New Zunes, now I'm kinda regretting my iPod purchase
11-13-2007, 03:23 PM
#121
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by wackjum
I've upgraded.
In general, I like it. Podcast support plus wireless sync. But wireless syncing is slow and eats up battery if you're doing big podcasts. Wireless syncing does have convenience uses though.
The Zune software came with pretty fruity colors. Luckily it was just a skin. I like the new interface vs the old. It seems to be a more refined and stable product now.
One issue with the UI on the Zune player itself is that the title screen's fonts are huge. So huge they can't fit the entire menu on the screen. Pretty annoying. Maybe a fix will come out soon letting you choose sizes. There is still no track repeat option either.
In general, I like it. Podcast support plus wireless sync. But wireless syncing is slow and eats up battery if you're doing big podcasts. Wireless syncing does have convenience uses though.
The Zune software came with pretty fruity colors. Luckily it was just a skin. I like the new interface vs the old. It seems to be a more refined and stable product now.
One issue with the UI on the Zune player itself is that the title screen's fonts are huge. So huge they can't fit the entire menu on the screen. Pretty annoying. Maybe a fix will come out soon letting you choose sizes. There is still no track repeat option either.
11-13-2007, 03:27 PM
#122
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
yes thank god you can change the skin, I"m going with evergladefor now. It looks like this
11-13-2007, 03:47 PM
#124
Go Giants
While I love the Ipod touch....These new MP3 players (like the Zune) scare me....People can't pay enough damn attention to things around them as it is...Now we have pocket sized TV's everywhere we go....I'm shocked I don't see people get hit by cars every day...
11-13-2007, 03:49 PM
#125
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by Whiskers
While I love the Ipod touch....These new MP3 players (like the Zune) scare me....People can't pay enough damn attention to things around them as it is...Now we have pocket sized TV's everywhere we go....I'm shocked I don't see people get hit by cars every day...
11-13-2007, 03:53 PM
#126
Go Giants
Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
England needs more Asian women drivers...then problem solved
11-13-2007, 03:54 PM
#127
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by Whiskers
Since we drive on the wrong side of the road here, they are actually great drivers....
11-13-2007, 03:56 PM
#128
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
Whiskers you don't have to worry about the Zune in the UK, it's not available there and they haven't announced plans to do so either. In the other $99 Zune thread someone posted that Radioshack will be selling $100 30gb zunes on black friday and they won't be refurbs either. So you may want to wait and try to grab one then.
11-13-2007, 04:00 PM
#129
Go Giants
Originally Posted by #1 STUNNA
Whiskers you don't have to worry about the Zune in the UK, it's not available there and they haven't announced plans to do so either. In the other $99 Zune thread someone posted that Radioshack will be selling $100 30gb zunes on black friday and they won't be refurbs either. So you may want to wait and try to grab one then.
http://stuff.tv/news/no-zune-anytime-soon/default.aspx
11-13-2007, 08:42 PM
#130
_____ like a rabbit
Originally Posted by revitupwriteitoff
so how many of you guys have the $100 30G zune?
do you like it & is it worth getting? that's pretty cheap for 30G, right?
do you like it & is it worth getting? that's pretty cheap for 30G, right?
11-13-2007, 08:42 PM
#131
_____ like a rabbit
Originally Posted by #1 STUNNA
I just came on here to see if you've upgraded yet. Let me now how it goes. You probably do have to get the new software in order to use the new firmware, the old software probably isn't compatible. I hope these things take off so that someone will make a nice car kit for it so that I can get one of these things.
11-13-2007, 09:29 PM
#132
_____ like a rabbit
I have nothing bad to say. Its a solid upgrade. The new software seems to work better, seems more fluid, then the older one. The firmware is good, i like all of the changes. Havent messed with the wireless sync much, just got it set up. And just in case anyones wondering, you cant do a wireless sync while another device is charging...
