which to buy for 30Gb Zune iM414 or M604 I have original 30Gb Zune and can't figure out which Altec Lansing dock / speaker unit would be best ?? prices are all over the place but can't figure out which one has best features / performance. Help, please! which to buy for 30Gb Zune iM414 or M604 I have original 30Gb Zune and can't figure out which Altec Lansing dock / speaker unit would be best ?? prices are all over the place but can't... » Read More which to buy for 30Gb Zune iM414 or M604 I have original 30Gb Zune and can't figure out which Altec Lansing dock / speaker unit would be best ?? prices are all over the place but can't figure out which one has best features / performance. Help, please! « Show Less
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I purchased the M604 from Amazon for about $90.00 this past winter and love it. I am sure you could be satisfied with this. I am not familiar with the other unit you are considering, so have no opinion. The M604 is really powerful for its size. I was going to buy a second M604 but do not understand the tremendous increase in price. I would not pay the current $210.00 but wait until it drops back to $90.00.
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I think the price change is due to new product being introducd. I too am a bit frustrated because a week ago I could have purchased one for $99. Now you can't find them for much less then $200. iHome is coming out with a Zune compatible clock radio for $99 and Altec already has the iM414 speaker set that has a battery option for $99. So the price on the m604 got jack back up.
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No, Optical will not work. You'll just get a fancy charger.http://www.head-fi.org/t/467890/zune-hd-optical-out-via-dock talks about it a bit."I tried Zune HD dock with Zune 120 and got no optical out as expected. Toslink out is driven by Tegra processor available only in Zune HD, so don't expect miracles there."and the zune 120 uses the same hardware as the 80 sans the harddrive. Getting a ZuneHD may not be a bad idea per say... to have a portable unit with Optical is kinda rare. Some of the old IRivers had them. I think some of the more premium players (HiFiMan/Colorfly) have them, but you're looking at a higher price than a new zune and the dock. No, Optical will not work. You'll just get a fancy charger.http://www.head-fi.org/t/467890/zune-hd-optical-out-via-dock talks about it a bit."I tried Zune HD dock with Zune 120 and got no optical out as expected. Toslink out is driven by Tegra processor available only in Zune HD, so don't expect miracles there."and the zune 120 uses the same hardware as the 80 sans the harddrive. Getting a ZuneHD may not be a bad idea per say... to have a portable unit with Optical is kinda rare. Some of the old IRivers had them. I think some of the more... » Read More No, Optical will not work. You'll just get a fancy charger.http://www.head-fi.org/t/467890/zune-hd-optical-out-via-dock talks about it a bit."I tried Zune HD dock with Zune 120 and got no optical out as expected. Toslink out is driven by Tegra processor available only in Zune HD, so don't expect miracles there."and the zune 120 uses the same hardware as the 80 sans the harddrive. Getting a ZuneHD may not be a bad idea per say... to have a portable unit with Optical is kinda rare. Some of the old IRivers had them. I think some of the more premium players (HiFiMan/Colorfly) have them, but you're looking at a higher price than a new zune and the dock. « Show Less
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I sent mine back, it was worthless... I replaced it with a Zune 80gig refurbished, it works perfectly, plus there are lots of very cheap (under $10) accessories available, like a case, a remote control unit and extra charging equip.....
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amazon mp3 dowload center works, just make sure you have the zune software looking for music in the folder amazon downloads to. The napster homepage lists zune as a compatable device, so it should also work, though iI have not tried it. I strongly suggest trying out the zune pass from zune marketplace. 15 bucks a month gets you 99% of the music in the entire marketplace. Truly remarkable if you are buying 2 albums per month anywhere else (including amazon). I only use amazon if zune marketplace doesn't offer the album. Hope this helps, happy holidays!
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The one I ordered never work. I gave it to my family to use for their altec Lansing IPod Dock. It was forg Altec Lansing IM600. Anyway, I never got to return it.
