engadget.com— Thanks to some vigilant Wal-Mart watching by our main man Bernice, we've got a good idea as to the Zune pricetag, though we're still no closer to a specific launch date.
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@Wise - I haven't used FM transmitters, but when it comes "for free" I will at least try it. I can't wait to see a review about this feature of zune. May be they found some way to improve the quality..
@ foolfromhell:"WiFi?More Video-Codecs?FM Reciever?Encouraging competetion?More sources for online music and not having to mostly rely on iTunes.....(I know you can use other services for the iPod, but with iPod using iTunes, 99% of the people who buy online music dont)"Let me go through this point-by-point:-WiFi?:Initially, it's going to be VERY hard to find any Zune users to share songs with so that makes the feature kind-of moot until Zune itself gains in popularity.-More Video-Codecs? FM Reciever?:MANY other MP3 players offer those two features (creative for one) and it hasn't brought them massive success.-Encouraging competetion?:Perhaps if it had any compelling features. Other than FM and a few more video codecs, it is no different than a 5G iPod. It has a .5" larger screen, yet it's still the same resolution as the iPod. It's not smaller, nor thinner, nor does it have a better way of navigating (D-Pad anyone?). A product, yes...but a product that encourages competition? No.-More sources for online music...:Zune will be JUST LIKE the iPod in that it will have its own app for organizing and purchasing music. And even saying that, iTunes as an App itself is more popular than any Windows Media app Microsoft has. iTunes has a market share of about 85% (iPod has 75%) meaning many that do not even own iPods, use iTunes for their music.@ jasonhe"4. While many people love iTunes, not all do, and not everyone likes being restricted to one online store."Same as what was said above to foolfromhell. Zune will have its own priority app for purchasing, syncing, and organizing.
hostilefreakSep 19, 2006
@Wise - I haven't used FM transmitters, but when it comes "for free" I will at least try it. I can't wait to see a review about this feature of zune. May be they found some way to improve the quality..
Closed AccountSep 19, 2006
I'm glad you're here to tell me all about the formats that a product that hasn't even been released yet will support.Digg needs more people like you!
Closed AccountSep 19, 2006
The apple drones buy apple crap based COMPLETELY on what it looks like ratehr than the actual functionality.
Closed AccountSep 19, 2006
Miller the shuffle is a rip. You can get a no name MP3 player WITH a screen for cheaper- and it'd probably have double the HD space.
pierrefilmsSep 19, 2006
@ foolfromhell:"WiFi?More Video-Codecs?FM Reciever?Encouraging competetion?More sources for online music and not having to mostly rely on iTunes.....(I know you can use other services for the iPod, but with iPod using iTunes, 99% of the people who buy online music dont)"Let me go through this point-by-point:-WiFi?:Initially, it's going to be VERY hard to find any Zune users to share songs with so that makes the feature kind-of moot until Zune itself gains in popularity.-More Video-Codecs? FM Reciever?:MANY other MP3 players offer those two features (creative for one) and it hasn't brought them massive success.-Encouraging competetion?:Perhaps if it had any compelling features. Other than FM and a few more video codecs, it is no different than a 5G iPod. It has a .5" larger screen, yet it's still the same resolution as the iPod. It's not smaller, nor thinner, nor does it have a better way of navigating (D-Pad anyone?). A product, yes...but a product that encourages competition? No.-More sources for online music...:Zune will be JUST LIKE the iPod in that it will have its own app for organizing and purchasing music. And even saying that, iTunes as an App itself is more popular than any Windows Media app Microsoft has. iTunes has a market share of about 85% (iPod has 75%) meaning many that do not even own iPods, use iTunes for their music.@ jasonhe"4. While many people love iTunes, not all do, and not everyone likes being restricted to one online store."Same as what was said above to foolfromhell. Zune will have its own priority app for purchasing, syncing, and organizing.
eatrainsSep 19, 2006
Currently, WiFi is much slower than USB. I'd rather spend two seconds plugging in a cable and have 20x the transfer speed.
Closed AccountSep 19, 2006
Fitting it will be sold at Walmart.
fraydogSep 19, 2006
Yeah, and if that's true, what do the Windows drones buy on?