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Rant: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 07:19 PM by Randy

Zune.net: ZuneHD

Huh. Not all that often that you can be surprised by your own company. The HD radio is interesting. So is it the big 3.3" screen, especially for movie viewing; screen size is how the Zune 80 made it's way into my life - for video viewing, I need the room both for the screen and storage... the iPod classic didn't have a comparable screen and the PSP had almost nothing for video storage. I expect Zune's to have wireless for sync'ing, but I don't much need a web browser - even the touchscreen doesn't matter much to me.

Given the profile, I'm almost afraid to ask what the storage is here - I'm assuming flash which would be a shame for video usages...

Wants more specs, plz!

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Posted on: July 17, 2009 at 02:11 PM by Nervous Cat

I haven't heard many positive remarks about HD Radio just from reading a sampling of recent news articles, but I do think bundling an HD Radio in the Zune player might help the HD Radio market grow (it's quite anemic). Insignia has just come out with a portable HD Radio available at Best Buy (FM/FM-HD radio only). Some reviews:

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/13/reviewing-the-hd-radio-portable/

http://reviews.cnet.com/radios/insignia-ns-hd01/4505-7875_7-33719731.html

Is HD Radio a farce? That’s the question which hdradiofarce.blogspot.com asks. I'm going to wait for the Zune HD Radio before I turn in a verdict on how HD Radio plays out (pun intended).

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