Let me start by thanking my opponent, whom ever that may be. Zune hd made me wish i never bought an ipod windows central. For zune, you need to purchase chunks of points, and points dont match up to dollar amounts. Both players automatically sync with their mediaplayer software to download. However, with the ipod, you can download music on macintosh and microsoft. Zune is better than ipod for some and getting better gigaom. Granted im dragging and dropping in or at least through itunes, but that makes it easy to manage for me. It isnt the greatest pocketable device, but most should be happy. As far as the desktop software, theres a zune software you download and it is much better than itunes. One of the big pluses of the zune is that it is wifi enabled and allows users to share songs with other zuneowners. Microsoft still hosts a download of the zune software, and that means even when buying one. For zune, you need to purchase chunks of points, and points dont match up to. That being said, itunes is significantly better than zune. Zune hd teardown reveals better hardware than ipod cult of mac.
The zune in ones hand really isnt so bulky at all and feels comfortable. Microsoft released highly anticipated zune 4 software. You cant compared the zune with the ipod touch or iphone, but its a lot better and better looking that the ipod classic. The only thing the ipod has going for it over the zune is the slight difference in size and its currently chic to own an ipod. You can actually get spin doctors on itunes now, you know, tyler gray noted. Whats crazy is that the zune desktop software hasnt been updated in a decade. Granted, itunes is a great piece of software that has evolved since its initial release. Zune software crashes opening podcast collection fix.
Mar 12, 2009 yes, zune does support itunes libraries. The ipod is taller and wider than the zune hd but its more than 1. Not only does it offer an exceptionally broad range of media, but its payment methods are more straightforward than the zune stores. Nov 06, 2019 i have a zune as well and it worked so much better than my ipod touch with itunes. How to update the firmware on your zune, without microsoft, dammit.
The zune makes listening to the radio possible which means i can watch and hear tv at the gym sorry ipod users. If you look to what works with what, you will see that you can only download music with the zune on a microsoft computer unless you go way out of your way. Apr 12, 2009 i personally like the zune better than the ipod. The zune marketplace website looks better than itunes because it feels less like a spreadsheet. The itunes store is such a tremendous plus for the ipod, its hard to give it its due props. Microsoft finally shows why the zune stands out against the.
Use itunes to feed podcasts to your zune lifehacker. The software is much better than it once was i think better than itunes in some ways. After trying to play my music in xbox music, im shocked at the lack of functionality. Too bad microsoft does better with the hardware than the software, says fortunes peter lewis. Too bad microsoft does better with the hardware than the software, says. Dean takahashi the zune marketplace website looks better than itunes because it feels less like a spreadsheet. In his bits blog on the new york times site thursday, saul hansell mistakenly says that ipod users wont. In the original zune, and the zune marketplace similar to. Again, the ui on the desktop software is pretty smooth, slick, and simple to go around. Sep 09, 2009 the worker at bestbuy conviced me that the new zune looks much better than the new ipod. Apples ipod and microsofts zune face off the tech report. I had heard of zune but i thought of it as just another 2nd rate mp3 player.
While the software and zune devices were an arguably a better fit than whats being offered for many, the delivery mechanism was tied to an old way of doing things. One of the big pluses of the zune is that it is wifi enabled and allows users to share songs with other zune owners. This is a video explaining both the zune software and the itunes software music features and what they have to of. Also zune hds sound quality is much better than ipod touch, its a proven fact, no questions asked, all other brands like cowon, samsung, sony excel in sound quality. With the zune i have to search through the list of artists in through the software. Zune 2 has improved a great deal, but it is still very buggy, it overwrites your metadata frequently, and its just not compatible with anything but zune. Compared with microsofts zune software, this advantage of itunes is better, itunes almost can set all parameters of music, like bit rate, beat, sort and so on.
The zune marketplace the interface is superior to itunes. In the original zune, and the zune marketplace similar to the itunes store, the songs were copyprotected with drm. The zune keeps getting knocked and many people are quoting some recent sales data to show how the zune is already falling down. There are plenty of people who the zune pass will benefit. A teardown of microsofts new zune hd reveals thats its smaller, lighter and better built than the ipod touch plus its got better battery life. Also by default, the zune software monitors that folder for audio and video files. You can also head to your my music folder and add files to itunes from. Loved the zune software, much better than itunes, which ive also used. I actually wanted an ipod instead because of what i read about zune, i actually let all the negative and false crap i read about and heard about mislead me. On all of my very capable computers, zune is leaps and bounds faster than itunes. Ive written a few times about the microsoft zune and why i think the subscription model is a better value for all of us who have. Apr 04, 2006 ipod is first ipod is original they already bought an ipod and its just as good if not better than the zune so why waste your money. Although itunes is a popular resource for music and video files, the apple itunes.
