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  1. Comment - Microsoft to Debut Zune 2 on Tuesday

    (Oct 3, 2007 - 3:42 AM)

    [The best part about WMA Pro is 7.1 multichannel support, 24-bit 96 KHz sound and dynamic range compression.]

    Since the Zune is mostly used for audio playback (c'mon, you're not going to hookup your zune as a source for your HDTV!) over headphones, what good does 7.1 channel support give you (oh, yeah, those new Bose 7.1 headphones - pht!)?

    As for 96 KHz 24-bit sound, that might sound good, but you want to keep your sampling rate the same as your source, so 44.1 KHz 16-bit is all you need.

    In summary, WMA-Pro is a nice spec, but it makes no difference on a Zune. Since Zune comes in brown, I think the "polish turd" reference is fitting, though I don't know why the folks in Warsaw end up the brunt of a Microsoft joke.