Mp3 Players and Ipod Reviews

The Zune 80 GB Digital Media Player is designed to deliver. The Zune easily connects you with your music, videos, and pictures wherever and whenever you want, and unlike the iPod, it even has a built-in FM tuner so you can keep up with local news and sports. Your Zune gives you the power to wirelessly share full-length tracks, playlists, pictures and podcasts with your other Zune-wielding friends. And when you receive songs that you just can’t get out of your head, you can easily tag the songs and buy them the next time you sync up. Whether you’re listening to music, radio, or rocking out to the latest music videos on the bright, roomy screen, the Zune allows you to tailor your entertainment, right in the palm of your hand.

zunebigger screen, better quality sound earphones much better than ipod. sound quality double better than ipod. looks sexier than ipod, video quality side by side comparison to ipod looks way way better.
zune is really fun to use and very easy to navigate through
and menu is faster than ipods menu
ipod may be slighty slimmer than zune but most people always carry in a case since it gets easily scratched so it defeats the purpose of it being slimmer. i like the zune because i never carry it in a case and
it still looks like new.

Zune 80GB combines a beautiful 3.2-inch screen, touch controls, wireless capabilities and premium headphones with storage for up to 20,000 songs, 25,000 pictures or 250 hours of video. Enjoy your

music, videos, pictures and podcasts â?? wherever and whenever you want. Listen to your favorite radio station with the built-in FM tuner or wirelessly share tracks with your friends to discover new

music on the go. Browse the Zune Marketplace to choose from millions of songs, albums, DRM-free MP3s, music videos, podcasts and more.

Technical details

*  80 GB digital media player stores up to 20,000 songs, 25,000 pictures or 250 hours of video
* Features wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing so you can swap tracks and other media
* Big, bright, 3.2-inch LCD color screen
* Compatible with Zune Marketplace for media downloads and subscription services
* Automatically imports your existing music, pictures, and videos from iTunes and Windows Media Player in a variety of formats

 Zune 2nd Generation 80GB review from pricegrabber

Strengths: beautiful huge screen, earphones, soundquality, user interface, fun to use, squircle, video quality
Weaknesses: battery slightly less better than ipod classic, software needs work, but software has nice interface

 Zune 2nd Generation 80GB Reviews from cnet

The good: The 80GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player features a 3.2-inch glass LCD; a user-friendly interface; exceptional navigation control; audio and video podcast support; a superlative FM radio with RBDS information; wireless syncing and sharing; high-quality earphones; revamped Zune Marketplace PC software; Zune Pass subscription music support; good audio quality; and a built-in composite-video output.

The bad: The Zune is a PC-only device that requires its own software and still does not support older WMA-DRM9 music files; Zune Marketplace does not offer TV or movie downloads; the USB connection is proprietary; no Wi-Fi music streaming; and the EQ feature has been removed.

The bottom line: The Zune has blossomed from an ugly duckling into a worthy iPod alternative.