gizmodo.com — Zune 2 and its batch of new features are finally upon us, bringing new players and an entirely new experience. Read on to find out how Microsoft has managed to change a lot on the one hand, and very little on the other—then see how the Zune stacks up against iTunes and iPod.
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scientistblahNov 13, 2007
Isn't the launch tomorrow? Because if so, this is probably the most underhyped launch ever. I can't find any info on this s**t other than this article and the fact that it's supposedly coming out tomorrow. No leaked firmware, no nothing, like wtf.
novadaemonNov 13, 2007
The only thing I'd like to know is this... Does it support Unicode??? Though I praise Microsoft for allowing the Zune 1 to be as functional as the Zune 2, I hate the fact that they can't even include 3 files to support Unicode on the Zune 1. It would disappoint me more if its not on the Zune 2. I don't want to have to hack the Zune to add it in when it should be there anyway.
stealthtomatoNov 13, 2007
As I sit here with my Zune 30 w/ 2.1 Firmware in hand, I can confirm positively that it does have EQ options. Settings -> Music -> Equalizer:
frozenwalkwayNov 13, 2007
vlc player.yes many irivers support ogg. Rio karma which is out of production was an audiophile dream. many players support ogg though their not the most popular like an ipod or zune.
biggrzNov 14, 2007
a reg hack, that only temporarily works while you keep sync going barely qualifies. Especially since it hardly even works, locking files and folders for example.
b_dizzleNov 14, 2007
From what I can tell, it doesn't really "integrate" per se (no more than a regular media player, at least). The big thing is that the software can now handle DVR-MS files, so if you use a media center PC to record your shows, you can sync em to your zune.
masterrJan 9, 2008
Winamp, itunes, and even windows media player will play ogg/vorbis as well with the right codecs installed. As for portable players that support it, there are plenty:<a class="user" href="http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/PortablePlayers">http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/PortablePlayers</a>I own one of the iRivers and 2/3 of the music on it is either OGG/Vorbis or FLAC (with Rockbox installed for the FLAC).
masterrJan 9, 2008
Most of the iPods play OGG/Vorbis (and may other additional formats) if you are willing to install Rockbox. Not native support, no, but it works.As for the Zune, if it wasn't for the DRM on the firmware flashing then it could run Rockbox too.