[videoblogging] Re: I held a Zune today...
yeah, if I want to record using it as a video camera. I don't know if I will use it for that or not, I just like being able to record lost straight onto the device itself and not have to pay 1.99 for it...how quaint of me, I know. Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sweet; I'll be interested in learning about your experience with the device. There was an add-on camera you had to purchase in order to record video, right? Harold On 11/16/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I won't be getting a Zune anytime soon because I just bought a new Archos 604 last night.. ;) Not the wi-fi one only because I have heard that the performance is a bit sluggish right now, but I think once they get to the 3rd generation on the wi-fi scence it will be pretty good and by that time I might need a new one.. ;) And in case anyone is wondering why I got the Archos 4.3 widescreen, I can record from my dvr, satilite, tv, vcr, media center, it works with all the music I have currently and did I mention I can record with it?... ;) Expect a vlog once I get it. Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com, Harold Johnson harold.johnson@ wrote: Hi Heath, Riddle me this...What's black and white and brown all over town? (Okay, I'll admit that I'm not much of a Riddler.) Seriously, though, I held the chocolate/caca Zune and thought, Okay, not bad, I like the way it feels, can't afford it right now and besides I may have a heckuva time finding anyone else to zap video and music to (but then again I'm in West L.A. so maybe there *will* be a few Zunesters in my neighborhood), Hmmm do I want this? and stuff to that effect. If you've gotta ask yourself Do I really want this? then maybe it's not for you -- unless, of course, your friends all get one and then Peer Pressure you into getting one so that you can be Zune-cool like them. (Or so they'll have you believe.) If I could afford a new toy, I might go for one. But then, if I had $250 to spare, I'll probably upgrade my recording equipment. I could really use an external mic for my Gmini, or a lavalier mic for my notebook, or a portable external hard drive, or sex with an unfamiliar woman. (I'm not one to *pay* for the last item, though. From the looks of me, though, I can understand why you'd think otherwise.) Let's just rock the Archos scene. For awhile I've been thinking of starting up a website -- call it Gmini's sake! But is the new Wi- Fi even called a Gmini anymore? Oh, well, there went that idea...If you *do* end up getting a Zune, though, please let me know so that we can zap eachother across the aether/'Net...I'll bet the hackers will come up with a way around the Wi-Fi and copyright restrictions sooner or later. Just give it a few months and I'll bet there will be hacked Zunes that end up being able to P2P without the current restrictions. Otherwise, we can always start our own company -- you know, like Rio? Build devices that never sell enough to make it worthwhile. (Or perhaps it *was* worthwhile; perhaps it made some folks rich. I'll say this for Rio: they were one of the earliest to bring MP3 players to market. They also helped build the market that inspired Apple to come up with a more stylish/popular player.) Harold http://videoharold.com Not certain where all this is going... On 11/15/06, Heath heathparks@ wrote: I really wanted to like the Zune, i really didbut for the life of me I can't and I don't know why MS would put out something as half baked as thisno jokes from Mac lovers please..I really thought this was going to be a viable alternitive to the Ipod and work with all the other PC stuff I have WMP, my walmart tunes etc.but instead we got a even more closed system and a new interface that won't work with the other MS stuff out there! it just doesn't make sense, then to top it off they give a cut of their player to Universal because Universal thinks we are thieves.. 2 months ago I would have been first in line, now.I'll spend the extra money on a new Archos.stupid microsoft.man they had a chance, they really did, if they would wise up and add support for the current stuff I had and make it work with the other services as well (except Ipod because let's face it, I stand a better chance of getting paid to vlog than we do of Jobs opening up the Ipod platform to play with others) I would get one then Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com, sull sulleleven@ wrote:
[videoblogging] Re: I held a Zune today...
