Advantages: Easy to use, great headphones, Fantastic build quality and screen Disadvantages: Only a 30gb hard drive, slightly buggy PC software.
...the Zune can be Upgraded. Microsoft are very reliable when it comes to updating software, and this really does pack a punch to the Zune meadia player.
One last little point about synchronising with the Zune, is that you cannot use Windows Media Player with the Zune. I personally cannot see a problem with this, as the Zune media player is virtually the same piece of software in many ways.
The Zune marketplace is amazing, and the 14 day free Zune ... ...is. For something so new, it has a very wide range of music. Virtually every artist I searched for was located by the ZMP, and is in a perfect sound quality - every one is 190KBps, and not a drop below. Some new albums did require you to purchase the songs, which is a bit annoying if you have a Zune pass subscription. On the subject of the Zune Pass, I believe it is a great way to collect music. You can download as much music as you can handle, and ...
Jammie_d 03.02.2007 (05.02.2007)
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Advantages: iPod Ecosystem, New Interface, anodised case. Zune larger screen, Fm Radio Disadvantages: iPod smaller Screen, easily scratched case. Zune basic funionality, poor software
...Back on November 14th 2006 Microsoft brought out a brand of digital music players called ZUNE. The players came in 3 colours, Black, Pearl White and Rich Brown, had a 30gb HDD, 3" LCD Screen and offered the playback of music and videos, the ability to view pictures, FM radio and also on a limited bases share files wirelessly with the Xbox 360 and other Zune players. Cases are made from silicone rubber and feature what is known as a doubleshot effect. ... ...obnoxious and inaccurate, so hopefully Microsoft will continue to use clickable buttons in future Zune generations. The Wi-Fi is a feature Microsoft wanted to have on the Zune, but they never decided to develop any significant uses for it. However, it is a work in progress. Other wireless features will be added as new versions of firmware are released, but at present there is not too much to get excited about, After all Firmware updates can only ...
BitLord 18.10.2007
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Advantages: Cheap, durable, high quality sound, large screen Disadvantages: A bit big, some people may not like the nav buttons
...the Zune with the official microsoft update, the software of the Zune is updated so it is exatley the same as the new one, along with the PC software. My decision After I broke my Creative Zen Vision: M I was faced with a choice of getting an iPod or a Zune. In the end I settled for a Zune and I'll tell you why. How it looks The looks of the Zune may not be its strong point, however I like its simple design. There are some interesting colours, I've ... ...you can buy tracks with microsoft points, or get an unlimited subscription to download as many tracks as you want for $15 per month with a Zune Pass (in the USA). Conclusion I would definatley reccomend purchasing a Zune. I paid £95 for mine new, from a seller on ebay - yes it was an official Microsoft Zune I bought. So if you are looking to spend around £100 you can get a lot for you money with this Zune. If you are willing to spend more perhaps ...
jackthewelshman 11.06.2008
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Advantages: sharing with friends, ease of use, price Disadvantages: wireless feature limited, size, available in the US only, horrible software (not any more)
...The Zune created by Microsoft and published in 2006 is now a year old and has some brothers the new zunes 4, 8 and 80 (numbers indicate GB - storage). The first zune originally came out in three colours white, black and brown (brown?? yes!! and this colour was the seller number one whether you believe or not) later two more colours joined the group - pink and red. And some special editions such as the halo3 edition. The zune is compared to other ... ...reputation and people thought that Microsoft floped. It still reached the company's objective of reaching (i think it was) a million sales until summer 07. If you now think: what the hell is a zune I have never heared about it. This might be due to the fact that they are only available in the USA and will shortly enter Canadas Market. The launch in europe is also still unforseen.
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FirstToTry 15.12.2007
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Advantages: You may send music to you friends wirelessly & has a built in radio & long battery life Disadvantages: Syncing is very slow for movies, especially if it is not with the right format
...and is written by a Microsoft and Macintosh fanatic. The zune is a new era of digital media players that is now considered the basics of digital entertainment and music streaming. The Microsoft is a very interesting peace of art developed by Microsoft. First of all, I would like to say that Microsoft did a good or decent job developing this music player. The 30gb zune has many features, which also include a limited internet browsing option that only ... ...other players except that it has a long battery life, up to 24-hours. The cool feature about this product is the wireless syncing. With the correct configurations you can sync your zune wirelessly as long as you are logged into your zune software. The zune software works just like itunes, were people can meet others share their music and subscribe to podcasts. Of course you can buy albums and music. The cool thing about this software is if you have ...
rs_2_trader 16.12.2008
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Advantages: Large colour screen, durable, great sounding tracks! Disadvantages: Slightly weighty, more features possible.
The Microsoft Zune. Zune. What a name!
I bought one of these recently because I wanted to find out what all the fuss was about. I can tell you, I was immediately gripped. After handing over (yes, again) my card getting home and putting the kettle on I was enthralled.
The Zune appears to have been loving placed into its little box. The USB cable and documentation have been carefully placed into the sub sections of the box ready for an interested ... ...library. I am guessing the Microsoft Zune believes that speed really is of the essence. The Zune is a real pleasure to use, too. It's impressively quick; tracks, word art and song information is displayed within milliseconds thanks to the nippy processor and graphics engine. Unlike my old unbranded Mp3 Player, music sounds much more vibrant and even more so when the built in equaliser is used. The radio is interesting too. It's not the ultra modern ...
