The Microsoft Zune HD Media Player
Whether you’re new to the wireless revolution or out on the frontline, the Microsoft Zune player is the device you need. On the road or at home, the Microsoft Zune is a high performance entertainment center providing you with HD quality audio and video. Wireless connectivity means that anywhere you have a Wi-Fi network you have access to the latest news, sports and weather information over FM or HD radio stations. If that’s not enough, you can use the built-in browser to search the internet. You’ll be able to check email and connect with friends on social media sites. It also comes with a synching cable so you can connect to your PC.
Unlike many of the other media players, the Microsoft Zune makes all this easier through touch screen technology and a QWERTY keyboard. And, if you’re not connected you can still enjoy all the multimedia you can handle. With 32 gigabytes of storage, the Microsoft Zune HD can handle 10 hours of high-definition video or 48 hours of standard video. If your thing is music or family pictures, it will store 8,000 songs or 25,000 images.
The Microsoft Zune player is built for quality image and sound playback. The 3.3 inch OLED screen supports a resolution of 480 x 272. Download TV shows or HD movies anywhere and then watch them where ever you choose. If you’re not interested in watching video on the road, the Microsoft Zune HD is also capable of connecting to your home media network wirelessly or through a dock.
Significantly, the Zune isn’t tied to proprietary or obscure audio and video formats. Support is provided for standard audio formats such as .wma and .mp3 along with advanced Audio Coding formats. It can handle wmv or mpeg videos as well as high-definition files. You can listen with using the supplied headphones or others having a standard 3.5 mm connector.
And despite all that it offers, the Zune still comes in a compact, lightweight form. It measures roughly 4 inches tall and 2 inches wide. It’s also a slim one third of an inch thick. Weighing in at 2.6 ounces makes it easy to carry. The battery fully charges in between 2 and 3 hours and then you can listen to over 30 hours of music or watch over 8 hours of video. Overall, Microsoft Zune player 32 GB is an incredibly powerful and versatile media center that will fit in your pocket, but make you think you’re sitting in a theater.
Altec Lansing inMotion iM414 Zune Speaker Dock
Finding it to be almost impossible to find a portable speaker system for your Microsoft Zune player? Look no further as the Altec Lansing inMotion iM414 Zune Speaker Doc is the perfect addition for your Zune Portable music player. This convenient stereo system offers excellent portability for avid music listeners on the go. This inMotion iM414 Zune Speaker Dock is compatible with most Zune and Zune HD portable player models.
With the inMotion iM414 Zune Speaker Dock compact stereo design, Speaker Dock offers superb portability. The product design attributes of the Zune Speaker Dock are beautifully displayed by a sleek polished look with a sophisticated appeal that is sure to prove to be an attractive accessory to your Zune player.
This portables speaker has a built-in Zune player dock that also acts as a charger for your Zune music player. This feature saves the hassle of having to carry an additional device charger and also the need to carry additional hardware like your laptop PC. The design also features input jack connectivity that enables Zune users to additionally use the Altec Lansing inMotion iM414 Zune Speaker Dock to connect devices like CD, DVD, and MP3 players. Other beneficial features of this portable speaker system is that it is battery or AC adaptor operated making it not necessary to plug the device into an electrical outlet.
There is no need to hassle with perpetual step by step button pushing in order to get the settings you want. The Zune Speaker Dock Integrated FM radio features useful remote dock controls which allow you to specify your favorite user settings such as alarm clock and radio presets access them effortlessly at the press of a button. The large LCD display showcases the information such as the time, song title, and more.
The user design additionally features a telescopic antenna to improve reception or local radio station signals. In combination with the Zune HD Radio technology, your radio listening experience will be coming through the device speakers with clear quality high definition sound. Zune Bass Enhancement technology adds to the HD sound delivering subwoofer-like sound emission improving your overall music listening experience.
Zune HD is the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (oled) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an internet browser. Zune HD is the next iteration of the Zune device family and brings a new level of listening and viewing experiences to the portable media player category. The Zune HD is slimmer, shorter, and noticeably lighter than an iPod touch or an iphone. The Zune HD is smaller than the iPod touch so its organic light-emitting-diode touch screen is 3. The Zune HD is a great-looking little player, and users will especially appreciate its quick play menu, rich collection of artist information and mesmerizing screen. A Microsoft guy was saying the Zune HD is finally the hardware that catches up to the company’s services. More than anything else, the Zune HD is a portable music machine designed for curious fans with large appetites for new music. If the Zune HD is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi, album listings will show an artist’s entire album catalog and let you preview and download additional songs, or explore the music catalog of similar artists. Compared with the browsers we’ve seen on similar products, such as the Sony x-series walkman or Archos 5 (opera), the Zune HD is miles ahead of the pack. Microsoft has been attempting to distance its device from apple and its iPod touch, though quite frankly some stiff competition in this monopolized market would be very welcome, and Zune HD is the most capable contender yet. We’ve got a blurb on each game here, but we’ve got to just say, after playing with pgr Ferrari edition, we are thankful for that tegra processor that the Zune HD is packing. Now that the Zune HD is out, your least favorite co-worker who loves to make fun of your liking for apple has probably been going on and on about how his Zune HD does HD radio and your iPod touch does not. Of course, video playback on the Zune HD is phenomenal, supporting 720p resolution videos, and playing them back for the user to behold at 30 fps. On the inside, the Zune HD is powered by an nvidia tegra soc (system on a chip) that has an 800 MHz arm processor and a graphics processor (gpu), which makes it powerful enough to play 3d games like quake 3 at high frame rates. Web browsing on the Zune HD is much better than any windows CE handheld that I have seen. Technologically, the Zune HD is one of the most powerful mobile devices out there and its user interface is unbelievably fast, but it lacks applications beyond the basic media player functions. Microsoft Zune HD is a competitor to the apple iPod and both have unique features to attract customers. The thing is, the Zune HD is actually on par with the category leaders (iPod touch, Sony x-series) in codec support: all three force you to either get your video directly from the manufacturer’s stores or transcode your video into their specific formats. Zune HD is here!
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