Zune HD firmware 4.5 'coming soon' with SmartDJ, Xvid support

Andre Yoskowitz
30 Mar 2010 23:02

Zune HD users should be pretty happy to hear that firmware v4.5, first leaked in January, is "coming soon," and will bring native XviD support to the device as well as streaming Smart DJ.
Microsoft says the player will soon have native support for the MPEG-4 Part 2 ASP codec, and the player will playback XviD videos, which is still the codec of choice for most videos downloaded online. The format will play via your HDTV as well if you own the Zune HD Dock.
Smart DJ playlists, a "Genius"-esque song playlist creator, will also be available on the player and not just the desktop software.
If you are connected via Wi-Fi you will be able to to create Smart DJ playlists that incorporate streamed content from the Zune Marketplace, besides the songs already stored on the player.
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