Zune 2 - More Problems.

prabal34 · 11-13-2007, 02:26 PM

I just noticed that the Dpad is slightly off center.:confused:

I posted this in my other thread but I think its serious enough that it needs attention via its own thread.

petermrsandman · 11-13-2007, 03:02 PM

mine is slightly tilted to the other side but its hardly noticed

PickleMan · 11-15-2007, 08:07 AM

Are you having any performance issues with the d-pad or is it just cosmetic

petermrsandman · 11-15-2007, 08:58 AM

no problems with the dpad

Dizzy · 11-15-2007, 04:15 PM

Doesn't look that bad.
Like Pickleman said, does it affect performance?

infuser72 · 11-26-2007, 11:16 PM

now that you mention it i think mines slightly imperfect. hmm, idk tho, my eyes might be playing tricks on me

ACE · 11-26-2007, 11:26 PM

I physically measured my Zune 80 and it seems to be an optical illusion....it measured perfect, but still looks askew...hrm....

Slimo69 · 11-27-2007, 07:10 AM

from the picture it does look a little odd... damn illusions !

dkmccue · 12-10-2007, 03:58 PM

The zPad issue was something I had heard about long before I ever laid eyes on the new Zunes. Just before Thanksgiving I bought an 8-gig Zune, and it did seem a little askew, but as it was a gift for someone I didn't really scrutinize it. Just after Thanksgiving I bought myself an 80, and I saw that it is, in fact, slightly turned clockwise in the case.

But... turn your Zune off, and hold it. Then, as if you were using the zPad to forward to another track, brush your thumb across the pad. Look closely, and you will see that the "twist" in the design naturally follows the path that your thumb makes. Hold it as if you are watching a video, and you get the same thing.

I really think this "off-center" pad thing was an actual design of the product.

Anyone agree?

Darren · 12-11-2007, 03:50 PM

that sounds about right, and i tried measuring the picture lol from my screen and it looks fine to me

jamminibe · 12-11-2007, 04:22 PM

Wow that's wicked. I never noticed that about my 80 gig. I bought one of those Zune branded leather cases and the cut-out hole for the zPad matches exactly with the slight slant. Must be intentional

Darren · 12-11-2007, 07:04 PM

maybe we are all just sideways and the Zune is perfectly straight..

MetalFrog · 12-13-2007, 12:33 AM

That is freaky. :O

11-13-2007, 02:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-13-2007, 03:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
petermrsandman Squirt Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	mine is slightly tilted to the other side but its hardly noticed

11-15-2007, 08:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
PickleMan Squirt Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA,Michigan Posts: 25 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	Are you having any performance issues with the d-pad or is it just cosmetic

11-15-2007, 08:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
petermrsandman Squirt Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	no problems with the dpad

11-26-2007, 11:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
infuser72 Squirt Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 17 Reputation: 10 $zB: 1 Donate	now that you mention it i think mines slightly imperfect. hmm, idk tho, my eyes might be playing tricks on me

11-27-2007, 07:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
Slimo69 Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 252 Reputation: 14 $zB: 153 Donate	from the picture it does look a little odd... damn illusions !

12-10-2007, 03:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
dkmccue Zewbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	The zPad issue was something I had heard about long before I ever laid eyes on the new Zunes. Just before Thanksgiving I bought an 8-gig Zune, and it did seem a little askew, but as it was a gift for someone I didn't really scrutinize it. Just after Thanksgiving I bought myself an 80, and I saw that it is, in fact, slightly turned clockwise in the case. But... turn your Zune off, and hold it. Then, as if you were using the zPad to forward to another track, brush your thumb across the pad. Look closely, and you will see that the "twist" in the design naturally follows the path that your thumb makes. Hold it as if you are watching a video, and you get the same thing. I really think this "off-center" pad thing was an actual design of the product. Anyone agree?

12-11-2007, 04:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
jamminibe Zewbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	Wow that's wicked. I never noticed that about my 80 gig. I bought one of those Zune branded leather cases and the cut-out hole for the zPad matches exactly with the slight slant. Must be intentional

12-13-2007, 12:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
MetalFrog Zewbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	That is freaky. :O

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