| Apple basically owns the portable media player | | | | convert to jpeg automatically on upload. Pictures can |
| market - some sources quote it as enjoying well | | | | be rated, rotated, zoomed in and set as wallpaper - |
| above 50% market share, while competitor Creative | | | | once you choose a wallpaper you get to adjust its |
| has a meager 2-3%. Still, that hasn't stopped | | | | brightness and change the color settings to suit your |
| Creative from trying - their Zen Vision: M 60GB | | | | style. |
| Portable Media Player presents the consumer with an | | | | For all file uploads, the Zen uses its own Zen Media |
| alternative to the iPod not to be ignored. | | | | Explorer as the tool for uploading stuff, ripping, and |
| On the surface, it's shaped like an iPod, equally tall but | | | | converting formats. Looks a lot like the basic |
| about a few mm thicker. All the controls are on the | | | | Windows folder interface and it's pretty |
| top surface and the touch interface allows one to | | | | straightforward, but it only works on Windows XP |
| scroll through songs and folders easily and quickly. It's | | | | and doesn't support UMS. |
| pretty easy to navigate the Zen Vision | | | | Battery life is pretty good. You could watch about |
| common-sense system, but it does lag at times, | | | | 2-3 hours of video with one charge, with practically |
| especially with videos. | | | | no heat coming off when you're enjoying your |
| Audio is high quality, and the volume is strong and | | | | videos. |
| distinct. It only supports MP3, WMA and WAV audio | | | | So should you buy the Creative Zen Vision: M 60GB |
| formats though. Playlists are better than with older | | | | Media player? |
| Zen models I've tried, you just add tracks to a | | | | It has great video and audio quality, a convenient and |
| queue and then call it a list. It lets you choose to | | | | easy-to-use navigation for both its media upload tool |
| listen to random tracks, albums, and frequently or | | | | and in the player itself, and has a nice, bright screen - |
| rarely played tracks. The quality of any format | | | | but it's only for the Windows XP, and it lags a bit at |
| played is outstanding regardless of your speakers, | | | | times. Definitely not for the hardcore Mac users, but |
| too. | | | | I'd recommend it to anyone else - a similarly priced |
| If audio was good, video is great especially when | | | | iPod has only 30GB of space. |
| compared to other media players. The Zen supports | | | | If you're looking to buy online, get it at at just $236 |
| DivX, XviD, WMV9 and MPEG so all those XviD and | | | | with free shipping after a $30 mail-in rebate, which is |
| DivX files you downloaded can be watched without | | | | just about the best price online - check it out here at |
| extra converting. The LCD is crystal clear and bright, | | | | Plus, Newegg has a great return policy in the rare |
| great for watching all the TV shows and movies | | | | event that you get a defective Zen, and they'll foot |
| you've got. | | | | all the shipping bills incurred. Over 75% of buyers |
| You also get to store all the photos you want in the | | | | there rated it 5/5 - it's certainly a good choice. |
| Zen - standard .bmp, .png, .tiff and .gif formats all | | | | |