news

[abmule586709]

Sept. 28, 2006---- Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune™ brand. Designed around the principles of sharing, discovery and community, Zune will create new ways for consumers to connect and share entertainment experiences. The digital music entertainment revolution is just beginning,are you ready?

What zune’s charms?why it introduces a new platform that helps bring artists closer to us and helps us find new music and develop new social connections. In order to enjoy the entertainment zune will bing,what should we prepare?

In the first place .The Zune has a larger screen that's better for movies. The iPod's 2.5” display is smaller, but the 3” Zune and last year's iPod both offer the same resolution. The Zune's slightly larger display is still showing the same number of dots; they'll just be more obviously pixelated because each dot is larger. The lower pixel density of the Zune's screen means its display can only be less sharp. And starting with 30 GB, Zune is easy to use and easy to love. Choose one of three colors−each combined with a distinctive double-shot finish.

In the second place,the zune will support many audio or video,including:
Audio: Windows Media® Audio Standard (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate.MP3 (.mp3): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): Up to 320 Kbps, Low Complexity (LC), up to 48-kHz sample rate
Video:Windows Media Video (.wmv): Main Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 1.5 Mbps peak video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio; Simple Profile, CBR, up to 736 Kbps video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio.
But if you import audio files in unprotected,such as dvd,some software maybe in need.as far as I know, Xilisoft DVD to Zune Converter is powerful, easy to use DVD to Zune ripper. It could help you convert DVD to Zune video MP4, MPEG-4, WMV and rip DVD to Zune audio MP3, WMA, AAC etc.

The last but not the least Every Zune device creates an opportunity for connection. Wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing lets consumers spontaneously share full-length sample tracks of select songs, homemade recordings, playlists or pictures with friends between Zune devices. Listen to the full track of any song you receive up to three times over three days. If you like a song you hear and want to buy it, you can flag it right on your device and easily purchase it from the Zune Marketplace.

In a word ,as the Microsoft stand in the threshold of digital music ,are you get ready?are you ready for the time of zune?

[pachinkoman]

Oh yeah, whoop-de-friggin-doo, zune is here

[saints]

Geez Pachinkoman, what did they give you in hospital nasty pills , some of your posts have been very funny in the last day.
Ps hope youre getting over whatever you had

[pachinkoman]

Originally Posted by saints

Geez Pachinkoman, what did they give you in hospital nasty pills , some of your posts have been very funny in the last day.
Ps hope youre getting over whatever you had

eeehhh, sorry, bored out of my friggin mind and still in quite a bit of discomfort(pain)

[badbrain88]

Originally Posted by abmule586709

In the first place .The Zune has a larger screen that's better for movies. The iPod's 2.5” display is smaller, but the 3” Zune and last year's iPod both offer the same resolution. The Zune's slightly larger display is still showing the same number of dots; they'll just be more obviously pixelated because each dot is larger. The lower pixel density of the Zune's screen means its display can only be less sharp. And starting with 30 GB, Zune is easy to use and easy to love. Choose one of three colors−each combined with a distinctive double-shot finish.

Is that meant to be a selling point? Surely, promoting that it's less sharp and has worse resolution to the ipod is a bad thing? Have I missed a key strategy in marketing?

The only thing that appeals to me is the BROWN. Finally someone is taking notice of "unfashionable" colours. Roll on orange.

[musichound]

If I was to get a Zune, brown would definately be the color for me. For some reason it's the bling for me.

[mixin]

Nothing but problems with the bundled software though.

Or so I've read

[badbrain88]

Originally Posted by musichound

If I was to get a Zune, brown would definately be the color for me. For some reason it's the bling for me.

Exactly. MH has superior tatse IMO. It's almost an anti-bling.

I used to make fun of my uncle for wearing a lot of brown when I was younger, by calling him Mr. Brownstone and what not.

I guess I now see the errors of my ways. I was a closet-brownboy all the along and didn't know it.<---- Erm, that might sound a bit dodgy.

[abmule586709]

Originally Posted by badbrain88

Is that meant to be a selling point? Surely, promoting that it's less sharp and has worse resolution to the ipod is a bad thing? Have I missed a key strategy in marketing?

The only thing that appeals to me is the BROWN. Finally someone is taking notice of "unfashionable" colours. Roll on orange.

Perhaps, i thought there will be a drastic competing between Zune and iPod.