what do you guys think about the ZUNE 80

[popcorn1]

ive had a zune 80 for a while now and i think its better than the ipod by miles.
what do you guys think?
no fan boys!!

 

[GobyMaster]

I think the iPod Touch is better.
Cheers,
GobyMaster

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

I don't have one, but have played around with a zune, a lot like the ipod.

 

[LextacySC]

I own a 30 gb Zune and it's ok. The proprietary solfware sucks IMO. The wireless transfer is crippled to even mention it as a plus. I don't like the fact that it only plays microsolft video formates like .wav and .mpeg. You also can not use it as a hard drive unless you mod it

What do you think of the software?

 

[popcorn1]

yeah the wmv restriction is stupid. why would they even restrict it to wmv only. does anyone know the reason why?

and the software is horrible. but the player is awesome.

look at the Creative zen. supports so many video fles. even avi

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Because wmv is a windows media file format, which is a Microsoft file format. Makes sense.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

I'm surprised they don't limit the music files to WMA IMO.

 

[LextacySC]

yeah the wmv restriction is stupid. why would they even restrict it to wmv only. does anyone know the reason why?

Microsoft has their own format. It's kind of like HD Dvd in a similar way versus Sony's Blue ray. They want to sell their product product in their "marketplace" and if peoples options are limited they have to buy their product inorder to use it. It's about marketing, not making people happy.

 

[popcorn1]

yeah thats obvious but someone must have thought about how the customers would react. how would that help their sales?

I'm surprised they don't limit the music files to WMA IMO.

haha that would make the zune unsaleable.

 

[LextacySC]

yeah thats obvious but someone must have thought about how the customers would react. how would that help their sales?quote]

I just deleted a lot of what I was going to say because I do have a very bias opinion and got very deep into it. In the end it does help their sales from a media selling stand point. They are trying to compete with Apples Itunes. They don't care about the customer, they know people will buy it and buy content. Look into DRM, before you buy their stuff though. There are converters that will convert you music and video into their format for free.

I have 30gb, but I bought it NIB for a hundred bucks back when they were two fifty.