Why is this much more expensive than creative zen vision w Please can anyone tell me why is this product (creative zen vision) much more expensive than the w version, although it has a significantly bigger screen ( and its widescreen also) please can anyone tell me why is this, does it have a feature that the other doesnt or something like that? Why is this much more expensive than creative zen vision w Please can anyone tell me why is this product (creative zen vision) much more expensive than the w version, although it has a... » Read More Why is this much more expensive than creative zen vision w Please can anyone tell me why is this product (creative zen vision) much more expensive than the w version, although it has a significantly bigger screen ( and its widescreen also) please can anyone tell me why is this, does it have a feature that the other doesnt or something like that? « Show Less
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FYI, the Zen Vision 30GB does have the Outlook sync, tho I haven't tried it.
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It's got to be the screen resolution. The Vision is 640x480=307,200 pixels versus the W which is 480x272=130,560 pixels. Given it has 2.4 times as many pixels, it is probably a much more expensive screen. CNET reviews the vision as the best display they have seen on this size device.
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The bottom line is - if you're buying it for music and video - go for the W - if you'e buying it for photos and a quality screen - go for the non-M/non-W version.
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Thanks for the info! I was really curious to know what the difference was between the two and could never get an answer that made any sense, until now. I went ahead and ordered the W, and I'm very pleased so far.
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The original Zen Vision is superior to the Zen Vision W 30GB. The materials used for the W construction are of lesser quality, it is much larger (this is still a portable unit, Creative), and there is NO FM RECORDING (attention Sirius and XM users, fans of sports interviews, NPR listeners, etc...)... Music playback on both are the same. If you require massive storage, go with the 60GB W. If capacity isn't an issue, search out the original Zen Vision. It gives more options for music.
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The word at the 2013 CES show is that Fujifilm does not plan to improve it at this time. They are concentrating on professional stuff. You can improve on its performance by searching the internet for attachable beam splitters that are custom made for this camera. With them you can shoot much better closeups and far shots but they are expensive. You can also search for a $25 view finder which will overcome screen blackout in bright sunlight. There is none made for the W3 but I found one that was very close to the right size and it works if when I shoot I compensate for the fact that it is a bit smaller than the W3's screen. The W3 is not a DSLR by any means but I have used it to successfully take almost 10,000 3D images and many 3D videos of many beautiful things in Jamaica over 2 years and then I created a tourist website full of those 3D images (3d-jamaicadotcom) that has been endorsed by the Jamaica Tourist Board. So I highly recommend this camera in spite of its minor flaws.
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Hey T. McAnaney,Yes, when I compared specs, I too looked and said, why should I pay more for an item that has the same specs? What is so different about this new model. I even went to web sites that had incorrect information on the specs of the TH-42PX600U, and the TH-42PX75U had the specs of the TH-42PX600U. So I ended up buying the TH-42PX600U. Even from what I heard that the 75U is supposed to have 1080p, versus the 1080i, I did not believe it would be worth the additional cost.
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I am sorry you are having problems. I also ordered this projector, but promptly sent it back as I was dissatisfied with it. I recommend you do the same. I ordered a different model and am very happy with it. I use it for Keynote presentations as well as showing movies. I could never have done that with this model you have. I then ordered the Optoma W303, yes, more expensive, but IMHO well worth it. As they say, "you get what you pay for, if you don't pay much, you don't get much".
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Dear Tech GeeksI am not that geeky but got a good panache for learning. Can you guide me to a website where I can find the software and the instructions to flash my viewsonic tab? I am a young faculty member using it for my teaching, and so I can work with tweaking it a bit!!
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Boris...I found your comments helpful. I got the 8GB Zen about a month ago. I really like it. My biggest qualm is the SD card. I find that the player freezes very often when I play from the SD card...especially when I play video. I've had no such issues when playing off the internal memory. I got a generic SD card brand. I noticed that the product page on the creative web site has a compatible list of memory cards... should i stick to them to minimize the 'freezing' incidents ? I am interested to know what brand you are using. thanks in advance.
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They're no longer being made so some 3rd party sellers are presumably trying to sell them as collectibles? Or they're just trying to rip people off. For $300+ you can get vastly superior night vision products. This one was pretty cool for $80 but I hope too many people are getting tricked by unscrupulous sellers.Incidentally, this IS basically the same technology that goes into the $300 IR night vision units, but the legitimately more expensive ones have vastly superior optics and more powerful IR projectors.
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The video/photo output is very good on Windows 7. About as good as you are going to get without shelling out thousands of dollars....also, I am not sure how good of a photoshop wizard you may be..But I have used photoshop to "auto stitch" multiple images together into a super high resolution image..Works great and looks great...but keep in mind...nothing will ever compare to a eyepiece view...which is completely optical and not affected at all by any digital compressions....
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I literally just ordered a KDL-W3000 52 inch television 1 hour ago. I did 3 months of research and although I am not sure how I'll fell when I get the television, I can say that I went for the w3000. I looked at some seocnd tier brands first, but quickly moved on to the main brands.... settling in on the Sharp D64 or a Toshiba 167 or the Sony W3000. Of course the Sony was the most expensive of the brands I was looking at. As far as picture and blur: I can not even tell you if I could see any difference between the w3000 and the XBR, so I went for the XBR. I did see one scene in a movie where I saw a slight amount of motion blur, so I am sure it exists.. the quesiton is, "how bad does the blur appear to you and what is it worth for you to minimize the blur" ? For me... the answer was in my order.. I went with the W3000. The price was $2309 no tax, no delivery fee.