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Do you know what generation zune you have? Unfortunately my zune broke before I was able to use it. I had a 30gb zune which was a little boxy and not slender
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Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Black) I really loved my zune 30 gb (1st generation), however it let me down when one day while charging it in a wall outlet it deleted every song I had on it. I would like to know how can I get those songs back on my zune it seems to not allow me to do so. if you can help me i would appreciate it.
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I just got new firmware 2.2 on my zune30! it was free! i was amazed.....if you don't have it yet, you should get it as soon as possible.
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I'm going to ask you one more question if you don't mind. If I just want the best player I can find to listen to music and don't care about lists, album art, interfaces or anything else. I just want to put my songs on the player and listen to them in the order they come up, which do you recommend? (Can you tell I'm an old lady and just love to listen to music? LOL!) All that matters to me is good sound, ease of putting songs on the player, number of songs I can add to the player and how long it will play music on one charge. Even the Cowan 160 GB player sounds interesting to me.
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thank you so much i have taken all the negative aspects into consideration and as soon as i get enough money i am going to get the 250gb archos 5. even though it has all these glitches with the beta i still think it is the best thing for me because the zune and ipod are just not enough. one more thing do you or anyone else for that matter know if the archos 5 is going to be compatible with the 3.5g connection add on or is it only the archos 5g? if someone can give any info regarding this topic it is most deeply appreciated.
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It's funny that we're not getting the same arguement over all the other media players out there. There's players from Sandisk, Toshiba and Creative that are getting less attention. Could it just be a little of the PC vs Mac war spilling over? Hell, most posters have only 'heard' from someone else that the Zune sucks without seeing it firsthand. I love the iPod but I'm gonna check out the Zune for myself before I comment. I recommend all other intelligent posters do the same and there's not need to remind them.
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I'm 99% sure that they are incompatible. For one thing, they are completely different companies, rivals even. If you didn't know, they had at one point worked together before they had their businesses, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. I'd say that I would just buy a Zune Dock or get an ipod dock that has an aux output so you can use your Zune plugged into the ipod dock.
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I got a Zune for Christmas and have already sent it back. I loved the look, the feel, the bigger screen, and the radio. The only problem I found was the software and it lagged(like a PC). Until a new version of the Zune comes out I would go with something else.
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Don't write off the Zune yet. I've had Zen Micro Photos and one terrible characteristic is that the screen is unreadable outdoors. I'm not sure if this is true of the ZVM but some sites I've seen suggest it is. Here are the areas where the Zune beats the Zen: - more scratch resistent and resilient (Zune has a rubberized coating which helps protect it from scratches and drops) - bigger screen - if you do use it for videos the Zune display is the biggest and best - RDS support - if you use the radio you may get station and track ID info - seemingly slightly better battery life, thinner, and lighter (although a bit longer). The Zune is a bit rough around the edges, but it will only get better with new firmware. Microsoft started the project in January, so its still early days. There may be some innovative applications yet of the wifi, and there are rumors of games to come - the Zune has a pretty powerful CPU and does come from the XBox division. Pre-Zune I would say the ZVM was definitely the device to get but the Zune is definitely a contender.
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Hello... Is there anyway you can tell me step by step on how to do the limewire thing for the Zune...I just bought one and I have no idea on how to use it. Thanks!...
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Kate- Check out Altec Lansing's website - according to them, the iM7 has a 'universal dock' that accommodates any 'dockable iPod' - including the new iPod video. I think the product literature was printed before the video iPod came out, therefore its not being mentioned there. I have a 30Gig iPod video, and this is the speaker system I'm ordering for it - can't be beat for the price! Good luck!
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My HD works with it as well. All it needed was an update, and that was done by simply plugging up the zune to it. I suspect that's why it's jumped up incredibly in price... guess I should've bought 3 instead of one while it was cheap!And just a general note... fm transmitters all seem to put out the same quality, no matter if it cost 5$ or 85$ dollars -- at least in all the places I've used it in. I only bought this one because it was crazy cheap at the time. At the current price, my 10$ one from ebay may not look as nice, but does the exact same job.