Microsoft - 32GB Zune HD (PLATINUM)

Pros: If you love music and videos, look no further than the Zune HD. The Zune Pass is one of the best services I have ever paid for and the amount of video codec it has support for is awesome compared to other portable video players. The interface on the device is second to none and the apps it does have are pretty fun and they are all free. It can sync all of its content via wireless from your router. The screen is OLED and beautiful

Cons: The only bad part of the Zune, is that if something happens to go wrong, you have to talk to India...The screen's glare is pretty bad, but then again if you aren't playing apps, why are you looking at the screen?

Other Thoughts: If you want an exceptional music and video player, get this. If you want apps and bad computer software, get the Ipod Touch

Pros: It is incredibly light, looks great, has phenomenal battery life, and has an amazing warranty. The warranty isn't even necessary, though , because the product is extremely durable and with the tegra processor, the games are extremely high quality and the zune can take the demands. Loading time and lag are minimal and the built in EQ makes for great hearing through almost any ear/headphone.

There's a reason I've stuck with microsoft for the zune from 1st gen to now.

Cons: rarely freezes up, but nothing a reboot and re-sync with the computer can't fix.

does have a somewhat lengthy loading time for some games and movies.

Other Thoughts: Very sleek and nice layout, love the edges and overall design of it. The rubberized bottom makes it easy to grip when gaming if you don't have a cover and the looks and OLED screen.... well, it's nothing to joke about.

Bravo Microsoft. A near flawless device.

Pros: I have an iPod Touch 4G. I really like the iPod, but the Zune is great. Kudos to Newegg for getting the Zune to me within 3 days. I pretty much only shop with them.

Cons: Of course, the included ear-buds are bad But so do any ear-buds from Apple. I'm usually good about figuring stuff out, but there is a learning curve with the Zune software and hardware. Not a big deal.

Other Thoughts: I really like the Zune a lot. Pair it up with good buds or headphones and you should be very happy. Just expect to learn some stuff. It won't be hard.

Pros: The price. Whether here or at another retailer. Shop around!

Display is very nice. The OLED screen is excellent albeit the resolution is a bit low for today's standards.

I actually like the interface. Takes a little bit getting used to but once you do it works very nicely. Some people like it, others don't; to each their own.

Excellent battery life for such a device.

At 32GB capacity, plenty of room for pictures, videos and music.

Well constructed device.

Cons: Forced to use Zune software (Apple forces you to use iTunes). It's a bit clunky in my opinion but is manageable.

Does not show up as an external drive in Windows explorer.

Another proprietary connection (also like Apple). It's 2011 and no can agree on a standard for all MP3 devices?

Very few apps. Not a big deal if you're not into that sort of thing.

The internet function is okay but nothing to write home about.

The device settings are not very customizable.

Other Thoughts: I bought this at a B&M store for the same price (device only). I also got 5 screen protectors, a carrying case and a tdual usb wall charger for $250 WITH tax. Not knocking Newegg on this but prices have come down a lot being this device was launched in 2009. Now with Microsoft (MS) announcing the Zune (hardware, not software) will most likely be discontinued, prices should slowly drop over time and will be combined with other accessories since retailers will be looking to reduce their inventory.

MS originally wanted to take market share from the Ipod but they did a very poor job of it. As I said earlier, this device debuted in 2009. How many Ipods has Apple come out with since then? MS didn't put much thought into this.

BOTTOM LINE: If you're looking for a decent MP3, picture and video player, this is an excellent (and cheaper) alternative to the iTouch. If you are more into apps, internet, bells and whistles go for the Itouch instead.

Pros: It's awesome!!!...BUY IT!!!

Cons: Have not found any yet.

Pros: The PMP has a great design (nice little touches like the Seattle remark on the side) and a great UI.

Cons: I just wish car stereo decks worked with it via the USB cable.

