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CAPACITY [1]
ZUNE 4GB: 4 gigabytes (GB)
Up to 1,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 12 hours of video.
ZUNE 8GB: 8 gigabytes (GB)
Up to 2,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 24 hours of video.
COLORS
Black
Green
Pink
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Size: 41.4 mm x 91.5 mm x 8.5 mm (w x h x d)
Weight: 1.7 ounces (47 grams)
BATTERY [2]
Music, up to 24 hours (wireless off); video, up to 4 hours
Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90 percent
SCREEN
Size: 1.8-inch color display
Type: Scratch-resistant glass
Orientation: Vertical (music) and horizontal (pictures and videos)
Resolution: 320 pixels x 240 pixels
AUDIO SUPPORT
Windows Media® Audio Standard[3] (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 video[4] – 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 video[4] – 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-MS[5] – Zune software will transcode at time of 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
FM RADIO
Built in
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Headphones
Zune Sync Cable
Three pairs of foam earpiece covers
PORTS
Connector port
Headphone jack / AV output
LANGUAGES
English
French
Spanish
[1] Music 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.
[2] Battery 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.
[3]All unprotected WMA and protected WMA (from Zune Marketplace).
[4] In MP4/M4V container format, Quicktime (.mov) files will transcode at time of sync.
[5] Standard definition TV recordings from Windows Media Center. HDTV and protected recordings not supported. Must be running Zune Software 2.0 on Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.
