Zune HD

LxRogue

United States1415 Posts

January 18 2010 11:49 GMT

So i got a zune hd, which is basically the mp3 player from microsoft designed to compete with the ipod touch. It's kinda crazy to be posting to TL from a thing thats hardly bigger than a playing card.

Its got "hd" radio which is cool and can output 720p video if you buy an expensive hdmi adapter. (seems like a lame excuse to put "hd" in the name)

I just like it because it does all of the fancy shit an iphone does but its smaller and doesn't need a ripoff data plan.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

January 18 2010 11:56 GMT

How is the interface on it? Easy to use? I've looked at some, but I thought it was a bit small to be comfortable

LxRogue

United States1415 Posts

January 18 2010 12:05 GMT

I think its pretty good. The keyboard is just barely big enough when you turn it on its side. Just know that everything is controlled by touch. Its very easy and responsive, but you might miss buttons for simple things like volume and forward/back.

konadora

Singapore66357 Posts

January 18 2010 12:09 GMT

But can you call with it?

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

January 18 2010 12:19 GMT

I thought about getting that thing, too. seems like microsoft has finally caught up a bit to apple.
I definitely think it looks better, more stylish than the ipod touch.
But Ipod/Iphone still has a ridiculous ton of apps and I'll probably just get an iphone soon

CorsairHero

Canada9491 Posts

January 18 2010 13:06 GMT

On January 18 2010 21:09 konadora wrote:
But can you call with it?

no, but neither does the ipod touch

how are the apps for the zune?

djcube

United States985 Posts

January 18 2010 13:15 GMT

On January 18 2010 22:06 CorsairHero wrote:

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no, but neither does the ipod touch

how are the apps for the zune?

Well the ipod touch doesn't have a "ridiculous data plan" either, which he said has. An iphone would be way more comfortable just for everyday use though, since you don't have to carry around an mp3 player and your cellphone.

Jaxtyk

United States600 Posts

January 18 2010 17:07 GMT

Actually u can call on the itouch O_O

Jayme

United States5866 Posts

January 18 2010 18:10 GMT

On January 18 2010 21:19 7mk wrote:
I thought about getting that thing, too. seems like microsoft has finally caught up a bit to apple.
I definitely think it looks better, more stylish than the ipod touch.
But Ipod/Iphone still has a ridiculous ton of apps and I'll probably just get an iphone soon

Most of which you never ever.. ever. use. Trust me on that one. I can't count the number of times I was like "OH WOW HOW COOL" DL'd it.. used it once and cast it to the way side. Considering how absurdly expensive Iphone plans are I ditched it.

I now own a Palm Pre and a Zune HD separately. Perfectly happy. Zune has better output than an Iphone from my experience because really... it was designed on that basis.

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