Review Gist for Microsoft Zune 2 Gen. Red (8 GB, 2000 Songs) Digital Media Player (HVA-00007)

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sound

sound

1.	"Audio playback was excellent on our tests, and the Zune pumps out a lot of volume."... Laptopmag

2.	"clean sound"... PCWorld

3.	"audio and video podcast support."... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"good audio quality"... Reviews.cnet.com

screen

1.	"Good job on design guys; great screen, clean looks."... Wired

2.	"The Zune's new glass screen not only affords the device a sophisticated feel, but it also provides a more scratch-resistant surface with less optical distortion than the ubiquitous plastic varie"... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"graphics are crisp, vibrant, and the video playback is smooth."... Laptoplogic.com

4.	"decent and large screen"... Winsupersite.com

5.	"beautiful screen"... Winsupersite.com

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product

1.	"You can even plug in a Zune associated with another PC as a guest, and it won't wipe the device clean"... Laptopmag

2.	"With the recent addition of podcast support, the 80GB Zune is unquestionably the high-capacity choice for video podcast fans."... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"For a device this small, video playback is smooth on the tiny screen, and there wasn't too much motion blur."... Laptoplogic.com

4.	"We were able to simply drag and drop music onto the small Zune icon to sync our most recent music to our device."... Laptopmag

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interface

1.	"The software interface and Zune Marketplace have been completely overhauled and skinned with a very clean look with lots of white space (males will be happy about the option of changing the girly pink and orange skins)."... Laptopmag

2.	"user-friendly interface"... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"a completely unique navigation control that Microsoft dubs the Zune Pad."... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"new Zune software interface"... Reviews.cnet.com

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other

1.	"It's not heavy at all,"... Winsupersite.com

2.	"Great balance between everything a good mp3 should have, with extra quality"... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"exceptional navigation control."... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"The Zune has a good heft and feel in the hand."... Winsupersite.com

5.	"a built-in composite-video output."... Reviews.cnet.com

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video

1.	"Both the music and video experiences are superior."... Winsupersite.com

2.	"Video performance is very good, with the screen size really helping."... Wired

3.	"Video performance on the 80GB Zune is quite good."... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"Users will be able to flick their thumbs over the pad to browse through song lists or to fast-forward through picture slide shows or videos."... Appleinsider.com

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button

1.	"Users will also be able to navigate the Zune Pad using physical cues by pressing on the four sides or the center of the button to adjust the volume or choose the next track."... Appleinsider.com

price

1.	"Whereas the Zune 80 costs a reasonable $249,"... Winsupersite.com

2.	"its pricing is right in line with the competition."... PCWorld

1.	"you can also navigate left and right through a list of albums, shown with album art, that exists at the top of the screen."... Winsupersite.com

2.	"the menu text is so large, you can't actually see the entire menu at one time"... Winsupersite.com

memory

1.	"you can store over 50 movies on a Zune 80."... Winsupersite.com

2.	"Performance Audio was clean and crisp"... Wired

image

1.	"new photo and screenshot galleries"... Winsupersite.com

fm radio

1.	"a superlative FM radio with RBDS information."... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"the Zune's FM radio is one of the best available on a handheld device."... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"FM Radio The original Zune has this feature and it's great that this also made it into the little Zune as well."... Laptoplogic.com

4.	"The Zune's radio is dependent on a connected pair of headphones to act as an antenna"... Reviews.cnet.com

earphones

1.	"high-quality earphones"... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"Microsoft includes a pair of high-quality dynamic driver earphones with the 80GB Zune to maximize the perceived audio quality out of the box."... Reviews.cnet.com

wma

1.	"The Zune is a PC-only device that requires its own software and still does not support older WMA-DRM9 music files."... Reviews.cnet.com

headphones

1.	"The premium headphones that come with the Zune are great, but, unfortunately, they are also a slight weak point."... Bonafidereviews.com

usb port

1.	"the USB connection is proprietary."... Reviews.cnet.com