Did your Zune die yesterday/today? [Archive]

skrobo

2009-01-01, 06:41 AM

... apparently all the zunes were supposed to die yesterday or today ... until ... well pretty soon... but idk why?
its pretty weird.

mine sure as heck did, and i can't do anything to it, its just sitting plugged into my computer charging.

oh, almost forgot, they will turn back on today ... in a few hours actually...

Jerrick

2009-01-01, 07:10 AM

Something about the clock in them being messed up because of the leap year. Everyone with the 30gig Zune has the problem. I think its hilarious.

skrobo

2009-01-01, 07:17 AM

Something about the clock in them being messed up because of the leap year. Everyone with the 30gig Zune has the problem. I think its hilarious.

its pretty funnny, but how can it just go bonk? why not just go to the next day or something?

Michaelgoround

2009-01-01, 11:49 PM

its pretty funnny, but how can it just go bonk? why not just go to the next day or something?
Who ever did the programing for it messed up.
I'm suprized they didn't fix this problem before it came up.

Catboy

2009-01-02, 12:10 AM

Who ever did the programing for it messed up.
I'm suprized they didn't fix this problem before it came up.

Microsoft. Duh!

The only fix would have been to not make those pieces of crap at all. Especially not in such appropriate colors.

MuniAddict

2009-01-02, 12:16 AM

Haha I had to google "Zune" just to find out what it is! Looks like Apple may have some decent competition; that's a good thing it should bring prices down! I especially like the HUGE video screen and supposedly very good quality playback. I'm liking the Zune 80. Largest video screen and has 80GB hard drive
Up to 20,000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 250 hours of video.

http://reviews.cnet.com/zune-vs-ipod/

http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/microsoft-zune-second-generation/4505-6490_7-32638989.html?tag=pf_feature_content;pf_vs_img

unibikeling

2009-01-02, 12:24 AM

MuniAddict

2009-01-02, 12:26 AM

the zune isnt really competition.Give it time (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/zune-vs-ipod--1.html). :)

http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRg-U3bWoJl8 (http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRg-U3bWoJl8)

And check out the Zune vs Ipod "prizefight": http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-6490_7-706-101.html?tag=mid_container;pf_left_nav

unibikeling

2009-01-02, 12:32 AM

Give it time. :)

http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRg-U3bWoJl8

And check out the Zune vs Ipod "prizefight": http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-6490_7-706-101.html?tag=mid_container;pf_left_nav

no seriously, IMO, the zune is complete crap of an audio device.

MuniAddict

2009-01-02, 12:42 AM

no seriously, IMO, the zune is complete crap of an audio device.What the hell, it's only a couple C notes. I'll try one and post my review, lol. :D

Jerrick

2009-01-02, 02:06 AM

no seriously, IMO, the zune is complete crap of an audio device.

They are both the same proprietary pieces of crud.

If I were to get a new ipod or a zune, id go with a zune though. Unless I was getting an old ipod, cause id rockbox it right away.

Tak

2009-01-02, 04:15 PM

skrobo

2009-01-02, 04:15 PM

no seriously, IMO, the zune is complete crap of an audio device.
and how is the IPOD not? your battery is programmed to die after a specific certain amount of time.

i worked at circuit city, and even w/ all the crap i had to earn by selling ipods i liked the zune 10x more than the ipod... and the samsung players killed everything, but only came up to 8 gb while i was working there
and $100 for a white (not brown!) 30gb zune is a deal that i somehow managed to pull off.... and can't be beat.

Unreal-Wheel

2009-01-02, 04:16 PM

and how is the IPOD not? your battery is programmed to die after a specific certain amount of time.

Really? I've had my iPod for 3 years...

MuniAddict

2009-01-02, 04:26 PM

Actual competition:
http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/cowon/s9/
http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/cowon/o2/
http://www.nokiausa.com/N810

You have to be a pretty hardcore Microsoft apologist to be a fan of the Zune.I offer my heartfelt apologies to anyone who has one of the overpriced, over rated, mostly unknown wannabees linked above. :rolleyes: Jk. If you actually own one of these, please give us your review(s). :D

Tak

2009-01-02, 05:29 PM

Good quality reviews by not-coerced-to-write-favorable-review folks: http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/reviews/review-index.php

MuniAddict

2009-01-02, 05:37 PM

Good quality reviews by not-coerced-to-write-favorable-review folks: http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/reviews/review-index.php
Haha yeah they seem to be totally unbiased...except when it comes to Apple! Look at the name of the site: anything but ipod. :rolleyes:

Tak

2009-01-02, 06:04 PM

You may also note that they don't review Apple products.

captainkrunk61

2009-01-02, 10:08 PM

Really? I've had my iPod for 3 years...

I've got one from 5 years ago and the battery still work to its full potential.

MuniAddict

2009-01-02, 11:11 PM

You may also note that they don't review Apple products.Yeah, that's my point! Why are they singling out Apple for non-review? Could it be that they think Ipods are so critic-proof that they don't need to include them, or the reverse?

skrobo

2009-01-03, 12:44 AM

Really? I've had my iPod for 3 years...

then you got it right before they started doing it. the ones that came out 2 years ago were programmed to have battery failures at 13 months

Unicaw89

2009-01-03, 01:05 AM

the zune isnt really competition.

