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| Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player Black (2nd Generation) | 
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| Brand: Zune
Category: CE
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $138.99
You Save: $60.01 (30%)
New (35) Used (9) Refurbished (1) from $128.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  171 reviews
Sales Rank: 157
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 1.8
Size: 8 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1
Warranty: 1
MPN: HVA-00001
Model: HVA-00001
UPC: 882224519977
EAN: 0882224519977
ASIN: B000WFZSBE
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Sealed Retail. Full Warranty. We cannot ship to APO/FPO addresses.
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Audiophile's Digital Media Player July 9, 2008
Judge this player by any standards you may wish be it ergonomics, size, price, appearance, storage, or even brand allegiance, but I'll judge it by the way it sounds. Any media player corporation that has the brains to eliminate equalization completely from the signal path is a company that is concerned about what you are hearing through your headphones. Out of the four flash players I purchased in a 30 day period the Zune 8 wins hands down over the other junk that had absolutely no gusto, control, spaciousness, detail, or focus. It is clear that Microsoft is using superior parts in this unit in comparison to the competition. Connecting this player to legendary headphones like the Sony V6, (which is easily one of the greatest audio products ever produced below $100) or the Etymotic ER4 P, or S (which offer the incredible detail, and transparency of headphones costing way more) will give you an audio experience unsurpassed by what many other companies have to offer, and you will have Microsoft to thank for it.
Pretty cool... July 7, 2008
The Zune's LCD crystal-clear screen is so great! I watch many videos and download many (free!) video podcasts from the Zune software and they look as if they were being watched on an HDTV. That's definitely a point for Microsoft. The touchpad control is so easy to use, and it looks very sofisticated and somewhat futuristic. The sound quality of the headphones that are included is very good. The Zune software is very helpful, and I truly don't understand why anyone would be confused by it. However, don't get tricked into thinking you can't put music that was not downloaded from the Zune Marketplace as you might sometimes think from reading the instructions on how to get music. As long as the songs you've downloaded elsewhere are in a folder that is preset to sync with the Zune software, you'll have no problems and everytime you turn on your computer it'll update itself (sounds complicated but when you install the software it'll ask you from what folders you'd like to sync music from).
I have some complaints, though:
1) Zune only accepts two video formats: MP4 and WMV. Most videos are not in that format, but you can still find them if you look carefully.
2) The Podcast download process is slow. And I mean SLOW.
3) Unlike and ipod, it does not have a clock, games, or a calendar.
4) Very hard to find accesories unless you look for them online.
Otherwise a great buy. =)
Pleasantly Surprised July 3, 2008
It is too bad Microsoft didn't (couldn't?) release the original Zune at a lower price point as to better compete with the iPod.
I find this second generation Zune to be near perfect in its design, functionality, and overall feel.
This is the third media player I have owned. My first two were by SanDisk. I find the SanDisk players feel very cheap and they simply remind me of toys. The usb cable for the Zune looks identical to the cord for my SanDisk Sansa though and so I wonder if SanDisk makes the Zune.
I ordered my Zune from OfficeMax and so did not have a chance to play with it / try it out before purchasing it.
I must admit I was excited to discover the touchpad as I had not known this was a feature.
I have never owned an iPod and do not plan on owning one any time soon.
Generally speaking 'first' is always superior and with Microsoft playing catch-up I doubt they will ever be a serious player in the media player market.
I find the menu navigation of the Zune to be very intuitive with a nice look.
The sound from the included headphones is not great but like most iPod and media player owners, I will be buying higher-end headphones soon anyway.
Battery life is very good and as long as I remember to bring the usb cable I can just plug it into my pc at work and not waste battery time.
The touch-pad is just like you would find on a laptop and is very responsive. Again, maybe if the first Zune had this it would have truly taken off.
The case back is metal while the front is plastic with a rubberized (ala IBM laptop coating) feel.
I will not (and have no reason to) try to convince the Apple / iPod loyals that this is an option for them because they are already attached to a great product they love. What I will say is this. If you are not one of the anti-Microsoft/Bill Gates crowd, don't want or need to jump on the bandwagon, and want a truly nice player for you $, and have found a freat deal on one, pick up the Zune.
You will not be dissapointed.
I must warn you, I had mine on my desk for 10 minutes before someone walked over and said, "oh, is that a iPod wannabe?"
Like I said, the iPod loyalists remind me of far left fruitcakes, not only do they have an opionion and beliefs, but they cannot keep those two things to themselves.
Hope this helps.
Love It! July 2, 2008
First MP3 player for me, up until now I still used my old Sony Walkman. So being used to having the FM option, the Zune was the perfect fit for me! Also bought one for my husband and we both love it. The size is perfect and the features all work well, the sound is great and as I knew we would, we love the FM feature. Was a cinch to download the CD's onto our computer and then onto the device. With the box it comes in, the only way to charge the device is through your computer. I found (on Amazon) a great, inexpensive package of a wall charger, car charger, and a rubber skin to hold the Zune which can affix to a belt clip, arm band or hanging strap. Very, very happy with my Zune and accessories!!
Sweet!!! June 30, 2008
I was given an ipod nano for my birthday and found a lot of distortion on bass heavy music and the only way to stop it was turn off the EQ doing this made the music sound nerve grading and trebley I went online and found other reviews saying the same thing. My son recently got a zune and I asked him if I could test out the same songs on his zune,well the bass was clear as day with no distortion the next day I got a green one and love it, the only drawback is if I remove music from my computer to save space the zune software will remove the same music from my zune when re-synced but that's o.k. because it sounds so good. if you like hip hop, R and B or drum and bass or even tribal drumming you will be happier with the zune.
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