Apple iPod Video versus Creative Zen Vision
Apple has released a new iPod that is supposed to set the world, and its stock, on fire. This is the video-capable iPod, a 30 GB version of which will be available for $299. Let’s compare this to the Creative Zen Vision, which came out last month.
- Apple: 2.5″ screen, 320×240 pixels of resolution, 5 ounces, batteries stuck inside the case, $299 at amazon, shipping soon?
- Creative: 3.7″ screen, 640×480 pixels, 8.4 ounces, removable batteries, $399 at amazon, in-stock now
For photographers who want to show off and video fans who just love their TV, the Creative seems like a better value due to its vastly bigger screen and higher resolution. What do folks think? Will adding video to the iPod be any more significant than adding video capture capability has been to little point-and-shoot digicams or cell phones?
Personally I have always preferred the user interface of the Creative MP3 jukeboxes, which have more buttons than their Apple counterparts, and don’t rely on a control wheel so much. Creative’s desktop PC software was rather clunky last I tried it (two years ago) and I prefer simply to sync the player using Windows Media Player.
