Zune 4 Four and the future of the music player 4th Generation.

Microsoft's Zune HD media player, decked out with an OLED screen, HD video skills and Wi-Fi, goes on sale in the US in just days, but until now it's kept quiet on a potential European release. But one Microsoft boss has just granted us a glimmer of hope, so read on to see if we’ll be blessed with the mother of all PMPs soon.

Microsoft France's entertainment division director, Francois Rualt, has gone on the record to say that we shouldn’t expect to see the Zune HD released on either side of the channel this year.
But, he did leave the window open while shutting the door: "I'm not saying the Zune HD will never leave US, but for now, we have no intention of marketing it here ", he said.

But a lot can happen between now and never, so take note Microsoft. Samsung could start making tasty PMPs, and the iPod touch could go OLED. The world could end. Strike while the iron’s hot, we say, and drop the Zune HD over here too please.

The latest questions about the Zune player:

Date added: 09-01-2010
I got my zune a while ago and got warranty. then for my birthday i got a doc thingy and i used it and it froze my zune so i waited for it to shut off and it did. then a while after my uncle fixed it and it died and i recently got a zune wire so i charged it. and now it turned off and wont turn back on. not even when it charge or plug it in into the computer! what do i do!! oh and the 3.0 zune microsoft wont download so i cant download and delete music!?

Date added: 08-22-2010
how u add music to ur zune from ur pc r ur tump drive?

Date added: 08-22-2010
Hi, last night i was sat down listening to music on my zune which was connected up to my speakers. It had plenty of battery and then it just suddenly cut out. I left it a day and tryied to turn it on but it only came up with the battery symbol. After that i tryied to charge it but it wasn´t charging or even being deteched by my zune software. Can some please tell me what is wrong and if there is a cheap way on fixing it Thanks Rich.?

Date added: 08-22-2010
Hello my question is my zune mp3 plays just fine one problem is that my charger is stuck to the mp3 player and I can,t take it out because part of the holder is missing a piece that releases that end of the charger. Where do I take it, to have this piece removed and replaced Sincerly Ms. Willis?

Date added: 08-22-2010
I have an 8 GB zune, a few weeks ago it slipped out of my pocket when I was trying to catch my nephew, it landed on the concrete. This has been the only time I´ve ever dropped my zune, but now none of the buttons work. It still charges and I can still put music on it. How can I fix this?

Date added: 08-22-2010
My computer HAD XP and my 120 GB Zune worked just fine. Had a computer problem and system software was upgraded to XP Professional. Had to download upgraded Zune software. Did this. Now my Zune player only recognizes me as a "Guest" and I cannot load any additional songs onto the player. How do I get things back to where they recognize my same computer, but with new software, as the main user of my Zune?

Date added: 08-22-2010
my zune only plays music through one earphone, if i want to hear it in both i have to push the headphone jack pretty hard to one side of the zune. but i´m not sure whats wrong with it. how can i fix this?

Date added: 08-22-2010
i ´ve had a 30gb for about 3yrs. just recently i can´t get any sound. my videos and music play, fine but i can´t hear. i tried several different styles of head sets with no luck?

Date added: 08-22-2010
i just downloaded apps for my zune hd how do i get them on my player?

Date added: 08-22-2010
We have a Zune 4gb MP3 player, it has NEVER been used, we lost some of the parts during a move, etc. Trying to get it working, not happening. It is 2 years old, would the battery need replacing, and is this hard to do?


Zune 4 Four and the future of the music player 4th Generation.
WiMax-enabled Zune Phone?
4G WiMax technology?
download speeds of up to 2Mbps?
MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone?

A subscription service direct to your zune using G4 WiMax, pay monthly for all the music you like. No worries of losing your music.

Could this be the Zune HD

Get quick and instant access to your content with multi-touch navigation. With a 3.3-inch screen and vivid 16:9 OLED display (480x272 resolution), premium entertainment is at your fingertips.* Tune into all your favorite stations with crystal-clear reception. With an integrated HD Radio receiver, you can access a variety of HD Radio stations at no additional cost. Plus, tag the songs you like for later purchase.
Watch supported 720p HD movies, TV shows and videos in high definition on your HDTV through the Zune HD & AV Dock (sold separately). Or take them with you for premium entertainment on the go. Additional dock and HDTV are required.*
Connect, update, and buy content wirelessly from Wi-Fi hot spots. Stream millions of songs over Wi-Fi directly to your Zune HD and turn it into a portable digital jukebox.
Surf the web anytime, anywhere you have a Wi-Fi connection. Enjoy your favorite websites with a full-featured web browser including tap-to-zoom technology, built-in accelerometer, and touchscreen QWERTY keyboard.

•Zune HD is the next iteration of the Zune device family and brings a new level of listening and viewing experiences to the portable media player category.


•Zune HD comes with a built-in HD Radio receiver so users can listen to higher-quality sound than traditional radio on the go. Users also will have access to the additional song and artist data broadcast by HD Radio stations as well as additional channels from their favorite stations multicasting in HD. If you don't like the song playing on your station's HD channel, switch to its HD2 or HD3 channels for additional programming.


•The bright OLED touch screen interface allows users to flip through music, movies and other content with ease, and the 16:9 widescreen format display (480x272 resolution) offers a premium viewing experience on the go.


•The HD-compatible output lets Zune HD customers playback supported HD video files from the device through a premium high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) audiovisual docking station (sold separately) direct to an HD TV in 720p.


•Zune HD will include a full-screen Internet browser optimized for multitouch functionality.


•Zune HD is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing for instant streaming to the device from the more than 5 million-track Zune music store.

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