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September 2009
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The editors liked
Gorgeous new UI
Responsive touchscreen
Zune Pass
Gorgeous touch screen
HD radio
WiFicapable
Zune Pass subscription service
The Zune HDs brilliant OLED display
HD Radio tuner
Long battery life
Movie rentals
And subscription music integration finally give iPod expatriates something to shout about.
Hardware is small and compact - easy to hold
Beautifully clear
Sharp screen
Comfortable earbuds
Can sync wirelessly
Cross-platform "ecosystem" combines 1080p at home and 720p-to-go
Built-in HD Radio/FM tuner
Wi-Fi
With downloading directly to the device
Plus social connectivity
The Zune HD has a 3 year warranty
Svelte
Attractive design
Intuitive touch user interface
Impressive 2D and 3D graphics
Integrated HD Radio
Beautiful OLED display
HD radio & wireless syncing
Very clean and easytouse interface
Droolworthy hardware
Allyoucan eat subscription music.
Sleek
Fairly durable design
Excellent OLED multitouch screen
Mostly very polished interface
Capable web browser
720p playback
Special TV interface with a dock
Good audio quality and battery life
Touchscreen!
Beautiful graphics
Many third party apps and games available and being developed
Very small and portable
Easy to use
Decent battery life
Gorgeous multi-touch OLED screen. Intuitive user interface with sharp
Good-looking graphics. Strong Web browser. Wireless music purchasing
Downloading
And syncing. HD radio.
Best screen that's ever shipped on a portable media player. Sync software has excellent music discovery features. Zune Pass subscription lets you download as many tunes as you want. Industrial design finally approaches the lustworthy quality of an Apple p
Awesome interface
OLED screen
HD Radio
Subscription music option
720p video output
Gorgeous
Multitouch interface
Superb ondevice video quality
The editors didn't like
Limited beyond music and video playback
Unclear roadmap for applications
No Mac compatibility
Few mobile apps
Web browser is slow
Windowsonly
You still cant use the Zune with a Mac
Marketplace purchases require "Microsoft Points
" video format support is limited
Audio quality lacks advanced controls
Youll need to purchase a dock accessory for HD video output
Application and game select...
Desktop software is not intuitive
And it seems to have a bug that causes the computer screen to flicker
Many functions in the Zune are very slow
Can't stop the radio once you start it playing without powering down the unit
Battery and WiFi status...
Does not support Windows Media Video Digital Copy
Zune software could be more intuitive
Less sluggish
There are no custom equalizer options on this flash MP3 player.
Distracting screen smudges
Confusing points system for purchasing content
Skimpy app selection
Zune 4.0 software is not user friendly
Somewhat limited audio & picture file support
App Store in the Marketplace is practically empty
Expensive dock required for HD video output
Very few applications and games available.
No serious app platform
Web browser is tangibly worse than Apple's
Odd priorities in music controls
No major overhaul to the Zune software.
No case or screen protector included
Included headphones not that good
Marketplace is bare
No flash support in browser
Limited audio codec support. HD files are displayed in standard-def on the player—an optional dock is needed to view HD files on an HDTV or a PC. Very slim pickings in the App section of the Zune Marketplace.
Several years behind Apple when it comes to interface and app store. Music library still has some holes. No Macintosh software. Web browser is competent
But takes a while to render some pages. Onscreen keyboard for browser is horrid
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Touchscreen!, Beautiful graphics, Many third party apps and games available and being developed, Very small and portable, Easy to use, Decent battery life
No case or screen protector included, Included headphones not that good, Marketplace is bare, No flash support in browser
The Zune HD is one of the best media players on the market today truly, but it has some issues that can’t be ignored. Specifically the lack of flash and the overall lack of support from Microsoft in the marketplace. These two things really hurt the Zu...
Cross-platform "ecosystem" combines 1080p at home and 720p-to-go, Built-in HD Radio/FM tuner, Wi-Fi, with downloading directly to the device, plus social connectivity
Does not support Windows Media Video Digital Copy, Zune software could be more intuitive, less sluggish
The Zune interface both at the keys and on the go is kind of, y'know, pretty (there, I said it), so while I did have to really search (and wait) for what I wanted at times, the lively Zune experience might indeed have an edge over the plainer, more st...
Abstract: Who would have said that Apple would become uncontested king of music player market. Just 20 years ago Sony's Walkman and later Discman dominated the music player market. In very late 2009, when tapes are long gone and MP3s are far more popular than CD...
Abstract: Who would have said that Apple would become uncontested king of music player market. Just 20 years ago Sony's Walkman and later Discman dominated the music player market. In very late 2009, when tapes are long gone and MP3s are far more popular than CD...
Hardware is small and compact - easy to hold, Beautifully clear, sharp screen, Comfortable earbuds, HD radio, Can sync wirelessly
Desktop software is not intuitive, and it seems to have a bug that causes the computer screen to flicker, Many functions in the Zune are very slow, Can't stop the radio once you start it playing without powering down the unit, Battery and WiFi status...
Abstract: A great player by Microsoft which is excellent in music and video playbacks but the browser could have been better.Sum and Substance:Thumbs Up:Great OLED display, HD radio tuner, long batter life, movie rentals and subscription features.Thumbs Down:Not...
Comparing the Zune HD to Apple's iPod line is only natural, but I don't believe Microsoft is positioning its player as an "iPod killer." At this point, I think Microsoft (along with other vendors) knows better than that, and the term is trite. While t...