Pros: The Zune HD is an excellent device for playing Music and Videos. Its OLED screen is simply amazing in my opinion, the colors and contrast ratio it produces are outstanding. It has decently fast hardware with an ARM CPU clocked at 600MHz and 128MB of SDRAM. It is very inexpensive compared to its competitors at the same capacity. Its HD output is perhaps surprisingly, very fluid.
Its touchscreen is very smooth to slide your finger/thumb across and is very responsive. The user interface is very fluid, fast and elegant. It is extremely durable with an aluminium body and gorilla glass screen.

Cons: The screen's resolution is sort of low by today's standards.(but not low for its size) OLED technology is not quite ready in my opinion for consumer electronics as they have significantly shorter lives than LCDs. Microsoft completely betrayed the Zune HD consumers when it comes to apps. (there are less than 50 as of 3/8/2011) The internet browser is awkward to use in my opinion and is very slow after loading a few pages. The iTouch's hardware is significantly better. (approx. 1GHz ARM CPU, 256MB of DDR if I recall correctly) It requires that you use the proprietary Zune software to sync your media to it and does not support file storage other than Media, Apps etc. (ie. you can not use it as a portable flash drive)

Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend the Zune HD for someone that wants to get a PMP for Music, Videos and Pictures. However, I would not recommend it to someone that wants to use their PMP primarily for internet and apps. (I would recommend an iPod Touch to that person.)

Pros: this thing looks to be king for media use. My daughter needs to have something to use as a tool (in media work) and hands down decided on this.

Cons: Talked with Zune owners and they say it isn't as good as an iTouch for some things......

Other Thoughts: but absolutely blows it out of the water in others. I have an iTouch and ABSOLUTELY enjoy it. Purely media though... the OLED screen, interface, ZunePass (and specific strengths) has me getting one of these for my daughter.

I am not a "fanboy" but there is no comparison, and think that Apples mid range player, should take a HUGE back seat to the smaller 16GB Zune HD. (Look and see for yourself.) Looking forward to checking this out with my daughter and ordering one up soon.

Pros: The screen is bright and beautiful, and the interface is easy to use. I found that the software loaded easily on WinXP and Win7 machines. I really like the FM and HD radio feature as my favorite sports teams broadcast on FM stations in my area and that is very handy. When playing videos via the dock on my HD tv the picture is crisp and clear in its HD glory. There are some decent apps (altough there aren't many at this time), but beware of the checkers as I find it quite addicting!

Cons: The ear buds that come with it are not that good (per usual with devices like these) and I hate ear buds anyway. Not too many apps, but I didn't buy it for that so not a big deal to me. Software is a little quirky and takes some getting used to, but overall not bad. Also would like to see it take a micro SD for additional storage. I found out (kinda) the hard way that the device doesn't charge when it is turned off (at least mine didn't) which I thought was kind of odd considering one would expect a device to charge faster while it is turned off, but is really not a problem once you learn that.

Other Thoughts: The only thing that I would really like to have with this is more storage space either onboard or via a card slot. Unless you really want a camera and/or alot of apps, this device is much better than "the fruit", especially when you add the dock and remote (I got mine for free when Newegg ran it as a special offer). I have not made an purchases via the zune store and it seems a little complicated to me, but I didn't try real hard to use it either as I buy most of my music from another MP3 download site (which I cannot seem to mention here but it isn't owned by the fruit people...think jungle ;-)) or buying the CDs and ripping them myself.

Pros: The Zune software has some nice features to it, such as the DJ Playlist*.
This Zune is durable and light with plenty of memory for tons of songs and even more pictures, but I'm not sure about videos.

Cons: The Zune software can be difficult sometimes; drivers, fileshare and some other basic things may give a more difficult time than one intended.

Other Thoughts: Overall the Zune HD is a good device once installed and setup. Subtracted an egg for the sometimes mediocre software.

*If you have music that isn't in the mainstream it can be hard to use the DJ feature.