Engadget has evidence of a September 15th release from leaked bestbuy displays. And you can preorder it for $25.
Let's move on and have this scenario:
What if you don't use up your 10 song store credit each month? Unless we download more than 25 songs each month (10 songs for keeps and a few more to make it worth paying $15) it's not worth it right?
If you don't use your 10 free songs you lose them.
If you asking if the $15 is worth it for the service alone I'd say it depends how much music you listen to. If you use your Zune/iPod or whatever player a lot and if you'd be pulling down more then 100 new DRM songs a month down on a Zune (or more then 1200 a year) then your probably getting your monies worth regardless of if you use your 10 free songs or not as the ownership cost for that kind of music access is starting to get prohibitive for most people.
In my case I don't listen to enough music so no it wouldn't be worth it for me. I have a buddy whos a music nut, this would be his dream service.
What I don't get when it comes to the whole subscription thing is why anyone would want to go with a paid subscription model when Pandora, Last.fm, and several other streaming services are completely free.
...iPod touch is like owning a real Pagani Zondaf...
- The Zune HD won't be as expensive as the Touch. Probably 75% the price of a Touch for the same memory.
- The Zune HD will provide a deeper, richer, media experience than the Touch. This is already evident in the various videos you can find around the web.
What I don't get when it comes to the whole subscription thing is why anyone would want to go with a paid subscription model when Pandora, Last.fm, and several other streaming services are completely free. My owned library is interesting enough to me that I don't have a problem listening to it from point A to point B, but when I get somewhere that I have an internet connection, first thing I do with my touch is put Pandora on.
Listen or better yet watch CNet's MP3 insider #156 interview with Brian Seitz.Can you quantify this and/or provide some links showing these deeper richer media experiences?
I don't think you understood.
Its unlimited songs, just 10 you can keep and transfer to other devices. The DRM locks out all the others so they're only good on the Zune they were downloaded onto.
Additionally you can still buy other songs if you want other non-DRM locked songs. Only nice because you can basiclly go through a massive list of music and load your player up every month with anything you want.
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From that tiny little pic, I do have to say that I like the blue one.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-specs-fill-in-the-blanks-on-video-format-support-batter/
The specs are out-33hrs audio, 8.5hrs video, so basically same as iPod Touch (but with a much smaller battery-only 2hrs to charge over AC). Now they just need a 64gb model..