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Creative Zen/Muvo Owners - Battery Issues?

  • 18-11-2004 9:43pm
    #1
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭


    Mods not sure if this might be better in Home Ent - feel free to move.

    Ok just bought a Zen micro (ta peats) while I love the dinky little thing Im a bit concerned about the battery behaviour. If I charge it before going to bed and then switch it off - come the morning (7-8 hours later) the battery has lost almost 1/3 of its charge. Play a couple of tracks (mostly WMA vbr @ 135-215 Kbps admittedly) and the battery meter goes down from 3 to 2 bars.

    I think its the same battery as the muvo slim - tiny thing.

    I was wondering if any other Zen/Muvo owners have experienced this? Maybe even Ipod/Mini owners too?


Comments

  • #2
    kamobe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 857 ✭✭✭kamobe


    Well the I-Pods are notoriously poor when it comes to the battery. I've just bought one of the 4GB Muvo's and it's *fantastic*. Battery is absolutely fine, and the unit is smaller then my MD player :O


  • #3
    Bass.exe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 270 ✭✭Bass.exe


    Solution, leave the thing plugged in overnight...
    It's not a Metal-NH battery like in phones, so you can't "overcharge" it.
    Lithium Ion batteries are much more forgiving. They LIKE being on full charge.
    In fact, you should try NEVER to completley discharge it.
    Even if you plan on storing it for lengthy periods of time, keep it at about 40% charge for optimal battery life.


  • #4
    Jammer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Jammer


    I have Zen Xtra 30GB...i'd say i get in or around the 14hrs thats adertised with the product...it took a few charges to get it there though...if its still poor after 7 or 8 FULL charges then get onto creative and see if theres any known issues..


  • #5
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    kamobe wrote:
    Well the I-Pods are notoriously poor when it comes to the battery. I've just bought one of the 4GB Muvo's and it's *fantastic*. Battery is absolutely fine, and the unit is smaller then my MD player :O

    I get almost 6 days from a full charge with 2 hours a day usage on my 4th gen 40GB iPod and no top-ups in between - doesn't seem that bad. The older generations of iPod were poor I'll admit but not so for the newer models.

    ZEN


  • #6
    kinkstr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭kinkstr


    i have the muvo2 4gb and i have to say that im very impressed overall,battery lasts for about 12 hours playing mp3's and some wma's,ive heard that wma's use up more battery power not sure if thats true :D


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