Microsoft general manager of marketing Chris Stephenson said. "Today we confirmed that we plan to publish a series of hardware and software products, which will be the new scheme called the Zune music and its entertainment. We will find the best opportunities, and technology and community together for users to find and discover music.
According to the media newest report,the Zune will be released on the U.S. market November 14, 2006, with a price tag of $249.99,which is the same valued as Apple iPod 60G player while more expensive than 30G Apple iPod player. The professional’s point out the reason is that Microsoft Zune player has richer functions. It will have a 30 GB hard drive, built-in FM tuner with Radio Data System, 3.0-inch screen, and 802.11 wireless networking, otherwise known as WiFi. They have enabled the sharing of "full-length sample tracks of select songs", recordings, playlists and pictures with others. Tracks received from another person can be played for up to three days or three plays, whichever comes first, after which it will need to be purchased via the Zune Marketplace. The initial player will come in three colors—black, brown and white. Preloaded music and videos will be included. Supported codecs include H.264, MP3, WMA, WMV, MPEG4, JPEG and
AAC. Microsoft will be using a new digital rights management (
DRM) system to protect content on the Zune system, and the Zune will not support Microsoft PlaysForSure or other
DRM systems such as FairPlay. So how to use the player what you want to see is a prouble.
To get started with great music and videos out of the box, many computers also have published the relevant software to support the transfer between different formats for zune. As far as I know, xilisoft has pre-empted introduced a software which is only for Zune to make the view and voice clearly .It includes Xilisoft DVD to Zune Converter and Xilisoft Zune Video Converter. DVD to Zune Converter can rip DVD and convert DVD to Zune video formats WMV,MP4,
MPEG-4 and to Zune audio MP3,WMA,
AAC.Meanwhile,Zune Video Converter could help you covert video formats including
AVI,MPEG,3GP,WMV,MOV,RM etc. to Zune supported video and audio formats. You can choose one you need or the both which are the cheaper.
This year, Microsoft only publishes one type of the Zune. But future, they will come out a series of the Zune. At that time, Microsoft will formally rival Apple's iPod, more and more people will focus on it. Which will capture the market is not only for the player’s function but also for the other computer’s concern. And more people will choose it.
