MP3 Insider 148: Zune HD's moment in the sun
Correction: The Microsoft Zune HD will not be available outside of the United States. The Zune Video Marketplace for Xbox, however, will be available for select countries beyond the U.S., including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
Donald and Jasmine give the newly official Zune HD its deserved time in the spotlight as they both gush about the player's design and HD features as well as speculate about pricing and other possible Wi-Fi-related additions. Also this week, the Insiders discuss rumblings about a potential Sirius XM App for the iPhone. Then, Jasmine brings up some of the tiniest MP3 players to ever be reviewed by CNET, while Donald goes off on a tangent about audiobooks. And we musn't forget to give props to the entity that gave this whole digital music thing a violent shove into the mainstream consciousness: Napster, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary this week.
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Episode 148 |
Booksfree: Netflix-like service for bookworms
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I need your help with choosing the right headphone.
I bought the Shure SE115 headphones from BestBuy last week based on the recommendation of one the employer there. And during the week found out about the your love towards the Klipsch Image S4. I read few reviews on Amazon for it and everyone is praising it.
Although the SE115 is solid on bass and great on noise cancelling, the low and mid frequency don't sound clear. So I've two questions for you:
1) Since you guys have heard both the earphones, if you have to step in my shoes and $100 to spend, would you go for SE115 or Image S4.
2) Given I want to spend about $100, what other brand can give me best audiophile, noise cancelling and durability.
Hope my second question can pull something good.
Hope you'll get a chance to answer my query. You guys make life quite easy.
Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.
Jasmine France is CNET's resident digital audio doyenne, writing and editing product reviews, crave blogs, and feature stories on all things MP3. And if you need advice on headphones, she's your girl.
Give it to Canada, Microsoft!
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June 7, 2009 10:44 AM PDT
- You mentioned Amazon as a possible video rental option, but what about Netflix? XBox already streams Netflix content so it wouldn't be too much of a leap to allow for playability on the Zune, no? Especially with the added Wi-Fi feature!
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