Comments on: Can the Zune Zoom? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/09/22/can-the-zune-zoom/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: TrypWyr http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/09/22/can-the-zune-zoom/comment-page-1/#comment-110184 TrypWyr Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:57:20 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3949#comment-110184 For the Zune to truly compete, it needs to beat Apple at the "features" game. Give us something we can't do on the iPod! Divx/Xvid support - Sorely lacking on both. Even if it caused a hit in their retail sales of video in the Marketplace, this would go a long way towards upping the Zune's appeal. Better menu system - Give us a way to organize our media the way we want. I hate wading through 20 movies in a single folder to find what I want. Better implement what we do have - My favorite feature on the iPhone is the ability to zoom a wide screen video to full screen with a tap. Where's that ability on the Zune?? You may have noticed I'm focusing on video more than audio... I use both extensively and I must say, I love the music capabilities. I don't see much that's missing, although I'm sure a pure audiophile would have their own suggestions. All that said, I own 4GB and 80GB Zunes, a 4GB 3rd gen Nano, and a 3G iPhone. They are all great, but the 80GB Zune is hands-down my fave for storing every bit of my music and most of the movies I watch a lot. C'mon M$, give us the features we want!! For the Zune to truly compete, it needs to beat Apple at the “features” game. Give us something we can’t do on the iPod!

Divx/Xvid support - Sorely lacking on both. Even if it caused a hit in their retail sales of video in the Marketplace, this would go a long way towards upping the Zune’s appeal.

Better menu system - Give us a way to organize our media the way we want. I hate wading through 20 movies in a single folder to find what I want.

Better implement what we do have - My favorite feature on the iPhone is the ability to zoom a wide screen video to full screen with a tap. Where’s that ability on the Zune??

You may have noticed I’m focusing on video more than audio… I use both extensively and I must say, I love the music capabilities. I don’t see much that’s missing, although I’m sure a pure audiophile would have their own suggestions.

All that said, I own 4GB and 80GB Zunes, a 4GB 3rd gen Nano, and a 3G iPhone. They are all great, but the 80GB Zune is hands-down my fave for storing every bit of my music and most of the movies I watch a lot.

C’mon M$, give us the features we want!!

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/09/22/can-the-zune-zoom/comment-page-1/#comment-109763 Mark Dykeman Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:19:03 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3949#comment-109763 It is interesting to see Microsoft as the underdog in a specific market. It is interesting to see Microsoft as the underdog in a specific market.

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