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    Is the Zune software any good?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by purplegreendave, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. purplegreendave

    purplegreendave Has a notebook.

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    I haven't tried anything new in ages, thought I might give it ago, provided:
    1) It won't leave behind a whole load of crap afterwards
    2) It won't try and "fix" my 1713 meticulously filed and tagged tracks.

    I probably won't ditch Mediamonkey, but hey.
     
    purplegreendave, Dec 26, 2008
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    killeraardvark Notebook Evangelist

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    I use it and love it. I also am a huge fan of Zunepass and the fact that I can now keep 10 free songs a month. Nothing else even comes close. Just using Zunepass has saved me $3000 in the last few months vs Itunes. Cant even imagine how much I will continue to save.
     
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  3. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I like it a lot! It wont do anything you dont tell it to first. I like the extra effects it does for popular artists. :) -> happy zune 120gb owner
     
    nizzy1115, Dec 26, 2008
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wow, i almost killed my self using the Zune 30 and the software...

    i swear, i was ready to break my computer and the zune, i hate it SOOOOOOO much...

    Diddn't work from the start, messed up album art, tags, lots inability to do osme advanced tagging, and it does not work well IMO...
     
    aan310, Dec 26, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Never had an issue like that and i have a LOT of music.
     
    nizzy1115, Dec 26, 2008
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    killeraardvark Notebook Evangelist

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    Earlier versions of the software had issues but if you install 3.1 or higher (future releases) you should not have any issues. The 3.1 firmware update on my Zune 120 made a big difference and resolved all my issues. I am happy.
     
    killeraardvark, Dec 26, 2008
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    purplegreendave Has a notebook.

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    Why is it so big???
    130MB?
     
    purplegreendave, Dec 27, 2008
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    Lost Intelligence Notebook Enthusiast

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    The only issues I had with the software was it renaming some of my music to what *IT* wanted my music to be named. There was an option within the program to stop it from doing this and that was solved. It is a little "resource intensive" as well...but I've never had any real issues with that.

    Other than that, I use it for the free music they offer in the Marketplace. For purchases, I happily use Amazon.com simply because I despise Microsoft's very own currency...I mean Point system. I want to be able to spend $US and perform micro-transactions instead of being forced into bundled Microsoft "Monopoly money"...hence why Amazon gets all my purchases.

    As for the Zune Pass - It seems like they've done right and with the option of 10 "keepers"...it looks even more attractive. I just don't want to spend $15/month when I already have a nice library.
     
    Lost Intelligence, Dec 27, 2008
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  9. MaX PL

    MaX PL Notebook Deity

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    its very good software. i never had problems would the earlier versions, but they definitely werent as good.

    its free so why not just try it?
     
    MaX PL, Dec 27, 2008
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