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Try - http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ -or- http://www.foobar2000.org/

On WMA Lossless - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio_9_Lossless

Forgive me if I'm wrong.]]>Sep 16th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
I gave him a positive and you a negative for your useless and unnecessary comment. Have a good day. :-)]]>Sep 16th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
They actually finally get it!! lol]]>Sep 16th 2008 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
OsX is to Windows what Zune software is to iTunes...]]>Sep 16th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
Honestly, I want the zune/xbox team designing the visual style of the next version of windows, because it seems like every time they put something out, it's leaps and bounds more polished and slicker looking.]]>Sep 16th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
Good to have decent competition to the iPod though. Creative and Sony have just lost it. Releasing mediocre after mediocre player.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 17th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
Where the fuck is my device's wallpaper!? It's just black now. There is no more default Zune wallpaper, which I liked. Now I have to find some sketchy GIF of it or something and upload it onto this bad boy.

Other than that, awesome. My album art (that was all screwed up for some godless reason) in 2.5's software is now ALL BACK. I am so happy. That's three hours of re-attatching album images saved. Thanks, MS. : )

On a side note, how come you guys have so many "hiccups" installing things? I downloaded it and installed it the second it came out with no problems on VIsta x64, and have had zero stalls whatsoever. I bet your system tray looks like AOL threw up in it.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
So much irony in that statement...]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/zuneplayers/backgrounds/default.htm that you can download to your device.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
Hey, that's awesome! I can not believe I haven't seen this page before. Much appreciated. Still liked that super minimalistic default wallpaper, though...]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
It's just that when they do, they need to make at least 3 posts per issue and put some kind of spin on it.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
Is it a sin if I use those wallpapers on my iPhone?

FYI, I do think the Zune is a great player and almost (but not quite) bought one this summer.]]>Sep 16th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
http://social.zune.net/member/PynkFloydd]]>Sep 16th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pynkfloydd/]]>Sep 16th 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
as for the upgrade process, it worked a charm.. software installed hitch free here at work, device upgraded without a hitch (and i'd faffed around with community game stuff prior which i thought might complicate things), and it's all tickety boo (good!).

shame the account sign in page has been broken for a large part of the day preventing us from re-accepting the EULA (why is that stored online??), and there STILL being no sign of a EU marketplace. ]]>Sep 16th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
Wait, I'm already turned off. Picked one up at Best Buy and held it for 10 seconds. It was such cheap junk I had to laugh at the Best Buy salesman who came up and said it was so much better than those lame iPods.

Subscription? Yeah, as if I need to be sending out $16 a month to play someone else's music. I get my CDs for $3 - $7 used and I own the music for life.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/
I literally have dozens of CDs I've purchased over the years that I absolutely never listen to anymore. That's a few years of Zune Pass I could have purchased instead, had it been available, and when the old stuff bores me I can dump it and replace with something else.

The most surprising thing about your post is that you met a Best Buy rep who would actually promote the Zune. Every time I've seen a Zune at Best Buy, besides the fact that the reps actively ignore it, the device was not even activated so none of the features could actually be demonstrated.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/You have no idea what you're missing out on. Having the complete freedom to hear any band at any time is the most liberating thing in the world for a music fan. I can't imagine going back to CD stores to buy albums based on how much I liked the band's last effort or what the artist's reputation is or how cool the album cover looks. There is no point to "owning" music anymore. None.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/You should probably start listening to some good music and not that disposable crap you end up getting sick of.]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/zune-3-0-hands-on/Sep 16th 2008 11:46AM