Does anyone know if this means that older versions of Zune e.g. the 30gb will run off the uk software version of zune.net?

Many UK people are hoping they will have a shop to download music which at present they do not.

I dont even want radio in my media player, why they just delete it from zune? That would made zune hd thinner. And cheaper.

Unfortunately they've held off to long, I already bought a Creative Zen, and I'm not about to replace it since it works...

Put Netflix on it and people won't be able to stop themselves from buying it. I am a marketing genius. Donations accepted.

Tesla, not Tessla

I'm not 100% sure but I think the HD radio chip is also configurable for DAB and a few other digital radio transmission types.

May not be as bigger job as first thought.

However, I'd settle for them scrapping the HD/DAB radio bit and just dropping the price £50.

I'm not 100% sure but I think the HD radio chip is also configurable for DAB and a few other digital radio transmission types.

May not be as bigger job as first thought.

However, I'd settle for them scrapping the HD/DAB radio bit and just dropping the price £50.

'HD Radio' in the Zune HD does not mean High Definition Radio, it means Hybrid Digital Radio, although Microsoft are obviously implying it means the first.

Hybrid Digital Radio is a digital radio format that is proprietary to USA, so to bring the Zune HD to Europe as The INQ suggests Microsoft will need to put a different DAB receiver in for each country's digital radio system. Annoyingly this means the radio won't work in 'foreign' countries when one goes abroad.

Digital radio is a PITA, they should've put an FM receiver instead.

I'm braced for the latest $1=£1 price translation...

Number 3...

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Rob

The Zune Video service mentioned along with the list of countries is for the Xbox 360, which is available in Europe - there is no confirmed release for the Zune HD as yet in the UK or anywhere outside the United States, until it gets its CE mark etc it is not going to be available here.