Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player (Black) | 
| Brand: Zune
Category: CE
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $112.00
You Save: $87.00 (44%)
New (41) Used (9) Refurbished (1) from $100.00
Rating:  246 reviews
Sales Rank: 207
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 1.8
Size: 8 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 2.8 x 1.8
Warranty: 1
MPN: HVA-00001
Model: HVA-00001
UPC: 882224747035
EAN: 0882224519977
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Listen to your favorite FM radio stations and click to tag the songs you like for later purchase when you sync your device with your PC | | • | Download millions of tracks, whole albums, or playlists with the Zune Pass subscription service; extend your subscription online or by purchasing a Zune Pass card | | • | Connect to your home wireless network and remotely sync your Zune device with your PC collection from your dock, AC adapter, or speaker dock accessory | | • | 8 GB capacity for up to 2,000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 25 hours of video | | • | 1.8-inch color LCD with 320 x 240 pixel display resolution |
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Amazon.com Product Description--Posted September 9, 2008
This slim 8 GB Zune device is good to go with plenty of room for your favorite music, pictures, and video. It comes complete with a built-in FM tuner and buy-from-FM capabilities, wireless sync, Zune-to-Zune wireless sharing, video playback, and more--so you get all that Zune power in one tight little package. It holds up to 2,000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 25 hours of video. Watch a demo on Zune./p table width="330" cellpadding="10" align="left" style="margin-right: 15px;" tr tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B001EQ0HAW-1.jpg" border="0" psmallbiEvery Zune device lets you listen to your favorite FM radio stations and tag songs for later purchase./i/b/small /td /tr tr tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B001EQ0HAW-2.jpg" border="0" psmallbiDownload millions of tracks, whole albums, or playlists with the Zune Pass subscriptions service./i/b/small /td /tr tr tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B001EQ0HAW-3.jpg" border="0" psmallbiRemotely sync your Zune device with your PC collection./i/b/small /td /tr tr tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B001EQ0HAW-4.jpg" border="0" psmallbiThe Zune Marketplace offers millions of songs, albums, TV shows, audio/video podcasts, and more./i/b/small /td /tr tr tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B001EQ0HAW-5.jpg" border="0" psmallbiA full family of accessories is compatible with all Zune devices./i/b/small /td /tr /table pbBuy from FM/bbrClick to buy from the built-in FM radio. Every Zune device lets you listen to your favorite FM radio stations and click to tag the songs you like for later purchase when you sync your device with your PC.sup1/suppbZune Pass/bbr With the Zune Pass subscription service, you'll get millions of tracks for the price of one CD. Download tracks, whole albums, or playlists. Explore new music or rediscover old favorites--then sync them to your Zune. Extend your subscription online or by purchasing a Zune Pass card. Or, if you like, purchase songs or albums individually.sup2/sup pbWireless Sync/bbr Remotely sync with your PC. Connect to your home wireless network and remotely sync your Zune device with your PC collection from your dock, AC adapter, or speaker dock accessory.sup3/sup pbDevice to Cloud/bbr Your Zune player can access thousands of wireless hotspots around the country. Automatically update your collection, browse Zune Marketplace, refresh your Channels, exchange favorites with friends, or buy songs you've tagged from your FM radio. Take advantage of a Zune Pass and access the music you love where you want, at no extra cost. pbWireless Sharing/bbr Music is in the air with Zune wireless sharing. Send your favorite songs, albums, playlists, pictures, and even audio podcasts freely between any Zune devices. Listen to the full track of any song you receive up to three times and pass them along to other friends. If you want to buy a song, click to tag it and have your Zune find it later when you sync with your PC.sup4/sup pbChannels/bbr Like your very own radio stations, Zune Channels are custom programming stations that deliver personalized playlists to your Zune from a variety of sources you select, such as music experts, celebrities, or top radio stations. Channels you subscribe to automatically update whenever you're connected--to your PC, home network, or even selected wireless hotspots. When you subscribe to Zune Pass, you get an unlimited Zune Channels experience. pbGames/bbr Zune players now come with a selection of fun free games. Choose music from your collection to create your own personal game soundtrack. Connect and compete wirelessly with other nearby Zune users.pbVideo/TV Shows/bbrChoose from a growing selection of TV shows now available on the Zune Marketplace video store, and take your favorite episodes or whole seasons with you wherever you go. Use your Zune device to watch popular shows like iThe Office, South Park, Heroes/i, and i30 Rock/i from NBC; shows from Comedy Central; iAdult Swim/i from the Cartoon Network; and countless other shows from other major networks.sup6/sup Also, if you're recording TV shows or movies with Windows Media Center in Windows Vista, you can import and sync them to your device. Load up your favorite videos, and hit the