Well both my g/f and her brother got Ipods from their uncle and they both took them back to get a zunes instead

Jerrick

2009-01-03, 01:15 AM

Ipod still holds about 70% of the current mp3 player sales though. I think.

Once people want more and expand out of their box I think ipod will go down a bit, but I doubt thats ever going to happen. When i say what I dont like about itunes and ipods people look at me like im crazy. Luckily for me its them who are the ones missing out.

Tak

2009-01-03, 02:19 AM

Yeah, that's my point! Why are they singling out Apple for non-review? Could it be that they think Ipods are so critic-proof that they don't need to include them, or the reverse?
The site is run by people who strongly feel that ipods are overhyped and overpriced.
While that may or may not be the case, there certainly are enough ipod reviews on the interwebs, so I don't mind their omission.

skrobo

2009-01-03, 02:20 AM

yeah, i had a ton of ppl come in and ask for IPODS and ask what an mp3 player was, what's the difference?

it makes ppl seem so retarded... lol

Goats_On_Unicycles

2009-01-03, 02:23 AM

Jer baby man...
what's a good mp3 player for riding in the 50 bucks range?

skrobo

2009-01-03, 02:28 AM

UniKid2

2009-01-03, 03:23 AM

My brother has like 5 Mp3 players, all 1,2 or 8 gigs, all under 50$ at wall*mart cheapest being $18.99

john_childs

2009-01-03, 03:28 AM

Jer baby man...
what's a good mp3 player for riding in the 50 bucks range?

The Sansa Clip (http://www.sansa.com/players/sansa_clip) gets good reviews for sound quality.
It's missing gapless playback.

john_childs

2009-01-03, 03:33 AM

The 30GB Zune bug is funny in a "I hope that never happens to a product I work on sort of way". I do software QA. You just hope that a bug like that never makes it out. But it happens.

Fortunately that one fixes itself on its own after 24 hours and the battery drains.

UniKid2

2009-01-03, 04:27 AM

You could always get an Ipod shuffle.. usualy under 50$

johnfoss

2009-01-03, 05:43 AM

Yeah, that's my point! Why are they singling out Apple for non-review?I didn't read the site in-depth, but I get the impression they are there to give attention to all the other players on the market since the iPods are so dominant.

BTW on their homepage there are articles about the details of the Zune bug:
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/

the ones that came out 2 years ago were programmed to have battery failures at 13 months Do you have any links to corroborate your nonsense? Apple fans bitch loudly when stuff like that happens so if nobody's talked about it online, you're making it up. I'm not a fan of a non-user-replaceable battery, but I've never heard of one that's programmed to die. My iPods (3) have never had batter problems, but they were mostly used with car adapters or docked.

Jerrick

2009-01-03, 06:08 AM

uh
good luck w/ that... but i had a sandisk (funny lookin one... about 40 bucks 1 or 2 gigs) and it flew out of my pocket on my bike, swung on the headphone cord and smacked a wall at full speed on my bike... i picked it up and it was still playing... that was about 2 years ago, and it still works.

and i know my name isn't jerrick

You pretty much said what I was going to say.

Check something out by Sansa or Creative. Both offer cheap, decent storage and sturdy devices. You wont be hogged down to any software either.

skrobo

2009-01-03, 06:42 AM

Do you have any links to corroborate your nonsense? Apple fans bitch loudly when stuff like that happens so if nobody's talked about it online, you're making it up. I'm not a fan of a non-user-replaceable battery, but I've never heard of one that's programmed to die. My iPods (3) have never had batter problems, but they were mostly used with car adapters or docked.

no, i've got no links, but i had a bunch of customers (i was working at circuit city) who's batter randomly died on thier Ipod just after the warranty expired... and heard it from a co-worker when i worked at circuit city.

john_childs

2009-01-03, 06:50 AM

An iPod that is synced, charged, and played almost every day would have a shorter than average battery life. I wonder if that usage scenario would work out to the battery lasting just beyond the warranty period?

skrobo

2009-01-03, 06:53 AM

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=sansa+MP3+player&oe=utf-8&cid=7999971408485311374#ps-sellers

i had a 1gig version of that...

johnfoss

2009-01-03, 07:41 AM

no, i've got no links, but i had a bunch of customers (i was working at circuit city) who's batter randomly died on thier Ipod just after the warranty expired... and heard it from a co-worker when i worked at circuit city.The knowledge of electronics store salespeople is hardly a useful source of information unless it's about what sells well and what kinds of questions people ask. I hate knowing more about a product than the guy in the store who's trying to answer my questions by reading the box...

How many things crap out right after the warranty expires? It's like one of those Murphy's Law things. Or I guess it's evidence that they figured out the warranty period pretty well. :p But yes, a dead iPod battery would be a pain. Do most of the other players on the market have user-changeable batteries?

If shopping for a non-iPod player, I noticed this best-of-2008 list (http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/2008/12/top-5-mp3-players-of-2008.php) on the anythingbutipod site.