Well, I won't be getting a Zune anytime soon because I just bought a new Archos 604 last night.. ;) Not the wi-fi one only because I have heard that the performance is a bit sluggish right now, but I think once they get to the 3rd generation on the wi-fi scence it will be pretty good and by that time I might need a new one.. ;) And in case anyone is wondering why I got the Archos 4.3 widescreen, I can record from my dvr, satilite, tv, vcr, media center, it works with all the music I have currently and did I mention I can record with it?... ;) Expect a vlog once I get it. Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Heath, Riddle me this...What's black and white and brown all over town? (Okay, I'll admit that I'm not much of a Riddler.) Seriously, though, I held the chocolate/caca Zune and thought, Okay, not bad, I like the way it feels, can't afford it right now and besides I may have a heckuva time finding anyone else to zap video and music to (but then again I'm in West L.A. so maybe there *will* be a few Zunesters in my neighborhood), Hmmm do I want this? and stuff to that effect. If you've gotta ask yourself Do I really want this? then maybe it's not for you -- unless, of course, your friends all get one and then Peer Pressure you into getting one so that you can be Zune-cool like them. (Or so they'll have you believe.) If I could afford a new toy, I might go for one. But then, if I had $250 to spare, I'll probably upgrade my recording equipment. I could really use an external mic for my Gmini, or a lavalier mic for my notebook, or a portable external hard drive, or sex with an unfamiliar woman. (I'm not one to *pay* for the last item, though. From the looks of me, though, I can understand why you'd think otherwise.) Let's just rock the Archos scene. For awhile I've been thinking of starting up a website -- call it Gmini's sake! But is the new Wi- Fi even called a Gmini anymore? Oh, well, there went that idea...If you *do* end up getting a Zune, though, please let me know so that we can zap eachother across the aether/'Net...I'll bet the hackers will come up with a way around the Wi-Fi and copyright restrictions sooner or later. Just give it a few months and I'll bet there will be hacked Zunes that end up being able to P2P without the current restrictions. Otherwise, we can always start our own company -- you know, like Rio? Build devices that never sell enough to make it worthwhile. (Or perhaps it *was* worthwhile; perhaps it made some folks rich. I'll say this for Rio: they were one of the earliest to bring MP3 players to market. They also helped build the market that inspired Apple to come up with a more stylish/popular player.) Harold http://videoharold.com Not certain where all this is going... On 11/15/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really wanted to like the Zune, i really didbut for the life of me I can't and I don't know why MS would put out something as half baked as thisno jokes from Mac lovers please..I really thought this was going to be a viable alternitive to the Ipod and work with all the other PC stuff I have WMP, my walmart tunes etc.but instead we got a even more closed system and a new interface that won't work with the other MS stuff out there! it just doesn't make sense, then to top it off they give a cut of their player to Universal because Universal thinks we are thieves.. 2 months ago I would have been first in line, now.I'll spend the extra money on a new Archos.stupid microsoft.man they had a chance, they really did, if they would wise up and add support for the current stuff I had and make it work with the other services as well (except Ipod because let's face it, I stand a better chance of getting paid to vlog than we do of Jobs opening up the Ipod platform to play with others) I would get one then Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull sulleleven@ wrote: http://spicygadgetroll.blogspot.com/2006/11/cnnzuneno-love-can- i- show-you-my-new.html On 11/15/06, WWWhatsup joly@ wrote: I liked the idea of being able to zap vids to other people til I read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09pogue.html? pagewanted=2 You can play a transmitted song only three times, all within three days. After that, it expires. You're left with only a text tag that shows up on your PC so that how convenient! you can buy the song from Microsoft's store. This copy protection is as strict as a 19th-century schoolmarm. Just playing half the song (or one minute, whichever comes first) counts as one play. You can never resend a song to the same friend. A beamed song can't be passed along to
Re: [videoblogging] Re: I held a Zune today...
