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Old 08-22-2006, 05:59 PM
Jason Dunn
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Question Supported Bit Rates and CODECS - I Wonder?

I wonder about what kind of bit rates and file formats the Zune will support? Since they're kind of doing their own thing, I'm hoping it won't be the same old boring WMA/WMV story. They know support for non-Microsoft codecs is vital for people to adopt the player quickly: if the Zune can play DivX, Xvid, MP3, OGG, WMA, WMV, and maybe even Quicktime or another MPEG4 variant, the player will get a lot more interest. That's one of the things I really like about the Zen Vision:M is the codec support.

I also wonder about bit rates and resolution support: 320 x 240 is fine for on-device viewing, but connect it to a TV and it's crap. Playing a 640 x 480 Divx file at 1500 kbps on my Zen Vision:M connected to a TV looks pretty good! I think the Zune needs to be able to match that in order for it to be successful.
 
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