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The Nano is No Camcorder

In response to Tim Bajarin’s column “The iPod nano: The New Family Video Camera,” I’ve seen the comparison of videos shot by the iPod nano versus other devices, including the Pure Digital Flip camera. The nano suffers in comparison.

I don’t understand Bajarin’s statement, “I am still a big advocate of still images and continue to see their value.” The Flip Mino HD takes 720p videos, as well as lets you capture individual frames from those videos, which look better than the images from my digital camera. The photos are widescreen, too, but if you don’t like that, crop it as you like to a standard photo perspective.

You enjoy your nano, Mr. Bajarin. I’ll enjoy my much-better Flip Mino HD and Zune HD.—J. Bernardi

Don’t Forget the Adapter

Why is it that when I read an article such as your guide “How to Buy a Wi-Fi Router,” there is never a mention of the correct wireless adapter that goes with each router? Do not assume customers know enough to get one. Yes, if they have a wireless card already, it will probably work. However, if anyone is replacing the router for speed and range issues, he or she will need to get the corresponding card/adapter to get close to the desired performance.—“Codaman12”

You Spoke Too Zune

In Wendy Sheehan Donnell’s piece, “Zune HD Reviewed: Can’t Touch the iPod Touch,” she doesn’t realize that Microsoft has caught up to the iPod touch. The Zune HD, which I actually own, is excellent. Instead of just bashing the competitor, I have tried the touch myself, and found the interface counterintuitive. So I waited for an alternative—and the Zune is it. The apps will come as they are developed. If the free games and apps Microsoft already has released are any indication, the Zune is very exciting. Did you expect 100,000 apps out of the box? The updated Zune Marketplace is perfect. Sure, there are not many apps yet, but all of the other media content is there, and there is plenty of it: TV shows in HD, plenty of podcasts, and thousands of albums, videos, and so on.

As for the Zune player itself, it works perfectly. The HD radio is amazing, and the screen is perfect—better than the touch.

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