Creative Zen 4, 8 & 16GB MP3 Players Power Out

Hi CREATIVE Forum Members, I have searched all over the internet but have had no success in finding the actual power output in mw's on the new Creative Zen solid state devices. Can anybody help me on this. Even the CNET reviews don't provide this information. Thanks in advance for any help here... Cheers MARK.http://www.mawhitfield.com/http://www.mawhitfield.net/http://www.mawhitfield.com/holidays/bbcmediacityukweb2007q3/index8.html Message Edited by NonStopMark on 0-09-200703:4 PM

The thing is that the 25 hours battery life is based on probably the minimum configuration which is typically what most electronic devices would specify. The higher the bitrate of the mp3, the higher the power drain. I believe that if you encode all your mp3 at 32kbps or 64kbps, you will most likely be able to get the 25 hours usage with the LCD off most of the time.

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Well yeah I had a Rio Ce200 and 2 months after I got it something came on the screen that said upgrader on it and it never goes to the menu,just stays like that...
Found out later on a forum there were about 00-50 topics with people complaining of the same problem.
Company went out of buisness and I had a 90 day warrenty..sucks to be me.
Thinking about getting one.
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.How is the sound quality compared to higher end mp3 players(Creatives,Rio's, Sony, etc....)
2.How is the warrenty, lets say it breaks in 6-2 months, will they send me a new one?
3.How is music organization handled? I used Mediamonkey on my old mp3 player.
4. Is it durable?
5. Does it has a sd card memory expansion slot?Message Edited by dbzzx on 0-29-200704:3 PM
Please anyone? I really need help...Message Edited by dbzzx on 0-29-200707:23 PM

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You put albums in?whatever folder you choose, pretty easy to use for me.4. Durable? After one week it'sis, too soon to know for sure.
You unplug part of the unit from itself in order to plug it directly into USB port on computer, this seems like?a potential weak link, but?people who've had it'sfor a while say it hasn't been a problem. The design is very similar to my Muvo Micro?N200, which has been very durable. On Amazon one person describes running it through their washer and dryer, it still worked.5. No expansion slot. I'd suggest going to Amazon?and read reviews there, I think they'll be better balanced than anything you might read here. People who are unhappy with their player tend to show up here looking for answers, the people who are happy with it'sseem to silently enjoy it rather than log on here?just to praise it.

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you are sure of that ? Never heard of a car who can receive contacts from the iphone via bluetooth

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<Transferring issues w/Creative Zen X-Fi 6gb w/ vista system I am not computer savvy and do not understand all that computer talk. I can use a pc once the systems are set for me to use. But getting things like this running I have a hard time with. I would greatly appreciate some help.
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Cheryl420 wrote:
I don't know what you mean by this: "You'll Get Help Sooner When You State Your O.S.(XP,Vista ect) Service Pack & Windows Media Player version up front. Because it matters!!!!!Sometimes"
All I need to do is open windows media player on my pc and there is a sync tool there that will sync to my zen x-fi? How do I change the folder that the windows media player reads from?
That is my sig (signature) Glad you got it worked out with Media Player.

I'm willing to buy any faulty Zen Micro Photo (black) mp3 players or Zen V Plus (black and bl

Hi, if anyone has a Zen Micro Photo (black one) or Zen V Plus (black and blue)?that is faulty and wants to get rid of it, contact me and we can arrange something. I li've in the United Kingdom so you must be willing to send it to there. I am happy to pay by PayPal.
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I have a 4 gb black and blue Creative Zen V? Plus..... the screen is fadingg off so i'm getting pissed... and i'm panicing too because i dont thinkg creative will take it back... Your Interested? The physical features other than the screen are probably perfect because i bought a rubber case for it and had screen protection...

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Hello Donuts,
Welcome to Creative forums!
Try this:
.) Un-install Creative softwares.
2.) If you're Windows Media Player is lower than version , update it. If you already have version , try un-installing WMP and WMP runtime under add/remove programs. After uninstalling WMP, reboot your PC and re-install WMP .
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"Because wma files take less space than mp3 files. "
That is a myth. For lower bitratrate files, such as 6 kbps or 32 kbps, WMA files will sound a bit better than mp3 files at the same bitrate. Files at such low bitrates are typically lectures and podcasts, and not music. Music files are usually 28 kbps and up. At
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http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?p=7744
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http://forums.creative.com/creativel...d=45686#M88234
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When i cancel a date by the logiciel, it say me ok, but when i return to see if it's canceled, it's not do!!!
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