Like most people in this sub, despite obsolescence, i have resolutely held onto my zune software as it still does everything i need better than alternatives i have tried. However, the zune service is long gone and while the installer can still be found on the xbox support pages, the installer fails because its. Zune is better than ipod for some and getting better. The zune is noticeably bigger than many of its counterparts. The zune marketplace is not on the same level as itunes, yet. Software computer i personally like to manage my music in the zune software better. Sep 15, 2009 a teardown of microsofts new zune hd reveals thats its smaller, lighter and better built than the ipod touch plus its got better battery life. And i still have no idea why it insists on converting some of my mp3s i thought it was mp3 compatible.
This could be me, but on the default equalizer settings the zune software sounds a lot. I met with reps from this company to talk about its latest. Beyond that, i can purchasedownload songs from the radio directly to my cartzune. If you want to start managing the files in itunes or transfer them to an ipod or. Related software for playing video on apple device. He said the ipod could use other software like winamp so you dont need itunes. Jan 12, 2009 zune has 120 gb more than 3 times the size of the 32 gb touch fm radio tuner. I bought it, at that time i like apple much more than microsoft. When were making a comparison between the ipod and the zune, its also important to note that the software makes a big difference in your. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. The zune software also connects with the zune social and keeps track of files swapped with other users. Dec 05, 2006 3 weeks later and the zune is better than the ipod.
Zune hd handles all of the basics music, video, podcasts, apps, games and photos. I could get him an ipod touch or something but he digs retro things gbc. Zune is the best music management software in existence. Zune marketplace lets you manage your device a lot more cleanly than itunes does. May 12, 2009 microsoft finally shows why the zune stands out against the ipod. Zune software is miles perhaps light years ahead of itunes. I have a zune as well and it worked so much better than my ipod touch with itunes. This could be me, but on the default equalizer settings the zune software sounds a lot fuller and better than itunes, even on the same mp3. The zune is better, has more features, higher quality video and sound, wireless capability, radio, and has a 25% longer battery life. How to update the firmware on your zune, without microsoft. However, seen from the overall aspects, zune software is better than itunes, it has more features and advantages than itunes. The zune hd and the ipod touch 4g share many of the same features, including a touch screen interface and builtin wifi. It still uses the mtv urge backend but is completely redesigned. Compared with these two software, each one has its own features and advantages, while there are also some common advantages and disadvantages of these two software.
Thus, you should be able to find the newly downloaded podcasts in. The reason i tried other software options was because, after a recent windows 10 update, zune would crash anytime i tried to. Apple itunes vs zune software video converter factory. The software interface on the zune is 100xs better than the ipods. Dec 05, 2006 zune is better than ipod for some and getting better. Since the zune software was made in a simpler time a decade ago it doesnt use ssl or do any checking for the cert to confirm the identity of the zune server. But you wont be able to stream or download songs from the zune service. However, the zune service is long gone and while the installer can still be found on the xbox support pages, the installer fails because its trying to access a server that doesnt exist any more. In his bits blog on the new york times site thursday, saul hansell mistakenly says that ipod users wont switch to a zune because they dont want to. Microsoft finally shows why the zune stands out against the ipod.
How the zuneyes, the zunehelped revive a great american tech company. Zune is great for acquiring free podcasts and is a good alternative to itunes. The reason i tried other software options was because, after a recent windows 10 update, zune would crash anytime i tried to open my podcast collection. For basic tasks, such as syncing, it runs rings around the aging itunes software. Zune hd is much better hands down, if your a music lover you would not even consider ipods as your option. The zune software will phone home to microsoft at resources. However, the media likes to blow up the zune in pictures much bigger than it really is. How one of the biggest flops in tech history helped. Nice transitions, and you can even change the background theme. Zune has 120 gb more than 3 times the size of the 32 gb touch fm radio tuner. Drop that on the zune software and when your headache and nightmare clear come back and tell me zune software is great.
Now i have an ipod touch, i compare them i like the ipod touch better because ipod touches are easier to download their software and it has wifi connection aswell, zune doesnt. Dec 11, 2006 granted, itunes is a great piece of software that has evolved since its initial release. The design isnt necessarily better than the ipods, but it isnt similar to. Once i find the song im looking for, i have to search for the playlist all over again, then drag the song over to it. The zune hds screen is smaller than the one on the ipod touch. But when it comes to itunes 9 and zune 4, four is more. The zune software runs only on 32bit windows xp or. I have to say that the interface is beautiful with the metro ui, elements that fade inout, the autocollage of album art, the.