Zune HD

Overview

Zune HD

manufacturer	Microsoft
type	Portable media player
release date	September 15, 2009‡R1R‡
discontinued	October 3, 2011
connectivity	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), USB 2.0, HDMI
storage	Flash memory 16, 32 and 64 GB
os	Windows CE 6.0
input	Multi-touch touchscreen display, accelerometer, HD Radio
power	3.7 V 600 mAh Internal rechargeable non-removable lithium-ion polymer battery
currentfw	4.5
cpu	Nvidia Tegra APX 2600 One ARM11 and one ARM7 general processing cores ‡R2R‡
memory	128 MB Hynix SDRAM‡R3R‡
display	480 x 272 px (167 ppi), 3.3 in (1.62 in x 2.88 in), ≈16:9 aspect ratio, OLED display
online services	Zune Marketplace
dimensions	52.7 mm (w) 102.1 mm (h) 8.9 mm (d)
weight	74 g
predecessor	Zune 80, 120
successor	Windows Phone
graphics	Nvidia Tegra APX 2600 Several cores dedicated to 2D and 3D graphics, audio, video, HD decoding ‡R2R‡

The Zune HD is a portable media player in the Zune product family released on September 15, 2009, by Microsoft. It was a direct competitor with Apple's iPod Touch series of mobile devices. It was initially released in 16 and 32 GB capacities.[4] A 64 GB version was released on April 9, 2010. It has a touchscreen interface for navigation and included Wi-Fi for synchronization, access to the Zune Marketplace and Web browsing.

The Zune HD utilized the Nvidia Tegra APX 2600 chip,[5] allowing it to play 720p video through the optional HDMI Zune dock on a high-definition television. Otherwise, content would be scaled down to 480×272 pixels on the player's OLED touchscreen.[6]

History

Specifications

The specifications as listed by the official web site of the Zune HD, as well as reported by various sources:[23][24]

3.3-inch glass capacitive multi-touch OLED display with a 16:9 480x272 resolution

Built-in accelerometer

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 operating system

16, 32, and 64 GB flash memory options[25]

CPU and GPU: Nvidia Tegra APX with one ARM11 and one ARM7 processor cores, plus 6 other dedicated cores[26][27]

RAM: 128 MB Hynix SDRAM[3]

802.11b/g Wi-Fi with open, WEP, WPA, and WPA2 authentication modes and WEP 64-bit and 128-bit, TKIP, and AES encryption modes[24]

Built-in rechargeable 3.7V 660mAh lithium-ion polymer battery with up to 33 hours of audio playback (wireless off) and 8.5 hours of video[28]

Size: 52.7x102.1x8.9 mm (2.07x4.08x0.35 in)

Weight: 74g (2.6 oz)[29]

FM/HD Radio tuner

Equalizer

Web browser (based on Internet Explorer Mobile 6 for Windows CE)

Support for apps built with Microsoft's XNA platform The Zune restarts however every time XNA apps exit.[30]

Audio output: Analog RCA and Optical Digital out (additional dock required)

Audio support:[24]

CBR and VBR audio, up to 48 kHz sample rate, for:

WMA Standard up to 384 kbit/s (DRM protected files can be played only if purchased from the Zune Marketplace)

WMA Pro stereo up to 768 kbit/s

WMA Lossless stereo up to 768 kbit/s

Unprotected AAC-LC (.mp4/.m4b) up to 320 kbit/s

MP3 up to 320 kbit/s

Video support:[24]

WMV

Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR

720 x 480 pixels with a bit rate of up to 10.0 Mbit/s and a framerate of up to 30 frames per second.[24]

720 x 576 pixels with a bit rate of up to 10.0 Mbit/s and a framerate of up to 25 frames per second.[24]

Advanced profile up to L2, CBR or VBR

1280 x 720 pixels with a bit rate of up to 14.0 Mbit/s, and a framerate of up to 30 frames per second.[24]

Up to 720p resolution and 14 Mbit/s bit rate, CBR or VBR for:

H.264, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.1 support[24]

VC-1 Main and Simple Profile, Advanced profile up to Level 2.

MPEG-4 Part 2 Advanced Simple Profile up to 4.0 Mbit/s bit rate

720p high definition video output using HDMI or composite connections (additional dock required for both)

Features

Apps

As of August 2011, the Zune Marketplace had 62 apps for the Zune HD, of which 42 are games. All of the apps and games are free. Apps available excluding games are Calendar, Fingerpaint, Stopwatch, Alarm Clock, Chord Finder, Facebook, Twitter, MSN Money, MSN Weather, Calculator, Piano, Metronome, Level, Drum Machine, Fan Prediction, Shuffle by Album, Windows Live Messenger, Notes, Email and Zune Reader. An extension to the Microsoft XNA framework providing development support for the Zune HD was released on September 16, 2009.[31] The Zune PC Software can be used for adding apps to the Zune HD.[32] The Windows Live Messenger app for the Zune HD was released on October 1, 2010, making Messenger available for all major mobile platforms. The email app was released for the Zune HD in April 2011 allowing users to sync with their email accounts and download folders and emails. The app is similar to the email interface on the Windows Phone.

No new apps have been released for Zune HD after August 2011.

Games

Several games have been released for the Zune HD, including portable versions of Audiosurf, Hexic, and Project Gotham Racing. Independent titles written with XNA are also available from multiple sources.

On April 20, 2010, an independent app developer released a port of Doom,[33] one of the first independent 3D games to be developed for the Zune HD, using OpenZDK.

Web browser

The browser features favorites and Bing search. The keyboard can be accessed by touching a text box, swiping up from the bottom bar of the browser and touching the address bar, or touching the magnifying glass (search) icon on the bottom bar of the browser. The keyboard has portrait orientation, with the keys bulging around the user's finger when touched. The web browser has pinch and stretch for zooming and page reorientation due to the built in accelerometer.[6] The Zune HD web browser scores 5/100 in the Acid3 test.[34] As of the launch, the Zune HD's web browser does not support Adobe Flash applications, such as video playback on YouTube, and no plans have been made to bring Flash support to the device.

With the 4.3 firmware update, browsing performance was improved, and users can change the Internet settings to display the browser optimized for a Mobile device or for a PC experience. In addition, users can now enable "auto correct" and "auto capitalize" when using the keyboard to enter information, making it easier to type content into the browser.

With the 4.5 firmware update, browsing performance was further improved. In addition, Smart DJ playlists, Picks, expanded video codec support, and the ability to download photos and sort favorites by name and date were included in the update.

Zune HD

History

Specifications

Features

Apps

Games

Web browser

Metro

OpenZDK

See also

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