So Over the past few months a big source of information about the Zune HD has been Volvoshine (Ryan Rea). But the question comes to hand on just how accurate he actually was. I Will decided if it was True or not and then check out the chart at the bottom…
1. Zune Touch To Hit Sometime This Summer
Rumor: The Zune Touch as we new it at the time would be coming out this summer sometime
Truth: The Zune HD will be coming out this Summer (September 15th), Fall starts on the 23rd
True Or False: True
2. NetFlix Coming To Zune
Rumor: The Netflix service would somehow be integrated into the Zune Experience
Truth: We don’t actually know if this one is true or not yet
True Or False: So Far False
3. Zune HD To have a 3.6” screen
Rumor: The Screen on the Zune HD was to be the size of the current Hard Drive Zunes plus 2%. Which somehow added up to 3.6”
Truth: The Screen is actually 3.3”
True Or False: False
4. Zune HD To Get 5 Times The Battery Life of Current iPod Touch
Rumor: The Zune HD was to get 180 Hours of Audio and 30 Hours of Video
Truth: The Battery life is rated for 33 Hours of Audio and 8.5 Hours of Video
True Or False: False
5. Games on The Zune HD “will be a new chapter in mobile gaming for Microsoft”
Rumor: The Zune HD was to be a new thing for mobile gaming at Microsoft
Truth: We haven’t heard much yet
True Or False: So Far False
6. Zune HD to Have a Fully Featured Browser
Rumor: The Zune HD would have a fully featured browser
Truth: There is no flash support, so that isn’t fully featured.
True Or False: False
7. Improved Battery Life
Rumor: Improved Battery Life from previous Zunes
Truth: It’s improved
True Or False: True
8. Multi-Touch
Rumor: Multi-Touch Screen
Truth: It has it
True Or False: True
9. Movies in the Marketplace
Rumor: Movies would be in the marketplace for sale
Truth: They will be
True Or False: True
10. HD Content for Sale
Rumor: HD video content available to buy from the marketplace
Truth: It will be
True Or False: True
11. Device Capacities
Rumor: 16GB and 32GB capacities available at launch
Truth: They will be
True Or False: True
12. Device to ship early September
Rumor: The Device would be shipping and in stores sometime in early September
Truth: September, Yes. Early, Sort of.
True Or False: Half True
13. Rumored 16GB Price
Rumor: the16GB would be somewhere in the range of $249 -$280
Truth: The 16GB is $219.99
True Or False: False
14. Nvidia Tegra Processor Inside
Rumor: The Nvidia Tegra processor would be the power inside the Zune HD
Truth: The Zune HD is powered by the Nvidia Tegra processor indeed
True Or False: True
The End Result:
