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tobias Senior Enthusiast

tobias

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You've heard of Chevrolet, right? You know -- that struggling automaker underneath the General Motors umbrella? For those who've long given up their ties to muscle cars in favor of the kid-friendly minivan or Earth-friendly hybrid, you may not even know that a revitalized Camaro is just around the bend. Based on some hands-on time with a production vehicle at an undisclosed dealer, Microsoft's Zune integrates perfectly into the sound system, and said integration is supposedly a standard feature on the car. What's more is that we're told some 27 other GM models will also include Zune support from the factory as they launch in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia through 2011, though details beyond that are scant. Hope they cooked in support for the Zune HD, ya dig?

 

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/chevy-c...t-zune-support/

carneyman Senior Enthusiast

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Hopefully that is in lieu of iPod support and not in addition to it.

 

Fixed!

 

IMO, the Zune software is about 100x better than the ipod. The quality of the music is just better, period. We had a zune hooked up to my truck (through the earphone jack), and its quality was way better than the ipod we had hooked up through the ipod jack (aftermarket stereo and hookups). Plus the video playback is way better. The controls on the ipod are the only thing better. And maybe the size...

 

Mostly, I'm just tired of everything being ithis and ithat. Pretty soon people are gonna have to start wearing shirts that say istupid...

97SierraGMC Senior Enthusiast

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i like my ipod but the amount of people that own a ipod over a zune is like 20-1... i dont know why they would choose zune, microsoft must have paid some big $$$

LawmanSS Senior Enthusiast

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i like my ipod but the amount of people that own a ipod over a zune is like 20-1... i dont know why they would choose zune, microsoft must have paid some big $$

 

Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking.

bigredmariner Senior Enthusiast

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I've got 3 Zune's in my household, I hate the fact that you can't hook it up to the vehicles like the ipods. Carneyman, did you use a double male cable and just plug it into the headphone jack?

The Zune service costs me about $48 for 3 months, I can download and play as many songs as I want for that fee. Also get 10 free songs per month that I can keep. So really it costs me $5 a month (since they give you 10) I not a follow the leader kind of guy so the Zune fits my style. It won't level a picture but I've got levels for that. I have a 120gig, 80gig and a 8gig.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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I won't touch either.

 

Still rocking your Discman? :dunno:

 

 

Discman? You are giving him too much credit!

 

Sony Walkman FTW!!!

 

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:thumbs:

sk Senior Enthusiast

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I won't touch either.

 

Still rocking your Discman? :dunno:

 

 

Discman? You are giving him too much credit!

 

Sony Walkman FTW!!!

 

rcc-446f1b557845awalkman.jpg

 

:thumbs:

 

 

 

Nope -- I think he's just saying that there are WAY better mp3 players out there. For great sound and a ton more features (at less cost) check out Creative, Sansa, Dane-Elec, or Meizu. They all come with lower cost, better sound quality, drag-and-drop files (no proprietary software, and they can be used as a portable flash drive), FM receiver, the ability to record directly from FM, most come with an external mic to record sound bites or digital messages, and many come with replaceable batteries. Add Rockbox to most of them and you'll never look at Apple or MicroSoft again.

 

I will admit that iPod controls the personal mp3 player category, but you are doing yourself a HUGE disservice if you buy an ipod or Zune without shopping around. I'm not trying to turn this thread into a war, just letting fellow board members know how they can do better and save some money at the same time.

tobias Senior Enthusiast

tobias

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I won't touch either.

 

Still rocking your Discman? :dunno:

 

 

Discman? You are giving him too much credit!

 

Sony Walkman FTW!!!

 

rcc-446f1b557845awalkman.jpg

 

:dunno:

 

 

 

Nope -- I think he's just saying that there are WAY better mp3 players out there. For great sound and a ton more features (at less cost) check out Creative, Sansa, Dane-Elec, or Meizu. They all come with lower cost, better sound quality, drag-and-drop files (no proprietary software, and they can be used as a portable flash drive), FM receiver, the ability to record directly from FM, most come with an external mic to record sound bites or digital messages, and many come with replaceable batteries. Add Rockbox to most of them and you'll never look at Apple or MicroSoft again.

 

I will admit that iPod controls the personal mp3 player category, but you are doing yourself a HUGE disservice if you buy an ipod or Zune without shopping around. I'm not trying to turn this thread into a war, just letting fellow board members know how they can do better and save some money at the same time.

 

 

I understood what he meant. I was just joking with him. :thumbs:

 

But, FYI, iPods can be used as portable storage devices as well and if you have any mechanical ability at all, the batteries can be changed.

bigredmariner Senior Enthusiast

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I won't touch either.

 

Still rocking your Discman? :dunno:

 

 

Discman? You are giving him too much credit!

 

Sony Walkman FTW!!!

 

rcc-446f1b557845awalkman.jpg

 

:dunno:

 

 

 

Now really that's more my speed. :thumbs:

Nick The Great Senior Enthusiast

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Mostly, I'm just tired of everything being ithis and ithat. Pretty soon people are gonna have to start wearing shirts that say istupid...

 

I wrote an email to Google when they started calling the custom google homepage, "iGoogle." I told them I was tired of all this "iNonsense" and not all internet users are teenage girls. :thumbs:

 

They said they "really appreciate your thoughtful feedback about our new name, and we'll keep it in mind as we work to improve the page."

 

I've never liked Apple anything, so we bought a Creative Zen a few years ago. It was 32gb, and maybe 1/2 of the price of the comparable iPod. They only downfall is the lack of the accessories, due to the sheer volume of iPods out there. My life would have been easier if I'd just have conformed. . . er uh . . . was an individual and bought an iPod like everyone else. :dunno:

carneyman Senior Enthusiast

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I've got 3 Zune's in my household, I hate the fact that you can't hook it up to the vehicles like the ipods. Carneyman, did you use a double male cable and just plug it into the headphone jack?

The Zune service costs me about $48 for 3 months, I can download and play as many songs as I want for that fee. Also get 10 free songs per month that I can keep. So really it costs me $5 a month (since they give you 10) I not a follow the leader kind of guy so the Zune fits my style. It won't level a picture but I've got levels for that. I have a 120gig, 80gig and a 8gig.

 

No. I've got a Pioneer head unit, and it has a plug in the back that hooks up to a bundle of about 5 different sound inputs. It has the ipod hook up, the rca stereo cables, a headphone jack, and something else. I didn't even bother with the zune service. I just put all my cd's on it and a couple of movies that I watch at work. Oh yeah, and a whole lot of audio books. I've got the 30 gb, and I'll never listen to it all in a week.

bigredmariner Senior Enthusiast

bigredmariner

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I've got 3 Zune's in my household, I hate the fact that you can't hook it up to the vehicles like the ipods. Carneyman, did you use a double male cable and just plug it into the headphone jack?

The Zune service costs me about $48 for 3 months, I can download and play as many songs as I want for that fee. Also get 10 free songs per month that I can keep. So really it costs me $5 a month (since they give you 10) I not a follow the leader kind of guy so the Zune fits my style. It won't level a picture but I've got levels for that. I have a 120gig, 80gig and a 8gig.

 

No. I've got a Pioneer head unit, and it has a plug in the back that hooks up to a bundle of about 5 different sound inputs. It has the ipod hook up, the rca stereo cables, a headphone jack, and something else. I didn't even bother with the zune service. I just put all my cd's on it and a couple of movies that I watch at work. Oh yeah, and a whole lot of audio books. I've got the 30 gb, and I'll never listen to it all in a week.

 

 

 

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