i prefer the software to itunes as well...the media player and marketplace with music video and podcast downloads is pretty massive and the software looks and feels lighter...it can do pretty much
it does everything you could want in an mp3 player plus it does video, tv, pictures, podcasts, radio and a lot of other things i can't remember.
(like others, i wonder why i can't just download directly for windows media player.) i am a bit of a techno-phobe and have yet to play with the video or podcast features.
i was on the phone with the tech support people asking them if i could do what i wanted (keep podcast episodes on my ipod but not on my hard drive so it didn't take up space on my work computer) and
i like to listen to radio shows that i can't get on my local stations but all you need to do is subscribe to the podcast in the zune software and it automatically will be on my zune when i want to
i enjoy music, mp3 books, fm stereo, podcasts, movies and all other aspects of the unit.
i have so many movies and podcast on it.
i am very pleased with the player and the subscription service that prompted me to buy it.i like the fm feature, and the choice of podcasts.
can you say easy to download music, movie, podcasts and much more, i will never buy another ipod i love my zune
it has a massive library for songs and podcasts.
i used the internet customer service for the zune product, received a replacement unit and i am syncing my music and podcasts at this moment.
it is not all the time, but on more than one occasion i have started an audiobook then gone on to listen to music, check out a podcast or watch a video and when i return to the audiobook it is back
if i was going to complain about anything it would be that podcast play lists still appear under the music playlists category.
if you are looking for a very portable player that can play mp3 music files, mp4 video and movie files (converted from dvd's or avi divx files using third party software), video news podcasts,
having this much memory makes it easy to watch movies and podcasts while having a large library of music.
though it takes a long time to copy all my photos, music, and podcasts, and i then went and got some tv shows to put on it..
on top of it all i have found amazing programming in the form of podcasts and video podcasts.
i download a podcast and it crashes.
wifi access right on the device makes it easy to satisfy music cravings - you can download songs from itunes any time, and can even browse and download from the vast library of podcasts on the go.
either way, being able to load it up with movies, music, and podcasts is great.
i use it for video, games, pod casts, check e-mail, surf the internet and oh-so-many other things!!
what's great about it:?music sounds great, easy to use, lots of applications what's not so great:?expensive "i use the ipod to listen to podcasts and music during commute to work.
the things i like most about it though are the many podcasts (video, especially) that are available over itunes, most of which are free.
it turns out that the podcasts more than make up for no radio functionality.
which may be more suitable for your personal tastes, but i think the frequent or serious user will find it more difficult to add, maintain and sync music, videos and podcasts with some other devices.
i'm slowly filling it (how to fill 16 gigs?) with music and podcasts, to interface with the home stereo and car aux input.
it works well for a volume control but only when on the song or podcast, otherwise there is no volume control.
woman uses it to get christian outreach podcasts to listen to when on travel or downtime.
on french podcasts it shows thewords that you are learning, it is awsome.
the videos and podcast show crystal clear.
it is mandatory for downloading podcast.
the battery life has been great for me but i only use it for music/podcasts.
i use it mainly to listen to music and podcasts while i exercise, but i see my use expanding to listening in my car.
it is easy to use, sounds great, and has plenty of memory for my music and podcasts.
my wife and i got this as a present (along with her siblings) for my mother-in-law, and although i have never used it (only loaded music and podcasts for her) she is incredibly happy with it and
i have another mp3 player, but decided to get an ipod to listen to/watch podcasts.
my husband uses it to listen to podcasts all the time and he never runs low on batteries.
this review is coming from a person who primarily cares about audiobooks/podcasts/spoken word content.
it works well with windows media player so downloading music and podcasts is easy.
it works great for my longer podcasts because it pauses easily and restarts right where you left off...not at the beginning of the track.
it doesn't have a podcast feature, but it will play podcasts.
now i can download my podcasts in itunes, and drag them to my walkman.
i listen to a ton of podcasts, so many tracks are 30 minutes or more long.
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