Zune HD 16GB

Name: Zune HD 16GB Flash
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
Category: Digital media player
Availability: September 2009
Price: $219.99 ERP1
Color: Onyx Black

Zune HD 16gb

Features:

16GB capacity. Zune HD 16 gives you room for up to 4,000 songs, or 5 hours of HD video from Zune Marketplace.
Touchscreen. Get quick and instant access to all your content with innovative multi-touch navigation. With a 3.3-inch screen and vivid 16:9 OLED display (480 x 272 resolution), truer and brighter premium entertainment is right at your fingertips.¹
HD Radio. Tune into many local HD Radio stations with crystal-clear digital reception at no extra cost. The integrated HD Radio receiver gives you access to more of the content you love. Plus, just as on FM stations, tag the songs you like² for later purchase.
HD compatible videc. Watch supported 720p HD movies, TV shows, and videos in high definition on your HDTV through the Zune HD AV Dock (sold separately).¹ Or take them with you for premium entertainment on the go. Additional dock and HDTV are required.*
Wireless. Buy, stream, and update your music—and download free games—wirelessly via a wi-fi connection. Wirelessly sync to your home computer via your home network. You can also stream millions of songs over wi-fi directly to your Zune HD.³
Web browser. News, email, traffic? It’s all in your pocket. Surf the web anytime, anywhere you have a wi-fi connection. Enjoy your favorite websites with a well-featured web browser, including tap-to-zoom technology, built-in accelerometer, and touchscreen QWERTY keyboard.
Quickplay. Your content, your way. Quickplay gives instant access to your stuff with shortcuts to favorites, recently downloaded or played music, videos, and more.

Tech Specs:

Capacity¹

16 gigabytes (GB)

Up to 4,000 songs, or five hours of high definition video from Zune Marketplace, or 22 hours of video optimized for device, or 25,000 pictures

Colors

Onyx Black

Size and weight

Size: 52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm (w x h x d)
Weight: 2.6 ounces (74 grams)

Battery

Music, up to 33 hours (wireless off); video, up to 8.5 hours²
Charge Time: Approximately three hours when connected to your PC; approximately two hours with A/C adapter

Screen

Size: 3.3-inch OLED color display, 16:9 aspect ratio
Type: Scratch-resistant glass with touch input capability
Orientation: Vertical (music) and horizontal (videos)
Resolution: 480 pixels x 272 pixels

Wireless

Connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible

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

Audio support

Windows Media® Audio Standard³ (WMA) (.wma); Up to 384 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate; WMA Pro two channel up to 768 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
WMA Lossless: two channel up to 768 kbps and 48-kHz
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC-LC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b); .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 10.0 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); Advanced profile up to L2, 1280 pixels x 720 pixels up to 30 frames per second, CBR or VBR, up to 14.0 Mbps peak video bitrate;Zune software will transcode HD WMV files above stated capabilities at device sync
MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video³; Simple Profile up to 4.0 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 MPEG-4 files at device sync
H.264 video³; Baseline Profile + bframes, up to 10 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);1280 pixels x 720 pixels up to 30 frames per second, up to level 3.1 and 14.0 Mbps peak video bitrate; Zune software will transcode HD WMV files above the stated capabilities at device sync
DVR-MS⁴; Zune software will transcode at time of sync

Audio output

Analog Audio Out; Optical Digital Audio Out (requires additional dock, sold separately)

Video output

HDMI or Composite (requires additional dock, sold separately)

Radio

Built-in FM/HD Radio™ receiver⁵

Included accessories

Headphones
Zune Sync Cable
Three pairs of foam earpiece covers

Ports

Connector port
3.5mm Headphone jack

Languages

English, French, Spanish

(Info from Zune.net)

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