledged PMP with a gorgeous 3.7-inc...

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.

The Zen Vision:M is our new favorite iPod alternative and should appeal to lots of people, but we have a feeling its still not going to sway the iPod-loving masses...
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extrememhz.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:21
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While Apple managed to get their Video Ipod out before the holidays, Creative wasnt far behind, releasing their competitive player to the US market roughly a month later. Ill be honest and say that the official press pictures didnt look all that ap...
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anythingbutipod.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:21
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The Vision:M is Creative’s newest creation poised with an impressive set of features. The most notable feature is the video playback file support which easily handles MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV9, and Motion-JPEG. The video, as well as photos, play back o...

The Vision:M is Creative’s newest creation poised with an impressive set of features. The most notable feature is the video playback file support which easily handles MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV9, and Motion-JPEG. The video, as well as photos, play back o...
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v3.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:22
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A portable media player to rival the Ipod, but not in style...
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mp3.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:24
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Available in five colors, the Creative Zen Vision:M has an incredible screen, a simple interface, excellent video battery life, an FM tuner and recorder, and a voice recorder. It features a customizable Shortcut button, and it supports a wide range of...
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everythingusb.com Updated: 2011-08-03 02:16:26
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Where to buy Creative Zen Vision:M 30GBStorePriceAvailability Review VerdictDespite some minor glitches, the Creative Zen Vision:M is evidently the most entertaining portable video player with plentiful of features, long battery life, stellar video per...

Gorgeous screen, Great battery life, Highly customizable menu, Excellent video format compatibility (no need for tedious conversions)...

Video hiccups every 10-15 minutes due to buffering (fixed via firmware), A bit bulky, Somewhat awkward control designs, MTP (meaning no Mac support ever), No games; non-removable battery, Easy to lose dock adapter...

Despite some minor glitches, the Creative Zen Vision:M is evidently the most entertaining portable video player with plentiful of features, long battery life, stellar video performance, and high level of personalization...
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