ZUNE HD 16 and 32 GB NOW AVAILABLE? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I have to agree with the "32gb is enough" argument. I had a 30gb with 3200+ plus, 8-16 pictures, and 4 games on it and STILL hadn't filled it up. I now have the 32gb HD with 3260 songs, 1 video, all the games and apps out ATM, and 10 pictures and I'm just over 16.05gb. Some things may get deleted here and there but I still have more than enough space for my needs.

 AccursedVenom wrote:

I have to agree with the "32gb is enough" argument. I had a 30gb with 3200+ plus, 8-16 pictures, and 4 games on it and STILL hadn't filled it up. I now have the 32gb HD with 3260 songs, 1 video, all the games and apps out ATM, and 10 pictures and I'm just over 16.05gb. Some things may get deleted here and there but I still have more than enough space for my needs.

But your needs are not indicative of everyone else. I have 1TB of lossless audio my current zune is a zune30 with a 100GB hard drive modded in to it. I already have no space so 32GB would not be an option. Add the fact they want you to have games, APPS and HD movies and it's pretty silly to expect us to go from 80, 100,120 GB down the 32 GB.

If you have to empty space on a device then no harm is done to you, you can still use the device how ever you want, if there is to little space for the rest of us then we have to compromise and adjust how we use the device. With a new option like HD video if we want to use that at all we would have to seriously cut our audio content even more.

How can I go from 100GB to 32GB of just Audio and even think about using the HD video feature where an HD movie compressed in WMV would be around 2-4 GB a piece?

 SWANLEE wrote:

 AccursedVenom wrote:

I have to agree with the "32gb is enough" argument. I had a 30gb with 3200+ plus, 8-16 pictures, and 4 games on it and STILL hadn't filled it up. I now have the 32gb HD with 3260 songs, 1 video, all the games and apps out ATM, and 10 pictures and I'm just over 16.05gb. Some things may get deleted here and there but I still have more than enough space for my needs.

But your needs are not indicative of everyone else. I have 1TB of lossless audio my current zune is a zune30 with a 100GB hard drive modded in to it. I already have no space so 32GB would not be an option. Add the fact they want you to have games, APPS and HD movies and it's pretty silly to expect us to go from 80, 100,120 GB down the 32 GB.

If you have to empty space on a device then no harm is done to you, you can still use the device how ever you want, if there is to little space for the rest of us then we have to compromise and adjust how we use the device. With a new option like HD video if we want to use that at all we would have to seriously cut our audio content even more.

How can I go from 100GB to 32GB of just Audio and even think about using the HD video feature where an HD movie compressed in WMV would be around 2-4 GB a piece?

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

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Mine's larger.

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

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 GCustom wrote:

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

I listen to it all, and now with Smart DJ I listen to more than 100% of it (the songs not in my collection + some perfect tracks that get added to the collection)

so there is not one single song in your collection of 20,000 that you do not listen to at all?

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Mine's larger.

 GCustom wrote:

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

I listen to it all, and now with Smart DJ I listen to more than 100% of it (the songs not in my collection + some perfect tracks that get added to the collection)

that would be hours and hours....no more like days and days of constant listening.  I suspect you don't do that, and also that the time between syncs (at least for charging!) is less than the amount of time the music would take.  So, your options are to figure out a different (dynamic) sync strategy, or wait for a bigger HD, or stick with your current zune...  I'd bet if you think about your listening habits, you could come up with some autoplaylists that you could sync...and manipulate the song content by how they auto-refresh.  It may not be perfect, but if you really want an HD now, it might be 'good enough.'

 NSILMike wrote:

 GCustom wrote:

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

I listen to it all, and now with Smart DJ I listen to more than 100% of it (the songs not in my collection + some perfect tracks that get added to the collection)

that would be hours and hours....no more like days and days of constant listening.  I suspect you don't do that, and also that the time between syncs (at least for charging!) is less than the amount of time the music would take.  So, your options are to figure out a different (dynamic) sync strategy, or wait for a bigger HD, or stick with your current zune...  I'd bet if you think about your listening habits, you could come up with some autoplaylists that you could sync...and manipulate the song content by how they auto-refresh.  It may not be perfect, but if you really want an HD now, it might be 'good enough.'

