I really hate not being able to sync anything to my zune and would appreciate any help. An important feature in any gadget is the ability to customize, and your zune offers you plenty of options. Cnn ridicules microsofts zune while gushing over apples new ipod shuffle november 14, 2006 engadget. For a number of years now the ipod has been the king of the hill as far as portable music players were concerned. A new zune for serious music fans the new york times. Using the apple ipod shuffle without itunes by ben nadel on september 23, 2008. Well tell you how to do import your music library to your zune in bulk. Swithing to zune and the zune software much better than itunes, faster. Unfortunately itunes does not have the capability to reverse sync items off of your iphone to your computer.
Just like putting zune firmware on an ipod or vice versa. Sure there have been a few worthy contenders to the portable music players throne over the years, but the ipod. Microsoft sets zune media player release, pricing marketwatch. You can use itunes to update or restore the ipod shuffle software. Theyve made software that is outandout better than windows media player in usability, but its lacking features because microsoft wants to. Microsoft still hosts a download of the zune software, and that means. Ipod is falling now, zune hit the market and honestly it blows away the ipod in every which way.
You just got your zune software loaded, and youre just chomping at the bit to get all of your music in there. Ipod shuffle 2nd generation free software downloads and. Main page contents featured content current events random article donate to wikipedia wikipedia store. How to import your music library into your zune ipod. The zune software is pretty much the only application that wont sync to an ipod these days. I also had the original nano and eventually the ipod touch, because. The ipod s two cameras, ease of use, and im quite used to itunes media player. The zune hds screen is smaller than the one on the ipod touch 3. It cant touch the ipods looks or coolness, but the new microsoft zune. This model has a headphone port that also connects to a computers usb port. The zune marketplace the interface is superior to itunes. Zune is a discontinued media management software for microsoft windows that functions as a. I only use zune on my pc, and hook my ipod up to the music generator at. The zune hd and the ipod touch 4g share many of the same features, including a touch screen interface and builtin wifi.
Apple doesnt release updates to the operating system that powers the ipod as often as it does for the iphone. We took the zune hd, sony walkman x, ipod nano and the samsung p3 another player with a high audio quality rating to two music stores in new york city to ask employees and patrons which they. It has much worse battery life for music than the ipod or than microsoft claims at least two hours less than the ipod s, in my tests. With the zune computer software, you can check for updates to firmware. Since the ipod syncs its media files from apples itunes program, you need to get itunes to see the zune files. The itunes software is required to set up your ipod shuffle and lets you sync, play. Both players automatically sync with their mediaplayer software to download. And apple has other ipod models aimed at other users. New features and new directions, for ipod and zune the. It has a clip similar to the ipod shuffle 2nd generation.
If you are new to this gadget, set aside the manual and watch these videos instead. The new zunes 4gb,8gb,80gbare much better then the ipod. How do to restore software on ipod shuffle apple community. The software is great and theres no better deal around than zune pass. The windows phone app succeeded zune software as the desktop sync service for. Once the timeconsuming upgrade is over, the players new software. It is 60% larger and 17% heavier than the comparable ipod. Learn how to transfer music, podcasts, and playlists from the ipod s itunes software over to the zune software for the microsoft zune hd. Its recommended that you update ipod shuffle to use the latest software. Do not need it for video though wouldnt be against video capability. The zune hd also features an hd radio tuner, something the ipod. Aparat apple tv acfun afreecatv bilibili bitchute brightcove buzznet chicken. Zune marketplace lets you manage your device a lot more cleanly than itunes does. Make sure the checkbox is turned off next to copy files to itunes media folder when adding.
On your ipod, ipod classic, ipod nano, or ipod mini. How to install ipod shuffle software it still works. Using the apple ipod shuffle without itunes ben nadel. The ipod supports windows, but zune doesnt support mac os x. Zune hd made me wish i never bought an ipod windows central. In a research note published tuesday, piperjaffray senior research analyst gene munster writes that during its launch week on nov. I have no intention of putting my entire cd collection 700 cds or even a large amount of it. As far as the desktop software, theres a zune software you download and it is much better than itunes.
With its handheld, sleek design and userfriendly ui, the ipod was revolutionary. Zune was a line of digital media products and services marketed by microsoft. Dragging itunes to zune software apple ios os help fix. Im not a fan of the ipod, and if ms discontinues the zune, ill be left without a device with enough capacity to hold my. The ipod and to a limited extent, heh, the zune are great pieces of hardware, and there is nothing stopping you from using whatever media you want.
The hd radio tuner in the zune hd may not be enough to tempt customers from choosing the ipod touch. Here are the steps to restore the software on your ipod shuffle. The zune is positioned directly opposite the 30gb ipod, offering the. Although flashbased nano and shuffle models make up the bulk of apples. Apple will refresh its nano and ipod touch models, but the ipod classic and shuffle remain unchanged. To avoid making duplicates of the files on the hard drive, open itunes, go to the edit menu to preferences and click on the advanced tab. I should note that while apple and microsoft would like you to use their software to interface with the ipod and zune, respectively, you do have options, at least on the ipod front. The software version of your device should appear on this screen. Find the software version on your iphone, ipad or ipod.
Alright so ive had an ipod touch first gen for a few years and decided its time for an upgrade i ende up buying a zune hd and i liek it very much for its music capabilities, but thats pretty much it and ive decided the benefits of the ipod touch 4th gen camera, speakers finally, huge number of apps, fact that the userbase is huge which essentially means more hacks and modability outweigh. Cannot install zune software i posted this issue 7 months ago and have not been able to fix it but i figured since it was a new year that i was willing to give it another shot. The new zune, left, trumps the ipod nano, right, in music discovery and. The only problem it has is the stupid zune software on the computer, but soon that will be fixed. To find software version installed on your device, go to settings general, then tap about.
The only devices the zune software will recognize are zunes and wp7s. Well i still use the zune software but my zune gets all my music from my itunes folder i made with the whole of my library in, so basically my zune software library is a duplicate of my itunes library and everytime i update a tag in itunes or add a song to my itunes library it adds or updates it on the zune library software and then i sync to the zune. This video series covers setting up your display options and navigating songs, pictures and videos on your zune, using your zune as an fm radio, updating it, playing video and more. Unfortunately i dont own an ipod, i have a zune hd and i was wondering if there was a product out there that can translate the zune interface into something the ipod car interface can understand. Nope because the devices cant use each others software. And i actually find the zune software more difficult to use than itunes. Also, the ipod has video out, but cant outpid its interface. The zune 80 was announced on october 2, 2007, along with the smaller zune 4 and zune 8 to compete with apples ipod nano line. Apple ipod shuffle for windows free software downloads. Zune had some interesting software features that made it a favorite. The zune hd also features an hd radio tuner, something the ipod touch doesnt have. Apples ipod and microsofts zune face off the tech report. Zune software and ipod support software discussion. Wall street journal dead link concludes that this first zune has too many compromises and missing features to be as good a choice as the ipod for most users.
I use it only when i have to update my iphone or put some music on my ipod, but i try to use it as little as possible. None of the updates to it ever seem to make it more usable. The zune has no direct apple counterpartit feels a little like an ipod nano in some respects, like the touch in others, and is ultimately its own unique beast. If you want to start managing the files in itunes or transfer them to an ipod or iphone, however, you can use the zune software to transfer the files from the device. How to update your ipods operating system with itunes. Press the menu button multiple times until the main menu appears.
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