Creative Zen Vision W 60GB MP3 and Video Player - Slim | 
 enlarge | Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $652.32
Buy New: $639.99
You Save: $12.33 (2%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 24628
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 0.9 x 3
MPN: 70PF20120000
Model: 70PF20120000
UPC: 054651140493
EAN: 0054651140493
ASIN: B000SDU7XO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: SLIM edition, brand new & sealed.
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| Features:
| • | Large 4.3 color screen which allows for excellent TV, movie and photo viewing in 16 - 9 formats | | • | Storage Capacity - (30,000 songs) | | • | Battery Life - Up to 13 hours of continuous audio playback / Up to 4.5 hours of continuous video playback | | • | Audio Playback Format - MP3, WMA, WAV and Audible | | • | Photo Format - JPEG, GIF, TIFF and BMP To be transcoded |
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Product Description
Carry all your digital entertainment wherever you go. Experience 16:9 widescreen entertainment on the move. Enjoy your favorite blockbuster movies in a superior spectrum of sight and sound. The Zen Vision W MP3 player lets you download up to 15,000 songs from your personal collection or many subscription services. This player includes a FM radio for your enjoyment. It can carry tens of thousands of photos and up to 240 hours of videos. This MP3 player has a large 4.3" color screen which allows for excellent TV, movie and photo viewing in 16:9 format from video file downloads. Plug&View compact flash card slot that lets you transfer photos from your digital camera. No PC needed! Connect your player to a TV using the AV out and share photos. ZEN Vision W supports many video formats, such as AVI, DivX 4 & 53, XviD4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG4-SP, WMV9 and Motion-JPEG, which simply means more video availability. Video Playback Format - MPEG1/2/4 - SP, XviD, DivX 4 and 5, AVI, MJPEG and WMV9 Audio Output - 3.5mm stereo mini-jack Audio/Video Output - Composite TV, stereo audio out Organizer - Syncs with and views Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar & Tasks FM Radio Plug & View compact flash card slot ZEN Vision supports memory cards formatted in FAT16 or FAT32 file systems Software - Creative MediaSource Player / Organizer, ZEN Media Explorer, Windows Media Player 10 Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) / XP 64-bit Intel Pentium II 350MHz or AMD K6 - 2 450MHz 64MB RAM (128MB RAM recommended) USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfer) 170MB free hard drive space Uses rechargeable Li-ion battery Size WxHxD - 5.27 x 2.95 x 0.86 Weight - 10.48 oz Warranty - Includes a 1 year parts / 90-day labor warranty Includes - ZEN Vision W player, Earphones, Power Adapter, USB Cable, A / V Cable, Pouch, Installation CD, Quick Start guide
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great player but crashes December 11, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
From an owner of a Zen and an I-pod.
The pros: nice, big, sharp looking screen.
Pretty good sound quality.
Dependable, strong sturdy body.
Removable battery.
Slot for a memory card from a digital camera to download photos directly to the player. Comes with audio-video cables so you can run video from the mp3 player to your tv. I haven't actually used these two features yet though.
Comes with a charger, carrying pouch, and good ear buds.
If you like Asian music, it comes standard with the language packs for Korean, Japanese, and Chinese script.
Any video you can get on to your computer, you can get onto the Zen player.
If you have a music CD with a free music video on it, you can click and drag the video to your computer,have the Window's Media Player find the video and sync it to the Creative Zen. Something which doesn't work with I-pods as it either won't transfer the videos or won't play them on the Ipod.
The battery lasts a long time. I'd listen to it about 5-6 hours a day and it still says it has half the battery or drops to a quarter battery after 5 hours of play.
You can download I-tunes to your computer and buy music, then burn it to CD and move it to the Creative player but you can't buy the music videos from I-tunes. They'll only play on your computer.
Amazon Unbox works great for purchasing and running video though there's less selection.
Two ways to download music. With the Creative Mediasource Organizer, which is a simple click and drag program or the Window's Media Player. The first of these will add the podcasts, music and video. The 2nd can add music and a little bit of video or podcasts. They both use "Gracenote" to search for songs on the internet, but sometimes the Creative Organizer won't find the songs when the Window's Media Player can.
If you want to double the number of songs on the player, you adjust the settings in the Window's Media Player (hit the "Sync" tab, select "More Options". A box pops up with several folder tabs. Select the tab "Burn" and change the burning quality from 64 KPS to 32 KPS. You can then put twice as much music and the songs still sound pretty good). Like this I was able to add 4900 songs, 100 hours of Podcasts, and another 2 or 3 hours of video.
For podcasts, the Zencast Organizer works better than the I-tunes software. There are some podcasts I have where I-tunes won't download some episodes of the show, the Zencast Organizer can download every episode of every podcast 100% of the time.
I-tunes has a cool radio with stations from all over the country but I-pods don't have built-in radios. The Creative Zen does. The software doesn't come with the cool radio but it has a tv program where you can watch tv channels from around the world. Korea, Japan, eastern Europe, etc. Some are music, some are just channels of shows in other languages. Kind of interesting.
Basically a really good all around MP3 player. It's 7/8ths of an inch thick, the player looks nice, big sharp screen, easy to use, has a radio and a built in little speaker which I really like alot. You can play video or songs on it for a couple of friends.
The Cons that aren't the fault of Creative:
They don't have anything like Itunes so you can't just download a song, video, show, movie or game and sync it to the player so easily. You have to download Itunes, buy the music, burn the CD and then add it to the player. And you can't buy video or games from Itunes for it. Video from Amazon Unbox works great but its a much more limited selection. Basically you have some inconvenience, less availability of video and purchases aren't as easy to put on the player.
