mike240se wrote:HOLY CRAP! I just read on zune.net that these DO NOT play DIVX or XVID???? ALL my movies are in divx and some in xvid, that means hours upon hours of wasted time converting?

i think i am going to have to pass.

They'll automatically be converted by the ZUNE software...

Please understand that this player IS NOT a true PVP, but a Digital Audio Player with Video capabilities.

and a Darned Great One at that!

If you're a robot that actually prefers ipod, you don't belong on this site. It's for better people than you.

DaHarder wrote:They'll automatically be converted by the ZUNE software...

Please understand that this player IS NOT a true PVP, but a Digital Audio Player with Video capabilities.

and a Darned Great One at that!

what is the typical conversion time for a 700mb divx movie?

GuyHersh wrote:I don't know if you're new here, but this is Woot!, they are well known for keeping their customers happy. As mentioned on the main page, the people who ordered brown Zunes for $80 a couple weeks ago got black Zunes and a travel pack instead because they ran out. Woot took care of their customers, but now its starting to get ridiculous.

I'm starting to feel like I'll never know when to buy something from woot anymore, because in a couple more weeks it'll be even cheaper. Small price drops a month or more part is totally understandable, but this is getting ridiculous.

Its not even the price drop that bothers me, its the price drop AND free item that gets to me.

Will I stop buying from woot? Probably not, but I thought woot was more honorable than this.

Snapster wrote:we strategized about raising the price $20 and going back to collect more money from previous buyers, but someone said that was the wrong thing. it's so confusing.

really, the write-up tells the story. see those links? with capitalism comes nasty little things like competition and price pressure - such horrible forces you know. maybe we should include a bucket of sand - people could stick their heads in it when temporary price erosion occurs.

i just want the traveler's kit...Lulz not another zune.

svengoolie wrote:If you're a robot that actually prefers ipod, you don't belong on this site. It's for better people than you.

I wouldn't say 'better'... But Certainly A Heck Of a Lot Smarter!

GuyHersh wrote:I don't know if you're new here, but this is Woot!, they are well known for keeping their customers happy. As mentioned on the main page, the people who ordered brown Zunes for $80 a couple weeks ago got black Zunes and a travel pack instead because they ran out. Woot took care of their customers, but now its starting to get ridiculous.

I'm starting to feel like I'll never know when to buy something from woot anymore, because in a couple more weeks it'll be even cheaper. Small price drops a month or more part is totally understandable, but this is getting ridiculous.

Its not even the price drop that bothers me, its the price drop AND free item that gets to me.

Will I stop buying from woot? Probably not, but I thought woot was more honorable than this.

Honor has nothing to do with placating people who expect something for nothing.

Next time do not throw around a word you know nothing about.

I just had to get one since the brown ones were going for this price everywhere else. Got a white one.

mike240se wrote:what is the typical conversion time for a 700mb divx movie?

Around 30 minutes, but if the original file is 512kbs or higher the resulting ZUNE/WMV video really looks great!

Note: and will be of a much smaller files size...

deepspace12dotcom wrote:Honor has nothing to do with placating people who expect something for nothing.

Next time do not throw around a word you know nothing about.

especially on veterans day

Personally I'm stoked theat they brought it back I missed it last time but not this one!
woot!
I love the zunes

stupid question on the surface but you never know with r3furbz:

Does this ship "Zune only" or with the usb connector cable for syncing. The specs only mention "USB 2.0 interface."

I picked one up to replace my ailing Creative Zen, just wondering if i need to buy the cable too. thanks.

If someone has mentioned anything similar, I apologize. I'm just too tired to read through 6 pages of posts.

Bargincell sells an AC and DC adapter - separate items - for $3.69. Shipping was about $5. Power problem solved... for me and my hubby with our new Zunes I guess. Reasonable cases are darn cheap, but those shipping costs are beastly

Now if I can just figure out how to consistently rip DVDs, I'll be a happy woman. OK, a slightly more happy woman.

Darchonus wrote:What planet do you live on? I don't know of any store online that ever does that (or B&M for that matter).

at B&M, If I were still within the return period with my receipt in hand, I'd do a return/rebuy and get exactly that deal. Online, Amazon does similar stuff quite frequently - there's even software to watch items that you've bought so that you can contact them for price-matches.

I'm not even about a price match in this case - I'd just like the benefits that come with the travel pack!

I seriously, seriously hope one woot-staffer's snide aside about 'who got shafted the worse' along with a bunch of attempted sycophantic shout-downs isn't going to be the end of this.

netzoo wrote:stupid question on the surface but you never know with r3furbz:

Does this ship "Zune only" or with the usb connector cable for syncing. The specs only mention "USB 2.0 interface."

