Over All Rating Reviews :
To be up front, this is my 1st mp3 player, so I may be easily impressed, but I have done lots of research and asking around and the iPod brand just did not seem to match my needs. I have a 64 bit operating system on my new computer and Microsofts Zune seemed to be the only one that was clear on having software supporting 64bit sytems.
Everything about this Zune has been very easy to use and get used to. The only thing I would have done differently for ergonomics is put a feeler in the middle of the touch pad so you know you are in the center by feel, A small indention, something.
The unit feels very solid and of high quality, and what makes the 3rd gens different from the 2nd and 1st will really be found out Sept 16th when the 3.0 Software is made available ( adding a Clock and added radio features are a few known enhancements). I really do like the monchromatic look of the 3rd gen without the silver back and the lack of chrome around the touch pad...very attractive! The less bling the better is my motto. Oh, and the radio reception is fantastic!
I dowloaded (or is it uploaded?) almost 2000 songs, my complete computer library in just a moments time...very impressed!
The 120 gig works well with the existing home Dock (using the 80gig adapter plate) and the sound quality far exceedes my expectations.
Image quality for the menus and album art to my 1080p 46" Plasma is a bit to be desired, but the video quality is pretty good. I did buy this mostly for music storage and playback, so I wont let that interfere with my overall 5-star score.
I am very happy so far!!!
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