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4.5 stars
"ipod convert likes his zune!"
Pros: display, playback quality, zine store, EASY to use, FM Radio, wireless sync
Cons: Zune software wants a powerful PC
Summary: * The screen is very bright and clear.
* Video playback is cool. If the video is widescreen, it will rotate the screen and the controls. So, if you need to increase the volume, then you don?t need to think about which way is really ?up.?
* Sound quality is much better than my ipod with the same headphones. I don?t have the newest ipod, so sound quality may have improved with a newer codec.
* It plays all my WMA and WMV files without converting!! This is a huge pain in itunes.
* The Zune has an FM radio with a RDS. The radio is as clear as my car radio.
* Wireless sync. We were able to sync media content over our wireless network. (we may turn this off, I bet it kills the battery)
* The Zune software is a pleasure. Setup took a long time on my old PC, but it is very simple to use. Just drag the videos/songs/photos/etc? to the Zune icon and it syncs. There is no ?undocking? or ?ejecting? the device. You simply unplug it. All content is very organized. The photo content is especially attractive.
* The onscreen menu of the device is easy to use and intuitive. For example, it is simple to set a photo as your background because the control is where you think it would be and not buried under 24 layers of sub menus.
* If I ever upgrade my Media Center to Vista, then all my Media Center content will auto sync. This is really cool since I use Media Center as my only DVR. I?ll be able to watch recorded TV on the Zune.
What don?t I like about the Zune?? Not much - it works like you think it should.
* One thing that stood out was that the control wheel is different. With my ipod, you scroll in a circle. With Zune, you scroll up and down.
* Also, the included earbuds do not have great bass response and are too big for my wife?s ears.
* I don?t understand the integration between WMP11 and Zune. Do my tag edits in WMP11 effect the Zune library? WMP12 and Zune need to merge for simplicity
* Since the laptop that runs the Zune software is old, we don?t get all the flashy animation.
Where to buy
Zune (second generation, 8GB, green):
$100.99
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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