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Review: Creative Zen Vision:W portable media player

After having spent the last year learning everything about the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP), is there really a better device for watching movies away from your television? To find out, we bought a Creative Labs Zen Vision:W video player and were surprised and pleased to find out that it's a far, far superior portable media player than the PSP in just about every way....

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Digital Video Buyers Guide, Part 2: Mobile Video on the Go

[This is the second part of a series of high tech buyer's guides we're releasing here at Ask Dave Taylor to help address many of the questions that we receive about confusing new technologies and gadgets. The first article addressed a core HD question: HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. This second article looks at the rapidly evolving world of personal media players and other ways you can enjoy video on the go. We hope you find this...

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How do I download music onto my Creative Zen MP3 Player?

Dave, help! How do I download the music already on my computer to my creative zen mp3 player?...

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MP3 audio files on my Creative Zen play too slowly?

I really enjoyed your pre-System call with Ken McCarthy (register to listen to the call or learn more about the conference) but I had a problem when trying to listen to it on my Creative Zen Microphoto MP3 player. If I listen to the downloaded call on my PC it comes out fine, however if I transfer it to my Zen it plays real slow. Kind of like a 45rpm record being played at 33rpm....

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Creative Nomad MP3 player: compatible with Mac OS X?

I won a Creative Labs Zen Micro MP3 player and am darn disappointed to find out that it appears to only be compatible with Windows XP, since I'm a Mac guy. It appears to be a problem with the "Plays For Sure" system, but I dunno. Anyway, is there any way I can use this device with my Mac?...

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