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January 2008
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The editors liked
Bright screen great for movies. Excellent UI. Very well built. Wi-Fi lets you share music.
Gorgeous looks. Great navigation and interface. Good sound. Excellent software ...
The editors didn't like
Desktop software doesn’t support podcasts. Online store lacks movies and TV. You need to buy blocks of credit in advance to buy music. Shared music can only be listened to three times. No PlaysForSure support.
Small screen. Not WMA DRM-compatible. No UK music store. No gapless playback...
Slick UI design, Intuitive “squircle” controls, Excellent build quality, Lightweight, Touch controls, Large legible type on menu, Great sound quality, Great quality earphones, FM Radio function, Wireless connectivity
Looks like an iPod nano, Spotty software setup, Windows ONLY support, No WiFi web browsing, Small screen for video and pictures, No widescreen
I have to admit, I really like the new smaller Zune. For once, Microsoft has delivered a product that’s as easy to use as it is good looking. And while it may be a bastardized ripoff of the iPod nano design, the Zune offers a much better user inte...
The flash-based 4GB and 8GB Microsoft Zune MP3 players feature a 1.8-inch glass LCD, an easy-to-use interface, exceptional navigation control, audio and video podcast support, and FM radio. It also includes wireless syncing and sharing, revamped Zune M...
The Zune 4 and Zune 8 players are PC-only devices that require their own software and still dont support older WMA-DRM9 music files, nor does Zune Marketplace offer TV or movie downloads. The Zunes USB connection is proprietary, theres no Wi-Fi musi...
The 4GB and 8GB capacity Zunes (Zune 4 and Zune 8) offer a bite-size version of their full-size, 80GB sibling. While the full-size Zune is a better value, the solid-state flash memory used in the 4GB and 8GB versions make them better suited for physica...
The first Zune was something rushed to the market and it showed. The first generation Zune lacked anything outstanding; it really did not offer anything above what the competition was doing. The second time around I am seeing something a bit more im...
Awesome interface; wireless sync; Zune Social site; good podcast support; slick software; subscription music.
Its not an iPod; no support for Mac users.
What digital music player do you get someone who doesnt want an iPod? Or someone who is tired of the iPod, or maybe looking for an all-you-can-eat subscription service? Nobody needs to "recommend" an iPod as a gift, but were going to throw this out t...
Abstract: The first-generation Zune media player that Microsoft Corp. released last year was a me-too product with a few nice touches. So the question with the new, second-generation Zune is whether Microsoft is ready to surpass its competition, most notably Ap...
Abstract: If there is one company that has the resources to take on the only dominant player in this market, it is Microsoft. However, their first attempt failed miserably and not many, including myself, even bothered to give the product a second look. Things h...
Abstract: Personal media players arent often compared to misshapen men sewn up from the bodies of dead criminals, but Microsofts first Zune was a true Frankensteins monster. Cobbled together from bits of the Urge music store, the Toshiba Gigabeat player, Wi...
Abstract: Last year, when Microsoft Corp. introduced its Zune music player to take on Apple’s iPod juggernaut, the software giant struck out. While the Zune had a good user interface and a larger screen than the iPod, it was bigger and boxier, with clumsier cont...
Excellent sound quality, Compact new design, Nice, clean 1.8" LCD screen, Up to 24 hour battery life, Wireless syncing & song sharing, Friendly, simple interface, Improved navigation with Zune pad, $199 USD price on par with iPod nano
Medium-low quality headphones, Convoluted Zune Marketplace, PC only No Mac support, No EQ settings at all, No mic or recording ability
The new 8GB Zune Red is a sexy little MP3 player - certainly better than many competitive players on the market. The screen is very nice (a little small) and has great color rendering and smooth action. The FM radio is a sweet feature, especially for t...
