Re: Zune HD or iPod?
Mike <[email protected]>
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For anyone else having the "dead zune" problem, this page may help. http://www.ehow.com/how_6407074_troubleshoot-zune-not-turn.html <http://www.ehow.com/how_6407074_troubleshoot-zune-not-turn.html>I actually got mine working before I saw this page by pressing and holding various random button combinations, while plugged in. At some point I saw a battery symbol and knew I was in luck. I had tried this before and it didn't work, some I must have happened upon the right combination this time, which seems to be holding the play and up buttons for a number of seconds. Mike On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the responses. I do use the radio. There really isn't much > point in buying an expensive device, these should be cheap commodities at > this point. > > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Guyott, Marc <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Hi Mike, >> >> >> >> I do not think the iPod has a radio. Though I am not sure you used the >> radio on your Zune, you just mentioned that you listened to the radio a bit. >> >> >> >> Marc >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mike >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:14 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [OT] Zune HD or iPod? >> >> >> >> >> >> My Zune was fantastic, but it is now broken. My brother's broke as well. >> We owned them for 2 or 3 years I think, so I'm disappointed in that aspect. >> I'll admit I was quite rough with mine and it bounced off a few rocks and >> tasted a bit of salt water in its day. But is the iPod more reliable? >> >> >> >> I mostly listen to podcasts and the radio. Everything I like always seems >> to be free, so I never have a need to buy or subscribe to music or >> literature or anything else. So I'm focusing on reliability. >> >> >> >> Being able to jump ahead 30 seconds and speed up playback is also >> important, we all know that certain .NET podcasts can be a long hard slog at >> normal speed. (Not the ones made by people on this list!) >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> >> >> > >