Tech ATTN: 30gb zune owners (Read 3220 times)

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man fuck ipod touch.  i never kept the receipt to the zune so my warranty is probably long dead.  i'm just going to unscrew the cover, yank out the battery, and reset the damn clock.
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YOUR THE MAN MARCUS!!!

Plz post story about how you destroyed your Zune afterwards.

I mainly use my iPod touch for browsing facebook / wiki / email when I'm in bed, but I tried some movies on it and I could probably fit 5 or 6 full length movies on it which is great for long drives when I'm just sitting in the back seat wishing I could jerkoff and pass out. The external speakers aren't THAT great, but they're decent for casual listening and I use LastFM and just MAKE MY OWN RADIO! (although this requires active internet connection).
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i do not have a ZUNE but a long time ago i bought an HP camera that exactly after 2 years (from when it was released) it would boot up and the LCD screen would just show red, green, and blue bars and do absolutely nothing. there was no fix i could find either so it was effectively useless. i looked online and this was a problem everyone had with this model, it was some bizarre issue it had. the warranty expired after a year so that wasn't an option, and HP just said to everyone HEY JUST BUY A NEW HP CAMERA.

it's pretty amazing how such a small thing like the date can cause a problem this big.
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Well, I just fixed my zune.  Ripped off the cover, yanked out the cable, accidentally dropped the battery out (turns out it doesn't even connect to the zune it's SITTING there) and put the thing back together, charging at a wall charger.  I won't sync this thing until tomorrow or I'll probably just move all my music from the desktop to laptop and set the time to 2007 or something.

This is still pretty horrendous.  Do they sell 30gb models in stores because I'm sure EVERY bestbuy/circuit city/whatever in the world is pissed right now.

EDIT: I also broke the tip off my exacto knife.  I expect a 5$ check in the mail from Micro$oft.
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This is extremely funny. I have a 30 GB and it's bricked, but it's extremely funny how everyone on the zune.net forums are yelling at each other over this. Seriously, how exactly could Microsoft let this happen? Did they not beta test or what?
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IDK how software companies work but this is one of those random things that would slip any normal person's mind.

Beta Tester: Hey, should we check for major bugs or backdoors for potential viruses?

Beta Tester 2: Naw, how about we run a scan through every potential date from now until December 31 2099?

Beta Tester 1 & 2: HAHA HO HEE HEE HA HA
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By the way, just take out the battery wait 10 seconds and put it back in.Try setting the time on your computer clock to something random until the issue is resolved.
It's not the death of your zune.

EDIT: Oops didn't read your post Marcus.




But yeah, this whole mess looks pretty bad. I mean I know you can't foresee every error but how in the hell does something like this go unnoticed I wonder.




Also, what makes Zunes so shitty? I was considering buying one but everyone seems to advise me to get an ipod instead. Any particular reason?
Last Edit: December 31, 2008, 10:42:34 pm by Seawed
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My parents gave me an ipod touch 8 GB for Christmas, and my sister gave me jack shit despite me getting her something and she spent at least 500$ on her only son....what a crock! Oh well, I guess it's greedy to expect something. Anyhow, Marcus that's a lot of music! I guess the touch is good for me, I only have about 1.3 GB of music.
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According to Zune Forums this is just a bug in the clock driver in the 30 GB Zune. It will fix itself on January 1st, 2009. They said a patch isn't needed.

Good job Microsoft :rite:​.
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it's got a front pocket on the shirt. you can put your zune in there.

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My parents gave me an ipod touch 8 GB for Christmas, and my sister gave me jack shit despite me getting her something and she spent at least 500$ on her only son....what a crock! Oh well, I guess it's greedy to expect something. Anyhow, Marcus that's a lot of music! I guess the touch is good for me, I only have about 1.3 GB of music.

I know nothing about music so I just go to music forums and 4chan and say "recommend me shit here is what I like" and then I download the discographies.  I've got like 2 weeks straight of music and I try to listen to an album a day and delete what I don't like.

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Also, what makes Zunes so shitty? I was considering buying one but everyone seems to advise me to get an ipod instead. Any particular reason?

