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Posted at 1:35 PM on Tuesday 11/20/07 by
Ben
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Creative.com has the refurbished Creative Zen Vision: W Black 30GB USB Multimedia Player for $200 with free shipping. [Review : BizRate]

  • Plays MP3, WMA, MPEG, WMV 9, DivX, Xvid, Moti, AVI, Pictures
  • 4.3" WOVGA widescreen TFT-LCD color display with 480 x 272 resolution
  • FM Tuner, Voice Recorder, 13 hr battery (audio), CompactFlash Compatible
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      CleftonTwain - Posted 1:45 pm PST 11/20/07 (370 Posts)  Report Spam

      This doesn't seem like a good deal at all...especially for a refurb. You can get a 30GB refurb Zune for half the price. It may not have an FM tuner or a couple of other bells and whistles, but the Zune would still be a better deal.

      CT

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      CagaLeche - Posted 1:47 pm PST 11/20/07 (43 Posts)  Report Spam

      I got the 4GB version of this as a gift. Its a pretty cool little gadget and the Radio Reception works surpisingly well. One of the great thing is that it uses one of the standard USB connectors to charge the battery,(A or B I forget which is which). So I can charge it through my computer or my AC/DC motorola phone charger.
      As with most portable players, the included headphones kinda suck, so make sure to upgrade those.

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      banshee23 - Posted 1:51 pm PST 11/20/07 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

      #1 - The screen on this is a lot bigger than on the Zune, although $200 for a refurb is a little high. If your primary reason for the player is movies & not music this would be a better choice.

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      michalex - Posted 2:02 pm PST 11/20/07 (38 Posts)  Report Spam

      Zune 30GB at buy.com was $99 not a refurb, and it does have an FM Tuner. Much better deal in my opinion. The only downside is the color (brown).

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      eneref - Posted 2:04 pm PST 11/20/07 (342 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is a great player and makes an excellent travel storage device for dSLR cameras (which generally use CF cards for speed). It IS $70 cheaper than a new one, but I don't know what sort of condition the refurbs come in. The very short 90-day warranty and no refund makes me a little wary of jumping right in for a savings of $70.

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      candln - Posted 2:05 pm PST 11/20/07 (350 Posts)  Report Spam

      The only problem I had with Zen is that they are so thick compared to ipod

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      ibargainlikecrazy - Posted 2:05 pm PST 11/20/07 (75 Posts)  Report Spam

      For anything outside of apple and itunes music, creative stuff rocks. high quality items.

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      jughead - Posted 2:16 pm PST 11/20/07 (380 Posts)  Report Spam

      Bought a PSP over the weekend because it plays AAC files. All my music is in this format.

      Put an 8GB MS in it and it compares favorably to something like this. And it does the games too.

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      Hard2Kill - Posted 2:17 pm PST 11/20/07 (22 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is an awesome player. I managed to swap the 30gig and put in a 100gb hard drive. I love this player.

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      lottajunx - Posted 2:22 pm PST 11/20/07 (502 Posts)  Report Spam

      brown 30GB zune at Toys R Us on Black Friday for $80. But this is an early bird item.

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      anchoar - Posted 2:22 pm PST 11/20/07 (71 Posts)  Report Spam

      I also don't see the deal. The Zune at $100 is a much better deal.

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      uk2n - Posted 2:27 pm PST 11/20/07 (18 Posts)  Report Spam

      Not a deal! Come on. It's holiday season already.

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      guthierm13 - Posted 2:47 pm PST 11/20/07 (13 Posts)  Report Spam

      looks cheap

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      BensBargainHunt - Posted 2:55 pm PST 11/20/07 (184 Posts)  Report Spam

      #2: is there really a 4GB version of this ?

      Any way should consider a new Zune 80GB after 10% off for $225
      (80GB instead of 30GB. New instead of refurb)
      Smile

      http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000WG6XW6&AFID
      10% off Coupon Code: TCTARGETWELC
      ZUNE 80GB $224.99 (Price after code)

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      michalex - Posted 2:56 pm PST 11/20/07 (38 Posts)  Report Spam

      #10, even better deal, but not worth the hassle of fighting the crowds Friday morning

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      grivkin2 - Posted 3:06 pm PST 11/20/07 (60 Posts)  Report Spam

      but jeez even the new 80GB ipods run for $250, even with apple's crazy price control tactics. Why buy a refurb for 30 GB for 200. How are crappy deals being posted so often, ben! BEN!??

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      ahben - Posted 3:10 pm PST 11/20/07 (73 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have this one. The viewable angle of the screen is not much. It would be hard to share the screen with someone sitting next to you (say on an airplane). Too bad it does not play rmvb. One has to convert rmvb to avi if needed. $200 is a bit much for a refurb.

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      CagaLeche - Posted 3:59 pm PST 11/20/07 (43 Posts)  Report Spam

      #14, you're right I goofed. I have a 4GB "Zen", didn't realize this was for the "Zen Vision".

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      BensBargainHunt - Posted 4:15 pm PST 11/20/07 (184 Posts)  Report Spam

      #2: is there really a 4GB version of this ?

      Any way should consider a new Zune 80GB after 10% off for $225
      (80GB instead of 30GB. New instead of refurb)
      Smile

      http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000WG6XW6&AFID
      10% off Coupon Code: TCTARGETWELC
      ZUNE 80GB $224.99 (Price after code)

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      BensBargainHunt - Posted 4:19 pm PST 11/20/07 (184 Posts)  Report Spam

      thanks for the confirmation #18... didn't think a 4GB version was going to be useful in such a form factor.
      Anyway, it's easy to be confused since Creative marketing naming convention ain't easy to follow.
      Smile

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