smokinHawk

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looking to get a mp3 player to haul around in my different cars, started looking at the 80gig ipod, and noticed the 80gig zune, the zune seems to have a bigger display screen, a am/fm tuner
so im wondering whats better or what people like better, main thing i need it for to play my files i either ripped from cd's or downloaded, will any of them have trouble playing non-licensed files?, might hook it up to a car player so can the zune be controlled from a head unit like the ipod?

pentavolvo

both can handle non licensed files

zune cant be controlled from headunit like ipod

Andrew1989

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Depending on the head unit you can control the mp3 player from the head unit anyways. I think the ipod is just an overall better player. I had a friend that had an old school ipod. He broke it and got a Zune because it was cheaper, after a while he couldn't deal with it and got another ipod

phantomzer0

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I have both and I absolutely prefer the zune over the ipod. I dislike the ipod scroll wheel with a passion and the zune does have a bigger screen. I also enjoy using the fm tuner. Not all headunits can control an ipod and truth be told if you just hook it up with a regular audio wire it will function the same.

You really need to just get some hands on with each unit. Go for the zune.

Andrew1989

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True story, it all depends on your preferance. Just go try them both out and see what you like best.

GEARHED

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Second in on Zune, no problems with any file types to play, easier to rip/dl/edit than itunes. They have an adapter now for head units just like an ipod does but FM does an interesting thing: absolutely no lag time and crystal clear.
Got a 4gb for messing around and the 8gb for the ride - it hooks up in a snap and much easier to find/play what I want than the ipod ever was.
Having FM with my own selection and "quick list" was the killer deal for me. Might want to think about that part too.

Eskimo

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Since my Ipod sits in the glovebox, I could care less about the screen size..

But the aftermarket support for head units that control the player (ipod or zune) HEAVILY favor the ipod, and that's what drove me to buy the ipod.

(I'm running an Alpine IDAx-100 in the 'bird, and a CDA-9857 in the truck)

Controlling your portable media player through the head unit (and therefore through the steering wheel controls) = much betta

smokinHawk

iTrader: (48)

still on the fence, i looked around the stores in the area, and none had working display models.

thanks for the input guys.

smokinHawk

iTrader: (48)

one more question
can you pull the songs off the ipod or zune and put them onto your computer if the song isnt on the pc originally? I think you can with the zune with a hack but can you with the ipod?

98_Formula

iTrader: (15)

what about Archos Wifi... i've been considering buying one of them, more affordable and seem to do everything the ipod touch does and more...

pentavolvo

with ipod with the right software you can. i dont use itunes at all i do it all with winamp which lets u go both ways

smokinHawk

iTrader: (48)

so you can take stuff off from your ipod with winamp and put it on your computer? just checking.

98_Formula

iTrader: (15)

yea, that would be great, i always hated how i couldnt take songs from my ipod onto my computer unless i had the original downloaded song somewhere.

hence why i am not going to buy another ipod, as nice as the "touch" is

pentavolvo

yup i do it all the time from other ppls ipods... if its downloaded from itunes though it wont work like say u bought music from itunes and put it on ur ipod then try to put from ur ipod onto someone elses computer it will copy but not let it play cause its like locked or some gay **** but otherwise it works awesome

87ciz

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i've got an 80gb zune and love it. if your gonna be down around middletown anytime let me know ill let you check it out

smokinHawk

iTrader: (48)

are you on the dayton-fbody site at all?

and can you rip songs off your zune to other computers that dont have it on there easily?

98boxer

iTrader: (7)

anyone used the creative music/video players? they are the size of a credit card and they sell for 100 bucks or less depending on gig size, the screen is small but im wondering how durable it is, anyone have a creative player?

Nick D

Love my Zune, but hate there are hardly any accessories for it.

toslo5o

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holy sh*t I was beginning to think I was the only one on here from middletucky lol

18PsiConvertible

Dont know much about the zenu or whatever it is..

I have the 80 gig Ipod and LOVE it!