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How 'bout that Zune?
natalieow
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As a proud owner of a Zune (version 1.0 30GB- but the software is updated), I'm curious to know if there are, indeed, any others out there. Stand up so I can see you!
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Former iPod user and while I've toyed with the idea of going back as I've become a mac user, I'm not going back.
This whole software update for the older models is about the smartest move ever. Fuck you, Apple, wanting me to buy the same fucking shit with 1 new feature every few months. Fuck you.
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Tried the new software a few weeks ago, and it's better, but I'm still not a fan. Which is sad cause the actual hardware is quite nice.
The new software is excellent, I must say. Though a lot of the old users preferred it the way it was. I'm very happy with the update and I think that Zune 2.0 is going to give Apple a little scare. Not only with the interface and software of the MP3 player itself, but the fact that the gadget is just plain cool. Of course, nothing as of yet will ever out sell the iPod craze. Some day... some day.
And the video is very limited in the files it will actually play.
I would not recommend a Zune to anyone who could afford other options.
The hardware is pretty solid, I guess. I've never owned any other MP3 player so I have no frame of reference. I do have plenty of friends who've had problems with their iPods, but they always seem content with just getting the newest one whenever it comes out.
Zune Pass, though, is awesome. A few months ago, I loaded up my Zune with a bunch of songs that were going to be out on Rock Band. Music training I guess. It paid off.
I suppose you can do the same thing with other music services/subscriptions, but it's nice having it all integrated. That said, it's certainly pricey but I'm fine with it, considering I don't have a large music collection at all, and am wary of spending hundreds of dollars on DRMed music that might be worthless in the future.
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I'm sure it has something to do with my computer, but it still runs pretty slow, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to actually put new music into the zune. I'm used to dragging it, and then clicking on sync and seeing the little bars fill up, but I didn't see anything this time around.
I mean, I got the music, but for the life of me I can't figure out how.
Also, again, maybe only my computer, but hte right click doesn't work. If I right click an album, it'll show me the options, but if I want to pick any of them, I have to use the arrows on the computer, as for some reason it doesn't register the mouse.
(edit: oh, you guys are talking about the actual software, aren't you? yeah, that's slower and pretty retarded and unintuitive, which is ironic because you can tell they were trying to make it as simple as possible. the firmware is much faster than the old firmware though)
One thing that bugs me is the switching of the 5 star song rating system to the pretty lame heart/broken heart rating system. What if I like a song but don't *love* it? I used to have a very specific rating system for my songs, and rating them was a little meta-game I would play. 5 stars would go to songs I adored and would pretty much never skip. 4 stars would be songs I liked a lot but often didn't want to hear. 3 stars to songs that I would enjoy if they came on the radio but probably wouldn't actively choose to listen to. 2 stars to songs that I outright didn't like. 1 star to songs that were actually broken sound files, or there was something similar wrong with them. I was able to make playlists based on my ratings... a playlist with just 5 star songs for when I wanted the best, or 4 and 5 star songs when I wanted variety... you get the idea. This is all gone now
but the zune in general - well, it gets the job done, no better or worse than an ipod really. it bothers me that the ipod is so ubiquitous so that it's hard to find peripherals for the zune. my Scion comes with a built-in ipod jack that would allow me to control an ipod using the radio or steering wheel controls, but the best I can do with the zune is hook up my car to the headphone jack
Huh? If anything it's more 'drag and drop'.
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The Zune hardware itself is awesome, especially with the new firmware.
Fix'd for me. I like my zune, but hate how the zune software has turned my albums, with the same name and same artist, into 2 or 3 or 4 seperate albums each with like 4 songs. Havn't downloaded the new software yet cause I havn't used my zune since thanksgiving, heres to hoping its not shit.
Hmm, even if MS wanted to make the Zune work with iTunes, I'm guessing Apple wouldn't be too happy with it and would take steps to make sure it didn't happen. Or maybe I'm mistaken ... does iTunes play nice with other MP3 players? I was under the impression that iTunes songs were DRMed to only work on the iPod/iPhone.
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anyway, i quite like my zune since i picked one up from a woot off a couple months ago. the software is not so great, and the lack of video format support is vaguely annoying, but overall its nice.
God, I don't miss iTunes.
I've got a Black 30gb with the new firmware. It's great.
Pook, you can't get rid of that fade effect.
The zuneoriginals.net packaging is so beautiful. I want to open it on my own.
EDIT: The zune30 I bought on a whim, since it was under 100. I would use it to replace my 60g video ipod, but my future 80g zune(When they release other colors) would not be happy.
Anyone know if there any way around that on the new software? I have a decent amount of stuff on my Zune that's not on my computer, for space reasons. Since upgrading to the new software, I haven't tried synching yet since the software doesn't show the stuff not on the computer on the Zune (though it's still on the actual device). I haven't tried since it'd take some effort to restore all the music if it were deleted. So if someone has an answer, that'd be awesome.
Or better yet, anyone know of a way to backup files on the Zune? That could also help with my problem.
Well I don't buy songs from iTunes anyways. I just use it to move my CD onto my (ex-)iPod and I wish it worked with my zune as nicely since zune.exe doesn't work with it as nicely.
Here's how it works:
(a) drag music into your library
(b) it gets added to your device (either immediately or the next time you plug it in). You can click on "device" to check the sync status.
Why is this so hard for people. This new software really is "just maintain your library and I'll take care of everything automagically" and people still seem to be confused.
EDIT: @Slicer: if you can manage to get the Zune to connect to the software as a "guest" then you can drag files onto the computer (by clicking on device, then selecting some files and dragging them to the computer icon in the lower-left).
It is more accessable, but at the cost of being able to edit tags, etc.
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as long as the output is mp3s, and they go into a folder that Zune monitors, you can still use it to rid
and then sync wirelessly, and you never actually have to deal with the Zune.exe interface.
The new software is pretty awful though. The ability to change song tags is essential. I'm not entirely sure why they thought it would be a good idea to remove it.
Any takers?
Yes but I still have to deal with my zune deciding that my cd is 3 seperate cd's with the same name and artist when it is actually only 1 cd
used to be able to fix that by dragging and dropping the seperate cds onto each other.
I haven't tried this in the the new software yet
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The new software is pretty, but it's been buggy for me. If they could iron out a lot of minor things, it would be amazing. But it's still good.
I just checked the seamlessness of the mp3 playback, and indeed the gap is shorter, but it's still jagged. I know because I have albums where tracks go right into each other and it's still a little jarring. But for normal songs or shuffle play it's perfect.
Also, does wireless sync not work for anyone else? It never gets past "Connecting to PC".
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This could be said for lots of electronic devices, especially cell phones. If companies can somehow convince you to buy something new, they will. Microsoft is being "generous" because its not in a leading market position - and I am sure there a also stocks of unsold "old" Zune players out there. Back when the iPod was just a expensive toy for geeks there were updates which also increased the capability of the device (new playback formats, games were introduced etc.).