Attempting a USB C mod because the zune pin connector was trashed on this zune I bought. I'm definitely not the best at soldering, but I would have thought I'd gotten this okay enough and I really don't know what I'm missing here. So far no luck getting this to charge or connect, and I've been at it for hours. Is it possible that there's something else wrong with the board? Everything fully working except charging and connecting.
ScummVM running on my Zune HD, playing Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max and Curse of Monkey Island (video attached).
None of this would exist without u/TheMagicIsInTheHole and Project Lyra. It's a mod on top of Lyra, and it shows up as a tile in the Apps list. Huge thanks to them.
It's a proof of concept, so: touch controls only for now (the physical buttons don't work yet), and quitting a game reboots the Zune. But the goal was to prove it could be done, and it can.
Code and detailed notes here:
https://github.com/kkffiirr/Zune_Lyra_Plugins
Hey everyone! My iPod 5th gen recently broke, and I found a local listing for a Microsoft Zune 30 in good condition. The seller is asking roughly $67 USD.
Here are the details from the listing:
Official refurbished
Working 30GB hard drive
Battery lasts around 8-10 hours
Clean screen, buttons, and headphone jack
Comes with the unit and a charger
I'm switching over mainly for the Wolfson DAC sound signature. Do you guys think $67 is a fair price for a Zune 30 nowadays, or should I look out for anything specific before buying? Thanks!
So just saw this on eBay 1000 big ones.
zune 80 owner here, i recently bought one untested last month and the only issue ive run into so far is the battery, i'll be hopefully getting that soldered this weekend.
however, during my research on how to repair this in the event of other issues, i realized this device is really delicate, almost like microsoft cheaply made it OR they made it difficult to repair on purpose, and kind of future-proof if you don't charge the battery regularly, as it degrades fast even in an unused state.
is there a reason for most of this? seems like the 30 or hd is easier to maintain than the 80/120, as if you look at it weirdly or in a funny way, move the zif cable too much, let it sit with a discharged battery for a while, etc. then it goes completely kaput. makes me a bit nervous as i don't know about the hard drive or anything else yet in this thing.
This r/ popped up in my feed a few weeks ago and made me nostalgic for my Zune. Found my buried HD and haven't put it down since.
I recently came across an open source desktop media app that I really liked and wanted to customize it to my liking with vibe coding for a fun little project. I tweaked the UI quite a bit, added tons of features and services I use, and now have an all-in-one media player that plays local files, has YouTube Music streaming, Youtube videos, Bandcamp streaming, Soulseek downloads, SpotiFLAC, and I was able to get Zune transfers to work with my Zune HD.
Recently the Xune software stopped syncing to my Zune, so I had to use the official Zune software, but I missed the dark theme and some of the features of Xune. I had the idea of trying to incorporate Zune syncing into my coding project and lo and behold I got it working thanks to Zune Explorer on github. I also have an alternate columns view in my local library that sort of matches the Zune software/Xune look. With the help of AI I've been able to ditch the Zune software and Xune!
I'm still early in the progress and doing lots of testing, so it's bare bones at the moment. After some errors, fixes, and testing, it's now transferring files 100% of the time. I attempted to get custom Artist images but ran into some snags, so that part isn't working fully yet.
I've implemented some p2p and streaming downloads so I won't be offering it to download.
Along the way I also attempted some custom mods on my Zune HD such as a bass boost and larger album art, which I was able to do thanks to the Lyra project. I never liked the tiny album art and always thought there wasn't enough bass in any of the EQ presets.
I just wanted share with everyone here since I figured you all might appreciate this. Here's some screenshots.