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Microsoft Zune 8GB November 13th, 2007 | by Jason Tomczak

Zune 8GB: 8 gigabytes (GB)

Up to 2,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 24 hours of video.

COLORS

Black

Green

Pink

Red

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Size: 41.4 mm x 91.5 mm x 8.5 mm (w x h x d)

Weight: 1.7 ounces (47 grams)


BATTERY

Music, up to 24 hours (wireless off); video, up to 4 hours

Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90 percent

SCREEN

Size: 1.8-inch color display

Type: Scratch-resistant glass

Orientation: Vertical (music) and horizontal (pictures and videos)

Resolution: 320 pixels x 240 pixels

AUDIO SUPPORT

Windows Media® Audio Standard[3] (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz

WMA Lossless

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov) - .m4a and .m4b files without FairPlay DRM up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz

MP3 (.mp3) – Up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz

PICTURE SUPPORT

JPEG – (.jpg)

VIDEO SUPPORT

Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD WMV files at device sync

MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video[4] – Simple Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD MPEG-4 files at device sync

H.264 video[4] – Baseline Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD H.264 files at device sync

DVR-MS[5] – Zune software will transcode at time of sync

WIRELESS

Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible

Range: Up to 30 feet

In range, see other Zune users, see their "now playing" status (when enabled on a given Zune), and send and receive songs and pictures

WIRELESS SYNC

Yes

Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible

Authentication modes: Open, WEP, WPA, and WPA2

Encryption modes: WEP 64- and 128-bit, TKIP, and AES

FM RADIO

Built in

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

Headphones

Zune Sync Cable

Three pairs of foam earpiece covers

PORTS

Connector port

Headphone jack / AV output

LANGUAGES

English

French

Spanish