Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player (Black)
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Customer Review: Zune- bye, bye Zen and Windows Media too
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a couple of Zen MP3 players that have worked well for me for a couple of years now, but both have begun to have problems and I decided to take a chance on the new V2 Zune. It was a good decision. This is a great product. All that comes in the box is the Zune, a sync cord, earphones, and brief documentation. You need to go online and download the Zune software to a PC and then hook up the player before you can get it to do anything. This doesn't take too long and the Zune will provide you with some sample content to try out as part of this process. The Zune sounds great, with plenty of volume and a decent set of earphones. The click wheel is intuitive and masterable in just a few minutes use.
As nice as the Zune is, a pleasant surprise is the Zune software. This is really more than just a tool to sync your tunes with your Zune. It is an attractive, intuitive, easy to use full fledged media player as well. It can easily replace Windows Media Player and is better looking than any other offering out there- Apple included.
Customer Review: The Microsoft Zune ROCKS!
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried an Apple iPod first. If you need FM radio for the machines in the gym, Apple requires you to buy a $50 adapter and to have another three feet of cord hanging off you. The Zune website for music download works just like itunes. But, unlike itunes, your music downloads as MP3 files which can be played by any player in the world. In order to download MP3 files from itunes, you have to buy itunes plus music which is less than 25% of the itunes inventory - not 10% like the Zune Marketplace. While we have not used the wireless sharing feature yet, we have used the wireless sync! This is great, my wife keeps her cell phone and Zune plugged-in near the door and syncs her Zune without going to where the PC is located in the house! The 8 GB Zune cost about the same as the 4 GB ipod - actually $10 less - but you get twice the storage! And the FM radio! And the wieless sync! The second generation Zune is small like the iPod Nano! We bought this Zune refurbished for 70% of retail price - could not tell it was refurbshed!Customer Review: Best MP3 Player all around
Summary: 5 Stars
I Bought a zune 8 gb recently , and I must say im impressed , not only by the product itself but by the social thing that is a killer feature, The Product itself is a good,lean,and light Mp3 Player with the right functions to be included in any mp3 Player of this category: WIFI,Radio,Video,Images etc. Plus customizable backgrounds and games.
Zune Software totally better than Itunes and more appealing to be used and navigated.
I Only found 2 points down on the zune thing
1.- Marketplace only for US residents; Me as a Mexican citizen found the marketplace a little bit tricky to be accesed from my country but I manage to do it, I think if Marketplace would be expanded to Mexico would be great apart than Mexico offers a large market for any kind of brand.
2.- Limited Accesories; I wanted to buy inmediatly good sound docks for my Zune , but I found them very limited and very few of them. I think with the time the zune will become more popular and become even more "accesorizable" lets say :).
Customer Review: The Audiophile's Digital Media Player
Summary: 5 Stars
Judge this player by any standards you may wish be it ergonomics, size, price, appearance, storage, or even brand allegiance, but I'll judge it by the way it sounds. Any media player corporation that has the brains to eliminate equalization completely from the signal path is a company that is concerned about what you are hearing through your headphones. Out of the four flash players I purchased in a 30 day period the Zune 8 wins hands down over the other junk that had absolutely no gusto, control, spaciousness, detail, or focus. It is clear that Microsoft is using superior parts in this unit in comparison to the competition. Connecting this player to legendary headphones like the Sony V6, (which is easily one of the greatest audio products ever produced below $100) or the Etymotic ER4 P, or S (which offer the incredible detail, and transparency of headphones costing way more) will give you an audio experience unsurpassed by what many other companies have to offer, and you will have Microsoft to thank for it.Customer Review: Superb alternative to the iPod
Summary: 5 Stars
This second generation Zune is a lot of fun to use. In my opinion, the the touch-sensitive Zunepad is easier and more intuitive to use than the Ipod's scroll wheel. The Zunepad allows you to "swipe" to scroll, which makes it a breeze to manage long song lists. I also prefer the Zune's snazzy interface to the iPod's, which is getting a bit boring. The Zune software is also a pleasure to use, and makes it fun to explore new music (especially if you use ZunePass, the [...] monthly music subscription service).
On the downside, the Zune does not play nice with [...]: it's currently not possible to play Audible files on the Zune. A Zune-friendly alternative is audiobooks.com, which offers their titles in universally compatible mp3 files, but they do not seem to have as many titles as audible.com, so if you're an avid audiobook listener, this may be an issue for you.
The Zune 8GB is well-designed and feels solid in your hand. It's a very worthy alternative to the aging iPod line.