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Is Microsoft Zune (2G) an alternative to iPod?

Sam — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:51:49 +0000

The Microsoft Zune MP3 player (2G) comes with an 80GB storage and an 3.2 inch LCD. This generation player has improved a lot over the earlier generation and is sure to compete with iPod. The larger screen makes it fun to watch movies clearly than the iPod.

Some of the features that are sure to attract the customers are Good Navigation, excellent FM radio, podcast support for audio and video, sharing and synchronizing data wirelessly and a Zune Marketplace.

However there are some points against this product. It seems the Microsoft Zune does not give you backward compatibility to their own products itself. This is a main drawback. Even the accessories you have bought earlier might not be useful with this new second generation Microsoft Zune.

Microsoft Zune comes with Rechargeable Lithium ion battery. With that battery you can play music for around 20 hours or view pictures and videos for 5 hours. This capacity is more than sufficient for most of the customers.

Priced around $250, it seems to compete well with the iPod.

Product Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Apple iPod 80GB – For those who love music and videos!

Sam — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:54:56 +0000

The 80 GB iPod is a boon to all the music lovers! You can store hours of videos, thousands of songs…no, tens of thousands of songs, and thousands of images on your iPod 80GB. You can view the album covers so that you can identify the song you need quickly. The sleek looks of these players make the owner proud to carry one when they move around. Going by the statistics, you can store up to 20000 songs and more than 100 hours of video in it. If you are listening to music alone, then you can hear it for almost 20 hours. Viewing the video is limited to around 7 hours based on the battery. Are you ready to try it?

Even though you can see hours of video in it, the current screen size makes it difficult to view the movies without straining your eyes. Sometimes it is even difficult to identify the characters in the movie.

For images and tunes this could be best choice and if you need to store lots of music in your portable. There are many competitive products out there in the market. You might also check them before your plunge in to get your hands on this product. Definitely you won’t get disappointed if you are buying this iPod.

Product Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Creative Zen Vision W – For those video craze people!

Sam — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:29:01 +0000

Are you using iPod’s 2.5” screen to view movies till now? Then, it’s time to check out the Creative Zen Vision W product. You can watch movies at 16:9 aspect ratio, in a wider screen which is 4.3 inches.

Different video formats are supported in Creative Zen Vision W. Formats such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4SP, DivX 4 & 5, AVI, WMV9 and Motion-JPEG are supported in this product.

Store up to 240 hours of movies in your Creative Zen Vision W, thousands of photos and around 15000 songs in it. You can even connect this player to your TV to view the movies and the slideshow of the photos you have in it. If you have photos in your digital camera, you can just insert that memory card into this device and it will start copying the photos.

In-built FM radio is there if you want to hear the radio. You can even record voice alone for more than 100 hours.

It is worth to compare this product with any other one in its category before making your purchase.

Product Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars