Product Description
Super slim and ultra-portable, the Zune 8GB Video Player makes it easy to take your music, videos, pictures and podcasts wherever you go. Listen to your favorite radio station with the built-in FM tuner or wirelessly share tracks with your friends to discover new music on the go. Browse the Zune Marketplace to choose from millions of songs, albums, DRM-free MP3s (without digital rights management), music videos, podcasts and more. Refresh your Zune with new content anywhere you charge your device. Connect to your PC through your home wireless network by setting your Zune to automatically sync the latest podcasts, music and more from your stereo dock, AC Adapter or speaker dock accessory. Share full-length tracks of your favorite songs, albums, playlists, pictures and even audio podcasts. Listen to the full track of any song you receive up to three times and even pass along songs you receive to other friends who have a Zune. If you like a song you receive, you can easily add it to your wish list and then buy it from your PC the next time you sync. With the built-in FM tuner you can listen to your favorite local FM radio stations while seeing the name of the song and artist currently playing on select frequencies Plug your Zune into your Xbox 360 and customize the soundtrack in your favorite games
Amazon.com Product Description
Music and entertainment, your way. That's what the Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player is designed to deliver. The Zune easily connects you with your music, videos, and pictures wherever and whenever you want, and unlike the iPod, it even has a built-in FM tuner so you can keep up with local news and sports. Your Zune gives you the power to wirelessly share full-length tracks, playlists, pictures and podcasts with your other Zune-wielding friends, and it is available in four bold colors. And when you receive songs that you just can't get out of your head, you can easily tag the songs and buy them the next time you sync up. Whether you're listening to music, radio, or rocking out to the latest music videos on the bright, roomy screen, the Zune allows you to tailor your entertainment, right in the palm of your hand.
The Zune easily connects you with your music, videos, and pictures wherever and whenever you want, and it is available in four bold colors. |
Share full-length tracks of your favorite songs, albums, playlists, pictures, and even audio podcasts with other Zune users.
Shown with Zune dock and remote, sold separately. |
Store up to 2,000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 25 hours of video. |
Get all your favorite music at the Zune Marketplace. |
Simple, Innovative Controls
The Zune is a breeze to use with new, intuitive touch controls. Don't subject yourself to cumbersome, slow scrolling. The innovative new Zune pad makes browsing your music, video and picture collections fun and effortless. You'll fly through your favorites and get to just what you're looking for in no time flat. This powerhouse device stores up to 2,000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 25 hours of video. (Please note that music estimates are based on 128 kbps WMA files, with length of 4 minutes each; pictures transferred to Zune will be optimized for Zune screen size; and video estimates are based on 500 kbps WMV files with 128 kbps WMA audio tracks.)
That's a lot of entertainment, and you'll appreciate it even more with the Zune's awesome screen. The super-slim, ultra-portable Zune sports a durable, 1.8-inch color screen that provides uncompromising portable video viewing. This Zune also comes equipped with headphones and three pairs of foam headphones covers. Your favorite music, videos, and pictures have never looked and sounded better.
The Zune Community and Marketplace
We're all exhausted by the cables and wires that tangle up our lives. Luckily, the Zune is one device that doesn't require another cord. You can easily connect to your home wireless network and sync your Zune with your PC collection of digital goodies. You can also sync using the dock, AC adapter, or speaker dock accessory (not included). This attractive, powerful device does much more than connect you to just your collection. The Zune is all about sharing and community. At the Zune Online Community you'll discover, share, and leave your musical mark. Create a Zune card and Zune profile page to reflect your musical identity. From the Zune Online Community you can invite friends, share song recommendations, post comments, and browse member pages to unearth new tunes and connect to others who share your musical tastes.
When you're ready to purchase music and load your device with new tunes, turn to the Zune Marketplace. With over three million songs, DRM-free MP3s, music vidoes, audio/video podcasts, and more content added every day, you'll certainly get your fill. The store is always open and just a mouse click away. You can also choose between the download or subscription packages--buy individual songs and albums, or snag a Zune Pass subscription with all you can eat access to discover and explore the nooks and cranies of artists and genres.
Zune-to-Zune Sharing
Once your Zune is loaded with good stuff, you'll be ready to embrace wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing. Share full-length tracks of your favorite songs, albums, playlists, pictures, and even audio podcasts. You can listen to the full track of any song you receive up to three times. And you can even pass along songs that are shared with you to other friends. If you find a song you really love, you can easily add it to your wishlist and buy it later when you sync to your PC. When it comes to syncing and importing your music, the Zune makes it easy. Zune software can automatically import your existing music, pictures and videos from iTunes and Windows Media Player in a variety of formats, including your existing playlists and song ratings.
FM Radio, TV Shows, and More
The Zune will also automatically import TV shows or movies recorded using a PC running Windows Media Center in Windows Vista. Record all your favorites, sync to your Zune, and hit the road with your favorite TV shows right in your pocket. The Zune also features a built-in FM radio tuner so you can listen to local FM stations or tune in programming while you're at the gym. Advanced tuning capabilities allow you to see the name of the song currently playing on select frequencies. Another awesome feature is the Zune's compatibility with the Xbox 360. Plug your Zune into your Xbox 360 to customize the soundtrack in supported games. You can also stream music, pictures and vidoes from the Zune software on your PC to your Xbox 360 console using a wireless connection. Whether you're staying in or going out, travelling or working, the Zune can be right there with you, providing loads of entertainment direct from your pocket.
What's in the Box
Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player, headphones, sync cable, and three pairs of foam headphone covers.
Customer Reviews:
totaly amazing.......2007-12-25
My mom got me this zune for christmas, I had been anticipating the mp3 player for like 4 months. I had my mom install it on the computer because when i tryed it was to annoying and i was in a rush to play guitar hero 3. It took my mom about 3 hours to install it because we had to upgrade programs and they weren't working but after a bit i came over and just went by the directions and bam! it worked. I have about 200 songs and 2 shows on it, its awsome. The image quality is mind blowing and trust me on this buy zunes over ipods. Ipods SUCK! they snap, crack, break, all the time buy a zune they never break.
No Zune for Christmas here!.......2007-12-24
I wish I had a Zune to review! I ordered this well over a week ago with Amazon's *guarantee* to be delivered in time for Christmas! Well guess what ... it is now Christmas Eve and there is no Zune under my tree for my son. That is very poor service, Amazon!
Great little MP3 player.......2007-12-24
My only regret is that I did not buy the 30 or 80 GB Zune. This device is easy to use, compact, and the software is even easier. The picture quality is amazing for videos.
The only slight negative is the finger pad. It can be a little touchy as your finger needs to be right in the middle in order to make a selection.
Never owner an iPod, Zen, or any other player.......2007-12-24
Having Never owned a MP3 player before I don't have anything to really compare it to, but I'm pretty happy with the Zune. There are some things the prevent it from being perfect in my mind, but it is well worth the money and works real well for music. For the most part I'm impressed.
I did a lot of research before buying an MP3 player and decided on the Zune for a few reasons. Some of these reasons turned out not to be as important as I thought and others didn't work right out of the box, but a couple of them are really impressive. I was really intrigued by the Automatic Wireless syncing, but to do this you'll need to buy a separate AC power cable. You can still sync wirelessly by going to the menu on the Zune, but this uses up a lot of batteries and the only included way to charge it is with the USB cable. So, unless you're going to go out and buy the power cable you don't really get wireless syncing. Another thing that was advertised was syncing with your recorded windows media TV shows. I've tried setting this up, but I couldn't figure out an easy way to do it in the Zune Program. It could still be possible but, if it is it isn't as simple as syncing with your music collection. The one feature that really works and sold me on the device is the Zune pad. I tried it out in the store and it is even better in practice. It is really easy to scroll though the long lists of artist/albums/songs on the Zune.
The Zune player itself seems pretty well built. Its small and light weight. The screen looks beautiful for the album art and for pictures. Video looks good too, but it is a little small. The Zune Pad that I mentioned before is a great feature. You can brush the pad to scroll through music and change the volume. It also responds to pressing it like a button. Overall the Unit is pretty nice. Battery life is good enough from my experience, I've never ran out of power when I needed it. However, like I mentioned before I don't have anything to compare it too.
The software, though downloaded separately is a pretty big portion of this player and, thankfully, it works real well. When you first load it up it should be able to find all the music and photos and videos, unless you store them in a weird place. If thats the case you'll have to tell the program where your media is before it will find it. Syncing is painless and you can set it up to sync all your media, or just your music, or specific items. There are a lot of options for what to sync and what not to. Using the software is pretty intuitive and I doubt any one would have trouble getting acclimated to it. The Zune Store isn't too bad either. It uses Microsoft Points, which is 80 points per dollar and is the biggest downside, but the quality of the music is better than the music from iTunes. There isn't as much selection as iTunes, but for me most of my favorite music was there. You can actually download the software and give it a try without buying a Zune, which is something I recommend doing.
There is also a social aspect to the Zune, but I wont go into it much. Right now it consists of a Zune Card that shows what songs you've played and a friends list where you can track the plays of your friends. Right now it can only be accessed by going to zune.net. Unless you have a lot of friends who also have a zune, I don't see this being very useful.
Overall, the Zune if very functional and fun. Although it didn't live up to all my expectations, I am still very happy. The Zune is a great looking very fun portable music player and I would encourage people to give it some consideration for their next MP3 player purchase. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Cooler than iPod nano.......2007-12-24
I used to own both an iPod Nano and Video 30GB and bought the flash Zune to replace them after losing them.
Style is certainly subjective, but I really think the Zune is much more attractive than the standard iPod, both on the exterior and the on-screen displays. The size is great and fits comfortably in the hand.
The Zune has an innovative user interface. Like iPod, it allows you to navigate songs by title, artist and album. But one key advantage is that once you start navigating in a certain dimension, you don't lose the previous context. For example, if you start scrolling vertically through the list of artists and select one, you surely see the albums displayed, but that previous list of artists is still visible and navigable, just transposed horizontally on the top of the screen.
The only negative mark I would give Zune is that it can sometimes be difficult to navigate without looking at the screen and the touch pad, to either change the song or adjust the volume, especially with gloves on.
The FM radio tuner is a great feature and reception is excellent. The screen is sharp and although small, can play videos very nicely.
Lastly, the Zune player and marketplace is beautifully designed and easy to use. There are some missing management features, but this program is without a doubt a lot more visually appealing than iTunes. The iTunes player is as fun as reading a spreadsheet.
If you're going to buy music online, iTunes still has the best selection. I'd recommend buying from Amazon, which is cheaper, and comes without any DRM. I managed to find a clever way to import my iTunes-purchased songs into my Zune library, while still abiding by "FairUse" guidelines. The Zune marketplace requires you to buy credits in preset increments. I like having the ability to buy one song at a time rather than having to pay $25 up front. The songs on Zune have their own currency as well, which isn't pegged to the US Dollar. You might as well be paying in Euros. You pay 100 cents for every 80 credits you receive. As most songs are 79 credits it appears a bargain until you do the math. This seems a bit deceptive and for this reason, I will not buy music from Zune marketplace. It's a still good experience for sampling new music, however.
Product Description
Compact, Sleek and Submersible rated DSC radio Completely new design using the latest in die-cast construction and water-proofing. Full DSC with position reply, Scan, Instant Weather access with weather alert. Builtto take the elements the Solara DSC is J.I.S. 7 tested and certified. Rubber armored microphone and controls.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Uniden SOLARADSC 25 Watt Full-Featured VHF Marine Radio has been designed to give you a rugged, reliable instrument that will provide you with years of trouble-free service. With proper care and maintenance, your marine radio could outlast your present vessel. The full features and flexibility designed into this quality transceiver will prevent it from becoming obsolete regardless of changes in craft or geographic locations.
The technical excellence of this marine radio is demonstrated by the multiplicity of uses the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved it for. The Uniden SOLARADSC 25 Watt Full-Featured VHF Marine Radio can receive all US and International marine channels with 16 instant channels and 10 weather channels. The LCD screen makes the SOLARADSC easy to read, and the front-mounted speaker offers vastly improved sound quality. The SOLARADSC is acceptable for compulsory use on recreational boats, vessels subject to the Great Lakes Radio Agreement or bridge-to-bridge requirements, general pleasure and commercial vessels, and certain land stations in marine service.
The SOLARADSC has a solid-state design with conservatively rated, rugged components and materials compatible with the marine environment. The transceiver utilizes a number of gaskets, sealing rings, waterproof membranes, and other sealants, creating an effective waterproof housing that protects the electronic components of the radio. Look no further for a marine radio. The Uniden SOLARADSC will meet all your communication needs on the water.
What's in the Box
Uniden SOLARADSC 25 Watt Full-Featured VHF Marine Radio, microphone hanger, mounting bracket, spare fuse, and user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
Uniden SOLARA 25 Watt Full-Featured VHF Marine Radio.......2007-08-08
Very nice radio that works as advertised, I love the all scan feature, 16/9 button and WX reception and alert feature. This was the best price I could find on the net with fast shipping.
Just what I was looking for.......2007-07-01
Our inland bass fishing group had an event where one of the boats ran aground and the crew had to spend the night in the fog and cold. Our FRS radios were unable to reach them. We wanted something stronger and better, something to reach at least a couple of miles.
Several of us purchased this model UNIDEN, the SOLARA and installed them in our bass boats. We chose the Shakespeare 5241-R / 5240-R antenna on ratchet antenna mounts (both sold separately) and mounted them on the boats. The ratchets let you drop the antenna down to the deck so you can cast without worry. It's just a flip on the lever and down she comes, very quick action
I did the installation myself and the others were professionally done. The radios are waterproof and we had several showers that verified this. The only problem we encountered was that on the HI setting the radio draws more power, enough to blow smaller fuses. I found this out in my garage and chose a 10 amp circuit instead of 5 amp so I didn't have the problem. The others found it out on the water. I guess their mechanic didn't test it on the HI power setting.
Range is good and the sound is crystal clear. The speaker is mounted on the face so the sound comes toward you instead of being directed at the floor. Voice quality is very good, not tinny or distorted. The mic cord is short. It's OK from the driver's seat but not comfortable if used from either casting deck.
Good radio, good price. I recommend it
Rugged and Simple.......2007-01-11
I installed this radio in a remote area in Fiji as part of a Peace Corps house that my son lives in. It is powered by a car battery that is recharged by a thin film solar array. It draws little power and covers a good portion of the east end of Vanua Levu.
Rebranded version of the same radio.......2006-02-04
I picked up this radio "rebranded" by a marine retailer.
I've found it works very well. I was also able to connect a handheld GPS to it with very little effort.
The power selection feature is nice for not blowing away anyone near you. The DSC feature is nice for getting the location of family members in others boats.
I really like the one touch "distress" feature, although I've never used it. When connected to a GPS, it will send your location to the Coast Guard. Good for me since my wife doesn't speak english.
I have nothing negative to report other than the mic cannot be removed. However, there is a remote mic available separately.
I would like to include instructions for connecting a serial connector to the included accesory cable (for the GPS) but amazon doesn't allow this. Maybe you can "search" for it.
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