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The editors liked
Good audio quality - on a par with the most recent iPods and Creative players
Excellent interface and display
Crisp video
The editors didn't like
Limited Wi-Fi
Early synchronisation glitches
Volume could be louder The Final Word The Zune may well make a solid addition to the MP3 player market. Its a nice-looking player offering good audio quality. However
Abstract: November 16, 2006 - The summer of 2006 was witness to two major Microsoft viral campaigns for mysterious new hardware. The first took place to promote "Project Origami," which was originally rumored to be an Xbox-Pocket or similar handheld gaming devi...
Abstract: Compete with the iPod? Youve got to be crazy. That is unless youre Microsoft, with huge OS marketplace dominance, brand awareness, development resources and money to jump into that game. Lets face it, iPod rules (in a rare turn of the tables where ...
Abstract: A few months ago Microsoft made a commitment in providing a competitor to the Apple iPOD. Mobility Today has had the wonderful opportunity to receive a Zune for review in which we will go over all the aspects of the Zune. Please note this review will g...
Great interface
Elegant design
FM radio support
Well-implemented ecosystem
Gorgeous display
Zune Marketplace
Xbox 360 support
No variable bit rate encoding support in the Zune software
The social isnt quite here yet—WiFi functionality is lacking
Software bugs and sync problems
Cant import music from other music services
Cant use the Zune as a portable hard drive
Compressio...
The Zune is quite a compelling product, but it shows a strange schizophrenia of spirit. The detail work on the device is elegant and illustrates the thoughtful care lavished on the product, but basic functionality is crippled or poorly implemented. Whe...
Abstract: Microsoft thinks it may finally have an iPod killer in its Zune MP3 players. But there are certain uncanny resemblances between the Zune and the iPod. Should the software giant have given a little more thought to its plan of attack?Microsoft Zune In t...
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Published: 2006-11-14, Author: James , review by: cnet.com
The Microsoft Zune has very good playback performance of audio, video, and photos; intuitive and colorful interface; good FM radio with RDS; works well with Zune Marketplace software; integrated wireless allows sharing of songs (limited) and photos; ma...
The Microsoft Zune is not backward compatible with WMA-DRM9; weak native video support (cannot play protected content) and no video offerings from Zune Marketplace; cannot be used as a hard drive (and no UMS support); proprietary USB; cannot use Wi-Fi ...
The Microsoft Zune, with its intuitive interface and solid playback performance, will please most users. But lukewarm format support and the cool but limited Wi-Fi capability will have advanced users seeking more. The Zune is a very good start, though.
The Microsoft Zune has very good playback performance of audio, video, and photos; intuitive and colorful interface; good FM radio with RDS; works well with Zune Marketplace software; integrated wireless allows sharing of songs (limited) and photos; ma...
The Microsoft Zune is not backward compatible with WMA-DRM9; weak native video support (cannot play protected content) and no video offerings from Zune Marketplace; cannot be used as a hard drive (and no UMS support); proprietary USB; cannot use Wi-Fi ...
The Microsoft Zune with its intuitive interface and solid playback performance will please most users. But lukewarm format support and the cool but limited Wi-Fi capability will have advanced users seeking more. The Zune is a very good start, though.
Abstract: Next week, Microsoft Corp. will launch the most serious challenge ever mounted to Apple Computers iPod and iTunes juggernaut in digital music. The software giant is introducing a portable player called the Zune, an online music store called Zune Mark...
