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Microsoft's new Zunes: officially in 80, 8, and 4GB sizes | |
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| Time: 22:05 EST/03:05 GMT | News Source: Engadget | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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We love a good non-mystery around here, and Microsoft's new Zunes are about as un-mysterious as they get. But we also love a good product refresh, and now that the cat's officially out of the bag we can really dig into the new Zunes, which definitely have a lot going for them. There's plenty to cover, so here's what you need to know. | ||
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| #1 By 7754 (75.72.156.204) at 10/2/2007 11:20:29 PM |
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Well, there are definitely some nifty items about these:
First: "The Zune music store is going DRM-free, with over 1m MP3 tracks being made available for download." If everything is DRM-free, that is a pretty big incentive. If nothing else, it will help continue the trend. Second: "Zune can FINALLY sync video from your Media Center PC!" I'd like to see how well this works, but that is definitely a big plus. I've got a ton of video that I've recorded that I never have a chance to watch. Of course, it still requires owning a Zune.... Third: "Podcast support! (Sorry, no over the air downloads -- sync only.) Podcasts can also be shared via WiFi." A big shortcoming for some, removed. WiFi sharing... not so sure I'd use it, really (they'd have to own a Zune, as well would I), but a cool idea. Third: "WiFi sync to host computer! Includes moving over music, movies, photos, podcasts, etc." Not that it's so hard to hook up a cable, but cool nonetheless (especially if you lose the cable). Combine it with an inductive charger, and that would be exciting. Fourth: "All Zunes (including the Zune 30) will have a new, redesigned interface and feature parity. In other words, early Zune 30 adopters will have all the same software features as new Zune 80, 8, and 4 users." If nothing else, it shows that Microsoft was true to their word on the original Zune and that features would be added over time. If they were Apple, they'd most certainly take a jab by saying "with the Zune, you're not penalized for being an early adopter." ;) |
| #2 By 7754 (75.72.156.204) at 10/2/2007 11:39:00 PM |
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Ok, so it turns out that not all of the tunes are DRM-free. It's a start, though. Actually, I wish they were in WMA format rather than the lousy MP3 format... is that how this will turn out? If people push so hard for DRM-free music, we'll get it, but with lousy fidelity? Argh.
At any rate, cut the price in half, then we'll see a war on our hands. |
| #3 By 23275 (71.12.191.230) at 10/3/2007 7:24:01 AM |
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#2, bluvg, when they mean DRM Feee, they mean totally free - no watermarking; no identifying information of any kind at all, but pure MP3's. These will be the same as if a person bought the CD and ripped the tracks themselves. I think that is significant.
Also, the software is totally redesigned and one does not have to have a Zune to use it. |
| #4 By 7754 (206.169.247.2) at 10/3/2007 10:11:05 AM |
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#3, right, it's just that not all of the tunes will be DRM-free, at least to start. They're saying they'll have ~3M tunes at launch, with ~1M DRM-free.
As for not requiring a Zune to use the Zune PC software... well, sure, but I'm not exactly sure why I would do that, unless it's strictly to purchase music, and it can't be done through WMP (which would be unfortunate, I think). You certainly can't use the Zune device software without the device, though! :P |
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