Re: Zen 2.0 and the .m4a Format

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From: doc.hfuhruhurr
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:04

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StainlessSteelRat wrote:

> Ducati@Darmah.net wrote:
> > I am trying to get my Nomad Zen 2.0 20 GB to receive and play songs
> > recorded in the .m4a Format. When I try to transfer them from my
> > computer to the Zen I get an error message. WinAmp plays them well,
> > so they are not corrupt.
>
> Unfortunately the Zen simply doesn't play MP4s. I'm not sure if *any*
> Creative player plays MP4s as they seem to be an Apple iPod only format.
>
> You can convert them directly to MP3s using various software, assuming
> they're not locked tracks from the iTunes store. Although even those can be
> converted with programs like JHymn.
>
> --
> StainlessSteelRat
> http://www.stainlesssteelrat.net
>
> "Into the mud, scum queen!"
>  -- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, The Man with Two Brains

He's right. My other half has got an iPod and you can't play that stuff
on anything without Apple's say so, so that's the Creative boxen out
the way for starters. Hasn't DVD Jon decrypted the Apple DRM yet?

Doc (and thanks for the quote ;))

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