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Asuka

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Microsoft Zune

I got myself a Microsoft Zune for my birthday. I have to say, though its pretty big compared to that iPOD Nano, its still very slick and nice looking. It came with a whooping 30GB of space, and with management software to put songs, videos and pictures on your Zune. I was able to fit 100+ songs, and 20+ hours of videos in under 3.2GB!!! I'm also able to transfer full-length DVD movies to my Zune!!!

I got myself the Black Zune, for i didn't really like the Brown one, and the White one was pretty cool, but i just had to get Black. I must admit though, that i had some problems installing the software it came with. I apparently didn't have the correct Operating system on my PC to install it on. My PC is barely a year old, and it uses Windows XP Media Center 2002 edition with Service Pack 2. But apparently Media Center 2002 edition was too old to support the software. Just as a heads up, here's the system requirements:

The following hardware and software are required in order to use Zune software:

Component Minimum Requirements
Operating system

Microsoft© Windows© Vista, Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2, or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Rollup Update 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005).

In addition, go to Windows Update and install any high-priority updates that are available for your computer.

Zune software is not currently supported on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows Server.

Processor 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or better (1.5-gigahertz (GHz) or higher for video)
RAM 256 megabytes (MB) (512 MB or higher for video playback)
Free hard disk space 200 MB or better
Optical drive CD or DVD drive for audio playback (CD-R or CD-RW drive for burning)
Network Internet access (high-speed recommended)
Video card

Video card with 32 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) or better (64 MB VRAM and Microsoft© DirectXE 9.0b or later for video)

For more information about DirectX, see the Microsoft DirectX Web site.

Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 or better for faster synchronization)
Internet browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later (Internet Explorer 7 recommended)





But once i did finally get the software up and running, everything was smooth sailing from there. The software is extremely easy to use, just drag and drop the songs and videos you want into your Zune Library, then you can organize playlist, then just drag and drop into your Zune.


I was also able to fit full-length movies on my Zune. In Fact, i was able to fit all 10+ hours of Band of Brothers, Starship Troopers 1 & 2, Tremors, Doom, and Full Metal Jacket into my Zune, and all of that only took about 3.2GB out of the 30GB (i also had about 100+ songs already on the Zune...most of which was mainly GreenDay).

The way i was able to fit full length movies on my Zune took a few steps, and is somewhat time consuming, so i'd advise to try this on a free weekend. First, i rip the DVD using DVD Shrink 3.2 (which you can download for free on the web). From there you can edit the movie, cutting out the ending credits or parts that you just don't like, then you backup the movie to your hard-drive as .VOB files. From there, i downloaded PSP Video 9 (which can be downloaded for free too) and converted the .VOB files into .MPEG4 files (for the Zune device is not compatible to .VOB, and those must be converter to .MPEG4 or any other windows media supported format such as wmv). Then once you have converter the .VOB files to .MPEG4 files, all you have to do is add those files to your Zune Library, then drag and drop it into your Zune device. The conversions and and ripping in the end can compress a normal movie(5GB) to a mere (400MB)


NOTE: If you want a more descriptive guide to transferring a full length DVD to your Zune device, send me a PM



All in all, the Zune is a amazing device, with its large screen perfect for watching videos, to its built in wifi and FM radio tuner. Also because of the fact that the Zune is expected to have games in the future is a big 1up in my opinion

omansteveo6293d ago

I i have had mine for about a month and i love it it is bigger than an i-pod but i love the fact that it doesnt scratch at all reall its sweet and im really excited to see what software updates they are going to bring in the future

Asuka6293d ago

I just love the screen to death!!! That iPOD screen is just too small for me. The software updates are going to be cool too, and the games!!!

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Fallout 4's 'next gen' update is over 14 gigs, breaks modded saves, & doesn't change much at all

We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.

isarai8h ago

Wow what the actual hell 🤣🤣🤣

just_looken8h ago

This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.

On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.

Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...

Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken

Valkyrye6h ago

Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.

just_looken4h ago

There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods

There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.

On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.

Inverno3h ago

lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.

porkChop1h ago

The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.

Chocoburger2h ago

Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.

Par for Bethesda.

Aussiesummer1h ago

It's not a remaster, it's a next gen update.

badz1491h ago

LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?

Profchaos45m ago(Edited 44m ago)

The ps5 version doesn't change a ton but from my small playtime it's enough to make me want to replay it just to have it running at 60.

A side note to this my PS4 version no longer boots after it's "update" so I guess that's what it feels like to own a Bethesda game on PC

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Why Monopolies In Gaming Must Not Be Allowed

As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.

thorstein7h ago

Shouldn't be allowed in any field.

Inverno3h ago

And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.

jwillj2k42h ago

Eventually they’ll realize the value is with the employee not the company. Buying an IP means nothing if the people who contributed are let go. They’ll get it one day.

MrCrimson1h ago

tech is different because they buy threats and then kill them. Twitter bought Vine and did nothing with it. Despite people seemingly liking it. Could've had tiktok a decade before bytedance. go figure.

Zenzuu2h ago

Monopolies shouldn't be allowed regardless. Not just for gaming.

MrCrimson1h ago

They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -

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Gears of War Voice Actor Hints At New Game Announcement Coming In June

A voice actor from The Coalition's third-person shooter series, Gears of War, has hinted at a new game announcement coming in June.

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Ra30301h ago

Hopefully Microsoft will go back to the original story line and get away from that woke nonsense from the last Gears game Gears of Woke! But were talking about Microsoft so all the betting money is on more of the same woke nonsense.

Sciurus_vulgaris50m ago

The Locust trilogy concluded with Gears of War 3. I don’t get how Gears 4 and 5 are “woke” .