NickStarr.com: An Interesting Experiment

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The Zune Fund: Buy a Fair Review

Gizmodo — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:12:55 GMT

We've had a lot of accusations that we are Zune fanboys, cast with far more venom than the former iPod fanboy finger pointing. Why do I believe in our Zune coverage? Because the Zune is approaching the market with a...

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Callidus — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:46:15 GMT

pfft dont send HIM a zune. Send ME a zune.

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Dan H — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:10:43 GMT

Ah, the lyrics. I have lyrics for a lot of my favorite artists and I find that I access them quite frequently when listening to music while I'm traveling. Being stuck on a plane gives me time to relax with my music and I tend to explore the music a bit more, including checking out the lyrics on my iPod as I listen to the tunes.

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kp — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:55:03 GMT

I read the full re-purposed review on the Foxnews site (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,233797,00.html) and thought that was the best so far. I do plan on getting one eventually (it's a personal xmas present that unfortunately is going in the post-xmas budget, at least the price is dropping ...$233 best I've found so far).

In that review I found the 'Point-Buy-System' and 'Something To Think About' sections particularly interesting. Would be nice to see some of those ideas come to light if you're paying attention Cesar... It took WMP until version 11 to really reach a 'happy' place. Microsoft will miss the boat on this one if it takes that many revs to do the same here.

P.S. I still haven't found out if you can display lyrics on the Zune like you can on the iPod if they're in the mp3 tags. It was even news to the young kid at Best Buy in that section that you could display lyrics on the iPod. Guess it's a feature not many must use. You just need to have some kids around your house butchering lyrics to care...

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Russ — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:20:54 GMT

I'd gladly test out the device if sent one. I'd even send it back or give it to a charitable organization of the senders picking. (Said charitable organization can be me ;) )

I'm in the process of hunting for a new mp3 player, and the Zune is on my list of ones to check out. So, I downloaded the Zune software and spend some time playing with it. My review can be found here: http://nutbolt.blogspot.com/2006/12/zune-software-hands-on.html

As a note, I used to have a 3rd gen iPod, but it's hard drive died about a year ago.

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MindSplice — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:15:23 GMT

Rhett,

I've checked my info and have no problem correcting inaccuracies or erasing opinions. I didn't get a specific email or comment from you pointing out the specifics. Please let me know what's inaccurate.

Regards,

Palmer

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Ahd Child — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:26:43 GMT

Errrr, I want to write a fair and balanced review also. Should I post a link for people to donate to my ZUne fund? :)

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TDavid — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:03:17 GMT

Palmer - A few things wrong with your comment to point out below.

1) you didn't point out any factual inaccuracies in my review that I could see. You gave your opinion on my opinion, which is fine. That's what the web is about :)

2) Where is my bias? We own both an iPod and a Zune in our house (and a Sirius Stiletto 100 as pointed out above). We are a platform agnostic household. I don't work for Microsoft or Apple. We bought both the Zune with our own money, it wasn't a gift or a free loaner copy.

Can't be any less bias than this, I would think :)

3) Nobody "deleted" your comment.

Every first comment made at our site is held in moderation (anti-spam protection) which is explained in our commenting policy at makeyougohmm.com/comments (and linked on every post).

We receive over a 1,000 comments every day so my apologies that you didn't see your comment right away and assumed it was deleted. It wasn't, it was just waiting for somebody to look at it and make sure that it met the comment rules of the site (which are linked near the comment form of each post). Again, that has nothing to do with my review being fair and balanced, that has to do with you following the site rules.

Your comments will passthru without moderation now that I approved it as long as it isn't flagged for anything else in the comments rules and I responded to your comment so fire away. Your duplicate comment however wasn't approved :)

We do sleep, you know :)

4) Your mindsplice comparison has inaccurate info according to Rhett above. Hmm ...

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Rhett — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:40:39 GMT

That Mindsplice comparison has a bunch of inaccurate info. You might want to fact check a lot of that and clean up the errors.

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Rhett — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:33:06 GMT

Cesar, I think this guy just wants a Zune and is looking for a way to get a discount.

Maybe if he said he would donate the device to charity or give it away to a kids hospitol or something at the end of the month it would be interesting. Othwise, its just more apple nonsense

Besiseds if anyone wants a fair review they need only listen to ME! Ha-Ha!

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MindSplice — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:33:10 GMT

TDavid,

In a fair and balanced review, I'd think you wouldn't delete a comment that pointed out factual inaccuracies and biased opinions - it was the one from MindSplice. Luckily, I save every comment I post to my local disk - I'll post it for you again. If it a mysterious software glitch deletes it again perhaps I could post it here.

Take Care,

Palmer Deville

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Dan H — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:36:34 GMT

Nick - you should add under the "Buying Media" section that the Zune Marketplace does not sell Audio Books.

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Woody56292 — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:45:38 GMT

Hey Cesar, just wanted to let you and the team know we have a new hardware/software problems post up. Not for bashing or anything, just a list of problems we have noticed with the zune software, zune player, etc. Most of which are firmware-updgradable/fixable ;) *wink* *wink*

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TDavid — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:41:39 GMT

I've been a Zune owner since launch day, which next week will be a month now and I've already written a fair and balanced review on the Zune, plus pointed to why I feel the critics of it are wrong out there.

I also got into a debate with Andy Ihnatko -- the reviewer from the Chicago Times-Sun -- who slashed and burned on the Zune.

In our family we also own a 5g iPod (black), an older Creative MP3 player and a Sirius Stiletto 100.

Strangely, nary a single Zune blog or Zune fansite has given me the time of day. At least that I've seen to date.

Hmm ...