[benhanson]

Atuiuan,

I just bought an 8gb mp4/mp3 player, also from Hong Kong/China on ebay and received it today. I am working on downloading some of my music and videos on it. I noticed the firmware question you have and will update you on what i find out.

so far, it looks as though, yes, you will need to format it before putting any music on it. also, depending on what format your media is in, there will be some converting that needs to happen before it will work on the device.

in regards to hearing about both devices malfunctioning within the first week, that is disheartening to me because it sounds as though we both bought them from the same place. i wonder if the 1gb one of yours was somehow damaged in the shipping process or if wires got loose. you see the one screw holding the case down? have you tried taking the case off to see its internal workings?

will keep in touch. -Ben