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I have a Zen Sleek (monochrome screen).It has "lasted" in that it "functions." That's the kindest thing I can say about it. It's durable unless you run into things with it, but the firmware is horribly unstable.Of course, that may be different for the color players, which use different firmware.
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They're no longer being made so some 3rd party sellers are presumably trying to sell them as collectibles? Or they're just trying to rip people off. For $300+ you can get vastly superior night vision products. This one was pretty cool for $80 but I hope too many people are getting tricked by unscrupulous sellers. Incidentally, this IS basically the same technology that goes into the $300 IR night vision units, but the legitimately more expensive ones have vastly superior optics and more powerful IR projectors.
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Hi, I really don't know why apparently a newer model costs less than the older one. As I wrote in my review, this product turned out to be a useless device, it could be because of a defect, I'm not sure. Maybe I should have bought an "EDIMAX" model instead. Hope you have a better luck. Regards,Agron
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Greed...If you buy from the Wacom Company directly you can save hundreds of dollars..The thing is, is that Wacom has really strict shipping standards and if your outside of those standards your out of luck...Who ever is selling this is just gouging off the would be clients who can not purchase it directly from Wacom. I would be careful to, Wacom just had a recall for bad power ports on the companion style tablet as seen..and the warranty to have it replaced is only covered if you buy it from Wacom, thats to the best of my knowledge...so if by chance...these arent the fixed ones... you could be down 500$ + out of a warranty + a brick... Greed...If you buy from the Wacom Company directly you can save hundreds of dollars..The thing is, is that Wacom has really strict shipping standards and if your outside of those standards your out of luck...Who ever is selling this is just gouging off the would be clients who can not purchase it directly from Wacom. I would be careful to, Wacom just had a recall for bad power ports on the companion style tablet as seen..and the warranty to have it replaced is only covered if you buy it from Wacom, thats to the best of my knowledge...so if by chance...these arent the fixed ones... you could... » Read More Greed...If you buy from the Wacom Company directly you can save hundreds of dollars..The thing is, is that Wacom has really strict shipping standards and if your outside of those standards your out of luck...Who ever is selling this is just gouging off the would be clients who can not purchase it directly from Wacom. I would be careful to, Wacom just had a recall for bad power ports on the companion style tablet as seen..and the warranty to have it replaced is only covered if you buy it from Wacom, thats to the best of my knowledge...so if by chance...these arent the fixed ones... you could be down 500$ + out of a warranty + a brick... « Show Less
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Thanks for the reply. If you're right, it's odd that it's the one with the facial recognition that is cheaper---maybe there's some other difference?
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"One of the posters claimed that this would cost 500+ dollars. I would think that the hard drive version could actually be cheaper."I think you should learn how to read. He means that if you want a 80GB+ device in the same size you will have to use flash and flash is expensive.
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i had the 4gb zen and i loved it so much, i sold it to get a bigger capcity. this is a very cool player and for the price, you cant go wrong. as far as the sd card goes, it is kept seperate from the internal library, which is good and bad. i personally like them to be intergrated, but sounds like you want to keep them separate, which is good for you. its like having two separate libraries! for example, i put over 800 songs on the Zen and i had a 2gb sd card ( only $15 on amazon) which i was able to put almost 200 songs and around 8 tv shows. so if i wanted to watch an episode of say, House, i select sd card on the menu and voila! now all the content i stored on my sd card appears. but if your playing music from the internal library and select "sd card" the music will stop and now your in the sd card library. pretty easy and straight foward player. i havent used the Unbox service, i just used Slysoft software called Clone Dvd Mobile to convert my own dvds to generic avi? i forget, but you have to select 320x240 res. or it wont work. that is the max resolution the zen can take. but its very sharp and clear and everything worked fine for me on the zen. but i can imagine if you press too many buttons at once, it could result in the player freezing up and i have done it before. not on this Zen, but on my old ZVM and ZV. so i learned to just be patient when dealing with any pmp or dap. hope this answers your question. ps: you might want to contact Amazon about the Unbox service and the ZEN. i read it was compatible.
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They use the same image sensor with the ax100 recording capability of 4k. There is a $600 difference plus you are going to need bigger and faster memory cards and more hard drive space with longer rendering times and a 4k monitor to really see the difference. As a professional, I would buy the pro version of this camera (pxwx70) before I'd spend the extra on 4k. It's a personal decision but I wouldn't bother with 4k now unless you are viewing it in 4k. I think they're are other factors that affect image quality more than resolution at this point in the technology world. Like a OLED HD tv set has better quality image than a non OLED 4k tv. That's my 2 cents worth anyway. They use the same image sensor with the ax100 recording capability of 4k. There is a $600 difference plus you are going to need bigger and faster memory cards and more hard drive space with longer rendering times and a 4k monitor to really see the difference. As a professional, I would buy the pro version of this camera (pxwx70) before I'd spend the extra on 4k. It's a personal decision but I wouldn't bother with 4k now unless you are viewing it in 4k. I think they're are other factors that affect image quality more than resolution at this point in the technology world. Like a OLED HD tv... » Read More They use the same image sensor with the ax100 recording capability of 4k. There is a $600 difference plus you are going to need bigger and faster memory cards and more hard drive space with longer rendering times and a 4k monitor to really see the difference. As a professional, I would buy the pro version of this camera (pxwx70) before I'd spend the extra on 4k. It's a personal decision but I wouldn't bother with 4k now unless you are viewing it in 4k. I think they're are other factors that affect image quality more than resolution at this point in the technology world. Like a OLED HD tv set has better quality image than a non OLED 4k tv. That's my 2 cents worth anyway. « Show Less