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January 2008
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The editors liked
Awesome interface
Wireless sync
Zune Social site
Good podcast support
Slick software
Subscription music.
Great firmware interface
Touchpad not required for navigation
Beautiful 240x320 QVGA display
Good color selection for hardware
Wireless syncing
Great iPod alternative
Wireless browsing
FM tuner
Intuitive interface and controls
The WiFi allows users to easily access and share music in several different ways
Very large screen
Best nonclickwheel
Nontouch control scheme yet
Zune 2.5 adds muchneeded smart playlist
Video
Gapless audio support
Incanal earbuds included in the box.
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
Easy-to-use device and software
Large
Bright screen
Simple device synching
Easy to share and update music via Wi-Fi
Beautiful and large color screen
Wireless conne...
Sharing
And purchase
Excellent music discovery features
Attractive interface
Vivid screen
Improved user interface
Ability to buy & download music directly to Zune from Marketplace
120GB hard drive
FM Tuner w/ tagging
Simple controls and navigation
Wireless sync and song sharing
Comes with in-ear headphones
Built-in FM radio and podcast support
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
Elegant user interface
Wireless-sync capability
Podcast support
Nice screen
Good audio quality
Easy-to-use software
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 Microsoft Zune MP3 player has expanded the usefulness of its Wi-Fi and social music-discovery features
Added support for games and audiobooks
And maintained enviable features
Such as a glass-covered LCD
Friendly interface
Exceptional navigatio...
The 120GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player has expanded the usefulness of its Wi-Fi and social music-discovery features
Such as a 3.2-inch glass LCD
Exceptional na...
Better controls
Wireless autosync
Zune Marketplace greatly improved.
Podcast integration is very well done
Menu navigation is easier to read
Innovative Zune Pad controls
Great premium headphones
Tight integration with Zune Marketplace
Incredible 3.3-inch OLED display
Small
Sensitive capacitive touch screen
High-def 720p video output
Smooth Web navigation
Refined FM and HD radio tuner
The 80GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player features a 3.2-inch glass LCD
A user-friendly interface
A superlative FM radio with RBDS information
Wireless syncing and sharing
High-quality earph...
Wireless syncing
Intuitive controls and interface
The editors didn't like
Its not an iPod
No support for Mac users.
Software is terrible
Vendor lock-in with hardware & software
Proprietary dock connector
Not compatible with Windows Media DRM
Few accessories available
Bulkier than other flash players
New firmware not preinstalled
All the special features are directed at the music capacity
We wish there were more movie features.
Bigger than iPod
But screen isnt any sharper.
Looks like an iPod nano
Spotty software setup
Windows ONLY support
No WiFi web browsing
Small screen for video and pictures
No widescreen
Large
Bulky size
No included AC adapter
Available only in black
No over-the-air downloads
LCD screen isn’t as crisp as the Zune 8
Windowsonly support
Mediocre battery life
Dumb points-based payment system for à la carte downloads
Video content selection still lags behind iTunes
Wireless music downloads require Zune Pass subscription
Mediocre sound and no EQ
Lack of robust sources of legal (and popular) video content
Wireless sync can be tricky to set up
Song sharing suffers because of lack of widespread adoption
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Medium-low quality headphones
Convoluted Zune Marketplace
PC only No Mac support
No EQ settings at all
No mic or recording ability
80GB Zune costs just $50 more
Tricky center button
Cant download songs over Wi-Fi
No Audible audio-book or WMA DRM9 support
Zune Marketplace lacks movie/TV downloads
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...
Battery life isnt great
The glossy plastic front is more prone to scratches and smudges
And using many of the new features without a Zune Pass music subscription can be disappointing.
High-quality earbuds are no longer included
Still tied to Zune Marketplace
Wireless sharing still mostly useless
Red Zune 4GB/8GB is a fingerprint magnet
Zune 80GB has a large display
But only QVGA resolution
Severely limited Wi-Fi functionality
Zune Marketplace software can be a little buggy
Feels one generation behind
No open App Store
Initial stuttering on video output
No tabbed browsing
Weak Wi-fi reception
The Zune is a PC-only device that requires its own software and still does not support older WMA-DRM9 music files
Zune Marketplace does not offer TV or movie downloads
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...
Easy-to-use device and software, Large, bright screen, Simple device synching, Easy to share and update music via Wi-Fi
Large, bulky size, No included AC adapter, Available only in black, No over-the-air downloads
We can confidently say that times are changing for the Zune. The underdog of portable music players has pulled up a seat at the cool kids table alongside Apple’s iPod fleet. The 80GB Zune boasts a bigger screen than its predecessor, a new wireless s...
The first flash-based Zune is a sleek little number with hot features like video playback, wireless sharing, and wireless sync. The glossy plastic body measures 3.6 x 1.6 x 0.3 inches and weighs just 1.7 ounces—not bad for a gadget that packs an FM...
Published: 2007-11-12, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
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...
Published: 2007-11-12, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
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...
Published: 2007-11-12, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
The 80GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player features a 3.2-inch glass LCD; a user-friendly interface; exceptional navigation control; audio and video podcast support; a superlative FM radio with RBDS information; wireless syncing and sharing; high-quality earph...
The Zune is a PC-only device that requires its own software and still does not support older WMA-DRM9 music files; Zune Marketplace does not offer TV or movie downloads; the USB connection is proprietary; no Wi-Fi music streaming; and the EQ feature ha...
The Zune has blossomed from an ugly duckling into a worthy iPod alternative.
The 80GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player features a 3.2-inch glass LCD; a user-friendly interface; exceptional navigation control; audio and video podcast support; a superlative FM radio with RBDS information; wireless syncing and sharing; high-quality earph...
The Zune is a PC-only device that requires its own software and still does not support older WMA-DRM9 music files; Zune Marketplace does not offer TV or movie downloads; the USB connection is proprietary; no Wi-Fi music streaming; and the EQ feature ha...
The Zune has blossomed from an ugly duckling into a worthy iPod alternative.
