Microsoft Zune Media Player With Interesting Features

Interested in music? Owing to the current trend of smartphones and app-driven music, the standalone music players are eventually fading away. However, a diehard music lover recognizes the charm of standalone media players and craves to have one at his/her disposal.

 

Small, sleek, portable and all filled with songs, a media player is always a better device to enjoy the melody, especially if you are a true admirer and lover of music. The market has many portable media players, but today this blog talks about the Microsoft’s line of portable media player marketed under the brand Zune.

In Fact, Microsoft Zune refers to a whole bunch of Microsoft’s digital media products and services. The brand Zune includes:

•    Portable media players

•    Digital media player software for Windows PCs

•    A music subscription service called 'Zune Music Pass.'

•    Video and music streaming services for the box 360 game console

In March 2011, Microsoft declared that it will discontinue developing any new Zune hardware players while the existing models will remain on sale. In June 2012, the company decided to distribute all its digital media content and services not under the brand ‘Zune’ but under the brand ‘Xbox Music’ and ‘Xbox Video.’ The 'www.zune.net' domain will now redirect you to the Xbox's website. However, the Zune software and the on-sale hardware media players still retain the Zune name.

Perhaps in the current tech market, Microsoft Zune is not a much-hyped name like Apple software or hardware. But you are still using the original Zune software in your Xbox 360 game console, Windows 8 PCs and tablets and Windows Phone smartphones under the brand names of ‘Xbox Music’ and ‘Xbox Video.’

As far as hardware players are concerned, if you are looking for a good media player then you can consider using Zune media player, which are available on online e-commerce sites like Amazon. Following are the five best features of Zune media player which will motivate you to try it out.

OLED display

The screen size varies among models, for instance, Zune HD features a 3.3-inch Multi-Touch OLED screen with 420 x 272 pixel resolution. With that pixel resolution, you can enjoy videos in an impressive way.

HD radio tuner

 A few models even include an FM receive. However, only a few models can handle HD radio signals. Usually, models can pick up HD radio stations mainly, on metropolitan areas.

Long battery life

 In case of media players, battery life is always a big concern. With Zune players, you will enjoy durable, long lasting battery. However, different models of the Microsoft Zune uses a different size battery, thus the battery life varies from model to model. For instance, Zune HD approximately gives battery performance of 33 hours. These players have lithium-ion, rechargeable battery. 

Several audio formats supported

 When you make your collection, you are sure to collect audio files from different sources. These files can be of different formats and thus you need a player that can support several audio formats. Zune will never disappoint you in this regard as it supports a myriad of formats that include AAC, WMA, MP3, and WMAPro. Thus, Microsoft media players are highly file-friendly.

Wi-Fi connectivity 

 Not every Zune digital media players support Wi-Fi. However, some of the models do. With Wi-Fi connectivity, you can effortlessly access the various online music services and cycle through your favorite music content. The media player will inform you about the artist information of any particular audio or video file. In fact, you can even preview or play those songs before downloading them.

Customizable menus

 With a huge collection of audio and video files in your media player, you definitely need to maintain proper arrangement. The customizable menus of Microsoft media players help you in that regard. As per your taste and preferences you get things arranged.

Zune HD is the last media player developed by Microsoft. Apart from featuring the aforementioned features, it also comes with preloaded audio and video content of various artists, such as Wisin & Yandel, The Thermals, BT, CSS, and Paul Oakenfold. Apart from that, it also features its unique set of media content. It is available in 16 GB, 32GB and 64 GB. The price of these players has dropped as compared to the launch price. You can found them on eComerce sites and also some retailers are offering them.