Zune HD Prices Leaked; $290 for 32 GB

[hillarymakesmecry]

MAKE IT A PHONE!!!!!!!!!!

 

[spaz480]

wanted one when I saw the images released, still wanting one. I will be buying one when they comeout september 4th. Couldnt be a greater time for me either. gives me something to do while im supposed to be listening to my morning lectures

 

[Ramar]

My first thought is "Oh yay! That's a great price! I can't wait!"

And then I remember that the 120GB Zune from the last gen is only $250.

Price-point FAIL.

 

[AndrewMD]

Ramar - You need to step away from your computer....

DUDE are you that dumb? The ZuneHD is solid state based not HDD based!

 

[doomsdaydave11]

[citation][nom]Ramar[/nom]My first thought is "Oh yay! That's a great price! I can't wait!"And then I remember that the 120GB Zune from the last gen is only $250.Price-point FAIL.[/citation]
You don't get it. Why are you even on this site?

the Zune 120 is a HARD DRIVE BASED PLAYER. Not only that but it has a 3.1" regular screen, no internet, no HD radio. Not only that, but the screen runs at a resolution of 320x240.

The Zune HD is a FLASH BASED PLAYER that has a 3.3" screen, internet access, HD Radio, touch interface, and a screen that runs at 480x360.

Ignorant idiot.

Anyway, i'll probably be sticking to my Zune 120GB. It gets the job done. I'll probably upgrade when Microsoft releases its next media player (I'm hoping for something like 64GB, 3.5" screen, maybe even some functionality programs).

As for people complaining that 32GB is not enough, I don't understand. Do you really listen to (literally) 10000 songs every day, along with hundreds of movies? ROTATE your stuff. I'd be happy with a 30GB Player (and I was, until my Zen Vision M broke)

And for lossless freaks, who can't help but listen to 1000Kbps music. Really, use the high VBR WMA. The sound quality isn't any different, and it's only 1/3 of the size of a lossless FLAC, WMA, or AAC.

 

[doomsdaydave11]

[citation][nom]kelfen[/nom]I'm seriosly tempted if I can round up the extra doh! playing movies in 720p would be great especially when I'm going on long road trips; seems like a great investment[/citation]
The 720p is for TV output only.

 

[Ramar]

And solid-state is a good trade-off, why? There are lots of people like me that are huge audiophiles and need more storage space than 32GB. The last gen had 4, 8, and 16GB models with solid-state, then larger models with a hard drive. Is there some good reason I'm not getting as to why this isn't true for the Zune HD? Or why if the largest point of the device is simply watching to and listening to media, why anyone would pay the price premium for this one over a model with much more storage? That Tegra and touch screen would be nice and all, but not worth forty extra dollars and a loss of 80GB.

Granted I'll still probably be buying one some time after launch, it's just a hard concept to swallow.

 

[Ramar]

Also, your numbers for the LCD Resolution are off, .2 inches screen difference isn't anything to be too proud of, and maybe I just don't "get it", but the internet feature would probably be used twice by most people for posterity, and then forgotten. We should all have internet-capable cell phones these days.

 

[jacobdrj]

Rotation takes time. I want everything on me. I have moved to carying all my music on SD cards. Now I can listen to whatever I want on any system I am on: Cell phone, PmP, Laptop, Desktop, etc...

Wish this had SDXC... Camera would have been nice. But we have a few generations to go before one of the big boys rolls out with a PmP with everything on it.

OLED/Hard-glass should be super sweet. I want it just for the HD radio.

 

[bbjmb11]

I plan on getting a new player as soon as my 5gen ipod dies, I refuse to waste the space on my iphone for music, and I agree that iTunes is overrated. As soon as my ipod dies or the price drops (or a sale occurs), I will be buying this.

 

[steiner666]

no, at about $300 i'd rather buy a netbook for mobile entertainment and internet access. bigger screen, better input, bigger hdd, same price... yeah, and for just handy quick communication, i think most of us have cell phones. this product (and apples equivalents) is a useless cross between devices most of us probably already own.

just my opinion

 

[doomsdaydave11]

[citation][nom]steiner666[/nom]no, at about $300 i'd rather buy a netbook for mobile entertainment and internet access. bigger screen, better input, bigger hdd, same price... yeah, and for just handy quick communication, i think most of us have cell phones. this product (and apples equivalents) is a useless cross between devices most of us probably already own. just my opinion[/citation]
Yea, who the hell buys Ipod Touches? Those are SO unpopular. I don't think I've ever seen anyone who owns one...

Oh wait...

Last time I checked you can't fit a netbook in your pocket and jog with it.

 

[tayb]

Where are the games? There has to be some impending announcement of games in the pipeline for this thing. There is no way MS crammed the Tegra platform into this thing just to play music and surf the web. Lacking bluetooth isn't a deal breaker for me but if there are no games I'm sticking with the iPhone/iPod Touch.

 

[apmyhr]

I'm probably in for one. I hope that Microsoft can foster a succesfull App community like Apple has, especially considering Apple maintains such a strict control over the apps.

 

[zak_mckraken]

[citation][nom]doomsdaydave11[/nom]Last time I checked you can't fit a netbook in your pocket and jog with it.[/citation]

Maybe very fat people with large pockets on their large pants. But, then again, they don't jog much...

 

[vohnvest]

i'm gonna buy one on day one.

 

[antilycus]

Last I checked I dont need to carry a movie player with me. I dont need a MP3 player with me all the time or a radio with me all the time. I spend half my slavery (monetary) life trying to be able to save enough to actually enjoy life, not hide from it (media players)

 

[nukemaster]

[citation][nom]scook9[/nom]they should make it sync with itunes like the palm pre does haha[/citation]
That would be priceless

 

[doomsdaydave11]

[citation][nom]vohnvest[/nom]i'm gonna buy one on day one.[/citation]
hahaha that's nuts.

I'm sure anything is possible.

 

[war2k9]

i have one question for fanboys of ms and apple, what makes your media so great?

Non user replaceable battery (zune & ipod)
Both requires it's own software for media management.