I picked one up to replace my ailing Creative Zen, just wondering if i need to buy the cable too. thanks.

These refurbs All Come Packaged Just As a New ZUNE 30 would, with all new headphoones, USB cable, packaging etc.

- PodCasts, both Audio and Video, Will be Supported... Fully!

- The box (typically) has one REURBUSHIED sticker on the lower front of the box, and an easily removed REFURBISHED sticker on the back of the player.

- These ZUNE players are fully compatible with the firmware/software upgrades that Microsoft will be releasing 13 Nov 07.

- The aforementioned upgrades are Free Of Charge... Just Sync your player... You're Upgraded!

- The Zune 30 (the one WOOT is selling here) is made of a highly durable/scratch/smudge resistant material, unlike those players from Cupertino that scratch if you look at them the wrong way.

- Zune Players ARE NOT RockBox compatible, and only fully compatible with computers running MS Windows (Xp/Vista)

- ZUNE players are NOT compatible witn iTUNEs or music purchased on iTunes that are DRM protected, though you can burn those songs to a CD and re-rip them to MP3 or WMA, and they will work.

DaHarder wrote:Around 30 minutes, but if the original file is 512kbs or higher the resulting ZUNE/WMV video really looks great!

Note: and will be of a much smaller files size...

yeah i was thinking that would be better for sure since you dont need the same res. for the zune. i would be cool to have a place to actually hold ALL my music, then i would maybe listen to it.

evilmicrowizard wrote:
I seriously, seriously hope one woot-staffer's snide aside about 'who got shafted the worse' along with a bunch of attempted sycophantic shout-downs isn't going to be the end of this.

would you prefer a personal confirmation?

the warranty on the refurbs are in fact the same as the new ones? through microsoft, etc?

Thanks again Woot for the Zunes! I just bought my 4th and 5th - now the family has 2 brown and 3 black.

Where are the pink Refurbs?

GuyHersh wrote:I don't know if you're new here, but this is Woot!, they are well known for keeping their customers happy. As mentioned on the main page, the people who ordered brown Zunes for $80 a couple weeks ago got black Zunes and a travel pack instead because they ran out. Woot took care of their customers, but now its starting to get ridiculous.

I'm starting to feel like I'll never know when to buy something from woot anymore, because in a couple more weeks it'll be even cheaper. Small price drops a month or more part is totally understandable, but this is getting ridiculous.

Its not even the price drop that bothers me, its the price drop AND free item that gets to me.

Will I stop buying from woot? Probably not, but I thought woot was more honorable than this.

What the heck bro? Woot tries to help out customers. That doesn't mean they can afford to price adjust everytime something lowers in price. Maybe I should demand they give me a $65 discount on my next purchase since I bought a Zune for $150 from them. And come to think about it, they had the Infocus DLPTV for around $900 on the wootoff. I paid $2000 for my 50" about 2 years ago. Maybe they should drop $1000 back into my account since I paid more.

I get that you're upset you maybe didn't get the best deal, but really you had your Zune for 2 months you otherwise wouldn't. If that wasn't worth whatever the price difference was, maybe you should've held off.

Snapster wrote:would you prefer a personal confirmation?

I would.

evilmicrowizard wrote:at B&M, If I were still within the return period with my receipt in hand, I'd do a return/rebuy and get exactly that deal. Online, Amazon does similar stuff quite frequently - there's even software to watch items that you've bought so that you can contact them for price-matches.

I'm not even about a price match in this case - I'd just like the benefits that come with the travel pack!

I seriously, seriously hope one woot-staffer's snide aside about 'who got shafted the worse' along with a bunch of attempted sycophantic shout-downs isn't going to be the end of this.

It's these very individuals that would be the reason if WOOT simply stopped offering these awesome deals.

It's like a BLUE LIGHT special... Take The Deal When You Can, and MOVE ON!

If it happens again, or at an even better price.. GREAT!

deepspace12dotcom wrote:Honor has nothing to do with placating people who expect something for nothing.

Next time do not throw around a word you know nothing about.

If woot can afford dropping the price $30 per 2 units purchased, and throw in a free travel kit, Woot could afford sending us a free travel kit to those who bought 2 Zunes a month ago for the said $30 more. I'm even willing to pay the $5 shipping.

I am in for two - I have an iPhone but I want to experiment, hack it and whatever!! Thanks woot $175 is not bad for my experiment ;)

mike240se wrote:yeah i was thinking that would be better for sure since you dont need the same res. for the zune. i would be cool to have a place to actually hold ALL my music, then i would maybe listen to it.

I have upgraded the HD on several on my ZUNE DAP units... It takes all of 15 minutes to do, and can accommodate up an 80gb HD without case modification!

