Zune 4GB/8GB

Sometimes, as Morrissey once so memorably moaned, the joke isn't funny anymore. Since the original Zune's launch, it's become the favourite punchline for Mac fans laughing at Microsoft. But the tittering could finally be at an end with the launch of three new Wi-Fi wonders : the Nano-nudging 4GB and 8GB players and a new 80GB hard-drive model. The new Zunes can sync wirelessly with your computer, and the old three-day rule for shared songs has been ditched. New touch-sensitive controls and long-needed support for podcasts have also been added. But with no Asian launch date announced, now all we need to ask is : 'how Zune is now?'

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Specification

CAPACITY[1]

Zune 4GB: 4 gigabytes (GB)
Up to 1,000 songs, or
25,000 pictures, or 12 hours of video.

Zune 8GB: 8 gigabytes (GB)
Up to 2,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 24 hours of video.

COLORS
Black
Green
Pink
Red

SIZE AND WEIGHT
Size: 41.4 mm x 91.5 mm x 8.5 mm (w x h x d)
Weight: 1.7 ounces (47 grams)

BATTERY[2]
Music, up to 24 hours (wireless off); video, up to 4 hours
Charge Time:
3 hours; 2 hours to 90 percent

SCREEN
Size: 1.8-inch color display
Type: Scratch-resistant glass
Orientation: Vertical (music) and horizontal (pictures and videos)
Resolution: 320 pixels x 240 pixels

AUDIO SUPPORT
Windows Media® Audio Standard[3] (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz

WMA Lossless
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov) - .m4a and .m4b files without FairPlay DRM up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
MP3 (.mp3) – Up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz

PICTURE SUPPORT
JPEG – (.jpg)

VIDEO SUPPORT
Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD WMV files at device sync

MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video[4] – Simple Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD MPEG-4 files at device sync

H.264 video[4] – Baseline Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD H.264 files at device sync

DVR-MS[5] – Zune software will transcode at time of sync

WIRELESS
Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible
Range: Up to 30 feet
In range, see other Zune users, see their "now playing" status (when enabled on a given Zune), and send and receive songs and pictures

WIRELESS SYNC
Yes
Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible
Authentication modes: Open, WEP, WPA, and WPA2
Encryption modes: WEP 64- and 128-bit, TKIP, and AES

FM RADIO
Built in

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Headphones
Zune Sync Cable
Three pairs of foam earpiece covers

PORTS
Connector port
Headphone jack / AV output

LANGUAGES
English
French
Spanish