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Old 08-24-2009, 07:30 PM
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Default Video and Pictures from Best Buy Zune HD Event

http://www.zunespring.com/index.php..._id=276&zs=home

One thing I wish I brought with me on my journey to Best Buy on Saturday was a video or picture camera to document the device in action, and to show off the contents of the Zune HD box. Luckily, John Aarington from ZuneSpring.com remembered his, and helpfully uploaded several pictures and two videos of his experience. He must be Boston-based, because the presenter is the same as the one I saw. Check out the read link for bonus shots of the Zune HD box, a fold-out poster, and two videos of the device and TV functions.

 
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Old 08-24-2009, 09:30 PM
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First, the news, Zune HD will have the same hard glass screen as the Zune 120. It will come with a few games, as well as a large selection of games and apps available on marketplace at launch with many more to follow.
Really? Can this be verified?
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Old 08-25-2009, 12:15 AM
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Really? Can this be verified?
I have also been very happily observing the same claims by other Best Buy Zune HD preview participants; I believe one even caught video of the Apps link under the Marketplace menu and the rep saying that an apps SDK was going to be available soon.
 
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Old 08-25-2009, 01:05 AM
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One question: why in the heck did they set the text size of the menu so that the word "marketplace" is cut off (not to mention the menu choice "more", though that doesn't seem as critical to me)? They couldn't size it down a few pixels so that it would fit?

Also, as cool as this device looks and sounds, with no Mac support, I cannot buy it, sad to say.
 
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Old 08-25-2009, 07:40 PM
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One question: why in the heck did they set the text size of the menu so that the word "marketplace" is cut off
This issue has been brought up for months, since the very first screen shot surfaced, and they didn't fix it, so my assumption is they expect everyone to just get over it. Ideally, yes, it would have been nice for them to fit it on the screen, but every other font would have to get smaller as well, and the resulting trade-offs in having smaller finger targets might not have been worth it. Ultimately, I don't think it's a big deal.

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Also, as cool as this device looks and sounds, with no Mac support, I cannot buy it, sad to say.
This is probably worthy of a front-page post to see if Mac users would really buy a Zune - I often think a large percentage of the Mac owners who complain about the lack of a Mac client aren't really willing to switch from the iPod, they're just complaining about the lack of OS X support. This is all speculation on my part though.
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Old 08-26-2009, 03:49 AM
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This issue has been brought up for months, since the very first screen shot surfaced, and they didn't fix it, so my assumption is they expect everyone to just get over it. Ideally, yes, it would have been nice for them to fit it on the screen, but every other font would have to get smaller as well, and the resulting trade-offs in having smaller finger targets might not have been worth it. Ultimately, I don't think it's a big deal.
Or perhaps they could have used the word "store" or "shop"? :shrug:



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This is probably worthy of a front-page post to see if Mac users would really buy a Zune - I often think a large percentage of the Mac owners who complain about the lack of a Mac client aren't really willing to switch from the iPod, they're just complaining about the lack of OS X support. This is all speculation on my part though.
Up until last year, I would have gladly bought a Zune for a bit less, but then I started using Nike+, so that's out for me. But my kids, who both use Macs, might have chosen one. One of my son's friends has one.
 
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Old 08-26-2009, 02:38 AM
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One question: why in the heck did they set the text size of the menu so that the word "marketplace" is cut off (not to mention the menu choice "more", though that doesn't seem as critical to me)? They couldn't size it down a few pixels so that it would fit?

Also, as cool as this device looks and sounds, with no Mac support, I cannot buy it, sad to say.
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