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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Newby on November 11, 2006, 03:33:37 PM

Title: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Newby on November 11, 2006, 03:33:37 PM
http://www.betanews.com/article/Zune_Reviews_Its_OK_But_No_iPod/1163190552
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: iago on November 11, 2006, 03:48:43 PM
What a surprise...

I want to make an MP3 player where you can share anything with anybody near you, and they get it for keeps.  That'd be fun :)
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Warrior on November 11, 2006, 03:54:27 PM
Quote from: iago on November 11, 2006, 03:48:43 PM
What a surprise...

I want to make an MP3 player where you can share anything with anybody near you, and they get it for keeps.  That'd be fun :)

Me and iago were talking about this today, of course I wasn't as critical but it isn't the Zune I thought it would be. We'll see.
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Eric on November 11, 2006, 04:19:26 PM
Quote from: iago on November 11, 2006, 03:48:43 PM
What a surprise...

I want to make an MP3 player where you can share anything with anybody near you, and they get it for keeps.  That'd be fun :)

The RIAA would love that.  MP3 players are already iffy with them as is.  That would be awesome via wifi, however.
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Newby on November 11, 2006, 04:24:53 PM
I'm sure someone will crack the Zune so that the tunes you transfer are not restricted to 3 plays/days/whatever.

It's only a matter of time. :)
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: iago on November 11, 2006, 06:35:55 PM
Quote from: Lord[nK] on November 11, 2006, 04:19:26 PM
The RIAA would love that.  MP3 players are already iffy with them as is.  That would be awesome via wifi, however.
Well, in Canada we didn't give in to the RIAA, so it wouldn't be AS bad here.  But yeah, I'm sure they'd be pretty upset.  But, of course, just put "only share Free songs!" on the box, and it's all good.
Title: Yet ANOTHER Zune Review..
Post by: Newby on November 12, 2006, 04:09:04 PM
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061112/NEWS/611120315/1001/BUSINESS

I liked this one. It was pretty in depth.

Microsoft is damn smart, too...

QuoteSongs are priced at 79 points, which some people might think means 79 cents. But 79 points actually cost 99 cents.

The sheer fact that it actually gets 12 hours of battery life (according to the review) is freakin' sexy. My iPod gets like 3. :/

/me can't wait for the Zune to get released!
Title: Re: Yet ANOTHER Zune Review..
Post by: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 PM
Quote from: Newby on November 12, 2006, 04:09:04 PM
The sheer fact that it actually gets 12 hours of battery life (according to the review) is freakin' sexy. My iPod gets like 3. :/
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Sidoh on November 12, 2006, 07:24:18 PM
My iPod gets 12 hours.  Yours just sucks. :P
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Warrior on November 12, 2006, 07:31:40 PM
My nano had horrid batterylife, when my friends had great battery life. It was really strange. Maybe mine had some sort of defect.
Title: Re: Yet ANOTHER Zune Review..
Post by: Newby on November 12, 2006, 07:59:32 PM
Quote from: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 PM
Quote from: Newby on November 12, 2006, 04:09:04 PM
The sheer fact that it actually gets 12 hours of battery life (according to the review) is freakin' sexy. My iPod gets like 3. :/
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.

It started at about 6 hours or so.
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: deadly7 on November 12, 2006, 11:06:13 PM
Quote from: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 PM
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.
Poor battery management is the cause of that.  If you let the battery drain all the way out before charging it again, the battery is likely to live longer.
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: Newby on November 12, 2006, 11:30:51 PM
Quote from: deadly7 on November 12, 2006, 11:06:13 PM
Quote from: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 PM
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.
Poor battery management is the cause of that.  If you let the battery drain all the way out before charging it again, the battery is likely to live longer.

You're right. You caught me. You know exactly what my problem was.

... the damn thing started with 6 hours. I know this because the thing was fucking DEAD at 6 hours.
Title: Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
Post by: deadly7 on November 13, 2006, 08:09:29 PM
Quote from: Newby on November 12, 2006, 11:30:51 PM
You're right. You caught me. You know exactly what my problem was.
I wasn't applying it to your situation, I was just stating.  I don't know why I quoted iago.