mp4 player

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Flygirl57

4 posts

Wannabe Geek

#18653 18-Jan-2008 11:09

okay so i got this MP4 player for christmas, it came with a tiny disc , i assume the drivers and such are on this. I have a new MACand have no idea where this disc would go so that I may download the drivers. I want to put music and pics and such on the MP4 player. Can I get drivers online? The bloody thing doesn't even have a company name that I can find except MP4. Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks

Sinn

103 posts

Master Geek

#105496 18-Jan-2008 11:35

Hi Flygirl

Is this 'tiny disc' basically like a small CD? like here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_CD

If so, you could be able to use it in your CD/DVD drive on your computer.

Cheers,

Flygirl57

4 posts

Wannabe Geek

#105499 18-Jan-2008 11:53

Hi< I tried putting the disc in but my MAC didn't even realize it was there. I had to use another disc to try and get it out of the disc drive. Thanks for the try though.

AmooMan

307 posts

Ultimate Geek

#105504 18-Jan-2008 11:59

Hahha... MAC

That will prob be your problem then..

Im guessing its PC only Drivers

Sounds like it

Sinn

103 posts

Master Geek

#105506 18-Jan-2008 12:06

AmooMan makes a valid point actually. I didn't consider that since I've never had a MAC.

I guess the next step is to try it out on a PC and see if that gets you anywhere?

From the sounds of it, Since it doesn't even have a visible brand name, you're probably unlikely to be able to find MAC drivers for it but you never know, I've been wrong many times before =o)

richms

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#105604 18-Jan-2008 21:59

If its anything like the mp4 players I have bought, the software will only be a mass storage driver for archaic windows and a program to convert some video files into their amv format that will crash on 90% of the avi files you try to convert. Once you have seen the output video played back on it you will never bother again since its essentially a slideshow of bad jpegs when I did anything.

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AmooMan

307 posts

Ultimate Geek

#105734 19-Jan-2008 22:48

haha i know what yr saying richms :)

Hay you should try using Winamp

That might work with it... winamp has mp3/4 player sync'ing

Im nt sure if you can get winamp for Apple tho..

Flygirl57

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Wannabe Geek

#105748 20-Jan-2008 04:56

Thanks everyone for your help. Maybe i'll just get my son to return it and I'll get an IPOD. hehe Will be much simpler.
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AmooMan

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Ultimate Geek

#105824 20-Jan-2008 17:17

ewww.... ipod..

i guess having a apple you should prob get ipod..

just dont like them myself

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