urluckyday Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well, I'm back again after another one of my hiatuses...sorry... So at Christmas I got one of those things...you may have heard of it...Zunes? Yea, that's it (btw, I'm totally being sarcastic). Well, I started this thread merely as a question for anyone who doesn't want a Zune. I just want to know why people think that they're so bad. I mean sure, the first version of the firmware was horrific in its DRM management, but V.2 is, in my opinion, excellent, and I would go as far as saying I like it better than the Ipod... Well, sorry for my absence, but I can tell you guys didn't miss me too much, and that's understandable... Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ-W4 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 No Zune for me. I simply don't need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I definitely like that theyve finally put native h264/mpeg4 onto the zune, no longer requiring everything to be transcoded to wmv The only reason why I wouldnt get one is that my iriver portable media center is still working OK, as dated and clunky as its starting to look! Whilst the zune probably isnt as bling as the ipod touch, the interface is OK and for those who record HDTV, supports native dvrms encoding. @OP: check out a freeware app a friend of mine wrote, supports transcoding many different file formats to zune compatible settings.. was geared towards hdtv users initially, but very versatile - even x64 happy http://mcebuddy.com/ mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 No Zune for me. I simply don't need one. A fancy MP3 player has no place in my life, Microsoft or otherwise. Especially since most of my music is randomly generated in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 i've been using the same iPod for the past 2-3 years (something like that, at least), and its been working faithfully for me everyday since i got it. so, i've never had any reason to get a Zune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I can't come up with a single reason to buy the Zune. My iPod touch is as perfect as it gets. I don't think I'll ever switch from Apple's mp3 players to Microsofts, because they simply make better products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Zune and iPod are extremely overrated and pointless IMO... I like my phone that phones, plays mp3s and takes pictures and plays videos etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 ^See, I would agree with that since I have a great phone for doing things like that, but it's just the fact that I want something that won't burn up the battery of a necessary device...that's why I get individual media players...and I think the Zune is simply the best when it comes to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ-W4 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 The reason I don't really care about mp3s at all is their entire lack of dynamics. There's more to music than squashing all dynamics into one narrow margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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