We're listening!

 nywytboy67 wrote:

PS: LET ME USE WMP11. I  actually LIKE it!!! And if you guys are listening than how about FINALLY MAKING SOME CHANGES!!!

Message to MS regarding Zune Feedback (Podcasts)

I purchased a Zune 80 because I’m a huge Microsoft fan and heard the Zune had good (from C|Net) Podcast support. To my surprise the 3year old Smartphone I have does a better job of playing Podcasts. Sure the Zune will sync up directly, and wirelessly (cool), but I can’t manage the podcasts once they are in the Zune. Which reduces the user experience. Example being able to queue up multiple podcasts or create a play list. If I listen to a 20 min podcast I have to unpack my Zune, navigate to the podcast of my choice and select. Hard to do when you are running, hiking or driving.

Podcast Manageability

1. 1. Play list or queue list (this is most important) ----Please please please this is the most important request.
   2. Ability to Delete one podcast title (not subscription) from the Zune
   3. Show (or have option to show) list of songs, podcasts or videos recently synced on the Zune. When I sync wirelessly I don’t know what has been updated. I have to navigate though all podcasts to get an update.
   4. The ability to download podcasts or RSS feeds when in a WiFi hotspot would be fantastic and totally worth the price of the Zune.

    2.    Software

I find the manageability of podcasts in the software as unintuitive. I think it’s because I’m a MS guy and accustom the freedom of full access to the files and not working with a limited interface. I’d like to have a broader look at all the podcasts at the same time. I hate to say it, but similar to iTunes. With the Zune software I’m forced to click on an Icon of the podcast to see what is there. A list view would be more efficient.

1. Ability to download, play and bookmark audio books – Audible support would be great! I’m sure that is a partnering issue, but that would be a great benefit and expand the Zune market.
2. Many media devices have FM, but I’d love AM too. I never listen to FM radio, just Podcasts, MP3s and AM - - I get that goes beyond a firmware update, but I had to ask.

 Thank you for your time.

 Night Author wrote:

Yall did a good job with the basics, here are a few things...
well quite a few things I have read about people wanting.
Hope you find this consolidated list easier to manage than hundreds of different forums.
Cant wait to see the new soft/firm ware.
Yall did almost as good with the Zune the first time around as yall did with XP.

Zune Features

• Clock
• Alarm
• Record Radio
• Delete Feature
• On the go, multi play list creation
• Custom EQ
• Video Organization
• Various Font Sizes (Create a intermediate standard font size)
• Wi-Fi Streaming
• Zune to Zune Streaming (Simultaneous listening)
• External Hard drive
  
• Calendar (Synced with ms outlook)
• Play Next (http://forums.zune.net/73067/ShowPost.aspx)
• Txt Reader
• Recently added
• Simple Games (1/10/07)
• Continuous playback (1/14/07)
  

Software Features

• AVI  Support (or built in converter)
• Various Artist Albums (ex. Top 100) - Showing in one album (not one for each contributing artist)
• Sort by DRM status
• DVD: Rip to Zune
• Tag editing
• Compression options
• Audio Leveling
• Share personal playlists on Marketplace (1/10/07)
• Smart Playlists? (1/10/07)

 Night Author wrote:

Yall did a good job with the basics, here are a few things...
well quite a few things I have read about people wanting.
Hope you find this consolidated list easier to manage than hundreds of different forums.
Cant wait to see the new soft/firm ware.
Yall did almost as good with the Zune the first time around as yall did with XP.

Zune Features

• Clock
• Alarm
• Record Radio
• Delete Feature
• On the go, multi play list creation
• Custom EQ
• Video Organization
• Various Font Sizes (Create a intermediate standard font size)
• Wi-Fi Streaming
• Zune to Zune Streaming (Simultaneous listening)
• External Hard drive
  
• Calendar (Synced with ms outlook)
• Play Next (http://forums.zune.net/73067/ShowPost.aspx)
• Txt Reader
• Recently added
• Simple Games (1/10/07)
• Continuous playback (1/14/07)
  

Software Features

• AVI  Support (or built in converter)
• Various Artist Albums (ex. Top 100) - Showing in one album (not one for each contributing artist)
• Sort by DRM status
• DVD: Rip to Zune
• Tag editing
• Compression options
• Audio Leveling
• Share personal playlists on Marketplace (1/10/07)
• Smart Playlists? (1/10/07)

Its Just me!!!

When are we going to start seeing some of the changes we have been suggesting?? You would think that if the Zune team is really listening they would have come out with some updates by now. Why can we not at least get a progress report?? I have been waiting since the "upgrade"(November 15th, 2007) for a fix to the mix-matched album/track tag problem that I have been having, and I am just about ready to give up!!! I have decided to replace my 30GB Zune with an 80GB player, but if there are no updates to fix these problems in the next 2 weeks I might be forced to go to iPod.....and believe me I hate Apple with a passion, but I hate Zune/microsoft more at this point!!

Come on already, fix the software or give us back the software that actually worked!!!!!!!!!

"The Haves Have Hot A Clue" E. Vedder 2001

 estimated1 wrote:

Thanks for visiting the new and improved zune.net.  We hope you enjoy the new Zune devices, software, marketplace, & website. 

Have any feedback on something we should fix?   Please tell us!

Have any feedback on something that you think is missing?  We're listening!

Have a great idea for a feature that would make our products even  better?   We've LOVE to hear it.

-chad (estimated1)

Have the screen come on breifly at the beginning of a song so you can see what song and artist is coming on. This will save you from having to leave the backlight always on and wasting battery.

Its Just me!!!

 Edge Of Zero wrote:

What's with the big annoying fonts in your posts?

Kinda hurts the eyes...

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