road.sup5/suppbZune Social/bbrDiscover, share, and connect with the Zune Social, a free online community that lets you share your musical tastes with friends and millions others. Customize your Zune Card and Zune profile page with your favorite music and pictures. Then connect and share Zune Cards, music, and messages with friends and other members of the community.pbZune Marketplace/bbrFulfill your entertainment desires at Zune Marketplace. Millions of songs, albums, TV shows, audio/video podcasts, and more are available--plus, your online store is always open and only a mouse click away. Download or subscription? It's up to you. Buy individual songs and albums, or an unlimited Zune Pass music subscriptionsup2/sup.pbAudiobooks/bbrLet your Zune read to you while you can't. Listen to everything from your favorite novels to the latest bestseller. Now you can transfer your existing audiobook files from sites like Audible.com to your Zune device and enjoy them whenever you want.pbXbox 360 Compatibility/bbrEver wish you could play games to the sound of your favorite tunes? Now you can. Connect your Zune device to your Xbox 360 console and play your favorite songs while you game on Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE. You can share content from your Zune collection to an Xbox 360 console on a home network and play your media through the Xbox Dashboard. pbAccessories /bbr Traveling, working late, or working out? Whatever you're up to, your Zune will be right there with you. Make sure you have the best accessories to keep up with your lifestyle. ul libZune AC Adapter:/b Fast recharge wherever there's an outlet libZune Car Pack:/b Ride with Zune as it charges while playing in your car libZune Home AV Pack:/b Hook up your Zune to any home stereo and control it via remote libZune Premium Earphones:/b noise-isolating design that delivers superior sound quality and comfort libZune Cable Pack:/b Provides every cable you need to stay connected libZune Dock Pack:/b Nonstop your tunes while you charge your Zune libZune Leather Case:/b Protects your Zune with style /ul pbLegal Disclaimers:/bbr1. Buy from FM feature available with stations broadcasting RDS and RT Plus databr2. Zune Pass is a monthly music subscription service; some songs are not available via Zune Pass. Available Zune Pass content may vary over time.br3. Wireless sync feature requires access to a home wireless network br4. Zune to Zune wireless sharing may not be available for all songs in your music collection and works only between Zune devices within wireless range of each other. Recipients may play full-length sample tracks up to three times.br5. Requires a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate and an integrated or external TV tuner.br6. Available content may vary over time.br pbWhat's in the Box?/bbrZune 8 GB Digital Media Player (Black), earphones with three earpiece covers, Sync cable
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 paul November 22, 2008
P. Siska (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Zune 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Blue)Recieved in 3 days very fast service.Haven't used it yet as it is a Christmas gift. Hope it better than the Zune 4 GB one I have that's on its way back from being repaired after only owning it since May of this year. Only was using that 1 hour a day while walking before it stopped working.
Zune Bests the Competition November 22, 2008
D. S. Oman (SLC, UT, USA)
I have owned iPods (I still have the Touch), Zens, Sony Walkmans, and Sansas, and this takes the cake. Here's what the Zune has going for it: br / br /Pros: br / br /1) Software (I hate having tons of duplicate songs in my iTunes library and having to import new files. Zune does this automatically. It also has a great system for downloading album art so that your musical library is very organized and colorful. It eliminates duplicates too. It's beautiful, really. br / br /2) User-friendly. The Zune is designed for the sole purpose of playing music and videos. There's no fancy stuff like a calendar, but really, I didn't want this in a player to take up space I would rather use for music and photos. br / br /3) Radio. The radio is great quality and a necessity for me. br / br /4) Sleek design - I love the design of the Zune. It looks great and is very sturdy! br / br /Cons: br / br /1) Battery Life - I usually only get about 25 hours out of this guy, and I wish it were higher, but I'm sure Microsoft is working on this for the future generations. Apple kicks their trash in battery life. br / br /2) Lack of color options. I really wish they offered a bunch of color options. The 120 and 16 GB only come in black. Come on! br / br /3) Smaller selection than iPod and no movies available yet for Zune, but I don't use mine for movies anyway, but if I do purchase the 120 GB, then it might make sense to store movies on that baby. br / br /There are other things I could mention, but that would be nit-picky. Really, the software makes all the difference for me, but I just love the device better. If I could use the software with a different player, I would probably still pick the Zune. I love the touch-pad and the size of the thing. br / br /One last note, I've been doing a free subscription for the Zune Subscription Pass, and I may just sign-up for the $15/month deal. So much good music and you get to keep 10 songs a month permanently, even if you cancel! Awesome! br / br /If you're trying to think of which MP3 Player to get your family or friends for Christmas, you cannot go wrong with the Zune!
