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Testseek.com have collected 53 expert reviews of the Creative Zen Vision M and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Creative Zen Vision M.
 
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The editors liked

  • Gorgeous screen
  • Great battery life
  • Highly customizable menu
  • Excellent video format compatibility (no need for tedious conversions)
  • Stunning video quality
  • First-rate sound and EQ enhancements
  • Long battery life
  • Stylish design
  • Easy to use
  • Great navigation & controls
  • Great video battery life
  • FM tuner
  • Voice recorder
  • Excellent audio & video quality
  • Good design. Excellent screen. Very good audio and video quality. Broad feature set.
  • Good size
  • Video
  • Picture support
  • Organizer
  • Great sound quality
  • Easy menu system
  • Brilliant display
  • Broad format and service compatibility
  • Excellent audio and video performance
  • 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 ...
  • 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
  • High audio quality High audio quality
  • Great screen for photos and video

The editors didn't like

  • 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...
  • Prone to freezing
  • Lack of integrated audio and video media store
  • Thicker than the iPod
  • Requires power adapter for charging
  • Mediocre audio battery life
  • No compatible video store available yet
  • Clunky dongle to sync/charge
  • Short battery life. Requires a dongle to sync
  • Charge
  • And output to TV.
  • Adapter
  • Relatively short battery life
  • Touchpad control is imprecise
  • Less video content available compared to iPod
  • The Creative Zen Vision
  • M has no iTunes-like video content--yet. Some will find the touch-pad controller frustrating. The black model scratches easily. The documentation is skimpy. You must use an adapter for transfers and power
  • Meaning that occasiona...
  • Only usable on Windows XP
  • Needs drivers before you can transfer music and video
  • No support for OGG
  • FLAC or AAC
  • Scratches easy
  • Audio codec support somewhat limited
  • Requires dongle to charge and sync files

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  Published: 2006-03-24, review by: theglobeandmail.com

  • Abstract:  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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  Published: 2009-02-12, review by: pcauthority.com.au

  • The Vision M is something of an iPod imitator, but it doesn’t quite match its inspiration...

 
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  Published: 2006-06-01, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  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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  Published: 2006-03-13, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Stylish looks, Excellent colour LCD screen, Long list of features, including FM Radio, video playback and recorder, Easy to use interface, Music and video playback outstanding, FM radio a cinch to use
  • Touch pad can be a little sensitive, Dock connector dongle a tad unnecessary, Music battery life lower than competitors, Too many pieces of software to control the player, Must use an adapter for transfers and power, meaning that occasionally you need two...
  • An intuitive and easy to use interface, impressive list of features, stunning LCD screen and top performances in music, photo and video playback make this Creative Zen Vision M an outstanding choice. ...

 
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  Published: 2006-02-01, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • 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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  Published: 2008-02-04, review by: techradar.com

  • 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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  Published: 2006-09-15, review by: stuff.tv

  • 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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  Published: 2006-06-21, review by: ukgamer.com

  • Abstract:  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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  Published: 2006-04-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  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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  Published: 2006-04-01, review by: alphr.com

  • Abstract:  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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