Sweet; I'll be interested in learning about your experience with the device. There was an add-on camera you had to purchase in order to record video, right? Harold On 11/16/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I won't be getting a Zune anytime soon because I just bought a new Archos 604 last night.. ;) Not the wi-fi one only because I have heard that the performance is a bit sluggish right now, but I think once they get to the 3rd generation on the wi-fi scence it will be pretty good and by that time I might need a new one.. ;) And in case anyone is wondering why I got the Archos 4.3 widescreen, I can record from my dvr, satilite, tv, vcr, media center, it works with all the music I have currently and did I mention I can record with it?... ;) Expect a vlog once I get it. Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Heath, Riddle me this...What's black and white and brown all over town? (Okay, I'll admit that I'm not much of a Riddler.) Seriously, though, I held the chocolate/caca Zune and thought, Okay, not bad, I like the way it feels, can't afford it right now and besides I may have a heckuva time finding anyone else to zap video and music to (but then again I'm in West L.A. so maybe there *will* be a few Zunesters in my neighborhood), Hmmm do I want this? and stuff to that effect. If you've gotta ask yourself Do I really want this? then maybe it's not for you -- unless, of course, your friends all get one and then Peer Pressure you into getting one so that you can be Zune-cool like them. (Or so they'll have you believe.) If I could afford a new toy, I might go for one. But then, if I had $250 to spare, I'll probably upgrade my recording equipment. I could really use an external mic for my Gmini, or a lavalier mic for my notebook, or a portable external hard drive, or sex with an unfamiliar woman. (I'm not one to *pay* for the last item, though. From the looks of me, though, I can understand why you'd think otherwise.) Let's just rock the Archos scene. For awhile I've been thinking of starting up a website -- call it Gmini's sake! But is the new Wi- Fi even called a Gmini anymore? Oh, well, there went that idea...If you *do* end up getting a Zune, though, please let me know so that we can zap eachother across the aether/'Net...I'll bet the hackers will come up with a way around the Wi-Fi and copyright restrictions sooner or later. Just give it a few months and I'll bet there will be hacked Zunes that end up being able to P2P without the current restrictions. Otherwise, we can always start our own company -- you know, like Rio? Build devices that never sell enough to make it worthwhile. (Or perhaps it *was* worthwhile; perhaps it made some folks rich. I'll say this for Rio: they were one of the earliest to bring MP3 players to market. They also helped build the market that inspired Apple to come up with a more stylish/popular player.) Harold http://videoharold.com Not certain where all this is going... On 11/15/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really wanted to like the Zune, i really didbut for the life of me I can't and I don't know why MS would put out something as half baked as thisno jokes from Mac lovers please..I really thought this was going to be a viable alternitive to the Ipod and work with all the other PC stuff I have WMP, my walmart tunes etc.but instead we got a even more closed system and a new interface that won't work with the other MS stuff out there! it just doesn't make sense, then to top it off they give a cut of their player to Universal because Universal thinks we are thieves.. 2 months ago I would have been first in line, now.I'll spend the extra money on a new Archos.stupid microsoft.man they had a chance, they really did, if they would wise up and add support for the current stuff I had and make it work with the other services as well (except Ipod because let's face it, I stand a better chance of getting paid to vlog than we do of Jobs opening up the Ipod platform to play with others) I would get one then Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, sull sulleleven@ wrote: http://spicygadgetroll.blogspot.com/2006/11/cnnzuneno-love-can- i- show-you-my-new.html On 11/15/06, WWWhatsup joly@ wrote: I liked the idea of being able to zap vids to other people til I read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09pogue.html? pagewanted=2 You can play a transmitted song only three times, all within three days. After that, it expires. You're left with only a text tag that shows up on your
[videoblogging] Re: I held a Zune today...
I really wanted to like the Zune, i really didbut for the life of me I can't and I don't know why MS would put out something as half baked as thisno jokes from Mac lovers please..I really thought this was going to be a viable alternitive to the Ipod and work with all the other PC stuff I have WMP, my walmart tunes etc.but instead we got a even more closed system and a new interface that won't work with the other MS stuff out there! it just doesn't make sense, then to top it off they give a cut of their player to Universal because Universal thinks we are thieves.. 2 months ago I would have been first in line, now.I'll spend the extra money on a new Archos.stupid microsoft.man they had a chance, they really did, if they would wise up and add support for the current stuff I had and make it work with the other services as well (except Ipod because let's face it, I stand a better chance of getting paid to vlog than we do of Jobs opening up the Ipod platform to play with others) I would get one then Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://spicygadgetroll.blogspot.com/2006/11/cnnzuneno-love-can-i- show-you-my-new.html On 11/15/06, WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I liked the idea of being able to zap vids to other people til I read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09pogue.html? pagewanted=2 You can play a transmitted song only three times, all within three days. After that, it expires. You're left with only a text tag that shows up on your PC so that how convenient! you can buy the song from Microsoft's store. This copy protection is as strict as a 19th-century schoolmarm. Just playing half the song (or one minute, whichever comes first) counts as one play. You can never resend a song to the same friend. A beamed song can't be passed along to a third person, either. What's really nuts is that the restrictions even stomp on your own musical creations. Microsoft's literature suggests that if you have a struggling rock band, you could put your demo recordings on your Zune and when you're out in public, you can send the songs to your friends. What it doesn't say: And then three days later, just when buzz about your band is beginning to build, your songs disappear from everyone's Zunes, making you look like an idiot. At 01:26 AM 11/15/2006, you wrote: I don't know any of the specs, but the video quality/control on it actually seems pretty good. -- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com -- -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: I held a Zune today...