 Absolutly sucks November 21, 2008
M. Richgels (United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought a Zune about half a year ago because I wanted something portable to listen to music on and have found this product to be nothing but an expensive disappointment. br / br /For starters, the Zune is only compatible with the Zune software is came packaged with. This means even if you had downloaded music from CDs you own to your computer and stored them on other software you can not tranfer them to the Zune. Even if you are using Microsoft Windows Media Player you have to re download all your music from CDs to the Zune Software (there is no easy way to transfer them). br / br /Next, the Zune did not come packaged with a charger. This has to be bought separately. Of course, it has been designed so that it won't work with a generic charger. You are stuck paying whatever Microsoft wants to charge for this important part of the product. Also, you can charge the Zune from your computer but its batter life is a short 20 to 30 minutes if you charge it that way. br / br /Finally, the Zune market place is a total rip off. First of all, you buy everything in points. Things like TV shows are marked as 160 points which looks good but then you go to buy points and you can only buy 80 points for a dollar, meaning that show you wanted to buy is going to cost you two dollars. This isn't a huge difference but it adds up. Also, the market place is not available everywhere. If you're outside the U.S. they have no problem selling you points but they sure won't let you use them to buy anything. br / br /Thanks for cheating the American public once again Microsoft.
Not ready for prime time November 13, 2008
fxscout (Pasadena, CA United States)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Ok, first the good. I really, really like the way it looks and the way the navigation circle work. Much better than my Sandisk Sansa (8GB also). I would give it five stars on those two things if it weren't for what I didn't like about it. br / br /The bad: I just like to play songs continuously so I choose that option in the play menu. But everytime I turn it off when I leave my car, when I turn it back on again, it begins playing again at the last song SELECTED, not where it left off in the list. So it could start playing 15 or 20 songs back from where I want it too. I'm always losing my place in the list. That's just plain stupid, stupid, stupid. My Sansa is awesome. When I turn it back on again, it's playing the same place in the same song as when i turned it off! br / br /Second, if I find a song in my list that I discover I don't like, i don't think there's anyway to directly delete it from the player without hooking it up to your computer and using the Zune software. How bad is that! I could be wrong on this one but I haven't found a way yet. Nothing obvious. My Sansa once again shines. Don't like a song. Bam... Deleted! br / br /Third, really bad battery life. I went through all but about 20 songs on my 8 GB Sansa on ONE CHARGE. I've charged my Zune twice so far and I'm only half way through the 8GB Zune. br / br /Fourth, the random song selector is a joke - worse than an FM dj playing the same songs over and over on a playlist every hour, ignoring my favorites that will never be played. br / br /So to sum up, this is the most beautiful of these types of devices I've seen and it's physical interface with us the users is awesome. But because of the really unusability of this device (at least for my purposes - maybe you'll like hearing the same songs over and over), I'm giving it a One star. It deserves a negative star until they correct it's deficiencies. br / br /Too bad, because physically I like it so much better than my Sansa but the Sansa just works better and has WAY better battery life.
The ZUNE ROCKS ! November 12, 2008
D. Phillips (Chattanooga, TN)
I won the Zune 8GB thru the Pepsi Points sweepstakes, I own a Creative Zen Sleek Photo 20GB which holds my entire music collection, so the Zune is my work/exercise/take everywhere MP3 player. br / br /The Zune is an excellent MP3 player, the unit itself is well built, it's controls are common sense, the FM tuner works well, the volumune range is good and the overall high end is higher than most MP3's. The sound quality is good, unlike the Creative player I own, the Zune doesn't have a EQ, but the sound is good. The software is very good and easy too use. This MP3 player comes with WiFi built in, although I have yet too use it. Charging the zune is done thru the sync cord via the USB on your computer, and fully charges in about three hours, and battery life is great, I work 9-10 hour days and use both FM tuner and music library all days long and the battery has never dipped below half way. The only downside I can think of is this......with my Creative player which is hard drive based, the music downloads are quick, 4 CD's in under a minute, with the Zune which is Flash (memory based) the downloads are much slower. The upside to the Flash based player is that battery life is much greater. br / br /All things considered, I highly reccomend the Zune.
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