Zune HD Vs i-Pod Touch

The Zune HD is a Portable Media Player in the Zune product family by Microsoft released on September 15, 2009 (Three days ago) in 16GB and 32GB capacities. It utilizes a touchscreen interface for navigation and includes Wi-Fi for synchronization, access to the Zune Marketplace and Web browsing.

The Zune HD utilizes the Nvidia Tegra 600 chip, allowing it to play 720p video through the optional HDMI Zune dock on a high-definition television. Otherwise, content will be scaled down to 480x272 pixels on the player's OLED screen.

Specifications:

• 3.3 inch OLED display capacitive touch screen (480x272 16:9 aspect ratio)
• Size: 2.07"x4.08"x.35" (52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm)
• Weight: 2.6 ounces (74 grams)
• Nvidia Tegra APX with two ARM11 processor cores
• Multi-touch technology
• 16/32 GB
  
• Built-in accelerometer
• HD radio tuner
• Video support:
  *DVD resolution and frame rate, up to 10 Mbps bit rate, CBR or VBR for:
  o H.264, Baseline profile up to Level 3.1 + B-frames support
  o WMV Main and Simple Profile, Advanced profile up to Level 2.
  * 720p HD resolution and up to 14 Mbps bit rate, CBR or VBR for above supported video profles
  * MPEG-4 Part 2 Simple Profile up to 4.0 Mbps bit rate
  
• 720p high definition video output - HDMI or Composite (additional dock required for both)
• Audio support:
  
  * CBR and VBR audio, up to 48 kHz sample rate
  o WMA Standard up to 384 kbps
  o WMA Pro Stereo up to 768 kbps
  o WMA Lossless Stereo up to 768 kbps
  o Unprotected AAC-LC (.mp4/.m4a/.m4b) and MP3 up to 320 kbps
  
• Audio output: Analog RCA and Optical Digital out (additional dock required)
• Wi-Fi connectivity 802.11b/g with Open, WEP, WPA, and WPA2 authentication modes and WEP 64- and 128-bit, TKIP, and AES encryption modes
  
• A Wi-Fi version of the Zune Marketplace
• Web browser (based on Internet Explorer Mobile 6 for Windows CE)
• Games
• Unicode Support
• Equalizer
• Music, up to 33 hours (wireless off); video, up to 8.5 hours
• Battery : 3.7 Volt, 730 mAh Lithium-Ion Polymer battery

Due The over "Pre-orders" the device is now "Sold out"

Zune HD Official Site: www.zune.net