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: 03-11-2010
Hi, i connected my zune 80gb to a speaker when someone knocked it down. Once it fell, i took it off the speakers and tried listening it through my earphones. I noticed that everything was perfectly normal but the only problem was that I didn´t hear anything. Could it be that something inside of the earphone connector be broken Everything else works but the music won´t come out...?

Date added: 03-09-2010
The pad that lets me scroll through my music is no longer working. I dont know what to do to fix it, if it can be fixed. Is there a way i can do this myself?

Date added: 03-06-2010
My zune will play on my player but will not play if I take it out of the speaker. It will try and start and then flash a low batter sign but the batter is full. How do i fix this?

Date added: 03-02-2010
A hard drive went out on the computer and we lost the program with all the music and everything. Its still on the zune but if i use it to redownload the program will it erase my music on the zune?

Date added: 02-23-2010
I have a zune 120 gears of war to edition and i love it, my problem is i dropped my player and the screen shatterd, and were the glass is really broke the lcd shows up black but were the screen isnt cracked so bad it still shows the screen, I really love this player and dont wanna buy a new one, i was wonderin gif there was any tips or were to send it to get fixed or can it even be fixed thanks?

Date added: 02-16-2010
How can I get music that is in another folder onto my zune?

Date added: 02-14-2010
I bought my zune (4gb) on Saturday, took me all night to put music in it. the next day I use it... and then it freezes and turns off. I tried to turn it back on but no luck. nothing happened. Is my zune broken Or do I give it some time or something?

Date added: 02-14-2010
My Zune was working out pretty good and then all of a sudden I was getting ready to sync a cd and I got this message "The Zune software can´t access important data on your zune." Then it told me to disconnect and reconnect it and I did that and I still got the same message. Also the majority of the music went away on the zune that I had put on there. Please tell me that there is something that I can do to fix this problem because I love my zune and I don´t want to have to purchase another one Is this a problem that I can fix myself?

Date added: 02-10-2010
I downloaded anupdate to my 8 gig zune player and now the display dosent light up Everything else works. I can see the screen if I shine a flashlight onto it or have it outside to see what to select. It all works but the display doent light up. I thought about a complete reset but i dont want to loose 7 gigs of music i cant replace. Mike?

Date added: 02-05-2010
i was listening to music on my zune and all of a sudden it just froze. in the light i can see that it is still on but none of the buttons work and when i plug it into my computer it doesn´t even register that its plugged in i´ve only had it for a few months and i don´t know what to do. please help!?


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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