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Don't know about you but its a deal-breaker for me. I expected no less than 50 - Sony promises 40 (S639F). Nvidia originally promised 100 but 33 is 1/3 of that. I wonder where did those 2/3 go...]]>Aug 13th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
Actually, there's no need to dual boot. Just uninstall Mac OS]]>Aug 13th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
Unless it's like every other Zune and can't sync with anything else but Microsoft's software.]]>Aug 13th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/WTH is going on

Who got fired for MS to improve like this?]]>Aug 13th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
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LULZ! It's nice to know that somewhere there's a 14 year old kid in an Apple t-shirt, red faced, sweating, and screaming at his mom because this Zune looks great.]]>Aug 13th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
multi touch amoled
3mp camera
bluetooth
wifi
.mkv & .avi support
edit files in zune (copy & paste)
expandable memory]]>Aug 13th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2009657520_microsoft_still_using_seattle.html]]>Aug 13th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
No?


Oh I'm sorry, I thought we were making stupid baseless statements. ]]>Aug 13th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
Oh wait, you're an Zuneist, that explains your stupid baseless statements.
So apology accepted. We forgive you, and enjoy standing at the Best Buy Zune HD return line.]]>Aug 13th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
Based on your lack of imagination and your handle, I'm guessing your popped collar is making it hard to understand you. ]]>Aug 13th 2009 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
no one would sell an ipod touch for this]]>Aug 13th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/That is EXACTLY what I am going to do. I even have a buyer lined up for my Touch]]>Aug 13th 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
it does have multi-touch, it does have wifi, and it will support avi. avi is just a wrapper for video and audio formats. for example most avi files are mpeg-4 video with MP3 audio. i'm not sure if it has bluetooth, though.]]>Aug 13th 2009 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 14th 2009 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 14th 2009 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 14th 2009 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
indeed]]>Aug 13th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
Dinner + 300 bucks? that's expensive for foreplay.]]>Aug 13th 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/


]]>Aug 13th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/FLAC support would be awesome, because let's face it, nobody ever used WMA lossless.]]>Aug 13th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Aug 13th 2009 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
My musics all in mp3 320 so I don't really care, but I know some will.]]>Aug 13th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
I don't know why more people don't use WMA Lossless. Encoding times are much faster than FLAC, the compression-ratio is a little better than FLAC (even level 8), and it supports album art (which FLAC didn't always do). It also integrates with Windows a lot better; WMA Lossless works with Media Center (without plug-ins), and you can see and edit all the tag info right in Explorer.

I love that Ogg and FLAC are free, sometimes you gotta just go with what works. If you're living in the Windows/Xbox 360/Zune world, FLAC is just not an option. It would be a big deal if FLAC had any technological advantages ("freedom" doesn't count), but I can't think of any, so I don't mind using WMA Lossless.]]>Aug 13th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/Fully agree. I have all my music CDs archived as WMA Lossless on a hard-drive for years now. Plays great on my Zune 80 in a car, the sound quality through a simple analog AUX connection is incredible. I had multiple people listen to it in the car and, believe it or not, everyone agrees it sounds BETTER than when you play a CD into the car audio system - must be due to the DA converter and amp in Zune being high quality, certainly better than these components in the car (and the car is BMW with the original Professional Audio System).
WMA Lossless also plays great in a living room from Media Center connected with a digital coax cable to an amp with built in quality DA converter - great solution that beats lot of other combos, e.g. CD player or playing music with other dedicated devices, but connected with analog cables to the amp - unless it's very high priced audiofile equipment.
Ripping a CD to WMA Lossless is super-easy under Windows - just insert a CD, pre-set the right options in WM Player and off you go, including the album info, art, etc. With the right backup, my music is safe for years, the file sizes are ok due to great (lossless) compression, and the sound quality is as good as it gets (for now).

FTW Zune HD! On my shopping list, just wish there was a version with more than 32 gigs. Mabe later...]]>Aug 14th 2009 9:09AM