8gb Zune or 8gb Nano3rd Gen I was wonderin wats better a zune or a nano i had a 8gb nano it was sick and now that everyone has one i wanted to no should i go zune?and are the software similar and does it able to have stuff from like limewire lik movies and music off limwire 8gb Zune or 8gb Nano3rd Gen I was wonderin wats better a zune or a nano i had a 8gb nano it was sick and now that everyone has one i wanted to no should i go zune?and are the software... » Read More 8gb Zune or 8gb Nano3rd Gen I was wonderin wats better a zune or a nano i had a 8gb nano it was sick and now that everyone has one i wanted to no should i go zune?and are the software similar and does it able to have stuff from like limewire lik movies and music off limwire « Show Less
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i have Xp media center edition on my PC i need Media CEnter 2005 for ZUne right? and how do i get that man? as well i need to know movies on zune?
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Hello... Is there anyway you can tell me step by step on how to do the limewire thing for the Zune...I just bought one and I have no idea on how to use it. Thanks!...
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Hi there,i'd like to buy a new 8GB mp3, but, i'm confused between the new ipod nano and zune. people say that the 3rd gen nano has a great battery life now, but, i'm discouraged from transferring my music files to itunes and changing the format (i've been using windows media. so, they're mostly in .wma)Is it true that Zune's software is crippled?being an experienced useer, would you recommend zune or nano? =)thanks a bunch!!
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The 3rd generation iPod Nano has 24 hours battery life for Music, and 5 hours for Video.WMA is a proprietary audio format created by Microsoft. AAC (what the iTunes Store uses) is not proprietary and was designed as the successor to MP3. AAC is used by the Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nokia Nseries phones.iTunes for Windows allows you to automatically convert any WMA files you have into either MP3 or AAC files.
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I'm also trying to find out how to update my MS Windows XP Media Center 2004 to XP Media Center 2005. Dell refuses to offer the upgrade cd. Hp offers it for $5 if you bought an HP. Microsoft says you must get the upgrade cd from the manufacturer of your pc. They will not sell it directly.
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I had the older version a 64gb? zune and it worked just fine, I would check/clean the IR portion on the remote and speaker could just be dirty and interfering with the signal. Hope that helps you.
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I wish people would stop blaming Amazon. Amazon is no longer selling the device. Its a MARKETPLACE seller that is using AMAZON To sell the Zune & unfortunately they have hacked up the price since the 80GB models are being discontinued. Dont blame Amazon, its the seller.
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ok thanks, I was thinking about buying a sansa fuze 8gb mp3 player on black friday and I wanted to know if i could make it at least 16gb total with the mirco sd card and now that I know I can, I will be buying the mp3 player. thanks again.
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Hi D. Clemens... I didn't see a response to this, so I just wanted to give some assistance. The instruction manual on page 45 states that you can run pictures and music from any USB device. I did see some comment that the Zune MP3 player wasn't supported. Thanks,
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I am planning to buy an iPod, not for a fashion statement, but because everything out for docking, etc., comes for iPod. I already own a very modest, 4-year-old .mp3 player by Creative Labs, but I wanted something bigger with video, etc., so I am planning on iPod. I do have the itunes concern, though. Is Zune by Creative Labs?
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I agree with what you say. The zune does seem to have been hurried to the market. It's difficult to take the zune as a competitor at the moment, but microsoft has already announced its plans for a "family of devices". So i'd wager that the scene will be very different once the newer zunes start arriving. Hopefully they'll release a larger capacity version as well; that's the only thing holding me from buying the device.
