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Darius Wey

11-22-2006, 03:00 AM

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2006Nov/lab20061115040457.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2006Nov/lab20061115040457.htm</a><br /><br /></div><em>"Being a lover/owner of the Gigabeat S, I had certain expectations of the Zune. Contrary to some of the reports I've read, I had a great experience getting it up and running, with appropriate hand holding."<br /><br /></em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/zt/2006/wey-20061122-zunegeek.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />It's good to see that not everyone is having issues getting the Zune up and running. How about you? Was your initial Zune setup a rosy experience?

mrozema

11-22-2006, 05:28 PM

I would have to say my experience has been pretty decent. Syncing music was super easy once I found my way around the Zune software. Operation of device itself has been very nice. I don't have any major complaints. :)

fgarcia10

11-22-2006, 05:34 PM

Here in Camp Garcia we report no problems sofar, except for getting my tv shows in the Zune.

mrozema

11-22-2006, 05:52 PM

I had to run my tv shows through Ulead VideoStudio 10 to convert my tv shows to WMV. After that was finished, the files sync'd to my Zune without its software trying to convert them again. Very nice.

Aaron Roma

11-22-2006, 06:36 PM

No real problems here either. Everythings went pretty smooth so far. I'm pleased with the hardware. (It kept me company during my 10 hour wait for the Wii!) The only major complaint I have so far is the lack of NetCast (PodCast) support. Sure, I can manually get my 'Casts on the unit, but I like having a seperate selection for them in the UI. Hopefully that will be rectified soon.