The Zune 4’s and Zune 8’s audio, video, photo, and radio features are largely unchanged from the first generation–not a bad thing, really. The Zune’s music player supports MP3,

32638986-2-300-ovr-1.gifWMA, protected-WMA (Zune Marketplace only), WMA Lossless, and AAC music file formats. The continued support for AAC opens the door for iPod converts, although you won’t be able to transfer DRM-protected iTunes purchases or Windows’ older DRM-9 files

*  4 GB digital media player stores up to 1,000 songs, 25,000 pictures or 12 hours of video
* Features wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing so you can swap tracks and other media
* Big, bright, 1.8-inch color screen
* Compatible with Zune Marketplace for media downloads and subscription services
* Automatically imports your existing music, pictures, and videos form iTunes and Windows Media Player in a variety of formats

Zune(Second generation, 8GB, red) Mp3 Player Reviews taken from PCWorld ” The 8GB Zune is a little thicker than one of the last-generation iPod Nanos. That puts it on the large side for flash-based MP3 players these days. Its audio quality sounded a little better to my ears than that of the latest iPod Nano, on a par with Creative’s Zen V. One tiny annoyance, though: The player’s 20-step digital volume control doesn’t provide much granularity. Occasionally, I’d reach points where one step was too low and the next too high.”

Zune(Second generation, 8GB, red) Mp3 Player Reviews taken from Gamestop” Big, Bright Color Screen: Zune comes with a big, high resolution video screen that works in portrait or landscape. Your music, video, pictures and album art have never looked better”

Zune(Second generation, 8GB, red) Mp3 Player Reviews taken from Ciao “Zune starts with a digital media player and adds a twist. You can wirelessly share selected full-length sample tracks, playlists, pictures or your homegrown tracks directly from Zune to Zune. You can listen to the full-length songs that you receive up to three times in three days, flag the ones you like and easily buy them the next time you sync up. You can discover new music in the Zune Marketplace, and show off your favorite pictures and videos on the big,”

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