We all know that Zune 4.0 software is awesome, & I love how it runs on my Sony Vaio. But how would it run on a Atom powered netbook? Check out the video below for all the answers. Sorry about the quality, I had to use my Omnia to shoot that video.
As you can tell from the video, I was pretty shocked at just how smoothly it ran. It wasn’t blazing fast, but it got the job done
What about you? Have you gotten 4.0 to run on lower spec’ed PC’s?
Zune 4.0 is here people… and let me tell you… it was worth the wait..even if it meant staying up until 3AM EST.
There is just to many features to tell about in a simple review, so I thought it would be best to show you all of them in a screencast.
Sorry in advance for the clickly mouse sounds, it was a lot louder then I thought 
The Zune team has really created an awesome piece of software here, one that has style AND function. Out of all the features, “Smart DJ” is probably my favorite.
Alright enough of my blabbering, check out the video… and see what the Zune team has created.
Alright folks, the long awaited Zune upgrade is almost here. Tomorrow morning when you wake up (or stay up all night like me) you will be greeted by as Microsoft likes to put it “The Next Level of entertainment”.
The Zune HD & Zune 4.0 mark a milestone in the evolution of the Zune. After insistent pleading from fanboi’s such as myself & constant chiding from the blogosphere. Microsoft has finally seen fit to begin combining the Zune & Xbox service. The 1st of these baby steps is the rebranding and face-lifting of the video marketplace on the Xbox 360 with a Zune branded service. As far as I can tell, Video content purchased on any of the “three screens” (PC, Xbox & Portable) will play across all of them. So in practice, you could buy a HD movie with MS points on you Xbox 360 and then download it to your PC and sync it to your Zune HD.
Aside from that, not much is known about the actual software, as Microsoft has kept a VERY tight lid on what’s in store for tomorrow. Most likely because this was the 1st time Zune was ready to launch so early ( they normally launch in November). Another reason is because the update was so close to Apple’s annual iPod event. Which thankfully for Zune was a total snooze-fest.
As far as the Zune HD goes…Microsoft finally has its own “Halo” device ( no pun intended). There as been no shortage in praise for the next gen device. Judging from my constantly running twitter search for Zune. Even the most loyal iPod users, have found it hard not to admit that Microsoft has really outdone themselves this time.
Something’s to do while you wait for the update
Make sure you computer fully updated:
Zune likes an up-to-date computer so to increase your chances of a successful install run Windows update and make sure everything is in tip-top shape.
If your are a night owl, you can follow the guys over at www.zunited.net as they are planning a all-nighter to celebrate the release of Zune HD & Zune 4.0
So…after all this time, are you excited for the Zune update? Let us know in the comments
