New Zune 4 and 8 do not have video out capabilities
By Jonathan Schlaffer
While Microsoft is still preparing to ship the new Zune 80, 4 and 8 here is some more information for you to chew on. The new flash based Zune 4 and 8 do not have video out capabilities.
Still, unlike the new iPods, most existing accessories that work with the Zune 30 (aka Zune Classic) will work with the new Zune 80, 4 and 8 except for cases because of the varying sizes.
According to Zune insider, the new Zunes will import video at 720×480 @30fps or 720×576 @25fps without transcoding. The Zune 80 features DVD quality video-out resolution.
The Zune 80 only features an on-screen resolution of 320 x 240 (compare that to the superior 480 x 320 screen of the iPod Touch) and as for the Zune 4 and 8, they do not feature video out capabilities at all. But hey, the iPod Nanos do.
On a side note, I am not a fan of the new interfaces on the iPod Classic and iPod Nano, if you want an iPod, I’m afraid the Touch is the only way to go.
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microsost sucks they’ll try anything to surpass apple in the music business but they can’t