15 November 2006

Zune Officially Launched


Microsoft's MP3 player Zune officially launched today in the U.S. It's sold for US$249.99 (NZ$380) on Amazon.com.

Let's have a close look of its images (above) and features (below).

Size and Weight
  • 11.2 cm. x 6.1 cm. x 1.5 cm. (h x w x d)
  • Weight: 159 grams
Battery
  • Music, up to 14 hours (wireless off), up to 13 hours (wireless on); pictures, up to 4 hours; video, up to 4 hours
  • Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90%
Display
  • Size: 3.0 inches
  • Orientation: Vertical and Horizontal
  • Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
Audio
  • Windows Media® Audio Standard (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate
  • MP3 (.mp3): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate
  • AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): Up to 320 Kbps, Low Complexity (LC), up to 48-kHz sample rate
Pictures
  • JPEG (.jpg): All resolutions (desktop software will automatically convert to 640x480 at sync time)
Video
  • Windows Media Video (.wmv): Main Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 1.5 Mbps peak video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio; Simple Profile, CBR, up to 736 Kbps video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio.
Wireless
  • Connectivity: 802.11 b/g
  • Range: Up to 9.1 metres
Language
  • English

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

so that will be weight about 160 grams if I'm right.

Allen Qu said...

Yes, you're right. It will be around 159 grams.

Anonymous said...

so which one is better: iPod 30GB or Zune. NZ$444.33 on the website, but Zune is only around NZ$377 will same price as the US. and also Zune has more functionalities provided.

Allen Qu said...

I'll say it all depend on your personal taste. Zune does have more functions. But I personally think it doesn't look as good as iPod. Microsoft will also have a long way to go on building the brand of Zune. Don't know what's the price will be in New Zealand market.