CSS Pays the Zune Team a Visit

What We're Listening to (right now) - 3rd edition

Zune Insider — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:30:22 GMT

Welcome, dear blog reader to the third edition of: So HOT Right Now: what the Zuneinsider Editors are

What Do the iPod Touch and Zune Have in Common?

The Mac Sucks! — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:45:53 GMT

Apple's iPod Touch and Microsoft's Zune have in common the fact that

they both use the Cansei De Ser Sexy band to promote their devices. Zune

ships with a CSS song. A CSS song serves as the soundtrack for the iPod

Touch commercial.

re: CSS Pays the Zune Team a Visit

zsam2 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:42:29 GMT

I could use CD+G to iPod Karaoke Converter for my need to show the +G info on my Zune? Have tried some software, but when I rip the graphics portion will not open. In our performances, we engage the audience to come forward to sing, so need to transfer the +G data to a monitor from the Zune device. Does anyone out there have a solution?

how to get music videos for your iPod or Zune

brooklynvegan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:26:00 GMT

What are the best ways/places to download music videos? Check out the iPod touch ad featuring the CSS song (those traitors!) "Music is My Hot Hot Sex", and other videos, below......

re: CSS Pays the Zune Team a Visit

i-zune — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:14:03 GMT

The cool Zune Converter software Site.

http://www.dvdtozuneconverter.net/

Adam G — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:29:06 GMT

Anyone have an idea of what the SNR or THD will be? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. This is one major thing that kept me from getting an iPod. Hope this will better. I hate apple anyway.

Dan H — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:10:57 GMT

Interesting Zune article in the online paper for George Washington University http://www.dailycolonial.com/go.dc?p=3&s=3240

Rhett — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:46:51 GMT

---- I tested out gapless playback on my PC, and it worked just fine ---- Sweet! I assume this will be the same when playing live albums on the Zune device itself, right? Gaps on a live performance are a major BuzzKill. ---- I can tell you that we won't release a verson of Zune Marketplace until November 14. ---- Bummer. Do you know if the service will be available ONLY to Zune owners or will anyone with a PC and 15 bucks a month be able to explore it? ---- the other stuff, stay tuned ---- I think you got the whole world staying tuned Ha-Ha! Gapless was the big one for me, though. I think that alone sold me. Thanks for the info.

cesar menendez — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:16:29 GMT

Rhett, let me get back to you on answer (I don't actually know for a lot of them). I can tell you that we won't release a verson of Zune Marketplace until November 14. And I tested out gapless playback on my PC, and it worked just fine. the other stuff, stay tuned.

Rhett — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:03:45 GMT

Hey Cesar, I had the day off today and for some reason I decided to try and find some Zune info. After spending the better part of the whole day digging into more than 75 different Blogs, retailers, review sites and propaganda places I still have not found a single place that actually has any solid specs on this device. Every site just re-hashes the 'Zune has WiFi' info. Ok we get it and were already over it before it even hit the shelf. Now we want to know about the music player. Do you think you can comment on some things that are related to listening to music? It is, after all, a music player. There are a ton of posts in your blog going back many many weeks now that are unanswered. Do you think you can shed some light on some of the questions I asked in this blog entry about gapless playback, the SNR ratio, Custom and/or Pre-set EQ settings ect? Or are you only allowed to say 'WiFi' over and over until November 14th? -snicker- Throw us some bones, eh.

Rhett — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:28:09 GMT

-- My litness test...? lol -- LitMus test. Happy now? Yeesh, typo cops :P If you look, lyrics were the last item on my list. Media player has the dynamic lyrics that pop up in time with the song (If you take the time to manually enter them). The AMG notes would be huge, though. That is one of the few things that make these services worth while. I have had a big beef with URGE for a while now (they can't figure it out and have resorted to just not responding to my emails) about the AMG notes not showing up after I have purchased a CD and ripped it to my library. They show for subscription stuff but not stuff I own and I HATE that. I get a nice AMG info page in my now playing tab for the subscriptions then I go buy the CD from my club, rip it, and the AMG info stops showing up.

Gamesix — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:54:05 GMT

My litness test...? lol

Ricardo — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:52:42 GMT

Yeah, Lyrics and subtitle display would be great. Any word on any of those features?

Woody56292 — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:36:09 GMT

good suggestions Rhett. Might I add... song lyrics. ( because everybody secretly wants to karaoke to their favorite songs ). =P

Rhett — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:46:23 GMT

Hey, charlie, good list of buzzwords on your blog. How about a more practical list, though. Here is mine in order of importance to me. Gapless playback for all the live albums I have (I'm sure you all have a few too) AMG album notes saved and stored on the player with the album art. Recording capabilities for both voice and from the radio. (F the RIAA if they don't like it. Let them cry a river) Line in recording. I would prefer to go straight from the CD player to the Zune and keep my PC HD fresh and clean :) Dynamic lyrics/captions/subtitles (like Media player has) Hey, do any of you know if the Zune Marketplace is going to wait until the 14th before going live? I would really like explore it a little bit before buying. My litness test: Search for a band named Red Elvises. If found, then they probably have a decent library. HA-HA!