zune 120 / tech specs
Capacity1

120 gigabytes (GB)
Up to 30,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 375 hours of video

 

Colors

Glossy black front, black metal back

 

Size and weight

Size: 61.1 mm x 108.2 mm x 12.9 mm (w x h x d)
Weight: 4.5 ounces (128 grams)

 

Device software features

Buy from FM
Zune Marketplace
Channels refresh from the Internet
Preloaded games
Compatibile with Audible and Overdrive audiobooks
Clock
Screen lock

 

Battery

Music, up to 30 hours (wireless off); video, up to 4 hours2
Charge time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90 percent

 

Screen

Size: 3.2-inch color display
Type: Scratch-resistant glass
Orientation: Vertical (music) and horizontal (pictures and videos)
Resolution: 320 pixels x 240 pixels
18-bit color (262,144 colors)

 

Audio support

Windows Media® Audio Standard3 (WMA) (.wma); Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48 kHz sample rate; WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48 kHz
WMA Lossless
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov); .m4a and .m4b files without FairPlay DRM up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48 kHz
MP3 (.mp3); Up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48 kHz

 

Picture support

JPEG (.jpg)

Video support

Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv); Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second)

Zune software will transcode HD WMV files at device sync
MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video4; Simple Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second) 

Zune software will transcode HD MPEG-4 files at device sync
H.264 video4; Baseline profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second)

Zune software will transcode HD H.264 files at device sync
DVR-MS5; Zune software will transcode at device sync

 

Wireless

Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible
Range: Up to 30 feet
In range, see other Zune users, see their "now playing" status (when enabled on a given Zune), and send and receive songs and pictures

 

Wireless sync

Yes
Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible
Authentication modes: Open, WEP, WPA, and WPA2
Encryption modes: WEP 64- and 128-bit, TKIP, and AES

 

Video output

Yes (composite-video through headphone jack; composite- or component-video through the Zune Dock, sold separately)

 

FM radio

Built in with RDS/RBDS

 

Included accessories

Headphones, Zune Sync Cable, Three pairs of foam earpiece covers

 

Ports

Connector port, Headphone jack / AV output

 

Languages

English, French, Spanish

1Music estimates based on 128 Kbps WMA files with length of 4 minutes each. Pictures transferred to Zune will be optimized for Zune screen size; video estimates based on 500 Kbps WMV files with 128 Kbps WMA audio tracks.

2Battery life was tested by Zune in October 2007 using preproduction hardware and device software. Battery tests are conducted with specific Zune units. Actual results may vary. Audio content used was WMA 128 Kbps. Video content used was 320x240 WMV9 500 Kbps total bit rate. Batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually hold less charge. Battery life and the number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.zune.net/batteries for more information.

3All unprotected WMA and protected WMA from Zune Marketplace.

4In MP4/M4V container format, Quicktime (.mov) files will transcode at time of sync.

5Standard definition TV recordings from Windows Media Center. HDTV and protected recordings not supported. Must be running Zune Software 3.0 or higher on Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7.

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