Fast shipment, everything as described. Fantastic packaging too! Thanks so much!

Another question worth asking is where are you going to use them? On the go or at home in a quiet environment? 

I have a Sansa e260R with Rockbox on it and it works well. Not only does is it quite capable, but there are some great themes out there that make it look really polished. I also think it sounds slightly better, and the audio options is icing on the cake. I might also recommend the digibuild...

I have a Carbon with the 3.04 firmware and it seems to work just fine in MSC mode on Vista. I just deleted and copy/pasted some music onto it and they showed up just fine. However, I seem to remember having bugs in the past, but now things are fine (oddly enough). That may have been in trying...

Oddly enough, it sounds like there is a problem with WMP11 and the Zune software connecting to the Internet. For WMP11, make sure it isn't in offline mode by pressing Alt+F, then making sure Work Offline is unchecked. I am not sure, but that might be messing up the Zune software also.

Try using MP3Tag or MediaMonkey to embed album art.

Quote: Originally Posted by LQQK I'm not much of a computer know it all and have never owned a mp3 before now and that goes for a ex-hd. Would you just change the monitoring folders (in zune software) to the new drive??? Exactly. Quote: Originally Posted by LQQK...

A solid update to an already solid update. Now for some more new features, Microsoft!

x3 on the foobar2000. It is the fastest MP3 converter I have messed with. dbPowerAmp is good as well.

To set conversion options in WMP 11, first plug it in and load up WMP11. Next, click on the down arrow below the Sync button, select the device name, then choose Advanced Options. This should bring up a dialog with a tab named Quality. Make sure it is set to Select quality level automatically...

First click on the Settings button on the top right. Next, on the top left, select Device. This should bring you to the Sync Options page. Simply select "Let me choose my music" and that will disable autosync. There you go!

If you don't have Nero, Handbrake + DVD43 is an excellent (and free) combination. Using the two, there is no need to use DVD Decrypter and I don't think it slows down Handbrake any.

I have played around with foobar2000 and really liked the config that is hosted on fooblog2000.com. There are a few others that use the same skin method, but FofR is definitely the flashiest.

Last time I checked, the Zen Vision:M was going on eBay for over $100 and Buy.com recently sold them for $100 and $110, so I'd say you got a pretty good deal.

Shucks. If you could do an online purchase, you might want to checkout Sellout.Woot.com. They are running Creative Zen V Plus 4gb for $45. As for a B&M store, my suggestion would be the Sansa Clip. I haven't used one, but I hear the sound quality is excellent. Also, I have seen them in...