I added music to the player with the Window's Media Player, then deleted it from my computer. The next time I plugged in my player, the Window's Media Player very quickly auto-deleted all the music on my player that wasn't on the computer! (You have to turn off "Auto Sync" in the Window's Media Player by going into the "Sync options" to turn it off).
I have a computer with XP that the software works great with. With my computer with Vista, it always said "No file associated" when I would click on the icon for the Creative Media Player. I emailed their tech support, they gave me the link on their page to download all the software directly from the site. That corrected all the software issues.
The Cons that are the fault of Creative.
Nice big screen but when it shows an album cover its just a tiny little image in the corner.
With any MP3 player out there, you need to leave an amount of the memory empty so it will work well. When there isn't enough free memory, the player will start messing up, slowing down and crashing, or resetting the player. When it crashes, it takes 10 minutes, when it resets, it takes a minute. On the other two Creative players that I had, I had to leave a quarter of the memory free. This player is 60 GB, about 4 1/2 GBs are for the software of the player, that leaves over 55 GBs. My player kept messing up until I had gotten it down to half the memory free! That's only 25 GBs of content. Its practically a 30 GB. I did manage to condense the files and get a lot on there though. Now it crashes twice an hour. Each time it crashes for 10 minutes.
Update: Ive figured out that the player crashes when I touch it. If I pause it, walk away for 10 seconds, then unpause it. Or if I'm in the car and touch it to skip a track or pause it. It crashes for 10 minutes. It appears a tiny, electric shock is causing the player to crash. I don't feel any shock myself but it happens too often to be a coincidence. It was crashing about 10 times a day, therefore unuseable for almost 2 hours a day. Now I turn it off when I leave my desk for a few seconds and it only crashes one to five times a day. I'm ready to send this one back though. I assume since I'm the only one that doesn't have glowing reviews that perhaps I received a defective model. Creative Zens are usually great products. I would have to give this 5 stars except for all the frustration.
 Creative Zen Vision W October 29, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Exactly what you would see on Creative's website. It is an excellent purchase and no regrets. It is entertainment on the move.
So this is something I highly recommend.
The Mp3 To Beat October 15, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
First of all i would like to thank Creative for this much Talked and awaited audio/video MP3. I'm a video enthusiast for the past 30 years way back during the Betamax generation. Curently I'm an Ipod video owner and now thankfully I can say goodbye to this gadget.My prediction was right. It has always been screen size, screen size no matter what you do.This MP3 is the best I've ever had which fulfills every video honchos out there,lots of memories,screen size,various formats you can play with,usb wire which you can buy anytime anywhere,portability (it can still fit in my pocket),long battery life from New York to Paris,excellent picture quality,removable batteries,multiple functions like FM radio,storage for photos(by the way compact flash card is not the only thing out there). I wish you would provide for other formats.HOW ABOUT A JUMP DRIVE FOR GOD's SAKE. It has smaller slots than a compact flash card. I was so disappointed that your latest vision w I understand is only 15G. Although it has a better hard drive and looks slimmer than its predecessors people would always look for bigger memories.My prediction on this race-whoever
make the biggest portable screen and the biggest memories will win this market.Remember people are tired of carrying their CDs or DVDs. Everybody on this day and age wants portablity and versatility. This is the perfect MP3 that every video enthusiast must own. I would still pray for the jump drive and bigger memory.
Title Says Slim But Dimensions Show Depth of 1.04" September 2, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
UPDATE: I see that dimensions have now been updated to be consistent (given rounding) with the thinner product.
The Zen Vision W 60 GB model comes in two sizes, one thinner than the other. The thinner version has a depth of 22mm, which is about 0.866 inches. But note that the description of this product (at the time I wrote this review, perhaps they will correct it if it is wrong) is as follows:
Size WxHxD - 5.27 2.95 1.04
1.04 inches is the depth of the thicker model, not the thinner one. The dimensions quoted for this player on the Creative site are:
134mm x 75mm x 22mm
which is about 5.27" x 2.95" x 0.866"
So, if you are looking for the thin model, see if they have changed the above part of the description, and, if not, you might want to inquire with the vendor to confirm the actual depth of the player.
Slim is in August 31, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Prior to purchasing the Zen Vision W 60GB Slim I looked at several different options, including the 30/80 GB ipods, the Zune, and of course, Creative's other products, such as the Zen Vision M and the regular Zen Vision W. I picked the Zen Vision W because of the screen size, the capacity, and because I wanted a device that could tackle both my movie needs and my music needs.
The Good:
1. Just as slim as the 30GB model. I personally felt the normal 60GB version was slightly hefty. This is a great size for a media player that can play movies.
2. Awesome for movies--just the right screen size--I wouldn't want it any smaller.
3. Easily replaceable battery, which none of the aforementioned players have. If I want another 4.5 hours of movie time, I can just pop in another battery. If the battery dies on me one day, I don't have to deal with any replacement programs.
4. Extremely easy to transfer music and movies with the media manager that comes with it. It's also a cinch to convert movies if they need converting.
5. Supports DivX and Xvid movie formats.
6. 60 GB size is just right for plenty of high bit-rate music and movies
7. Comes with AV cable to hook up to the TV. Great for showing pictures, music videos, or movies. It's also a no-brainer--you just plug it in.
The Bad:
1. I wasn't hugely impressed with the sound quality (not that it's bad--you just have to mess with the EQ settings to get what you like--and that isn't too hard, just annoying)
2. It lacks the no-stops playing feature (i.e. from song to song) that the i-pod has.
3. Not suitable for working out--it's simply too big. The Zen Vision W is best enjoyed sitting down.
Bottom Line: If you are interested in watching TV shows or movies on your media player, this model is a great choice. The wide screen makes watching media a great experience, and it's still great for listening to some tunes while on a plane or in a car. If you are looking for a media player mainly for listening to music on the go, this probably isn't the right choice for you because of the size.
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