Sure there have been a few worthy contenders to the portable music players throne over the years, but the ipod hold on the market has proven to be a tenacious one. It is the rapidly fading platonic form of the mp3 player. Zune was a line of digital media products and services marketed by microsoft. The results are in its true, not even jack bauer has ever had to make such a weighty choice cut the red wire, jack. Too bad microsoft does better with the hardware than the software, says. Zune versus ipod my daughter currently has an ipod and wants a new ipod touch for xmas. I dont want to have to buy all my music again, give up smart playlists, and basically learn to use both a new player and the corresponding software. How one of the biggest flops in tech history helped.
The main difference between the two players is based on their manufactures, company brand and their features. Zune and ipod are both sleek, portable digital music players and devices. It has three brightness settings and though the display is slightly. While this also comes up with the ipod touch, i found that the zune software is a bit slower at this task, meaning your sync takes a bit longer. And, the zune software is free and downloadable from. Whereas the iphone and ipod touchs main interface features a collection of illustrated icons, zunes design guidelines. Im so glad i made that decision, zune software is so much better than itunes, although marketplace doesnt have as much content as itunes.
The need to convert video to a zune hd format via the zune software. Here is a sneak peek at how they stack up against each other. I had a 30gb ipod and it broke and i had a warranty and i got a newer version 80gb zune for the same price. The ipod is a line of portable media players designed and marketed by apple inc. Difference between zune and ipod difference between. The display of the zune is bigger, and the screen automatically shifts to a wide, horizontal view for videos and pictures. As such, well give you all three in a sidebyside comparison. When you purchase something after clicking links in our articles, we may earn a.
The ipod supports windows, but zune doesnt support mac os x. The zune doesnt work with any windows software and works with its only own software, which has just been released, which means all the kinks, are yet to be solved. I can make a couple of comparisons of the zune 30 to ipods based on personal experience. Microsoft zune versus the apple ipod november 27, 2006. So after a good college try getting windows 10 to install the zune software, enabling, disabling, and trying to reinstall. I met with reps from this company to talk about its latest software update which allows users to bypass the pc entirely and use the rhapsody service for music. Its my instinct as a writer of stuff about technology to compare microsofts new zune hd against apples ipod touch. Zune software is also really conveniently for streaming wirelessly to.
The zune has a matte finish that is a little better at deflecting fingerprints than the ipod, and its subtly rubbery and easier to grip. Feature comparison chart was originally published by pcworldindia note. The differences between the ipod touch and the zunes are pretty obvious, so heres a sidebyside comparison between the ipod nano, ipod. Other advantages the zune hd has over the ipod touch is the builtin hd radio tuner, and the possibility connect the player to a tv via a dock sold separately and play hd video files. The zune hd also features an hd radio tuner, something the ipod touch doesnt have. Battery life of the zune is about the same as the video ipod, as is the. If you have any questions about zunes ipods or electronics in general, just leave a comment and i will get back to you soon. The zune hd and the ipod touch 4g share many of the same features, including a touch screen interface and builtin wifi. The ipod is an idea so pure in its form and function as to be timeless. For most people, were going to recommend you get an ipod. The zunes screen is taller than it is wide unlike the ipods so you can see more of your lists without scrolling. Interested in a breakdown of how the zune hd and the ipod touch match up. For a number of years now the ipod has been the king of the hill as far as portable music players were concerned.
On the other hand, you can sync wirelessly with the zune hd, and thats kind of cool. Apples fairplay drm scheme, while far from perfect and arguably not all that fair, is playoriented, not timeoriented, which most people see as a more logical way. If we were to get her a new zune instead, how do we load all her itunes songs, ect into the zune. Zune hd made me wish i never bought an ipod windows central. The zune comes in only one size and shape in comparison to the ipod which has many variants in different shapes and sizes. The zune hd will be able to stream music over wifi, something the ipod touch cannot do out of the box.
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