Theavens2005 06.06.2007
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Advantages: easy to use Disadvantages: bulky, hard to sync with music files on comp.
...expecting good quality from a microsoft device and thats what i got. it is easy to use, good sound quality, it has that wow factor at the moment, and has a number of gadgets that is fun to fiddle with for a couple days. the album pictures on the now playing list is cool and with the on board equalizer you can change it to match the music your listening to. the one down side to this is its big size and the annoying loading sign that you now find on ...
divyeshp123 19.06.2007
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Advantages: Ease of Use, Sound Quality, Durability, Features Disadvantages: Design, Size, Weight, Screen scratches quite easily
I have owned this products for a few months now and it has been the best mp3 players i have ever used. Its firmware allows easy transitions between songs and videos as well as proiding supurb sound and vision. Also for £120 it was great value. Although i did have to by an imported one due to Mircrosofts shortsightedness when not releasing it worldwide. On top of this a few weeks ago the firmware was updated to give it most of the features of the ... ...wireless network without connecting it to the computer ,another great feature.
My main concern with the product is the fact that it can not be used as a portable hard drive as most other mp3 players can including its main rival the ipod. It was also an inconveniance having to buy an imported one however this isnt a major problem as many ebay sellers already have stocks imported.
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6heads 30.12.2007
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Advantages: Zune-to-Zune sharing and huge screen Disadvantages: battery life is not very good while watching movies
HUGE viewing screen, plenty of memory for all of your music, pictures, and videos, plus it is durible. You can drop this and it wont scramble like an ipod... my favorite 2 traits about the zune is
1) when you watch movies you can turn the screen horizontal and make your movies widescreen
2) you can transfer full songs, playlist and pictures to your friends wirelessly!!!!!!!
Store up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 100 hours of video
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jjsmithers 08.10.2007
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Simple transfer audio, video and photo to media player , and easy to select by categories , by artist and by album ...
robpregon 24.10.2007
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Advantages: Fast, Loads of storage space, good software Disadvantages: Chunky..
Well what can i say its so good i have 2!
Software is brilliant both on the actual zune (firmware) and on the pc both are user friendly and clearly designed by professionals, well MICROSOFT! they have put alot of money into this brilliant device its overal build quality is excellent its a little bit more chunky then ipods but perfomrance wise and hardware totally wins over the ipod!
IPOD KILLER!
Pretty cheap you looking to pay about £100 for one ... ...zune 2.
It doesnt take very long to charge which adds doubt in your mind wheter its actually fully functioning at all but you soon notice it is! its amazingly quick harddrive can be hacked to have a bigger capacity the 30gb is pretty good but you can go all the way up to 120 you just have to trust your self to do it!
Overall i reccomend the device to anyone especcially ipod haters! ...
Mattlav 12.01.2009
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The microsoft 30g zune wins us over! We have 5 of them! Let's see now, 2 for the grandkids, 1 for me, 1 for my husband, and one for the guest room! The user friendly and ease of downloading music and videos is incredible! And now, with the ability to download your fav shows, what more could you ask for! Zune wins over Ipod hands down! We highly recommend this product vs the ipod. The price is great too! ...
drjimandmary 02.02.2009
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Advantages: Big screen, customisable, fun games, easy use and navigation Disadvantages: The headphones that come with the box are a bit plastic-y
When i first purchased my zune, which was around 100 pound less than i would have had to pay for an ipod, i was a bit shocked by the size of it. After having this music player for over 2 years, i still feel it has been my favourite purchase ever. The sheer robustness of this player amazes me! i have dropped this off my lap many times to find it still doesn't have a single scratch on it, now i'm not saying it's invincible, but its very durable and ... ...smudge free, the plastic casing is like magic :) In my opinon the interface on these players are a dream! and highly customisable, you can have your own wallpaper etc, screen is verrrrry big! big enough to enjoy a movie in bed with i would say. With 30gb at your bay, you have a hell of a lot of room to store your music, videos, and podcasts - on the subject of podcasts and music, the Zune Marketplace that you sign up with when you get your zune is ...
burnbabybyrne106 08.08.2009
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Advantages: bigger screen more storage space Disadvantages: kind of big
at first i was on the i pod band wagon but after reveiwing storage space and the value of the zune i hopped off . i think that the zune is clearly the best value in multimedia players . it play movies my favorite tv episodes and has been recently updated to play games . also the fact that you can updated your zune wirelessly makes it all the better . thats why i think everyone needs to hop off the ipod band wagon. in my opinion the zune is the best ...
bonquiqui23 17.02.2009
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Advantages: Wifi and other cool features Disadvantages: DRm music
...as a sleeve from material. Microsoft offers an on-line one "Market Place" to music buys on, for this is in each packing 14 days a coupon.
°°°Design: As already mentioned, the colors are available black-and-white-brown. The first edition of the ZUNE Jukebox is somewhat thicker like the present 30GB Ipod. The control cross under the display is not moveable as with the Ipod, it reminds something of a GameBoy. With 550g the ZUNE is not the easiest, ... ...since one by only become.
Microsoft service luggage 2 as well as Windows Media Player 11 are necessary at least.
°°°ZUNE SOFTWARE: After successful installation a Windows Media Player similar program welcomes you. Albums will with large Cover indicated, Play listen can problem-free by Windows Media Player be transferred and not have to be specially provided. When desired missing music information is loaded from the Internet, how are so far also ...
werdna123 13.04.2007
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