And this is cool as hell!
overall im very pleased, its like a got a new toy and didnt have to spend a cent. Props to microsoft for rewarding customers
And this is cool as hell!
overall im very pleased, its like a got a new toy and didnt have to spend a cent. Props to microsoft for rewarding customers
11-13-2007, 09:55 PM
#135
_____ like a rabbit
Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
wait...does it incorporate itself into your desktop, or is that what the program looks like?
looks hot
looks hot
11-13-2007, 10:03 PM
#137
_____ like a rabbit
Looks like the battery indicator has a mind of its own. I was syncing a large file and decided to cancel it after i saw that it was about to die. After i canceled, it shot back up to almost full 
maybe the indicator displays what the battery life will be after the sync? 
maybe the indicator displays what the battery life will be after the sync?
11-13-2007, 10:16 PM
#138
_____ like a rabbit
wow, check out this customer discussion on amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/Everywhere-sol...re=electronics
cant fine any at a circuit city in the chicagoland area...
http://www.amazon.com/Everywhere-sol...re=electronics
cant fine any at a circuit city in the chicagoland area...
11-13-2007, 10:18 PM
#139
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by stangg172004
I have nothing bad to say. Its a solid upgrade. The new software seems to work better, seems more fluid, then the older one. The firmware is good, i like all of the changes. Havent messed with the wireless sync much, just got it set up. And just in case anyones wondering, you cant do a wireless sync while another device is charging...
And this is cool as hell!
overall im very pleased, its like a got a new toy and didnt have to spend a cent. Props to microsoft for rewarding customers
And this is cool as hell!
overall im very pleased, its like a got a new toy and didnt have to spend a cent. Props to microsoft for rewarding customers
Last edited by #1 STUNNA; 11-13-2007 at 10:21 PM.
11-13-2007, 10:24 PM
#140
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
Hey we listen to the same kindof music, sortof. The Beatles, Red hot chili peppers, the cranberries, linkin park, foo fighters, the white stripes, matchbox 20
Last edited by #1 STUNNA; 11-13-2007 at 10:29 PM.
11-13-2007, 10:59 PM
#141
_____ like a rabbit
actually after playing with the new firmware, im gonna say 80% of all the album arts are wrong. Most of the songs have a picture but they're totally wrong. Even the songs that ive ripped off purchased albums are wrong. This is weird because the computer software has them all right ill try clearing it and resyncing my collection...
ill try clearing it and resyncing my collection...
11-13-2007, 11:01 PM
#142
_____ like a rabbit
Originally Posted by #1 STUNNA
Hey we listen to the same kindof music, sortof. The Beatles, Red hot chili peppers, the cranberries, linkin park, foo fighters, the white stripes, matchbox 20
11-14-2007, 01:22 AM
#144
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by stangg172004
actually after playing with the new firmware, im gonna say 80% of all the album arts are wrong. Most of the songs have a picture but they're totally wrong. Even the songs that ive ripped off purchased albums are wrong. This is weird because the computer software has them all right ill try clearing it and resyncing my collection...
ill try clearing it and resyncing my collection...http://zunerama.com/forum/index.php?topic=6963.0
I'm getting one for Christmas now! thanks stunna & wackjum for the info!
11-14-2007, 01:37 PM
#146
_____ like a rabbit
Originally Posted by #1 STUNNA
check this thread for info on fixing this issue.
http://zunerama.com/forum/index.php?topic=6963.0
http://zunerama.com/forum/index.php?topic=6963.0
edit: damn it, now its mixing songs and albums!
11-14-2007, 02:33 PM
#148
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by stangg172004
i tried deleting zunestore.sdf but now its just mixing up different covers
edit: damn it, now its mixing songs and albums!
edit: damn it, now its mixing songs and albums!
