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| davinp
May 23 (2007) 11:05AM  | The new features in this MP3 player that we've not seen in previous players are the Volume Limiter and an E-book function which allows users to read their E-book text file and listen to their favourite music at the same time. Could Creative add the E-book function to the ZVM with a firmware update, which probably is unlikely? [ edited May 23 (2007) 11:09AM ] |
| ssjmichael
May 23 (2007) 11:09AM  | We've had the volume limitation on a couple of previous players Davin. The most unique feature is of course the built-in speakers on a flash player. |
| Utew
May 23 (2007) 11:21AM  | 20 hrs of batter life when using the speakers is almost un-believable.. but if true, it's quite an achievement. I get about 5 hrs out of my Samsung K5 on speaker playback.. Would sure like to see this in all black.. or perhaps black with colored accents  [ edited May 23 (2007) 11:24AM ] |
| ssjmichael
May 23 (2007) 11:27AM | Yeah, I got about 6 hours with the K5. It makes me wonder how powerful these are in comparison. I'm all for a black version too, The speakers wouldn't stand out so much then. [ edited May 23 (2007) 11:28AM ] |
| JJ
May 23 (2007) 01:08PM | i like the ebook functionality. Wonder how much battery that will eat up though, since the display will be on the entire time. They don't post battery life for video, assume it will be on the low end, between video battery life and the 30 hours for audio. I like the audio life, 2gb is nothing impressive, and built in speakers is a good idea. Still looks like a cheap transistor radio that Radio Shack would have sold back in the 90s. |
| The Big M
May 23 (2007) 03:14PM  | The silver gadget trend is on it's way out so if there is a black version, they should use that in the promotions instead. Impressive battery life though.  |
| ashxcore
May 23 (2007) 03:51PM  | This pic does it more justice than the last one, that's for sure. So maybe it just has a sort of cheapo retro feel to it instead of it being ass-fugly. Those controls really annoy me. I've got to hand it to Creative if the battery life is rated at even 20 hours without speaker play. The ebook support was long overdue. I wouldn't doubt that Creative would be able to get that acoustic dock right, as they are the soundcard gods afterall. [ edited May 23 (2007) 03:52PM ] |
| kikkoman
May 23 (2007) 04:27PM  | the codec support for this player is pretty dismal. at least it's ums i guess. |
| Arctic
May 23 (2007) 04:46PM | It's good to see Creative making new players but is this yet another product that will take months to get on shelves in the USA ala the Zen Vision M? Has that nice X-Fi speaker system even been released in the USA yet? I feel like creative is shooting themselves in foot by announcing new products and then taking a ridiculously long time to get them to market in other countries including the USA. |
| ssjmichael
May 23 (2007) 05:25PM | It's not coming to the US Arctic, and it will be available in Singapore the debut it's officially shown. I'm sure we'll see a press release then too. The Vision:M officially debuted in the US at CES 2006 on January 5th. I ordered my player on January 10th from Buy.com and got it on like the 12th. Clearly, the problem with the ZVM was they underestimated the demand the player would have (you can't predict winning Best in Show at CES). They were in stores early though since I got one, there just wasn't thousands upon thousands. You can see they're ramping up supply. Just look at the rate at which they got the Zen Stone to most major retailers in the US> They had them at Walmart since day 1 (and prior) and on amazon just a couple days later. [ edited May 23 (2007) 05:29PM ] |
| mdscriber3
May 23 (2007) 05:44PM  | They have improved in the availability department, which is a real good thing. |
| the_sidewinder
May 23 (2007) 08:05PM  | No MTP? |
| aquamonkey
May 23 (2007) 08:06PM  | It looks good, but Creative seriously have to many players! |
| ssjmichael
May 23 (2007) 08:18PM | No MTP sidewinder, there's no point over there since subscription services are a N. American thing. |
| yoghurtaddict
May 23 (2007) 10:17PM | Must say the Wav looks much better in this picture. The speakers look much cleaner and less obtrusive. |
| rockinamigo14
May 23 (2007) 11:35PM  | it looks better in this picture, but it's still not something i really see myself getting. a black one would be great, ssj. and it's UMS. that's really great news. i hope they keep it up with future players. |
| moorey
May 24 (2007) 05:46AM  | great...but like all creative players: where the hell can i get one? releasing players is pointless if i cant buy them! how long ago was the z500 and the z600 released? |
| tmc
May 24 (2007) 07:57AM  | Why TXT support love for this player and not the ZVM, ZVW lines? [ edited May 24 (2007) 07:58AM ] |
| LOCOna
May 24 (2007) 01:37PM  | I see this as a gaint leap for Creative in terms of battery life and feature set. But if wants to have a standing chance in the US, this little palyer should come with bigger memory and an impressive price tag. |
| xtra-sauce
May 25 (2007) 09:15AM  | look's ugly, but the battery life is great. might consider getting one of these or that one with the impressive battery life being sold by samsung |
| Footbrawler
May 26 (2007) 10:21PM  | i think this is just another little player by creative... |
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