Ah, but it's just so right for "meg" and "gig" because they sound like words in their own right (e.g. "meg" being a girl's name and a "gig" being a performance by a band).
The other ones just don't quite work as well, eh?
Sorry, I don't really know why I'm talking about this. It's not all that interesting. I guess I'm just bored with nothing to do at the moment. :D
What's interesting is that the next one in the sequence is the "terabyte" (yes, like "terror - byte").
That one can't be shortened to "ter" - just sounds too weird - although maybe people will say "tera". It could be made to work, I think: "The player comes in 4 or 8 tera versions".
It'll be interesting if we ever get to "petabytes", "exabytes" and "zettabytes".
What do you think, Zen?
Does "peta", "exa" and "zetta" as abbreviations sound right to you?
It's interesting that people say "meg" and "gig" for "megabyte" and "gigabyte".
But, like, no-one says "kil" for "kilobyte" (I suppose because, one, a kilobyte is so small by today's standards no-one needs the word and, two, saying "kill! kill! kill!" is going to give people the wrong impression).
Dude really loves his "zen" player, however, he really didn't need to post a 5 minute video on it. I feel I will want this time back on my death bed.
rastauga 4 years ago
Never realized you're from Ohio. I'm from Ohio too (Portsmouth)
moviereel 4 years ago
i've got the creative zen 30GB in white. it's pretty good, way better than an ipod. my ipod only lasted a few months...
Shuzo 4 years ago
I bought my brother a Zen Micro for Christmas. But I think a Pocket PC might be better if you want a portable video player.
robrobbins 4 years ago
The thing sounds pretty interesting,what is it called again?
lmosack 4 years ago
Hey that looks just like mine! I enjoy my Zen player too! ~Tara
Tara916 4 years ago
Ah, but it's just so right for "meg" and "gig" because they sound like words in their own right (e.g. "meg" being a girl's name and a "gig" being a performance by a band).
The other ones just don't quite work as well, eh?
Sorry, I don't really know why I'm talking about this. It's not all that interesting. I guess I'm just bored with nothing to do at the moment. :D
KlaxonCow 4 years ago
What's interesting is that the next one in the sequence is the "terabyte" (yes, like "terror - byte").
That one can't be shortened to "ter" - just sounds too weird - although maybe people will say "tera". It could be made to work, I think: "The player comes in 4 or 8 tera versions".
It'll be interesting if we ever get to "petabytes", "exabytes" and "zettabytes".
What do you think, Zen?
Does "peta", "exa" and "zetta" as abbreviations sound right to you?
KlaxonCow 4 years ago
Something I just thought of watching this.
It's interesting that people say "meg" and "gig" for "megabyte" and "gigabyte".
But, like, no-one says "kil" for "kilobyte" (I suppose because, one, a kilobyte is so small by today's standards no-one needs the word and, two, saying "kill! kill! kill!" is going to give people the wrong impression).
KlaxonCow 4 years ago
Disappointing.
robertrule 4 years ago