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Hi Guys,
I need a new Mp3 player and I have decided to go for the Creative Zen M but I don't know whether to go for the 30GB or 60GB.
Can people help me choose. I would like a poll to decide.
Thanks
Craig
I need a new Mp3 player and I have decided to go for the Creative Zen M but I don't know whether to go for the 30GB or 60GB.
Can people help me choose. I would like a poll to decide.
Thanks
Craig
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you can get more info on how much your zen will hold.
The Zen Vision M is a scratch-magnet. Not even the cloth pouch they give you can protect it from harm, as I've kept the ZVM tucked away in there whenever possible and yet it still managed to sneak a few scratches into the screen
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Most of the I/O connectors are on a mini dock instead of building them into the main unit. The mini dock plugs into a dock connector on the bottom edge of the ZVM, and contains the USB port, the AC power jack, and the AV output jack. Without the mini dock, you're screwed. There's no other way to recharge or connect with a PC so you have to be very careful not to lose it.
are these statements true?
As for being scratch magnet, not really. No worse than an iPod. I bought a silicon skin for mine to keep it safe, only because I use mine at night and don't want to scratch it at all. And simply because it was expensive and I don't like things getting knocked about, which they will nayway with everyday use and moving around.
Does the Creative Zen Vision W have the seperate connector with the connections or does it come built in to the unit?.
You wont be dissapointed with the quality of this player. I just got mine last night, and in all areas it has blown me away: design, sound, screen quality, ease of file transfers: everything is great!
The reason they have done this is to make it small compact and lightweight?
So you are stuck with it?.
If you had to choose between the M or W which one would you go for?
Also, you can only get the W in 30GB (I think) and for me, the more space the better. I have 120GB of music on my PC, so the more space on my player the better.
One tip if you plump for this- travel adaptor( basically charge direct from mains direct into core unit) and skin are worth considering. Techfocus.co.uk do an apater for £7 and leather skin for £9, or silicon skin for £6. I used techfocus to buy these. Might be able to get cheaper elsewhere though
Both the 30 and 60 comes with the I/O dock?
http://www.i-nique.com/showdetails.asp?id=886
Only one regret with this one, it covers the lovely blue lights on my player. I may have to invest in a clear one so I can see the lights!
Anyone know where I can get a "kickstand" for this player?
Also does anyone know if a regular av cable will work to play out to a tv? The kind of cable I already have is one that came with my sony digital camera. It has a small jack on one end (with 3 rings) and goes to a yellow, red and white lead on the end. Do I have to order the Zen one, or will the one I have already work?
I am unable to find a silicon skin for the Zen Vision M. Can someone post a lin to where they got the Skin for the Zen M?
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/2006/04/zen-vision-m-video-cable-other-4pole-35mm-pinouts.php
Just looked on amazon a proper creative cable is £9 there.
I've had my vision:m since early last year when they came out. Still very happy with it. I did buy a "skin" for mine to prevent scratches, I havent put this on yet and the player still looks as good as it did when I bought it. Only ever clean it with a soft cotton cloth or better still a lint cloth.
Initially I used the stock headphones but after a while found them a bit limiting, so swapped them for Senheiser CX 300s, they made the unit sound even better, I would reccomend them.
I've done a couple of firmware updates, which are easy to do.
Just looked on amazon, the 30Gb is £145 and the 60Gb is £193, I'd go with the 60Gb because my 30Gb is full, even with no photos and videos on it. I think both are dead cheap, mine cost me £250!
The "dongle" as its known isnt a problem, I just leave mine on the USB lead, you can buy them direct from creative for about £8 if you ever lost it.
Mine came with a power adapter, but they dont any more, again you can get them from creative, about £20 I think. There was talk on epizenter about using PSP adapters, but I dont know if its OK to do that first - you'll have to do some reading.
WizUk: will this do you ? http://www.amazon.co.uk/i-nique-Zen-Vision-Silicone-protection/dp/B000M2AQPU/sr=1-19/qid=1169229835/ref=sr_1_19/026-5345560-9301208?ie=UTF8&s=electronics
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CREATIVE-ZEN-VISION-M-60GB-MP3-VIDEO-PLAYER-BLACK_W0QQitemZ290072784441QQihZ019QQcategoryZ73839QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Heres my Vision:M complete with dongle.
Forgot to say you dont have to use the creative software to sync with the Zen - you can drag and drop, use windows media player 10 or 11, a few other apps too, but I use MediaMonkey which is a great little program.
Thanks for the info there, I have ordered the cable from Amazon. How annoying they couldnt just make it the standard camcorder cable!
I checked on Play.com, and the same cable there costs 19 quid as opposed to 9quid on Amazon!
I must say I am sooooo loving my player. I was watching South Park on the train on the way in to work today, then I got off the train, put on some music, went to my next train, re-selected the vid I was watching, and it resumed from the point I was last watching at! Fantabulous.
Do you never listen?
Crafty has posted a pic of exactly what it's like, you have a standard USB cable, and an adaptor that makes it fit into the Zen Vision.
It's not rocket science ffs.