11-15-2007, 04:22 AM
#152
Race Director
Originally Posted by revitupwriteitoff
I just learned the iD-10T thing - had to use it somewhere...Heres one for you that I used before in tech support PEBCAK (Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard)
11-15-2007, 04:23 AM
#153
Race Director
Originally Posted by revitupwriteitoff
I just learned the iD-10T thing - had to use it somewhere...Heres one for you that I used PEBCAK (Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard)
11-15-2007, 12:58 PM
#154
Safety Car
M$ hating aside...the Zune team definatley made huge strides with this release...the artwork is definatley awesome, and I had some friends beta testing the firmware...even on the old Zunes, they said the firm ware made it seem like a brand new device
01-23-2008, 02:09 AM
#155
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
Ok so MS released an update for the Zune software today that fixes alot of bug but doesn't add any features (smart playlists, more detailed rating system, etc) so I installed it and was messing around with it since I haven't used the software in a while (I still use iTunes mainly) and I decided to try out this social thing that MS is banking on and I gotta to say it's pretty neat and it just might catch on. I like that it gives info about bands like the beatles that aren't available download in the Zune marketplace. It'll give info about all the songs the most played songs by Zune users, the users that listen to this band the most, and lot of other things. I'm gonna post my personal zune gadget on here so you can kinda see what it's like. I believe you can listen to samples of the songs that are my favorites or that I have recently listened to without going to another site.
Did anyone get one of these for the holidays? I didn't which sux now that my iPod broke cause it couldn't handle falling from 1ft of the ground!! Oh well I'll prolly get the iPod replaced at the apple store, they're usually cool like that and then I'll sell the replacement and get a Zune 80.
<div><div id="zunecard_big" class="zunecard"></div><div><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://zcards.zune.net/xweb/lx/swf/zunecard.swf" style="" id="flashUserCard" name="flashUserCard" bgcolor="#FFF" wmode="opaque" salign="tl" flashvars="baseURL=http%3a%2f%2fzcards.zune.net%2f zcard%2fusercardservice.ashx%3fsrc%3dexternal%26zu netag%3dDan%2bthe%2bDanger" height="260" width="548"></div><div></div></div>
for some reason the gadget isn't working. It's works in myspace and everywhere else?
Did anyone get one of these for the holidays? I didn't which sux now that my iPod broke cause it couldn't handle falling from 1ft of the ground!! Oh well I'll prolly get the iPod replaced at the apple store, they're usually cool like that and then I'll sell the replacement and get a Zune 80.
<div><div id="zunecard_big" class="zunecard"></div><div><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://zcards.zune.net/xweb/lx/swf/zunecard.swf" style="" id="flashUserCard" name="flashUserCard" bgcolor="#FFF" wmode="opaque" salign="tl" flashvars="baseURL=http%3a%2f%2fzcards.zune.net%2f zcard%2fusercardservice.ashx%3fsrc%3dexternal%26zu netag%3dDan%2bthe%2bDanger" height="260" width="548"></div><div></div></div>
for some reason the gadget isn't working. It's works in myspace and everywhere else?
Last edited by #1 STUNNA; 01-23-2008 at 02:13 AM.
01-23-2008, 02:20 AM
#156
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
HHmm... The gadget's working on my myspace right now and everywhere else, it must be AZ!
Well here's my Zune page if you want to see the gadget, it works fine in there.
http://social.zune.net/member/Dan+the+Danger
Well here's my Zune page if you want to see the gadget, it works fine in there.
http://social.zune.net/member/Dan+the+Danger
01-23-2008, 08:05 PM
#158
Sanest Florida Man
Thread Starter
No it's still $250. only would drop the price 2 months after it's been out and try to screw early adopters. I don't think they'll drop the price until the 3rd gen comes out or if Apple drop they're prices which I don't think will happen.
01-23-2008, 08:18 PM
#159
Likes it dirty
I have an 80gb and love it. Ive had 20gb Ipod and i couldn't stand it , when it died i said i would never buy another one.
Im installing the software update now
Im installing the software update now
Last edited by Ricepuddin; 01-23-2008 at 08:21 PM.
