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| Brand: Zune
Category: CE
List Price: $199.00
Buy Used: $64.94
as of 9/8/2010 05:16 PDT details
You Save: $134.06 (67%)
New (6) Used (15) Refurbished (2) from $64.94
Seller: mistermoney-hq
Rating:  599 reviews
Sales Rank: 4762
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Color: Red
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows
Processors: 1
System Memory: 128000
Memory Type: DRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Graphics Card: This is the description of the PC Graphics
Graphics RAM: 256
Graphics Card Interface: AGP
Native Resolution: 640x480
Display Size: 1.8
Size: 8 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 2.8 x 1.8
Legal Disclaimer: Shipping is 3-5 days FedEx or UPS with tracking number. Brand New. Continental USA street address ONLY, we do not ship to P/O box, APO, AE, or international addresses
MPN: HVA-00007
Model: HVA-00007
UPC: 882224655330
EAN: 0882224655330
ASIN: B000WG3SH4
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: No accessories. Zune only. Shipped using FedEx Ground. May require signature. INSURED. Please no APO or PO Box addresses. 100% guaranteed against defects. Contact us within 7 days if there is any defect, and we will gladly refund your purchase.
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Cable? April 28, 2010
Anderson Ray Bedwell
The product that I ordered was an 8GB Zune flash that had been refurbished. The Zune was in excellent condition; however, the cable that was included was almost completely useless. It was an off-brand of Zune cable and would not register a charge.
A little misleading but so far so good. April 16, 2010
Marie K. Coffman
I own an 8 gig Ipod and I like it. The only thing I don't like is that to get tv content one has to buy it at $1.99 a pop. The Zune had the advantage of being able to use tv shows that I had recorded in media center on my computer. This can be done with an Ipod as well but I thought that by getting the Zune (a microsoft product) it would probably work better with media center (also microsoft)
Well the Zune comes in the mail and I try to turn it on. No life. I plug it into the usb on my computer and this battery charge symbol briefly lights (for about 3 seconds) but the player will not come on. I am a little worried but I figure I will leave it plugged in overnight and just see. In the meantime I download the software. It hung up twice while downloading but finally seemed to work. But it could not see my Zune. I tried several usb ports etc. Then gave up and went to bed.
Next morning I try to turn on the Zune and it turns on! Also the computer can see it now. But it says I have to putdate my player software. Ok, download that and it hangs up while installing. I let it sit for awhile and finally click out of it. It seems to have installed tho because I can sync the zune and such. Now I follow the directions in Media Center to be able to synch my recorded tv (the whole reason for buying the Zune) No matter what I do I cannot get my recorded tv to show up to synch with the Zune. Tried looking online, etc.
As a last ditch sort of thing prior to returning the Zune I decide to call Microsoft. I have had some very bad experiences with Microsoft service so I am not hopeful but I give it a shot. Of course its someone from some foreign country and she is speaking from a script. But she does answer the phone pretty quickly, I will give her that. The questions she was asking me made it pretty clear she had no clue how to help me so I politely asked for her supervisor. Now I get transferred to a woman (God bless her) who was actually able to deal with my problem and knowledgably directed me on how to deal with the issue. Its quirky and a bit time consuming - but it does work.
Apparently the Zune cannot handle shows that are recorded in a format that media center records them in (not sure if you can change that - I may try to research that further) The format has to be mp4. But you can use Windows Movie Maker to convert your Media center shows into MP4 (I dont have the publication but if anyone needs it put a comment on this and I will get it for you) You can then save the converted files into a folder that you can program the Zune software to monitor and then you can synch those files into your Zune. The first time I did it - it took over an hour for the file to convert but I did it at top quality and possibly lower quality would be quicker. It did synch and it does look very good on my Zune. Since I only need around one hour of programming a day to take to the gym with me I think I am going to keep this Zune. Stuff I record in Media Center, since it is automatic, tends to stack up on me and this way I will be getting to watch these programs plus not having to pay for them.
So this was not a smooth buying experience. To compare to an ipod, for example, I did not have any software problems or anything with my ipod so it was definately a much smoother set up experience. The Zune and my 8gig ipod have identical dimensions and screen sizes. The Zune might be a little thicker. Also their cost was nearly identical. For me, the savings of $1.99 an episode makes the zune a good purchase.
Update - I have now owned the Zune a week or so and I can honestly say I like it. There are some things the Ipod does better but there are some things the Zune does better. For one thing you can watch tv recorded in Media Center (a little clunky but not too hard) That saves you $1.99 per episode. Another benefit I have decided is that you can listen to radio (yes you can do this with the Ipod as well) but it seems to be that the Zune does it better. The Zune scans for channels and then shows you the station and what type of music they place (soft rock, country etc.) The reception is better also - much less fuzzy then the same stations with my Ipod.
So if you can live without a camera and itunes and you like media center I would say the Zune may just be more to your preference then the Ipod. I have both but I quite like the Zune.
 It died in one month, and service sucks.... April 15, 2010
P. Kennedy (boston)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For a while, I owned a cheap Sandisk Clip player, which was terrific, until it burned out. Because I use my MP3 player so much, I decided to splurge for the Zune, despite my qualms about Microsoft products.
The $100 Zune died in just a few weeks -- much faster than the cheap Sandisk. Microsoft does not make it easy to send the Zune in for repair; you have to go through a lengthy on-line process. Now, two weeks after I sent the device in for its under-warranty repair, it is still in the "sorting room" (according to the telephone help person) and has not even begun its journey to the fix-it shop. I'm told that the Zune might be sent back to me in another two weeks -- making their total turnaround time for repair a month.
In the meantime, I bought another Sandisk Clip for $25. It's such a great little machine -- with several features that are lacking in the Zune (ie, voice recording). Now I wish I'd never wasted my money on the Zune!
Not reliable April 9, 2010
E. Schneider (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own a 4gb and a 8gb, my 8gb stopped working 1 week after warranty. POS.
Zune April 2, 2010
T. Gontczaruk
I think that it is a gigantic improvement over the iPod. The use of the player as well as the ability to use the software has eliminated what used to be a torture when I had an iPod. The only thing that I think that they could improve upon is the radio reception. I work in a stone building and I think that doesn't help the reception but if I move to certain places on my desk I will pick up a particular station, but if I move it somewhere else, I lose the radio station. Other than that, it is GREAT!
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