Zune Home A/V Pack
by Zune
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Customer Review: Defective remote
Summary: 4 Stars
I use my Zune at work and enjoy having the upright dock that allows me to view the screen easily. My coworkers tease me because I use the remote at a distance of 5" from the Zune. What they don't understand is that it is almost impossible to push the buttons on the Zune while it's in the dock without sliding it backwards on my desk.
When I received my kit, the remote would not work. After lengthy inspection, I resorted to replacing the battery. As soon as I put the battery in, the Zune went crazy. Apparently, one of the buttons was stuck down, which explains the dead battery. After a couple of whacks, the remote worked again (for a while). The next morning, the battery was dead again.
Expecting the worst, I reluctantly called Microsoft Zune customer service and was pleasantly surprised. They promptly sent me a replacement remote, albeit with a scratch on it. The remote works great and the scratch does not bother me.
One really nice feature of this kit is that the cable between the "wall wart" and the base is a standard Zune USB connectivity cable. So now I have two. Very handy.
Customer Review: New Zune 80 and AV dock
Summary: 3 Stars
I have the new Zune 80 and ordered this kit after reading the reviews.
When I received the kit it was quick to set up (about 2 minutes). However something wasn't right. The remote/dock station didn't work. My Zune fitted the dock station. but it seemed to be facing backwards. The screen was facing away from the remote sensor and leaning towards the remote control slot and cable in sockets. Is that right?
I attached the AV cables directly to the zune (headphone socket) and got music/video on the TV. I attached the Zune directly to my PC using the sync cable supplied, it worked.
If I placd the Zune in the docking station, nothing. I used the power adaptor and sync cable to the dock, nothing. The AV cables from the dock to TV, nothing. Sync cable from PC to dock, nothing. Changed the battery in the remote, nothing.
Either the dock was kaput or the new Zune 80 wasn't compatible. I'm guessing the later despite other comments on here.
Returning the kit day after getting it.
Customer Review: Remote had some problems
Summary: 3 Stars
I got the zune and really looked forward for having this pack as well. I got it for 29.99 which i thought was a good price for it as it will allow me to charge and also play songs using my remote. I really dont care about the A/V cable.
The pack arrived and i just set this up in a minute. The remote worked and life felt good. But then suddenly, the next day the remote stopped working. I tried the next day and so on for a week. But it did not. I then just kept it aside. I thought of returning the entire thing, but the shipping costs and also the fact that I will loose the wall charger stopped me. Eventually time also ran out.
One day I just tried the remote again. And to my surprise it worked. It has been working since then and I am happy now. But I will not give it more than 3 stars because of the trouble it gave me initially.
you should have visibility between the remote and the zune for it to work. It will not work if you keep the zune behind the tv or some object.
Customer Review: Great value! Remove dock's silver faceplate to use with 80GB Zune
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a super value. The big-box stores in my area sell the wall plug adapter alone for $30, but with this package it's included with lots of other goodies. The local big-box stores in my area sell a similar boxed set for $80, but it's not as good because their remote has fewer controls. This one on Amazon is definately a best buy. The remote control is useful for skipping a song in a playlist during dance classes, and I love the volume control & pause features on the remote. I doubt I'll use the video output cables, but this could be useful while staying in a hotel if you wanted to watch a movie from your Zune on a TV while traveling. There is a small instruction booklet which comes with the set, but it doesn't explain that you do need to remove the silver faceplate from the dock in order to plug in the 80GB version of the Zune. It took me a while to figure that out, and I used a screwdriver to gently press in the little button to release the silver faceplate from the dock (it's a narrow button).Customer Review: Great Accesory Pack!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a recent convert to the Zune world,and I love it.So right away I went to amazon in search of accesories(I have the 30 gb Version).The a/v accesory pack almost seemed too good to be true,but the overwhelmingly positive reviews swayed me,also the low price.I figured at least I'll have an a/v cable,a sync cable,and a dock.Ijust got mine today and it's great! Mine came in the Zune case,which I wasn't even expecting.So I hooked up the dock,plugged the a/v into my T.V.,and Bingo,T.V. sized Zune.The remote wouldn't work,though,and I figured the battery was probably dead.So I whip out my trusty battery tester and it turns out the battery is fine.The problem was the contacts in the nifty remote.When you pop out the batt.,there are two metal contacts.With a pin,bend up the bottom contacts about 1mm,and the side contacts bend in about 1mm(1/16 inch),and there it is,a fully functional remote,with the same buttons you know and love from your Zune.Amazing bang for the buck,and quality pieces all.