Microsoft - 16GB Zune HD (BLACK)

Pros: Brilliant Screen Easy navigation WiFi Zune Marketplace

Cons: Movies can be a pain to convert and load. The bonus digital copies that come bundled with your Blurays work on Ipods and your laptop, but won't load onto a Zune. Webbrowser doesn't play YouTube videos.

Overall Review: Awesome player, the screen is brilliant. I love watching Podcasts, listening to audiobooks, music, apps, etc. Does everything very well. I love the Zine Marketplace and how everything I have ever watched or purchased on my Xbox 360 can be added to the Zune player, AWESOME. Love this player. My only gripe is that Apple Ipod dominates the world and everyone caters to them and them only. Digital copies of movies won't easily load onto the Zune unless they're bought from Zune. That's not Zune's fault, it's just that they have deals with Ipod for exclusivity. Just stinks!! Now if you have a movie that you got from a torrent, you can load those just fine. It's like you're rewarding people for pirating movies and penalizing people who buy the movies legally in a store? Doesn't make sense.

Pros: The screen quality is awesome, deep blacks and clean, crisp colors. As expected from an OLED screen. The battery life is a LOT better than the previous generation zunes. Provided you hate Apple like me, there are no cons to this device!

Cons: Lack of any substantial app library.

Overall Review: Given time there will be apps

Pros: -The Screen: Fantastic screen, color is beautiful, the touch is responsive and very well designed. Also, the accelerometer within the device is very responsive. -Video: They look fantastic. My friend with an iphone was blown away at the quality Also useful that you can play them back on a TV @ 720p with an adapter. Accepts a few other formats other than .MP4 -Battery: Statistically and in reality, the battery outlasts the itouch. Wireless use up more battery, but not enough that you'll be running to a charger after a few hours. Haven't had a problem yet. Takes awhile for the initial charge however. -Radio -Apps (see cons) -Internet (see cons)

Cons: This device has 3 major drawbacks, however they can all be fixed with a little initiative from microsoft... -Software: I'm personally not a fan of the Zune software, probably because I'm coming from the world of Apple. Still, its not bad to use, so its not really a major drawback. -Apps: Says its app friendly, but its not really. There aren't many apps out there for the Zune. In time, I'm confident more will be released, but this category is seriously lacking -Internet: Doesn't play youtube videos. :( Still, its fully functional, so its still effective. A new software update would fix this problem

Overall Review: Overall, its a fantastic device. In a heads up competition against the itouch, I feel like this device would win. Apps may be a drawback to some, but it doesn't matter too much to me. When looking at a price/performance ratio, this thing kills the ipod. 16GB with all the features of the itouch for $20 LESS than the 8GB itouch3g? No contest. Definitely would recommend to anyone.

Pros: Light weight, touch screen is best touch screen i've ever used. Long battery life. Has the apps that i need (except facebook but that one is in development as we speak) Very high def screen, great sound quality. Perfect playing IMO

Cons: None.

Pros: -Bright Screen -Easy to navigate -Sensitive touch screen -Good audio quality -slim and sleek design -almost scratch proof -not an over priced iPod

Cons: -No speaker -earbuds are good, but not as good as they should be for the price

Overall Review: I've never owned a Zune or an iPod before, but I purchased this after a little research of the Zune HD vs the iPod Touch. I ended up purchasing the Zune because of the price, and let me tell you, I am not disappointed at all. The only category the iPod touch beats the Zune HD in is the speaker, apps, and screen size, all which I could careless about. I'm using it for videos and music while I am in need of a device to pass my time. The Zune is said to have a brighter screen with deeper colors because of the OLED screen. The Zune software is also very nice.

Pros: High quality sound. HD Radio. HD Video out. OLED screen. Size & Weight. Tegra chip. Ease of use.

Cons: Browser can be a bit sluggish and the wireless connectivity is pretty bad. No real way to change volume besides unlocking the device and having to use the screen.

Overall Review: The internet issues can and probably will be easily fixed by a firmware update.

Pros: I was skeptical at first, but after signing up for the zune pass I fell in love with this device. Microsoft got it right this time and the OLED screen sharpness is amazing. This mp3/mp4 player in conjunction with Microsoft’s subscription plan by far outshines Apple’s iTouch. I was skeptical at first, since I have been a loyal follower of the iPods/iphones since their beginnings. I loved the simplicity of the iTouch and ITunes, but the Zune HD is a very solid product. It’s easy to navigate, screen is very responsive, and os is clean and easy to navigate. Zune HD remembers the last song you listened to and where you left of during your listening of that song. It’s a solid Mp3/mp4 player with lots of great features. My options were between an ITouch 8gig $190 or a Zune HD 16gig $219 (free shipping!) It’s a no brainer that you get more for your money with a Zune HD. Zune 4.0 software is something not to be reckoned with. With my Zune pass subscription every song, album, podca

Cons: Don’t like how small and fragile this zune player is. It resembles an iPod nano in size. You might be fooled by the online images of this device, but this thing is small and looks very fragile! I wish it was a bit bigger as it looks a bit like one of those cheap flash mp3 players on the market. So far the size is the only thing preventing me from completely falling in love with this device. There are no cases/holders for this device yet, I checked online and found nothing, not even online! Web browser is not up to par with the itouch’s safari browser. In fact the Zune browser appears to be more like a WAP browser than anything else. It’s nice how this device allows you to download music out of the marketplace straight from the device while utilizing Wi-Fi, however I been unsuccessful at doing so. For some reason I keep getting error messages. I can connect to my WI-FI, but maybe the marketplace was down during time of test. Stock headphones are not even up to par wit

Overall Review: I just wish this thing was slightly bigger yet smaller than the iTouch. I thought this device was about the size of the old zune but just thinner. In conclusion, the main thing this device has an advantage over the Itouch is in the zune pass subscription service. Other than that, the itouch has the greater more flexible advantage.

Pros: Small (but not too small), hardy, great sound, the most beautiful screen you've ever seen, most responsive screen you've ever seen, etc.

Cons: not enough apps for me to use it all the time.

Overall Review: I own both a Zune HD, a Zune 120 and an iPod touch 8gb due to me being a techie. The 120 has a ton of space- enough for all my music and podcasts. The HD is pretty, with no hard drive interference or slowness, and the iPod has apps. My favorite device is hands down the Zune HD. I put my favorite music on it, and with my Ultimate Ears earbuds, it sounds amazing. Much better sound than the iPod, even without an equalizer, and no interference like the 120.