Hey supazta!

Congrats on your new purchase!!! Hope you are enjoying every second of it...

As for the antenna, I think any headphone/earphone should be fine. I use a Grado SR60, and FM was okey. As long the cable is not shielded lar...(which you can only find for headphones > RM500)

Please give a pic review of the InvisibleShield when you get hold of it! There has been a lot of talk of shield vs. silicon lately... Which retailer u got it from? USD25 including shipping?

No no, actually I wanted a L shaped Mini Jack extension, but the next best thing is the Logitech la... But it does serve the purpose, plus it has an extra mini jack to share, in the rare case that I need to...

Hey creap,

Did you get a pair of the Senn CX300? Mind to share how much and where?

Pic appreciation for us please! BTW, all my recent stuff are black too... SR60, Edifier speakers, Motorola SLVR....

That's the part I dun understand also... it's nothing special. I tot can get it for RM5 at electronic shop... but ended up asking every game/electronic/electrical parts shop also don't have I even thought of doing my own, but cannot find L shape mini jack anywhere....

For me, 3 hours of TV shows, no problem. Music only, whole day (12 hours) using my Grado SR60. These cans drains quite a bit of juice. BTW, I always put 100% brightness..

Ben: go go go and get it! Worth every penny...

supazta: are your pictures properly scaled? it happened to me a couple of times, because I loaded a ton of 6MP pictures! After a while (around 50 pics viewing) the ZVM heats up and hangs... I guess overheat issue.. just scale down the pics la...

Nice.... pics pls? And short sound test impression

Yup! It can play most latest downloaded movies, i.e. DivX 4, 5 and Xvid (in SP - Simple Profile mode). Only much older movies (based on DivX 3) are not supported.

Try to make it 320x240 la...because:

1. it's the native resolution of the ZVM screen
2. it saves a lot of space on the ZVM...

Hey Ben,

There is two ways to approach this. Basically, there is two ways to copy files into ZVM.

Method 1: Via Windows Media Player (WMP) - also known as MTP device method.
By using this method, WMP does not really perform a check whether it can play the video file before uploading. You can use a third party free program called GSpot to determine whether it's DivX 4 & 5 or Xvid. This is my preferred method, coz I hate installing Creative drivers.

Method 2: Using the Creative software. This software does actually perform the check, and based on option, it will help you to convert unplayable files to playable format.

So take your pick. Anyway, I have found only two file of video that does not play properly:

1. DivX version 3, very rare, unless the file was encoded > 2 years ago.
2. Any movie files with AC3 (surround sound). I usually don't download these kind of files, because it's too large (usually 50% larger than normal files), and I don't have surround hardware anyway.

Hope this helps you to make your purchase, Ben.

nimloth32: Where did u get it from? BTW, I think ZVM has Li-Ion batteries, not really a good idea to dischage until 0%. Not that healthy for the battery.

OK guys, I have figured out how to make the FM work for you. Please note I am using firmware version 1.41.01.

FM Radio => Press Play/Pause button, you will notice the word "Preset x" turn on or off (where x could be 1-20). Press the Play/Pause button until the "Preset x" is turned off, then using the left and right button to manually tune. Hold down left or right to scan forward/backward.

Hope this helps.

I only got one... prevent charging from USB! Reasons stated previous post ....

Hmm...are u using firmware 1.41.01? Please check from System.

SMS? Hmm... very wierd.. ZVM does not have any wireless capability... Your screen does look wierd... Two things I can suggest:

1. Upgrade to firmware 1.41.01 again, if you have already done so.
2. Return for warranty.

Well, there is three "simple" ways to prevent this.

1. Charge via power first until 100%, then connect USB to sync.
2. Plug in and turn on power and connect to USB at same time.
3. Plug into USB as usual, but cepat cepat sync then unplug USB

Your pick... Hope this helps.

ben_ang:

In ZVM, there are three modes when playing videos.

1. Original Size = dun really get what this mean, as it does not have any effect. You though use this options as "Original Ratio"

2. Fit to Screen = same as below...

3. Stretch to Full = for widescreen stuff, it simply stretches the video upwards and downwards, making Fox Mulder looking like an elongated alien himself

But for me, since the ZVM screen is hi-res enough, I don't really have issues watching widescreens with the black bar...

supazta:

Thanks for the pic review! But if it would be a bomb if you can share some of your "application" experiences

supazta:

Assuming your are using WMP 9, for pictures, I recommend that you turn off the auto-sync.

I actually copied the pictures by folder, by using Windows Explorer.

For MP3, this method does not work, because if you noticed, ZVM organizes the music not by folders that we create, but uses the MP3 Tag and sorted by Artist. What this means that irregardless how u organize your music on your computer, it will end up as Artists in ZVM. I guess that is why you need WMP to sync music.

For pictures, it's not a problem, because there is no "Tag" for pictures, therefore you can safely copy the pictures by folder directly into ZVM.

supazta:

Great review! That should ease the thought of many who are considering InvisibleShield... Interesting fact about the MicroBubbles disappearing...

It ultimately depends whether you can live with a scratched ZVM or not I spend quite a bit on my silicon skin also (pls refer previous posts)... I love my babies to be healthy as much as possible...

1. Is the screen too small? - Really pref based... If you are used to PSP screen, then it might be to small. If you are used to staring at your phone screen whole day, then ZVM is a pleasure to watch...

2. Subtitles - If you are talking about .SUB files, then unfortunately ZVM does not support. If the subtitles are embedded into the movie file itself, then no problem... You'll understand what I mean if you are an Anime fan...

3. Ebooks - erm...no support yet. No PDF/ebook support available yet.

4. Zen Vision or ZVM? Ask supazta.. If you ask me, for the $$$, get ZVM...

supazta:

On the battery issue, technically, it would be better to leave it charging, coz the battery stops charging when it gets full, then if the ZVM is continued to be plugged into AC, then ZVM will use the AC power (instead of using battery). Modern devices stops charging the battery when it is full.

All batteries have life time cycles, e.g. most mobile battery can only last for 500 charges, so battery life = number of times you charge, not how many hours you use it...

Well... if you are a heavy user like me... (i.e. 15 hours of music/day) 500 times => 1 charge per day = almost two years... But that time, wouldn't you want something better?

I have heard that there are replacement batteries, from Creative. Not so sure about the price though. Let me ask around first.

About accessories, I totally understand dude, no one sells any spare part. Not even the big Creative shop in entrance of Plaza Low Yat.

nimloth32:

For Zen Vision, the battery is easily replaceable, like mobile phone battery. For ZVM, it's like iPod, which you need specialist to crack open the case to replace the battery.

After 500 charges, batteries will still work, just it might not retain the charge that long. E.g. if when you buy new, one charge = 15 hours, after 500 change, each charge probably last 4-5 hours.