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500 CD's averaging 15 tracks per CD is a total of 7500 tracks. The iPod Touch 32 gig holds approximately 7,000 songs. A 40GB MP3 player will hold approximately 10,000 songs, but they are hard drive based and aren't designed for rough usage. 40 GB hard drive players are pretty hard to find these days so she might have to sacrifice some songs. She most likely doesn't actually listen to 500 CD's on a regular basis and you can always set iTunes to auto-rotate the songs for for fresh content. An alternative to the iPod Touch is the iPod Classic which packs 160 GB (around 40.000 songs) of storage. They are but around $250. The iPod Touch is also available in 64GB for a higher cost (around $300). An alternative to those two iPods is the Zune HD which packs 16, 32, or 64 gigabytes as well. These are considerably cheaper than the iPod equivilent. They also offered a 120 GB Zune (non-HD) but the price will vary as they are no longer manufactured. Sony also makes highly-regarded MP3 players that are comparable to MS and Apple. Besides These three companies, I can't really recommend buying anything else. I've owned all different types of MP3 players from Creative, Toshiba, Samsung, Sandisk, and the MS Zune but none of them come close to the tight integration that iTunes and iPod have. Every time I hit the sync button I'm confident the iPod will have exactly the songs I want on it. With Windows Media Player or the Zune software, a lot of the time it will end up partially syncing and some songs will duplicate. Album art is also a nightmare on these. As much as I don't like Apple's business model, their software and hardware are pretty hard to beat.
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I can't believe the Zune would do that! Its beyond logic!! What they want you to do is have a portable device for your music but also have a non-portable copy?? The Sony syncs perfectly and the function is only 'addition'. If you want to delete, you have to delete from the player(but it has to be connected to your PC, you cannot delete from the player on its own). It also does not overwrite if you are trying to add a file that is already there. Once the player is connected to the PC and Windows Media Player is opened, there is a separate area where you drag the files that you want synced. I guess that is what prevents it from functioning like the Zune.
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I'm looking to purchase a Zune. If I buy the old Zune 30 after the new Zune 80 hits the market, is the new firmware still free from Microsoft?
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Heads up for you Faerie :)Zune's software runs better than the iTunes inmho..and its easy to use..Just once click, and you can sync it..be it on USB or wireless..I was using nano before and it took me long time to get used to the iTunes software..Get the Zune and love your player! :)
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thank you so much i have taken all the negative aspects into consideration and as soon as i get enough money i am going to get the 250gb archos 5. even though it has all these glitches with the beta i still think it is the best thing for me because the zune and ipod are just not enough. one more thing do you or anyone else for that matter know if the archos 5 is going to be compatible with the 3.5g connection add on or is it only the archos 5g? if someone can give any info regarding this topic it is most deeply appreciated.
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I got a Zune for Christmas and have already sent it back. I loved the look, the feel, the bigger screen, and the radio. The only problem I found was the software and it lagged(like a PC). Until a new version of the Zune comes out I would go with something else.
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I just bought the Nano and it's way smaller than the Shuffle is. I used my nephew's IPOD and that's what made me want one, but i LOVE the Nano because of the size. Some of it wasn't intuitive for me, but my husband picked it up and had no problems with it. Once I saw how to do a couple basic things on it, I was set to go and didn't need any help at all. He thought that it would be good to have the screen and at first I didn't care, but now that I've used it, I can see why you want it. After using both, I'd have to go Creative Labs all the way.
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The 80G Zune says its shipped from Target. When you click on the Target it tells about Amazon and Target "partnership". Well Amazon Target is Pi**ing off your customers while Target stores HAVE 80G Zunes in stock! I just left my local Target and sure enough they have a 80G Zune. Target doesn't care about Amazon customers they want you and me to come to their store buy the Zune and OTHER stuff while in the store. ....and cancel all he stuff we buy here at Amazon! Wake up Amazon.....and take care of YOUR business!
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amazon mp3 dowload center works, just make sure you have the zune software looking for music in the folder amazon downloads to. The napster homepage lists zune as a compatable device, so it should also work, though iI have not tried it. I strongly suggest trying out the zune pass from zune marketplace. 15 bucks a month gets you 99% of the music in the entire marketplace. Truly remarkable if you are buying 2 albums per month anywhere else (including amazon). I only use amazon if zune marketplace doesn't offer the album. Hope this helps, happy holidays!
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If your friend just needs it for music, then go with the 30 gig. I bought the 80 gig version, but it's complete overkill for me. I don't watch video on it, or even store photos. I keep about 4,500 songs on there, and it maybe takes up 15gigs or so. You can never have enough space, which is a fact for electronics, so I bought the 80 gig version for myself. If your friend is really into video or photos, then definitely get the 80gig version.