Creative has come out with a thing of beauty with the Creative Zen Vision. A 30GB personal media player, the Vision comes in a gorgeous matte black and gray finish that feels almost sensuous (am I allowed to say that here?). It sports a crisp 3.7" 640x480 transflective LCD screen, plays back practically all the major video file formats, and even sports a CompactFlash card slot.
And we have it here to unpack!
The first thing that will greet you upon opening the box of the Creative Zen Vision is the requisite slew of quick-starts, installation CDs and the user's manual, all resting on a pair of foldaway flaps.
Pull out the flaps and inside you will find, ta-daaah, the Creative Zen Vision, cocooned in a protective styro wrap and resting on an eggcrate mount.
Take off the eggcrate mount and inside, the next thing that you will see is the Vision's faux velvet drawstring pouch. Not as impressive as seeing a hardcase inside, but at least Creative was thoughtful enough to include it.
Take out the pouch as well as the cardboard base beneath it and you will find the accessories, consisting of (from left to right): USB cable, Creative earphones (featuring a metal-post design), AV connectors, and AC power adapter.
Oh, and just one more thing. Before anything else, don't forget to take out the Vision's battery pack and remove the protective plastic tab from the battery terminals. If you don't do this, your Vision won't be able to charge and you'd be wondering if you got yourself a dud unit.
And there you have it, the Creative Zen Vision. Unpacked. It's a stylish personal media player with an impressive form factor and excellent build quality.
You can read all about the Creative Zen Vision, including its various pros and cons, in the December issue of m|ph magazine.
The first thing that will greet you upon opening the box of the Creative Zen Vision is the requisite slew of quick-starts, installation CDs and the user's manual, all resting on a pair of foldaway flaps.
Pull out the flaps and inside you will find, ta-daaah, the Creative Zen Vision, cocooned in a protective styro wrap and resting on an eggcrate mount.
Take off the eggcrate mount and inside, the next thing that you will see is the Vision's faux velvet drawstring pouch. Not as impressive as seeing a hardcase inside, but at least Creative was thoughtful enough to include it.
Take out the pouch as well as the cardboard base beneath it and you will find the accessories, consisting of (from left to right): USB cable, Creative earphones (featuring a metal-post design), AV connectors, and AC power adapter.
Oh, and just one more thing. Before anything else, don't forget to take out the Vision's battery pack and remove the protective plastic tab from the battery terminals. If you don't do this, your Vision won't be able to charge and you'd be wondering if you got yourself a dud unit.
And there you have it, the Creative Zen Vision. Unpacked. It's a stylish personal media player with an impressive form factor and excellent build quality.
You can read all about the Creative Zen Vision, including its various pros and cons, in the December issue of m|ph magazine.
Thought there would be a review of creative zen on the december issue???
Yes, Mike. The December issue. 2005. The one you're holding is the Oct-Nov issue.
is its compatible with Macs?
Sadly it isn't. At least not unless someone comes up with a hack or something. It relies on the Media Transfer Protocol of Windows, which means that you need at least Windows XP to run this.
price, please?
Luis: price, please?
Ah, well, the price is still yet to be announced. Probably because the new iPods threw a monkey wrench of sorts into the world of portable video players. But I suspect a price point at around the 23T to 25T range. :)
Hi, Im planning to buy creative zen vision but I'm having second thought, what if the battery finish or something wrong with it meron kayang creative workshop dyan sa Philippines.
Thanks in advance for any info.
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WoW...The sound is great, very user friendly, and it really holds a charge well. Adding music to the device is very simple. I've kept the media player in my purse for 2 months and the battery stayed fully charged. Only one occasion I used the device w/ a FM Transmitter and the device froze. My assumption is that it couldn't have been the media player since I've had it for about a year without any problems @ all. It's a must have. http://www.squidoo.com/creative-zen-mosaic-manual/
is its compatible with Macs?
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Before anything else, don't forget to take out the Vision's battery pack and remove the protective plastic tab from the battery terminals.
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When you receive your new Zen Vision M, there is a very good chance that the player can neither be turned on nor be charged. If it CANNOT BE EVEN TURNED on, all other pros and cons of the unit are irrelevant. So I will spare all such details in my review.
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