Last week, Creative introduced their new Zen Vision:M portable media player. Unlike the Zen Vision, this model fails to surprise. The two models are very different, instead the new model is similar to iPod Video, where video playback seems more like a bonus than a main feature.

Here are some of Zen Vision:M’s features:

• 2.5-inch 320×240 display
• Only 30-gigabyte model at the time of this writing
• 62 x 104 x 19mm (almost double of iPod’s thickness)
• 14 hours of audio playback
• 4 hours of video playback (double of iPod’s)
• FM tuner
• Voice recording
• Video support for MPEG-4, WMV, Motion JPEG, DivX, and XviD
• Audio support for MP3 and WMA

As we can see, other than being so much thicker than iPod, the Zen Vision:M is quite a decent player. And currently priced at 39,800 Yen (US$331), it makes deciding between this and iPod tough.

[via Engadget]