iPod vs. Zune

MdX MaxX · 04-23-2008, 06:06 PM

Where are you in iPod vs. Zune? Which do you think is better? Which has better appeal? Features? Interface? Discuss.

Zune (left)
iPod (right)

Mangojoyride · 04-23-2008, 06:11 PM

zune hands down

the music management feels superior in every way, and i dont have to deal with bullshit if i use their marketplace

Trex210 · 04-23-2008, 06:20 PM

also thats an older version of the zune. use the current gen one to make a better comparison. and I agree with mangojoyride

Geschpooklichkeit · 04-23-2008, 06:21 PM

I like the iPod because the older models support Rockbox.

JanoDx · 04-23-2008, 07:47 PM

I have my iPod and it's cool XD...

You can have all in a big space of memory... I don't know if zune have that but iPod Is the best...

**helix eternal** · 04-23-2008, 09:22 PM

I prefer my ZEN Vision:M to either of those tbqh, it's simple, easy to use, and not loaded up with a bunch of bullshit

*dat shit cray* · 04-23-2008, 09:30 PM

Zune's a fantastic piece of hardware, and the Zune pass is a great deal. You pay about 15 bucks per month for complete access to their music store, unlimited downloads as long as you're paying the monthly fee.

Also the max storage you can get on a Zune is 80GB and it's priced competitively to the iPod 80GB.

ZEN Vision:M might also be good I don't know.

LAMBORGHINI FCUKER · 04-23-2008, 09:30 PM

They're both shit. Don't buy MP3s.

WEABOO · 04-23-2008, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by helix eternal

I prefer my ZEN Vision:M to either of those tbqh, it's simple, easy to use, and not loaded up with a bunch of bullshit

I've owned all the mp3 players in question at one point, and this was the best of all of them. Fantastic battery life and 50 dollars cheaper than the others. The only complaint I have though is that mine seems to duplicate songs sometimes.

Ztype · 04-23-2008, 10:35 PM

Being able to sync wirelessly is really the only Zune feature I like

But no FLAC, no Rockbox, no gapless, and a million other gripes keep it from making it great. I got mine as a gift so I really didn't have a choice. It works fine for me but I would have gotten something better if I had a choice.

***Paul*** · 04-23-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark911

I have my iPod and it's cool XD...

You can have all in a big space of memory... I don't know if zune have that but iPod Is the best...

Exactly. Rockbox is where it's at. With the support of so many file types, it's customizable themes & other features take my vote.

*dat shit cray* · 04-23-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ztype

But no FLAC, no Rockbox, no gapless, and a million other gripes keep it from making it great. I got mine as a gift so I really didn't have a choice. It works fine for me but I would have gotten something better if I had a choice.

You're not going to find any commercial MP3 player with FLAC support out of the box, and the same with gapless playback.

I mean Rockbox will help in some of that regard but what do you expect, the majority of the market to actually know what FLAC and Ogg and that shit is?

Blackraven · 04-24-2008, 12:08 AM

Strangely, I'm a fan of the touch variant (Iphone without the phone).

Otherwise, both players seem very good.

Ztype · 04-24-2008, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by [!] CAUTION [!]

You're not going to find any commercial MP3 player with FLAC support out of the box, and the same with gapless playback.

I mean Rockbox will help in some of that regard but what do you expect, the majority of the market to actually know what FLAC and Ogg and that shit is?

TrekStor [MP3 players - USB sticks - hard drives]

*dat shit cray* · 04-24-2008, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ztype

TrekStor [MP3 players - USB sticks - hard drives]

Great, so how many flac files can you fit on 12GB?

Maybe one or two, right? (THIS IS CLEARLY A HYPERBOLE I AM JUST ILLUSTRATING THE FALLACY IN HAVING A RELATIVELY LOW CAPACITY PLAYER THAT OFFERS FLAC PLAYBACK OUT OF THE BOX)