Zune HD Review: Finally, an iPod Competitor?
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The Tom's Guide review of Microsoft's new Zune HD makes a few things clear: the Zune HD is not an iPod copycat, the Zune HD is a serious competitor to the iPod Touch, and the Zune HD is not perfect. However, with this product Microsoft is showing that it (finally) knows where the Zune is headed. Head on over to Tom's Guide to find out why.
Our review focuses on differences between the iPod Touch and the Zune HD, the hardware and software interfaces, and various ways to get media on the device without buying it outright.
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Only when microsoft decide to support it a 100%, remember hddvd.
Though I agree with you that the device itself is amazing, the media management software is garbage and is in no way on par with either iTunes or Zune. However just like Zunes software in the beginning this too can be corrected.
Archos has no management software that it is tied to i use to use windows media player 12 but i have been using media monkey, i even got it working with itunes with a little work.
It works with any of the itune alternative programs media monkey,song bird, winamp.
It is both a portable media player off base and on the base it's a home media player i can stream video wireless from my pc to my tv through the archos on the base it has a remote control /w keyboard for use on the base.
When i go to the doctors office i always bring it for watching video nothing beats it, the new archos 5 looks nice.
Why would MS 100% support something they did not create? They were a backer and a strong one at that but the movie studios were the deciding factor in who won that war.
This alone is a valid reason to not trust Microsoft in this business, even if the HW is (finally) competitive...
It's good competition for the iPod.
Yeah, how's the appstore? AFAIK, you can't even get a VNC client / server monitoring software. I'm not allowed phones in the building I work at, so my iPhone has to be checked in - if I had to use an Archos or Zune - I'd need to lug a laptop/netbook wherever I go. With a Touch I can quickly log into any of the assets even in a meeting. Meh, a Touch is more of an ultraportable comp that's also a good media player; the other 2 are just media players with some token features bolted on. I'll pass thanks...
Yes then new archos does have a vnc client ect. the processor in it blows away the iphone ,itouch or zuneHD and custom apps are made for it there are over 300 atm and i have made a few myself and it runs all android apps.
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc-viewer/