I'm sure there's some dorks/fanboys out there who will tell you to buy one over the other but all I care about on an mp3 player is listening to mp3.  A 120gb Zune and 120gb ipod classic are the same price but the zune has a built in radio tuner which is nice because I don't have a traditional radio and there's some funny radio shows I like to catch. 

I also like Zune's client program thingy better than itunes.  Itunes has a waaaaay better store, but Zune automatically loads all of your songs onto your player instead of compressing them into a totally separate file. 
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Why is it that I can run Windows 3.1 nowadays with no problems but the dang ZUNE can't work?  That's just terrible.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081230/sc_space/celestialshowsetfornewyearseve
There's a celestial alignment tonight...it's new years...and those crazy israelites are bombing gaza. And now this.

Another thing. Christ's birth is projected to have been 4 years before 0 BC...making this year...2012.
http://www.ucgstp.org/lit/gn/gn008/gn008f03.htm

I think...this is the end of the world.

EDIT: Also, GW6 is up.
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well if at 12:01am it is not fixed, bombs get mailed out  :fogetshakefist:​, I use my Zune at work. I have it packed with music and movies. I have it on random when I am at work, and Watch movies on my breaks. It the only thing that makes my job bearable, because a rotating schedule sucks ass. And graveyard drags on with out it. 

I spent money on this thing damn it. I like it better then an IPod, It was cheaper, and the Zune screens are bigger (I watch a lot of movies) Oh well when tax season comes I plan to get the 120gb Zune. This way will never need to delete a video again. I also like the Client software a lot better then Itunes...in fact I just plan hate Itunes. damn programs always trying to cutting in front of WMP when I click on an mp3. lol silly itunes, you think your good enough to be my default player, that's just sad...you believe in yourself...silly pathetic Itunes....sigh :fogetcrazy:
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On a similar note, my 160GB iPod Classic had it's first birthday like, three days ago, and suddenly isntead of outputting SOUND, it just gives me static. It's not the headphones or the headphone jack thingy, cause it gives me the same thing when I play it in my friends car through the bottom USB-ish thing.

Which is TOTALLY gay.
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You know, I get annoyed by Macs almost entirely based on the SNOB ATTITUDE I get from mac users but between this and the XBox 360 Red Rings (which I've personally experienced now after only six months of relatively infrequent use), I can safely say I am a little DISILLUSIONED with microsoft. Mistakes happen, but these two instances (especially if this actually bricks the Zune and doesn't fix itself) are a lot of egg to get on one's face.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081230/sc_space/celestialshowsetfornewyearseve
There's a celestial alignment tonight...it's new years...and those crazy israelites are bombing gaza. And now this.

Another thing. Christ's birth is projected to have been 4 years before 0 BC...making this year...2012.
http://www.ucgstp.org/lit/gn/gn008/gn008f03.htm

I think...this is the end of the world.

EDIT: Also, GW6 is up.

If this was true and it really was 2012 we would have already died
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i have my music on my phone. it doesn't sound great but i'm of the school that as long as i have the option to listen to it, than i enjoy it. i mostly listen in the car or at my computer anyway, and in my car i use cds. my speakers are blown out in my car, but i still have it and THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

also my sister just got the 16 gb ipod touch and i called her a stupid-ass consumer whore because she could've spent LESS and gotten 120 gb but she REALLY WANTED THE STUPID GIMMICK.
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STUPID GIMMICK.

Just like that iPod Shuffle. I don't not at all see that point of that little dinky thing like the shuffle. But I see a lot of people with them. I would loose that so fucking easy. for craps sake its .55oz for crying out loud. Hell it has a notice saying "Do Not Eat iPod Shuffle".


I saw a $20 512mb USB flash drive that also had a headphone jack and a simple audio controls. and it was a USB FLASH DRIVE!!! Capable of all the normal flash drive functions.  That was cool...and worth it. but the Shuffle :fogetfingerwag:

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Lets see if it works not that is is January 1st




UPDATE!!!!

IT WORKS AGAIN
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