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[Detonator]

For those members out there looking or an mp3 player that is truly worth the money, well your in luck! From its previous version, the Zen Vision; several enhancements have been made & also several features carried over from its predecessor:

-Thinner design
-A/V Out(including A/V cables in the box)
-Separate D/C 5v plug on the unit
-Separate USB 2.0 & Proprietary transfer plug
-Compact Flash I/II (separate CF Adapter for other flash cards)
-IR Port
*4.3 Inch Wide screen w/ small speaker & mini nav buttons*
13hrs of music/4.5hrs of video playback.
-FM Radio/ Mic Recorder
-Audio format: MP3, WMA, WAV, Audible
Photo format: JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP
-Video Playback formats: MPEG1/2/4-SP, XviD, DivX 4 and 5, AVI, MJPEG and WMV9

Before i've purchased this item, i previously owned a Zen Vision M. Reason being why i've decided to change to the Zen Vision W are for key features like, 4.3inch Widescreen display, CF slot built into the unit, & last but not least the IR port for lazy reasons.

Let's say you wanna go on vacation & while your on the plane you'd like to watch a movie? Most of the times the movies on those inflights sucks & would prefer to watch something else. Some of us decide to take out laptops just incase, but in reality if you're watchin movies, or podcasts, music, then usually a portable media player is what you'd like to carry around.

Considering it has the Compact Flash adapter on the side, I decided to take a few cards loaded w/ anime, dvd rip movies, podcasts, & a bit of music. The only thing truly lacking from this player is the ability to browse the net.
The 4.3 inch screen, besides being great, is actually easy on your eye's. Also you get to change the viewing sizes on the player.

If you're at a friends house, & wanna just hook it up to the tube for everyone to see, you've got the A/V input on the side of the player. Besides the features listed above, you can do several other things, such as change the background, & also choose whether u wanna have the external speaker or the headphones on. I'm still experimenting w/ it but its a worth buy.

I would rate this player a 8/10

[coldflame]

It reminds me of the Zune...
or the Newton.

[Popsikle]

How much did you pay and where did you get it from?  I want!

[Detonator]

Regular Price is $299, but Circuit City has it on sale i believe this week for $250. every other 3-4 weeks this player goes on sale. Or if you have a circuit city credit card & have points built up, just send yourself a giftcard to help you with the payment on the player. There's also a 60gb version, but you could buy that only online. There's a 2yr regular plan which just covers defects, power surges, death of hdd, pixelation, etc, EXCEPT ACCIDENTAL, for $60 but w/ accidental its $89 for 2yrs, but u can get the warranty within i believe 30 days.

[AMDinside]

When I got my Zen MicroPhoto I bought the plan, and it was worth it.  On my player it was $35, but the player decided to go all fubar on me and the sent me a gift card worth what I paid plus tax added.

I've always been a fan of Creative products.  I'd buy Creative over Apples POS iPods any day.

[coldflame]

I had problems with my 15 gig iPod, but my 60 rocks out with it's cock out.
Seriously
it's e-peen is bigger than yours.

[Popsikle]

Hmm, 300$ eh. That sounds like tax return monies.

[Detonator]

it also has a removable battery, forgot to mention that too

[GenTsoChiken]

i really like my meizu, 8 gig internal mem, 2.4 inch screen, FM tuner, voice/FM recorder, supports MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAK/OGG, AVI(xvid), BMP/JPEG/GIF. smaller than a credit card, 20 hrs on music playback, 6 hrs on video playback, retails at $160 on newegg.

[AMDinside]

I thought they didn't sell Meizu over here.

[Detonator]

The Meizu is quite a great player, but i do agree w/ some of the reviews given about the touchscreen players. They do tend to be inaffective at times, but otherwise it is a great player. I wish they made a bigger version, only problem with it is that the battery is integrated vs the removable battery. the Zen Vision M battery is integrated but can be removed IF you know how to do it.

[GenTsoChiken]

yea, the meizu is now sold in the states by dane-elec.

not quite sure what you mean deto. the meizu i have, the M6, has a touch pad in addition to tactile buttons. it also comes in your choice of black or white.

linky to newegg

what im waiting for and kinda itching to see who will support it is the M8

[AMDinside]

Yeah, the M8 is a badass piece of electronic circuitry.

But that Meizu you have is really nice.  If my Zen MicroPhoto dies, I may replace it with that.

[Popsikle]

Buttons > touch screen.

[GenTsoChiken]

Buttons > touch screen.

yea, i used to use my palm pilot for my mp3 player, the screen is more or less shot now. its either way too far off calibrated or shot all together.