'I had trouble even finding suitable video to use for my tests: The device supports only certain .avi files and variants of Windows Media (.wmv) files.'
'The main issue is the control pad--it's just bad.'
'Sluggish UI.'
'The video was grainy and exhibited poor contrast, and bright colors--especially yellow--appeared blotchy and badly pixelated.'
'an inconvenient two-line-and-a-brick-style power adapter.'
'Creative Labs second iteration of their portable media player, the Zen Vision, follows in the footsteps of their Zen Portable Media Center, which failed miserably when it was introduced.'
'The Creative Zen only comes in black, the control pad feels cheap'
'It is a little uncomfortable to use the interface'
'The device's interface is sluggish at times (the player often asks you to "Please wait . . . ")'
'Bundled accessories are few.'
'The screen is difficult to see in bright sunlight, and there's no UMS support.'
'We found the joystick a bit difficult to use with our thumb, and we experienced problems with most of the playback buttons, oftentimes requiring multiple presses.'