Could the Zune HD be on its way soon?

By on Apr 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Rumor April 11, 2009

Back in January after we learned that Zune sales and platform revenue was down $100 million under the previous quarter, we asked whether the Zune was ultimately doomed to die an unglamorous death or if Microsoft had an ace up its sleeve. Last night, Engadget posted some images that they feel, based upon some chitchat with sources, are of an upcoming touchscreen PMP known as the Zune HD. Because of the lack of anything other than a few promotional shots we’re going to have to resort to the age-old game of speculation when discussing the Zune HD, but if all of this turns out to be true we think it reasonable to expect that the Zune HD would ship with a display that approaches 720p and (based upon our measurement of the screen in the images) an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 — one of two standard aspect ratios used by mainstream films. But as we say so often in the tech blogging world, we shall see. Would a Zune HD have any chance of finding its way into your pocket or has the Zune ship already sailed for you?

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  • Brenden

    Also, they need to make it have alot of storage. Ipod touch’s 32gigs don’t cut it. I have a 80GB zune that is FULL, WE NEED AT LEAST 100GB’s. Yea i know it will be very unlikely to have alot of storage but i can hope, cant i?

  • HardEight

    @ Uncle Bernie

    What’s more lame? Someone who makes dumb comments, or someone who makes comments so obviously to start a flame war that only 2 people only bothered to even call you out on it?

    FAIL. Guess what, only your mother thinks your funny and its because she’s the only one who knows who you’re real dad is.

  • roach

    4Dthinker, I don’t leave home without my Zune 120. Heavy and not portable and yet…

    iPod classic: 4.1×2.4×0.41 4.9ounces
    itouch: 4.3×2.4×0.33 4.05 ounces
    Zune 120: 4.3×2.4×0.5 4.5 ounces

    Big difference there, I guess you’d need a pickup truck to haul around a Zune.

  • lol

    Wrong. Xbox, Xbox 360.

    Windows.

  • http://yahoo.com Matthew

    I like my 8gb zune and it has been very reliable. I really don’t really care wether it is a “stylish” ipod or a zune, as long as it plays my music and videos.

    My only problem with zune is that the marketplace doesn’t have any movies.

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