Hi Heath, Riddle me this...What's black and white and brown all over town? (Okay, I'll admit that I'm not much of a Riddler.) Seriously, though, I held the chocolate/caca Zune and thought, Okay, not bad, I like the way it feels, can't afford it right now and besides I may have a heckuva time finding anyone else to zap video and music to (but then again I'm in West L.A. so maybe there *will* be a few Zunesters in my neighborhood), Hmmm do I want this? and stuff to that effect. If you've gotta ask yourself Do I really want this? then maybe it's not for you -- unless, of course, your friends all get one and then Peer Pressure you into getting one so that you can be Zune-cool like them. (Or so they'll have you believe.) If I could afford a new toy, I might go for one. But then, if I had $250 to spare, I'll probably upgrade my recording equipment. I could really use an external mic for my Gmini, or a lavalier mic for my notebook, or a portable external hard drive, or sex with an unfamiliar woman. (I'm not one to *pay* for the last item, though. From the looks of me, though, I can understand why you'd think otherwise.) Let's just rock the Archos scene. For awhile I've been thinking of starting up a website -- call it Gmini's sake! But is the new Wi-Fi even called a Gmini anymore? Oh, well, there went that idea...If you *do* end up getting a Zune, though, please let me know so that we can zap eachother across the aether/'Net...I'll bet the hackers will come up with a way around the Wi-Fi and copyright restrictions sooner or later. Just give it a few months and I'll bet there will be hacked Zunes that end up being able to P2P without the current restrictions. Otherwise, we can always start our own company -- you know, like Rio? Build devices that never sell enough to make it worthwhile. (Or perhaps it *was* worthwhile; perhaps it made some folks rich. I'll say this for Rio: they were one of the earliest to bring MP3 players to market. They also helped build the market that inspired Apple to come up with a more stylish/popular player.) Harold http://videoharold.com Not certain where all this is going... On 11/15/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really wanted to like the Zune, i really didbut for the life of me I can't and I don't know why MS would put out something as half baked as thisno jokes from Mac lovers please..I really thought this was going to be a viable alternitive to the Ipod and work with all the other PC stuff I have WMP, my walmart tunes etc.but instead we got a even more closed system and a new interface that won't work with the other MS stuff out there! it just doesn't make sense, then to top it off they give a cut of their player to Universal because Universal thinks we are thieves.. 2 months ago I would have been first in line, now.I'll spend the extra money on a new Archos.stupid microsoft.man they had a chance, they really did, if they would wise up and add support for the current stuff I had and make it work with the other services as well (except Ipod because let's face it, I stand a better chance of getting paid to vlog than we do of Jobs opening up the Ipod platform to play with others) I would get one then Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://spicygadgetroll.blogspot.com/2006/11/cnnzuneno-love-can-i- show-you-my-new.html On 11/15/06, WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I liked the idea of being able to zap vids to other people til I read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09pogue.html? pagewanted=2 You can play a transmitted song only three times, all within three days. After that, it expires. You're left with only a text tag that shows up on your PC so that — how convenient! — you can buy the song from Microsoft's store. This copy protection is as strict as a 19th-century schoolmarm. Just playing half the song (or one minute, whichever comes first) counts as one play. You can never resend a song to the same friend. A beamed song can't be passed along to a third person, either. What's really nuts is that the restrictions even stomp on your own musical creations. Microsoft's literature suggests that if you have a struggling rock band, you could put your demo recordings on your Zune and when you're out in public, you can send the songs to your friends. What it doesn't say: And then three days later, just when buzz about your band is beginning to build, your songs disappear from everyone's Zunes, making you look like an idiot. At 01:26 AM 11/15/2006, you wrote: I don't know any of the specs, but the video quality/control on it actually seems pretty good. -- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com