What color looks better in person, black or white?

mike240se wrote:the warranty on the refurbs are in fact the same as the new ones? through microsoft, etc?

Yes... These are factory refirbs... Exact Same Warrantee As New Players.

DaHarder wrote:I have upgraded the HD on several on my ZUNE DAP units... It takes all of 15 minutes to do, and can accommodate up an 80gb HD without case modification!

wait a second, this thing can be hacked? now i am getting interested, what else can it hack? i just want the travel pack, but cant afford 2.

shawnmos wrote:What color looks better in person, black or white?

The WHITE looks rather transparent along the edges, and BLACK looks blue along the edges...

It's called the double-shot effect... Looks Very Cool, and is Very durable!

shawnmos wrote:What color looks better in person, black or white?

uh oh

Snapster wrote:yep, understood. I kept repeating as we chatted about the product write-up that this is simply The Perfect Storm of a media player market... I wish we could bet on what the best deals a year from now would be. While the tech will keep improving and flash players may approach this capacity, a sub-$100 30gb won't be made for years.

But I hope at the end of the day .. if you were a consumer .. you would feel shafted ... like you said in a post ...... .. i agree I was happy at the price I got my zune .. but still there is that part of me which feels shafted by the price drop and the freebies

much love

Snapster wrote:would you prefer a personal confirmation?

Man, do you get paid extra to be a DICK? This wasn't even in response to my comment but you see to have really treated the folks who have VALID issues like crap.

We wouldn't be complaining if woot didn't have a HISTORY of TRYING to make some things right....

However with my USB headphones that weren't you at least ATTEMPTED to make it right. And what did I do, I wooted quite a bit more. When you over sell and decide to ship part of my order and not even discount/refund the shipping, I let it go. And honestly, I would have been upset about not being taken care of as folks where before on the same item from the same store, but I could have dropped it.

But when Woot's staff comes in here making fun of the loyal customers who are ASKING if anything could be done, THAT does not sit well with me.

i'm in for 2 toilets that wash my butt too...

and i got 2 zunes for a hundo each, and we got screwed, they gave out coupons and such to all the people that paid 130 (who are now getting screwed even worse but they've had them for quite awhile). I've barely had time to put any music/videos on mine..but i want those toilets..

mike240se wrote:uh oh

LMAO

mike240se wrote:wait a second, this thing can be hacked? now i am getting interested, what else can it hack? i just want the travel pack, but cant afford 2.

Google is your friend...

This Player Really Rocks!

I just bought a black zune from woot back when they were $99 and am very pleased with it, but I'm peaved that they're now selling them for 15 bucks less! Is woot going to offer a rebate to those of us who purchased one already like they did with the brown zunes?

mike240se wrote:the warranty on the refurbs are in fact the same as the new ones? through microsoft, etc?

Yes its the exact same

Thanks woot...that takes care of one xmas gift. Now I need a good quality lcd picture frame

Darchonus wrote:What the heck bro? Woot tries to help out customers. That doesn't mean they can afford to price adjust everytime something lowers in price. Maybe I should demand they give me a $65 discount on my next purchase since I bought a Zune for $150 from them. And come to think about it, they had the Infocus DLPTV for around $900 on the wootoff. I paid $2000 for my 50" about 2 years ago. Maybe they should drop $1000 back into my account since I paid more.

I get that you're upset you maybe didn't get the best deal, but really you had your Zune for 2 months you otherwise wouldn't. If that wasn't worth whatever the price difference was, maybe you should've held off.

thats not the point .. I think veryone understands .. as tech becomes obsolete ... stuff gets cheaper... but less than a month from the old offer .. thats the only ridiculous thing ... I am still a very happy wooter ..

hardin wrote:Man, do you get paid extra to be a DICK? This wasn't even in response to my comment but you see to have really treated the folks who have VALID issues like crap.

We wouldn't be complaining if woot didn't have a HISTORY of TRYING to make some things right....

However with my USB headphones that weren't you at least ATTEMPTED to make it right. And what did I do, I wooted quite a bit more. When you over sell and decide to ship part of my order and not even discount/refund the shipping, I let it go. And honestly, I would have been upset about not being taken care of as folks where before on the same item from the same store, but I could have dropped it.

But when Woot's staff comes in here making fun of the loyal customers who are ASKING if anything could be done, THAT does not sit well with me.

I believe that some are becoming rather irritated about all these people asking for WOOT to somehow compensate them for lowing prices, because it's just an unreasonable request, and certainly NOT something that would be ask of say... a Blue Light Special that happened to be offered again at a lower price.

WOOT is Awesome, as are their Prices, but they are in the business of making money, and request like this simply undermine that fact.