Lookout iPOD here comes ZVUE!

By David Ciccone, posted Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006
Reader Comments: 8

It has just recently been brought to my attention that a new player is in town! The ZVUE which is one of the most inexpensive but extremely powerful MP3 players to hit the market..

The ZVUE Video Player comes with everything you need to download and play just about anything on the go—movies, TV shows, music videos, comedy clips, MP3 audio files, even JPEG photos!

Check out these great features—all for just $99.95 at most stores!

Bright, 2.5" backlit TFT color screen delivers amazing full-motion video at 15fps.

Full-featured MP3 Player. Works with Wal-Mart Musisc, Rhapsody, Windows Media Player.

Stores and plays WMV videos, MP3 audio, and JPEG photos on SD or MMC media. If your camera uses SD cards, just put it in the ZVUE and view your photos.

Comes with two standard stereo headphone jacks so you and a friend can view the same videos and hear music tracks.

Stores and plays WMV videos, MP3 audio, and JPEG photos on SD or MMC media. If your camera uses SD cards, just put it in the ZVUE and view your photos.

USB 1.1 lets you connect your ZVUE SD/MMC card memory directly to your computer and access it like an external hard drive.

External power connector to save batteries on long downloads and playback.

Brightness and volume controls.

Easy-to-use navigation, video and audio playback controls: Play, Fast-Forward, Rewind; Up, Down, Left, Right, Go; and Menu.

Motorola Dragonball i.MXL 200MHz processor processes full-color, full-motion video, plus plenty of power for MP3 audio and JPEG photos.

Expansion port for great new ZVUE accessories.

Plays WMV, MPEG-4/AVI videos; MP3 and OGG audio files and displays JPEG pictures. (See Specifications)

Plays up to 8 hours of video on one set of standard 4 AA alkaline batteries. (We recommend Duracell, and provide a free set of 4 in your ZVUE package.)

Includes easy-to-use ZOrg software to download, transfer and create your own videos from ZVUE.com, video Web sites, DVDs, DVD recorders, VCRs, and camcorders.

90-day Limited Manufacturer's Warranty

All for only $99.00!!!

I can buy one of these for each of my boys and it would still be cheaper that an iPOD!

Find out more at ZVue

So is this a different Handheld company or part of the same group?

Posted by Laura, Thursday, Mar. 2nd, 2006

I agree mobilemail this device takes all sources..Also the color screen is beautiful for video..Oh did I also mention the next models soon to be release will also be able to capture video directly from your TV and also still be cheaper...Also did anyone see who the executives who are running this company??? If not go check it out...

Posted by David Ciccone, Thursday, Mar. 2nd, 2006

Let's see, I can get an iPod and play only iTunes downloads, or I can get a competitor (like my Zen Micro) and use downloadable music from *several* of the big sites (Napster, Walmart, Yahoo, etc.)... AND I can use it to listen to podcasts downloaded through iTunes. Did I mention it's cheaper??? If this zVue has any improvements over that, it is truly worth considering.

Posted by mobilemail, Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006

Have owned the ZVUE model 200 since 9/06, absolutely terrific! I record streamed radio broadcasts as well as the terrific movies I buy on the ZVUE web site.

Can't wait for the new ZVUE models, particularly the iPod killer . . .

ZVUE 500: wireless (WiFi) 802.11a/b/g connectivity, a 3.5-inch LCD screen with 320x240 landscape video mode at 30fps, 1GB of on-board flash memory and slots for Compact Flash (up to 8GB!), SD/MMC

I'd rather ZVUE than iPod any day . . . like a Mercedes Maybach vs. a Buick!

Posted by Shelly, Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006

Yep, just like the Dell DJ, Creative Labs, the Rio, the Karma, etc.... ;)

Posted by JNGold, Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006

Ok.... All I have to say is this is going to make a huge mark...

Posted by David Ciccone, Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006

I would never trade my iPod video for this!!!

Posted by Steve Trotto, Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006

If I had a nickel for every iPod killer that had great specs....

People buy iPods not only for cool hardware but also for the integration with iTunes. No other player matches that experience.

Posted by JNGold, Wednesday, Mar. 1st, 2006

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