 SWANLEE wrote:

 AccursedVenom wrote:

I have to agree with the "32gb is enough" argument. I had a 30gb with 3200+ plus, 8-16 pictures, and 4 games on it and STILL hadn't filled it up. I now have the 32gb HD with 3260 songs, 1 video, all the games and apps out ATM, and 10 pictures and I'm just over 16.05gb. Some things may get deleted here and there but I still have more than enough space for my needs.

But your needs are not indicative of everyone else. I have 1TB of lossless audio my current zune is a zune30 with a 100GB hard drive modded in to it. I already have no space so 32GB would not be an option. Add the fact they want you to have games, APPS and HD movies and it's pretty silly to expect us to go from 80, 100,120 GB down the 32 GB.

If you have to empty space on a device then no harm is done to you, you can still use the device how ever you want, if there is to little space for the rest of us then we have to compromise and adjust how we use the device. With a new option like HD video if we want to use that at all we would have to seriously cut our audio content even more.

How can I go from 100GB to 32GB of just Audio and even think about using the HD video feature where an HD movie compressed in WMV would be around 2-4 GB a piece?

 

You've made some good points here and I agree with you in defense of others who prefer a higher capacity Zune HD player compared to what is currently available.  As you've mentioned, we all have different needs and requirements.  So, like me and others, we'll have to wait and see.

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You humans are quite a fascinating species...

 BrickHorse wrote:

 GCustom wrote:

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

I listen to it all, and now with Smart DJ I listen to more than 100% of it (the songs not in my collection + some perfect tracks that get added to the collection)

so there is not one single song in your collection of 20,000 that you do not listen to at all?

 

BrickHorse,

 

I don’t think it’s fair to tell someone to get rid of their songs.  It’s akin to telling someone to get rid of their 1929 Bugatti because it has taken up space in their garage.

 

Haven’t you heard of the old saying: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure?

 

You have much to learn my Padawan. 

 

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You humans are quite a fascinating species...

 SWANLEE wrote:

 AccursedVenom wrote:

I have to agree with the "32gb is enough" argument. I had a 30gb with 3200+ plus, 8-16 pictures, and 4 games on it and STILL hadn't filled it up. I now have the 32gb HD with 3260 songs, 1 video, all the games and apps out ATM, and 10 pictures and I'm just over 16.05gb. Some things may get deleted here and there but I still have more than enough space for my needs.

But your needs are not indicative of everyone else. I have 1TB of lossless audio my current zune is a zune30 with a 100GB hard drive modded in to it. I already have no space so 32GB would not be an option. Add the fact they want you to have games, APPS and HD movies and it's pretty silly to expect us to go from 80, 100,120 GB down the 32 GB.

I realize my opinion/needs are not indicative of every single zune owner out there. My point was simply that I had enough space on my 30 and that for me (and any others like me) that 32 is fine for now. Also, you don't have to have the games, app, or HD movies on it as well. Those are optional. From what I hear and see, flash memory isn't cheap. If they made a 120gb version it would probably run us over 500 bucks. And just out of curiousity, if you have 1TB of audio, are you saying you have every song ever made? Why would you have so many songs? Going through the now playing list would be such a chore.

 BrickHorse wrote:

 GCustom wrote:

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

I listen to it all, and now with Smart DJ I listen to more than 100% of it (the songs not in my collection + some perfect tracks that get added to the collection)

so there is not one single song in your collection of 20,000 that you do not listen to at all?

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"Tech with a twist of lime!"

 NSILMike wrote:

 GCustom wrote:

 BrickHorse wrote:

by getting rid of the 70% of that audio which you don't listen to?

I listen to it all, and now with Smart DJ I listen to more than 100% of it (the songs not in my collection + some perfect tracks that get added to the collection)

that would be hours and hours....no more like days and days of constant listening.  I suspect you don't do that, and also that the time between syncs (at least for charging!) is less than the amount of time the music would take.  So, your options are to figure out a different (dynamic) sync strategy, or wait for a bigger HD, or stick with your current zune...  I'd bet if you think about your listening habits, you could come up with some autoplaylists that you could sync...and manipulate the song content by how they auto-refresh.  It may not be perfect, but if you really want an HD now, it might be 'good enough.'