Zune or ZVM... or maybe the IPOD

jjbpenguin · 01-22-2008, 06:52 PM

I had a Zen Vision M for slightly over a year, and it was great, i piled music and videos on it, and it played everything perfectly. One of my favorite features was that I coudl throw .avi files on it without converting and it played them without problems.

Sadly, right before a trip, <30 minutes before walking out the door, my zen died. Don't know how, and all recovery methods have been futile. At this point I am thinking that my best option is to sell it as scrap on ebay and start fresh. My first thought was to buy a new ZVM but thought i should look up the competition.

If anyone has experience with one or more of these players and would like to offer me their wisdom, it would be appreciated. This will be used mostly for watching tv shows that are usually in .avi format, so an easy converting or lack of converting would be preferable. I look forward to your comments.

-- If this post is in the incorrect location i apologize, I did not find a category that better suited a portable media player.

ukulele_ninja · 01-22-2008, 07:11 PM

The Zune is an amazing music player despite what Ifanboys will try and tell you. If you have a wireless network, you can sync music wirelessly. There are also some fantastic mods that will remove the 3-play, 3-day rule for music squirting and also a mod to remove the DRM when you download from the Zune store. It gets my vote all the way!

g4m3rof1337 · 01-22-2008, 09:17 PM

Zune.

I've had more for less then a year. its fallen and taken some damage, looks and acts new.

dougland · 01-23-2008, 04:02 AM

I've got an iPod but and the new iPod classic is only $249 for the 80GB idk how big you need but that one is sweet, i haven't toyed with the zune much the only thing i like abou thte iPod is the after market battery replacement services everywhere, makes getting a new battery as well as repairing your iPod much easier than a zune. But the zune from what i know is really great.

daisymtc · 01-23-2008, 11:02 AM

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01-22-2008, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjbpenguin Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 172	Zune or ZVM... or maybe the IPOD I had a Zen Vision M for slightly over a year, and it was great, i piled music and videos on it, and it played everything perfectly. One of my favorite features was that I coudl throw .avi files on it without converting and it played them without problems. Sadly, right before a trip, <30 minutes before walking out the door, my zen died. Don't know how, and all recovery methods have been futile. At this point I am thinking that my best option is to sell it as scrap on ebay and start fresh. My first thought was to buy a new ZVM but thought i should look up the competition. If anyone has experience with one or more of these players and would like to offer me their wisdom, it would be appreciated. This will be used mostly for watching tv shows that are usually in .avi format, so an easy converting or lack of converting would be preferable. I look forward to your comments. -- If this post is in the incorrect location i apologize, I did not find a category that better suited a portable media player. __________________ AMD Phenom-8400 2.1Ghz GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 EVGA Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 600W Thermaltake power supply Asus Motherboard M2N68-LA 4GB DDR2 640GB SATA 7200RPM hard drive Vista home premium G5 laser mouse, G15 keyboard 46" LCD TV 19" LCD monitor

01-22-2008, 07:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 4,197	The Zune is an amazing music player despite what Ifanboys will try and tell you. If you have a wireless network, you can sync music wirelessly. There are also some fantastic mods that will remove the 3-play, 3-day rule for music squirting and also a mod to remove the DRM when you download from the Zune store. It gets my vote all the way! __________________ http://raptr.com/badge/7183de702f2e4...bbc43e0/fs.png

01-22-2008, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
g4m3rof1337 Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,588	Zune. I've had more for less then a year. its fallen and taken some damage, looks and acts new. __________________ Desktop/Laptop nForce 750i SLI FTW Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Water Cooled/ T8100 @ 2.10GHz Two XFX 512MB 8800GTs with Accelero S1s / Two 512MB 8600GTs RaidMax 700Watt OCZ 4GB/ 2GB WD 500GB,200GB,80GB/ 320GB Sceptre 20.1'' or 32'' Sharp Aquos HD LCD/ 17'' Widescreen G15, MX518, N52TE/ 4 Harmon/Kardon Speakers w/ Sub.

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01-23-2008, 04:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
dougland Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 388	I've got an iPod but and the new iPod classic is only $249 for the 80GB idk how big you need but that one is sweet, i haven't toyed with the zune much the only thing i like abou thte iPod is the after market battery replacement services everywhere, makes getting a new battery as well as repairing your iPod much easier than a zune. But the zune from what i know is really great.

01-23-2008, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,924	I am a fans of cowon iaudio... http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/cowon/d2/ http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/cowon/a3/