Software giant Microsoft has finally unveiled its portable media player, Zune HD, a device one would relish to be seen around with. This amazingly sleek device has been in the news for the past few days in the gizmo communities. Let us take a look into the features of this stunningly crafted and well placed portable media player.
Though it is smaller than iPod touch, the Zune HD is considerably larger than its predecessors such as the Zune 8 and Zune 16 respectively. One would understand the amount of work that has been put into the production of this eloquent device, which is made of aluminium, plastic and glass. The sleek casing and the glossy touchscreen are what make the Zune HD more classy in its appearance when compared to its predecessors. The front portion or the “face” of the device is comprised of a 3.3 inch OLED display accompanied with a lean home button present at the southern end of the panel.
In order to set up the device as an user friendly one, both the syncing port as well as the headphone port have been located at the bottom. The inner portion is mastered and powered by the incredibly fantastic 8 core NVIDIA Tegra APX 2600 processor. It is this that takes care of HD video processing as well as 3D graphics. The NVIDIA Tegra APX 2600 processor is also instrumental in preventing th e battery from wearing out. The good news for music freaks and aficionados is that you will be provided with 33 hours of audio listening time per charge, which also ensures 8.5 hours of video.
The Zune HD comes with a capacity of 16 and 32 gigabytes and is priced at $220 and $290 respectively. Microsoft has been wowing its consumers for the past few months or so, and the introduction of the stunningly sleek, glossy and attractive Zune HD accompanied with the best of the features does promise a lot for the customers. The device is available in various colors such as black, blue, silver, green and red. The 3.3 inch, 480 x 272 OLED screen speaks for itself. The OLED screen of Zune HD immediately forces the device to be compared with the iPhone and iPod touch. While the latter (iPhone OS) has a considerably larger screen, Zune’s OLED technology with a wide screen display is what sets it apart. The Zune HD supports multi-touch which is slowly becoming one of the most sought after features of touchscreen devices.
The artistic compilation about an artist, song or album whenever possible adds value to the device, which is already flocked with some outstanding features. To be fair however, the device does have its share of drawbacks. There is no “internal speaker” provided, a feature that most music lovers would have liked to be included. Moreover, when exposed to direct sunlight, the screen looks completely washed out due to its extremely glossy feature. However, in spite of the few glitches here and there, the glittering features provided by Microsoft in Zune HD, are a huge attraction for consumers. The built-in browser is particularly expected to have a huge “pull factor” for all gizmo freaks
