Manufacturer Creative Technology Retail availability 2005-2007 | Type Digital audio player Operating system | |
Storage Available in 30 and 60 GB hard drive Display 2.5" backlit TFT LCD Screen320 × 240 resolution18-bit color depth (262,144 colors) | ||
The ZEN Vision:M was a portable media player developed by Creative Technology, and was launched on December 8, 2005. The device's features and interface was adapted from the earlier released ZEN Vision with a smaller screen size and dimensions.
The player is capable of audio playback, including audiobook files from Audible.com (as of firmware version 1.41.01), video playback (DivX, AVI, Xvid, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SP, WMV9 and MJPEG), mostly through external conversion via bundled software, and image display in JPEG (BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF could be converted).
Both the 30 GB model and the 60 GB contain a built-in recordable FM radio tuner. The feature to record was pulled by a firmware update, but was reinstated in a further update in the 30 GB model only.
The ZEN Vision:M won Best of Show and Best Portable Audio & Video Device awards at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, as well as the Red Dot Design Award. Months later, a 60 GB model of the player was released, which included a USB host.
On March 11, 2007, slimmer versions of the 60 GB models of the ZEN Vision:M and ZEN Vision W were released by Creative, making the players as slim as their 30 GB counterparts.
In September 2007, Creative announced the discontinuation of the ZEN Vision:M, making way for the flash-based ZEN.