| Zune Tech specs |
| Zune4 |
| Capacity |
- 4 gigabytes (GB)
- Up to 1,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 12 hours of video.
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| AUDIO SUPPORT: |
- Windows Media® Audio Standard (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
- WMA Lossless
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov) - .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
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| PICTURE SUPPORT: |
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| VIDEO SUPPORT: |
- Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 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 WMV files at device sync
- MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video – Simple Profile up to 2.5 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 up to 2.5 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 H.264 files at device sync
- DVR-MS – Zune software will transcode at time of sync
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| Zune8 |
| CAPACITY: |
- 8 gigabytes (GB)
- Up to 2,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 24 hours of video
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| Audio Support : |
- Windows Media® Audio Standard (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48 kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48 kHz.
- WMA Lossless
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): .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.
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| Picture Support : |
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| Video Support: |
- Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv): Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 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 WMV files at device sync.
- MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video: Simple Profile up to 2.5 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 up to 2.5 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 H.264 files at device sync.
- DVR-MS: Zune software will transcode at device sync.
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| Zune16 |
| CAPACITY: |
- 16 gigabytes (GB)
- Up to 4,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 48 hours of video
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| Audio: |
- Windows Media® Audio Standard (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48 kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48 kHz.
- WMA Lossless
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): .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.
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| Picture Support: |
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| Video: |
- Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv): Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 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 WMV files at device sync.
- MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video: Simple Profile up to 2.5 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 up to 2.5 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 H.264 files at device sync.
- DVR-MS: Zune software will transcode at device sync.
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| Zune80 |
| CAPACITY: |
- 80 gigabytes (GB)
- Up to 20,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 250 hours of video
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| Audio: |
- Windows Media® Audio Standard (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48-kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48-kHz
- WMA Lossless
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov) - .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
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| Picture Support: |
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| Video: |
- Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 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 WMV files at device sync
- MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video – Simple Profile up to 2.5 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
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H.264 video – Baseline Profile up to 2.5 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 H.264 files at device sync
- DVR-MS – Zune software will transcode at time of sync
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| Zune120 |
| CAPACITY: |
- 120 gigabytes (GB)
- Up to 30,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 375 hours of video
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| Audio: |
- Windows Media® Audio Standard (WMA) (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps; constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) up to 48 kHz sample rate. WMA Pro 2-channel up to 384 Kbps; CBR and VBR up to 48 kHz.
- WMA Lossless
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): .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.
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| Picture Support: |
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| Video: |
- Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv): Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 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 WMV files at device sync.
- MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video: Simple Profile up to 2.5 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 up to 2.5 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 H.264 files at device sync.
- DVR-MS – Zune software will transcode at time of sync
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How to convert and put DVD on Zune Player |
We all have DVD movies disc or DVD folders on hard drive, then how to put those DVD files and watch them on Zune Player? As we know Zune can only support WMV, MPEG-4 and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video file formats. So we have to convert DVD files to Zune WMV/MP4 video formats before we transfer them using Zune Software.
To convert DVD to Zune video formats, we need third-party applications - DVD to Zune Converter software.
Download DVD to Zune Converter

Step 1. Load your DVD disc or DVD folder files.
Step 2. Set subtitle and audio track by DVD menu.
Step 3. Choose a Profile as your output format.
Step 4. Change output folder.
Step 5. Start to convert.
After conversion, you can put those video files to Zune player using Zune Software.
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How to convert and put video files like AVI, MPEG, MOV, RM, etc. on Zune Player |
How to put video files such as AVI, MPEG, MOV, RM, etc. to Zune Player? First, we need to convert those video files to Zune WMV/MP4 video formats. Third-party application - Zune Video Converter can do these for you.
Download Zune Video Converter

Step 1. Import your video files.
Step 2. Choose a Profile as your output format..
Step 3. Configure some audio and video parameters. If you are not familiar with those settings, just use the default settings.
Step 4. Select output folder.
Step 5. Start to Convert.
After conversion, you can put those converted files to your Zune Player using Zune Software. |
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