bangraman
Headphoneus Supremus
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So I've warmed to Napster. To me it's the ultimate CD-buying guide. I go crazy with the downloads, scatter-listen, zoom in on albums that interest me and if I like an album enough, I place an order on Amazon (no way I'm buying DRM'd music to keep).
So far, so good.
Problem is that after a day's pretty casual listening (and by that I mean a few hours), the ZV:M is red-lined for battery. I'm not exactly sure what kind of battery life I'm averaging, but it's nowhere near what I'd get with the ZV:M with MP3's. The player's at the maximum bulkiness I can stand (tiny bit thicker than 60Gb 4G iPod) for pocket use so I'm not into adding battery packs for everyday use.
I did take a long hard look at the Zen Micro and keeping a spare battery in the bag, but I actually like having 10+Gb's worth of material to choose from at any one time, and I also like to be able to do a "sync all" of the DRM'd library since no other player seems to have really usable selective sync like the iPod.
Are there other decent Playsforsure players which offer better battery life without an increase in bulk? (The X5 is out... moronic DRM implementation) Video, photo not required.
So far, so good.
Problem is that after a day's pretty casual listening (and by that I mean a few hours), the ZV:M is red-lined for battery. I'm not exactly sure what kind of battery life I'm averaging, but it's nowhere near what I'd get with the ZV:M with MP3's. The player's at the maximum bulkiness I can stand (tiny bit thicker than 60Gb 4G iPod) for pocket use so I'm not into adding battery packs for everyday use.
I did take a long hard look at the Zen Micro and keeping a spare battery in the bag, but I actually like having 10+Gb's worth of material to choose from at any one time, and I also like to be able to do a "sync all" of the DRM'd library since no other player seems to have really usable selective sync like the iPod.
Are there other decent Playsforsure players which offer better battery life without an increase in bulk? (The X5 is out... moronic DRM implementation) Video, photo not required.
