You must have heard the hype about the Microsoft’s upcoming entertainment pod, Zune HD. This gadget is packed up with some cutting edge specifications which include support for HD videos, Wi-Fi connectivity, multi-touch capabilities, gigantic battery life etc.
Zune HD incorporates Nvidia’s latest, technologically superior Tegra chip. It also contain accelerometer for switching into widescreen mode when tilted. A 3.3 inch OLED screen is used to display the HD videos along with the multi touch support. The gizmo has a support for pictures as well.
The Tegra chip contains 8 processors integrated as SoC (System on Chip). These include HD Video Decoder, HD Video Encoder, 2D Engine, Imaging, GPU (3D graphics), Audio, and two ARM cores. Some of its corrected specifications (as per the pdf version of the spec sheet) are
Product dimensions: 52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm (w x h x d), 2.6 ounces Flash storage capacity: 16 or 32 gigabytes Battery life: Music, up to 33 hours (wireless off); video, up to 8.5 hours Charge Time: 3 hours hooked up to a PC; 2 hours plugged into AC adapter Screen: 3.3-inch OLED color display, 16:9 aspect ratio, scratch-resistant glass with multi-touch capability, 480×272 pixels Wireless connectivity: 802.11b/g compatible, wireless sync, WEP/WPA/WPA2 support Picture Support: JPEG – (.jpg)
Audio Support:
- WMA up to 384 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate.
- WMA Pro 2-channel up to 768 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz.
- WMA Lossless 2-channel up to 768 Kbps and 48-kHz
- AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b) – .m4a and .m4b files without FairPlay DRM up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz.
- MP3 (.mp3) – Up to 320 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz.
Video Support:
- WMV – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 10.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Advanced Profile up to L2, 1280×720 up to 30 frames per second, CBR or VBR, up to 14.0 Mbps peak video bitrate. Zune software will transcode HD WMV files above stated capabilities at device sync.
- MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video – Simple Profile up to 4.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD MPEG-4 files at device sync
- H.264 video – Baseline Profile + bframes, up to 10 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). 1280×720 up to 30 frames per second, up to Level 3.1 and 14.0 Mbps peak video bitrate. Zune software will transcode HD WMV files above stated capabilities at device sync.
- DVR-MS – Zune software will transcode at time of sync.
Audio Output: Optical Digital Audio Out (requires additional dock, sold separately)
Video Output: HDMI or Composite (requires additional dock, sold separately)
Radio: Built-in FM/HD Radio
The preorder of the product is available at the Microsoft’s website for a price tag of $289.99
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