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Microsoft’s Zune HD accessories available for pre-order
Microsoft's Zune HD AV Dock and Power Pack

If you couldn’t tell, we are just a little excited about the impending launch of the , especially now that we’ve learned of its attractive price point.  It’s never too early to start thinking about the accessories you might want to purchase alongside a device, so we wanted to fill you in on a few Zune HD accessories that are available for pre-order. The Zune HD AV Power Pack at $50, and the Zune HD AV Dock for $90. Here is a little information about each of them:

Zune HD AV Dock (Left in photo)

This all-in-one package enables your Zune HD player to charge sync and play supported 720p HD videos on your HDTV. Send music and HD Radio reception to your home audio system and control it all via a wireless remote.

Includes dock, three inserts (one for each Zune model), wireless remote, AC adapter, HDMI cable, and AV output cable. Zune HD player sold separately.

Compatible with: Zune HD (32 & 16), Zune 120, Zune 80, Zune 16, Zune 8, and Zune 4.

Zune HD Power Pack (Right in photo)

Connect your AV cable to your docked Zune HD to play music, HD Radio, and audio podcasts through your home audio system. The HDMI cable connects your docked Zune HD to HDTVs to view movies and videos. (Zune HD player required for HD video and HD Radio reception; sold separately. Zune HD AV Dock sold separately.)

Includes AC adapter, HDMI cable, and AV output cable.

Compatible with: Zune HD (32 & 16), Zune 120, Zune 80, Zune 16, Zune 8, Zune 4.

There’s also the Zune HD Premium Car Pack, for those of you who want to listen while on the go. Hey, the HD Radio alone might be reason enough to go that route.


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Comments:

Parzoon Galmold Parzoon Galmold 8/17/09 5:51 pm

This is misleading in the the power pack is useless without the sync dock. It is not a stand-alone item. There are three products that are related so let’s not confuse them:

Sync Dock ($50): Let’s you sync your Zune with your computer via your computer’s USB port. Just a dock and remote control.

Power Pack ($50): This is useless without the sync dock: “Expand your Zune Sync Dock to the full HD experience”. This is just an HDMI cable and AC charger and composite cables to hook the dock up to a TV and power it via a wall socket. All these components are readily available for less and many folks might already have them.

HD AV Dock ($90): As above, just the sync dock plus some cables so you can display HD video on your TV while charging from the wall. Saves $10 over buying individually but, again, you may save more if you have cables or AC adaptor from elsewhere. These are generic.

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Jim Fox Jim Fox 9/18/09 9:58 am

I’m using my old AV Dock that I purchased for my Zune 80 with my Zune HD.  Even though the output from this older AV dock is RCA Composite cables, the picture quality (from video Podcasts) is WAY better on my HD TV than it ever was out of my Zune 80.  The remote control meant for the Zune 80/120, controls the Zune HD too.

I plan to get the proper Zune HD AV Dock when I have a little more cash.  Ironically, as the first commenter mentioned, the Power Pac cables are everything that the AV Dock package contains EXCEPT the Dock and (by the looks of it) you CAN’T use the HDMI Cable without the AV Dock.  What they should be selling is the Dock ONLY.  That way those of us that have the old AV Dock could use the calbes we already have plus a generic HDMI to output the 720p.
The Zune HD itself is GREAT!

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