I don’t fully understand the wiki explanation (and I probably should) but I could
not find an alternative explanation. But clearly, when the firmware was upgraded
(01.01.01A) it very well might have changed the device driver and hence the inability
to access some 2G cards. Could also explain the issues with the internal 2G memory,
maybe the new driver has multiple little bugs.
Though, I was wondering if the 01.01.01A supports SDHC? That could explain the
loss of support for some 2G cards. Unannounced support, though I have not seen
a 4G+ microSD card.
But … ta da … my Pentax camera supports SDHC cards and works with the Kingston
2G card.
I bought this player for next week, so I am looking at picking up another player …
local store has the 2G Express, but they also have 8G Creative Zen V Plus …
but it is MTP only. Maybe I will just carry 10 CDs and my old AA battery CD
player 
I could also make a gift out of one of the Express … but
I would be into for $200.
I had been thinking like the Express, and the another player to replace the Rio Riot
(which I am of course using today) with something that can hold all my music, which
is now at about 25G. A super portable and then the full Monty when wanted.
I was thinking to myself has been a really bad consumer electronics experience due to the
circumstance of not being able to RMA the device in time for its intended use.
-r
