It is also worth noting that on the Mac, the software installs onto the machine as one would expect and includes a plugin for Itunes. Whilst on the Windows platform, it runs directly from the Vado device. It is possible the test laptop was part of the cause but no installation file could be found. Although on both systems, the software does not run unless your Vado is connected, which brings me to another point. The Vado Central software allows you to view the video/photos that were created on the Vado which you have stored on your pc but if the device is not connected, you cannot access the Vado Central Software. I can see this as a massive floor in the product, because video can take a few hours to upload and if the battery were to run out whilst uploading then the software would close.
Come on Creative, include software to compress the video !!!
Summary
Great piece of equipment but solely let down by the lack of thought into the accompanying software. Being a Techie, I would definately by this device for recording video and the price is definately a deciding feature, costing approx £50. However, I would definately get some video editing and compressing software to increase usage. At present I have not tested the photo stills or connecting to the TV but looking at pictures taken on the device it looks like the images are very low quality and extremely shaky, indicating that the Vado does not handle low level lighting too well.
