Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Plays For Sure, Unless It Doesn't
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 08:00 PM
""My IRiver T30 MP3 player has Microsoft's 'PlaysForSure' logo," the reader wrote. "Unfortunately, this logo appears to be nothing more than idle boasting. I downloaded an audio recording of Moby Dick from Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium. I am able to listen to the files I downloaded on my PC by playing them on Windows Media Player. As per instructions, I used Windows Media Player's Sync feature to transfer the files to my T30 player. However, when I attempt to play the files, it starts to read each section but then blanks out. Bits of sound blast out, but that's it.""
It seems that iRiver's T10 and T30 can't play protected WMA files despite the fact that they boast the 'PlaysForSure' logo. Microsoft came up with the logo to make it easier for customers to be sure the player they were buying will work with the content they are interested in. I'm wondering if Microsoft will make iRiver pull the logo if they cant fix the problem soon. Anyone have one of these model players and have experienced the same problem?
It seems that iRiver's T10 and T30 can't play protected WMA files despite the fact that they boast the 'PlaysForSure' logo. Microsoft came up with the logo to make it easier for customers to be sure the player they were buying will work with the content they are interested in. I'm wondering if Microsoft will make iRiver pull the logo if they cant fix the problem soon. Anyone have one of these model players and have experienced the same problem?
