This piece of news doesn’t really come as a surprise to me. The hottest selling MP3 player at Amazon right now is the ZuneHD, besting iPod Touch, which comes in second. Both players are 32GB but ZuneHD is $10 cheaper, though I doubt this is the main reason for Zune HD being ahead of iPod Touch. Let’s look at the possible reasons, shall we?
- New design: let’s not underestimate the novelty of the ZuneHD’s design. The iPod Touch design is two years old.
- OLED screen: the advantages of OLED against LED is a significant one. Not only are the images clearer, OLED has higher viewing angles, needs less power, bringing a more vivid movie experience in a portable
- HD Radio: CD-quality music is definitely something people crave for when buying MP3 players, and the possibilities of HD radio
- Nvidia Tegra: We haven’t seen it in action just yet. Hopefully, we”l see games that will test Tegra on the Zune Marketplace soon
- HD support and TV out: handy if you want to use your high-capacity Zune as a portable entertainment center
Well, that’s about it, but in case you want to know, ZuneHD didn’t remain on top for long. As of now, the 32GB iPod Touch is number 1.
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September 12th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Ummm. old news….. It’s number 2 now, for a while. But who knows, it might jump back up.
September 12th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
[...] Microsoft’s Zune HD is nearing its much anticipated release in the market, and so as to get you more excited about it, here’s a couple of marketing videos starring the ZuneHD to further whet your appetite. Take note of the video above as it nears the 0:32 mark as the Zune HD that’s lying on its side will briefly show off its gaming prowess Sure, we now some editing had to be done in order to pull off these well-crafted videos, but with an Nvidia Tegra chip on-board, we’re not doubting it capabilities in this department one bit. Apart from that, we also get to see a preview of their upcoming Zune AV Dock and Car Pack in one of the videos. No wonder the new Zune HD is beating the iPod Touch. [...]