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Sansa Fuze and Clip gets FLAC and Ogg support with New Firmware  comment: 10 | Friday, October 03 (2008) 03:07PM | Posted by Michael Sandisk is giving Cowon a run for their money in the firmware department. Okay so they have a ways to go, but they are consistently impressing me with their releases. A few months ago they added Ogg support to the Sansa Clip and today they released a new firmware for the Sansa Fuze that adds both Ogg and FLAC. The Fuze already sounds great, but now I get to listen to a lossless format on it? Sweet! There's a lot of new enhancements in this FW as well, check it out:Sansa Fuze Firmware Version 1.01.15 New features: • FLAC codec for audio is now supported • OGG codec for audio is now supported • New Audible AAX format is now supported o Note: Per Audible request, type 2 and 3 are no longer supported. Users are recommended to connect to Audible Manager to update old contents to type 4. • Include embedded album art support for MP3 playback Enhancements: • New Sansa startup/goodbye screen and PC connection screen • Improved scrolling through long lists with wrap around enabled • Backlight setting is extended up to 1 hour • Improved FAT32 support for external uSD cards • Improved large playlist loading time • Improved voice recording quality responding to high sound level • Faster volume control for video playback • Enhancements made for Podcast playlist sorting and playback skipping Bugs Fixed: Music playback • "Play Previous" option is missing after returning from Video, Photo, Podcasts and Audiobooks playback • Buttons have to be pressed twice while navigating in Album submenu Rhapsody enabled devices • Videos converted using Rhapsody show incorrect aspect ratio • “Add to Library” using press and hold causes device to hang Localized firmware • Russian language: Format confirmation message is mistranslated Miscellaneous • Turning volume causes charging animation to jump while docked in 30-pin connection • Recording Option menu doesn’t exist in Voice and FM Recording list view Just load up the Sansa Firmware Updater, connect your player, and update your player to audio bliss. There's a few direct download links in the link below: Official Sandisk Forum Thanks Steve! Update: It looks like the Sansa Clip wasn't left out of the party. It's getting FLAC support too! (it already has Ogg support) Latest Forum Posts
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The ZVM is pretty much the most "high-end" DAP I ever got....I got started on DAPs by getting a Dell Pocket DJ, lol. It was a re-branded Creative DAP. All others I got are Sandisk DAPs....
Saijin_Naib
Yeah, I used to remember when I was jealous of Creative DAPs. I couldn't afford to have the "top of the line" DAPs back then, and messed with no-name Chinese OEMs.
These days, you're almost better off taking that route. Cowon still seems to put out quality. Samsung just makes Android players, same for Archos. MPIO (my favorite) has become defunct. These are dark times for DAPs Lacene
I still have my ZVM that I got when they first came out....it still works and looks like new...I never abused it and put one of those clear protective shields on it and got a silicon case for it.
A shame that Creative put it out - their most highly-regarded DAP ever - and then seemed to go downhill immediately afterwards... Saijin_Naib
Yeah, I played with one. Pretty slick, great interface. So great in fact, that Apple largely knocked it off and sued Creative to keep the rights. Bastards.
I have a Creative Zen Vision Micro 6gb I need to repair/swap drive out of. LiQuiD_FuSioN
Anyone have experience with the Creative ZEN Vision:M? Now that was a cool looking player too, never got to try one out though.
Saijin_Naib
Yeah, my friend had the S9 and he really loved it, especially the custom GUIs people would cook up.
I noticed that Cowon recently released a D20 and an X9. They both look rather tempting. Availability looks spotty at the moment though :L My favorite DAP probably would have been the Zune30, if it was slightly more customizable. The RIO players had great auto-playlisting & searching support. Similarly, the Haier Ibiza (despite its other shortcomings) has a brilliant filter feature and related features during playback. It, however, can't make a shuffle list to save its digital life so it gets on my nerves using it as my car player. Yeah, people still seem to love convergence devices. I'm still of the mind that I'd rather have devices that are designed for a specific task, and execute that task properly. The biggest pet peeve I have is crappy tools, and convergence devices by definition, are crappy tools. By attempting to do everything, they do no single task well. SarahV
@Saijin: The J3 is one of the best DAPs I've had. The GUI is way better than the S9. The hardware is pretty similar. I still have a special place in my heart for the iRiver Clix, though. Loved the interface on that so much...
The problem we have today is that hardly anyone actually uses a DAP and they don't want to carry more than one device. I probably carry my mp3 player more than my phone, but I realize most people are not like me 
Saijin_Naib
This community was tops. I still think we could be.
LiQuiD_FuSioN
Good ol' DAP Review! I still remember when Engadget would rip your stories off.
Saijin_Naib
That sounds like a decent size for a music library. How are you finding the Cowon? They seem to be one of the few manufactures left that makes anything halfway decent. I'm not interested in Yet Another Android Slate (YAAS) like the Archos line have devolved into.
But Sarah, the iProducts are the bestest things ever! Their batteries last like, totally way longer than like, other players do! View all posts (9209)
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