Creative has just released a new firmware version for the Zen Vision:M. One of the most notable additions is a "Highly Rated" option that should actually make rating songs a useful feature. Another addition that has been requested is the ability to zoom into a video and still maintain the aspect ratio There are a lot of other helpful enhancements as well:
Added Features or Enhancements:
* Adds language support for Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Turkish.
* Adds the Volume Restriction feature, which allows you to restrict your player's maximum playback volume.
* Adds the Highly Rated and Yet To Be Rated options to your player's DJ.
* Improves DRM-protected file transfer latency.
* Provides the Zoom To Full option to crop a video and play back the video in full screen and while maintaining the aspect ratio.
* Supports Creative ZEN Vision:M Docking Station and Creative PlayDock® Z500/Cambridge Soundworks® PlayDock ZEN.
Fixes:
* Ensures proper video aspect ratio when playing back video files using the Video Out jack.
* Improves the battery's charging functionality.
Additional fixes not listed:
-Faster Startup and navigation
As predicted by many of us, this firmware unfortunately removes your FM recording capabilities. As far as I know, this is something that many companies will have to remove from their players due to RIAA regulations. Finally, no gapless playback has been added this time around, but I doubt many of us were really expecting this.
Download Firmware 1.50.02
HEREWarning: A lot of users are having trouble playing back DRM files with this new firmware
Click below to see some impressions of this new FW upgrade
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The upgrade process is very quick. Just download and open the file, then connect your player and select Upgrade.
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The last two options have been added. The "Highly Rated" section gives you your top 20 most highly rated songs. A very nice addition, although a subsection where you can choose "5 Star only", etc... would have been even better.
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You can now restrict the volume. This is a safety precaution and is a very nice addition. You have to set a password when making this restriction.
comment: 76 | Thursday, September 28 (2006) 11:16PM | Posted by:
ssjmichael
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