Hi! I'll be traveling in Europe in July and am taking my Creative Labs Zen Vision M and am looking to put some movies on it before I leave. I've found a couple of websites by doing a google search but I would like some website recommendations that others have used and had success with. So, what's worked for you? Thanks so much.
Posted by
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
368 posts
I know with iTunes you can download movies for a fee that work with iPods. Not sure of compatibility with the Zen Vision M (I have the Zen Vision M as well). If it is anything like the other iTunes content, it will not work as it is proprietary to Apple.
I found this site that lists media sources for the Creative Zen Vision M that should be legit. Not sure if there is the availability to download movies or not:
http://www.creative.com/products/pmp/howto/welcome.asp?t=downloads
Downloading movies (for free) from the internet via bittorrent or other means is now completely illegal in the United States because of the DMCA laws. I am not sure how computer savvy you are, so this might be difficult for you and it also raises your risk of getting a virus/malware. Another option is copying your own DVDs, but this is also illegal due to the same DMCA laws because you have to break digital locks on them. This can be done by downloading a DVD ripper program.
One thing to note, whether you get media 'legitimately' or not, you should to make sure it is formatted for your screen size so as not to fill your hard drive with uneeded data. There are normally 'iPod' formats that use a smaller resolution which equates to smaller file size, and more room for video and music on your device.
Posted by
Canberra, ACT, Australia
115 posts
I have a program at home which atually enables me to use my dvds that i already own and create movies that will go onto my ipod (with the correct screen size)
It's called ImTOO