Zune or Ipod?

[kabatura]

Which is more functional? Ipod is definitely best known and more used but I know Zunes have bluetooth and radio which I like. Im trying to decide which to get.

Edit: By features I mean practical features. Like being able to watch videos is practical, or getting online. Now touch is cool, but I dont see how it makes it any more practical, just prettier.

 

[HandyAndy]

Ipod touch!

Why:

Because you can add and download any application you can ****ing imagine.

Last night i downloaded a seismograph on my brothers iphone, who needs a damn seismograph?

You can also download AOL Radio on the ipod so get it, zune sucks

 

[kabatura]

But the AOL radio would fail when you are out of wifi areas

Why does zune suck

 

[mpimpin]

Zen Vision M

 

[HandyAndy]

Heres one:

Zune has no unique selling points.

Think about every iPod, there something special and different about each one.

You can touch, the touch.

You can clip the shuffle

iPods have coverflow.

And Zune’s features don’t seem compelling enough to make it a serious threat to the iPod. I doubt Zune can take a big chunk out of iPod sales

 

[(JJ)]

the thing about the zune is, i got a 30 GB one for 99.99. i know ipods are great and they have all kinds of cool features, but i just plain and simple do not have the cash to blow on it. practically speaking, the zune is the better option. but if a ridiculous price isn't a deterrent to you then the ipod (touch is my favorite) is definitely the thing to get.

 

[Rhoto]

I have a Zune. Had a problem of randomly shutting off, but talked to Microsoft and shipped me a new one no questions asked.

No complaints, and feels good to have something better than the iPod.

Wireless syncing with home media center, computer, car, and other people. Though since every one is iPod crazy, there just aren't that many of us out there. I do wish it had an AM tuner too however, that seems short sighted on Microsoft's part. Outside of the issue I spoke about earlier, this player has outlasted all my ipods combined.

 

[speakeasy]

^^^ I don't understand why AM/FM tuners aren't a standard component of mp3 players.

As an aside, I don't know why anyone buys music on Itunes. You can find all itunes downloads on amazon.com for the same price without the digital rights protection. I don't like all the crap with itunes where you can only listen to it with an ipod and you can only license it to play on a certain amount of computers. We used to have an itunes network at my old job where we could listen to one another's itunes songs, but somtimes I'd click on someone's CDs and it would tell me I don't have permission to listen to it. What crap. I think it even keeps track of how many times you burn it to CD. With Amazon's digital downloads, you just buy the mp3 and do whatever the f-ck you want with it and listen to them on ANY player.

 

[HandyAndy]

Microsoft and shipped me a new one no questions asked.

Thats one thing I love about Microsoft. They sent me a new (well it was refurbished) Xbox 360 no questions asked, mine has the red ring of death and i completely broke the tray lol..

Got a new one with no problems, but I still think iPod is better

 

[Alle_Gory]

There's supposed to be a new iPod touch with GPS coming out soon. Anybody got more info on it?

 

[kabatura]

Anybody have wireless headphones that you would recommend?

 

[BlakeW5]

Haven't really got the chance to play with it much, but my dad recently got an ipod touch and the thing is pretty f'n neat. From what I've heard of the Zune, I don't know of too many people that have them or even like them. Microsoft seems to have definately dropped the ball.

I know this doesn't help much, but from what I've seen of the touch I'm impressed. It's basically an iphone without the phonecalls. If you're cool with dropping at least $400 on an MP3 player look into it.