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Old 05-31-2008, 12:15 AM
CylonJason
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Default Zune Pass in Canada

I have a couple of questions about the Zune Pass when the Zune is officially released in Canada on June 13th.

Will the Zune Pass will be available when the device is sold on June 13th in Canada?
I also assume, the TV shows will not be available for purchase in Canada like the US content is, since this is not the case for the Itunes video store or the Xbox Marketplace content as well. There will probably be some lame ass Canadian content instead. Correct me if I'm wrong and I hope I am.

Last question, I was wondering if you could stream the subscription Zune Pass content through your Xbox360/ media center to your TV?


If anyone has any insight into this, I'd appreciate it, as would other Canucks like myself.
Thanks.
 
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Old 06-02-2008, 06:11 PM
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Will the Zune Pass will be available when the device is sold on June 13th in Canada?
Unfortunately, no. They've said it will be coming in the fall sometime, but no specific date has been announced.

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I also assume, the TV shows will not be available for purchase in Canada like the US content is, since this is not the case for the Itunes video store or the Xbox Marketplace content as well. There will probably be some lame ass Canadian content instead. Correct me if I'm wrong and I hope I am.
Because the Marketplace won't be launching on June 13th, it's impossible to say what it will feature when it finally is launched months later. We'll just have to wait and see.

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Last question, I was wondering if you could stream the subscription Zune Pass content through your Xbox360/ media center to your TV?
Great question. Since I don't have a Zune Pass, can't get one yet, I'm not sure how the DRM works on that. Perhaps another Zune Pass user can clarify...
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 07:15 PM
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According to Microsoft's official Zune forums, with Zune Pass you are kind like renting the music. You can't listen to it anymore once the pass expires. You can't burn it to a CD either. With Microsoft Points you purchase the music and really own it.
 
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Old 06-22-2008, 11:45 PM
CylonJason
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Default Streming?

Yes, I understand the limitations of DRM but was wondering if streaming from your computer through media center was one of them. I assume you could stream Zune Pass songs through the Zune software onto your TV but if you know that, I would appreciate the info. Thanks.
 
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