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=TOP PRIORITY=
[61 votes] More video codec compatibility- AVI, Divx/Xvid.
[59 votes] Clock
[51 votes] Deletion on the go
[49 votes] Games- Simple games, time killers.
=VERY HIGH PRIORITY=
[41 votes] Removing the 3 day limit on shared content.
[41 votes] Custom Equalizer
[39 votes] Removable drive- (ability to store data files on the zune, use it as a hard drive)
[37 votes] Wireless sync to PC- use the Wifi to wirelessly sync content with your PC
=HIGH PRIORITY=
[31 votes] Gapless Playback- no gaps between songs
[29 votes] Themes- the ability to change font, click sound, etc
[28 votes] More audio codec compatibility- OGG/FLAC
[28 votes] Sleep timer- turn off automatically after a set amount of time, for listening before bed.
[27 votes] Podcast/Vidcast support- differentiate these from other media on the device, allow the Zune to get them from software.
=MEDIUM PRIORITY=
[24 votes] Saving Quicklists as Playlists
[23 votes] Randomize wallpaper- daily, monthly, on startup, etc.
[21 votes] .TXT, .DOC, .PDF viewing.
[20 votes] Alarm- turn on and play a song of your choice or radio at a selected time
[19 votes] Zune to Zune streaming- Allow other zunes in the area to listen songs your Zune is broadcasting.
[19 votes] The ability to send videos to other Zunes.
[18 votes] Support for more/higher resoultion, on pictures and video so they look good via video out.
[18 votes] Widgets- Little web applications usable at hotspots. Weather, RSS, email, etc.
[18 votes] Lyrics support.
[17 votes] Audio bookmarking on non-podcast tracks (for audiobooks)
[17 votes] Radio recording- record from radio, possibly even at a scheduled time.
[16 votes] Internet radio- Streaming music accessible from hotspots.
[16 votes] Customizable menus- Choose what shows up on your main menu.
=LOW(ER) PRIORITY=
[14 votes] Lossless audio support (note: WMA lossless only)
[14 votes] Edit metadata for songs, pictures, movies manually on the Zune (without the software)
[13 votes] Self updating smart playlists on the Zune device.
[13 votes] Mobile marketplace- Connect and buy/download songs from hotspots.
[12 votes] Video Quicklists and playlists
[11 votes] Screen orientation choice- the ability to manually rotate the screen to the orientation of your choice, no matter what media you are viewing. (this includes rotating pictures)
[10 votes] Increased 360 connectivity-being able to use your Zune as a 360 memory card, wirelessly streaming content to 360.
[10 votes] Video thumbnails on the device (in the menus).
[10 votes] Visualizations to go with music- specifically for video out
[9 votes] Radio tagging- tag a song you heard on the radio for purchase or download later.
[8 votes] Don’t interrupt music or video when someone wants to send you a song- just a notification and a beep will do.
[7 votes] The ability to watch photo slideshows while listening to radio.
[7 votes] Mac/Linux support- port the Zune software or open it up to use with other software
[5 votes] Speedier fast forward/rewind depending on how long you hold it down
[5 votes] Search content by keyword.
[4 votes] PPT files viewable/presentable on Zune
[2 votes] Brightness/contrast control when watching movies. This includes being able to turn the backlight off for just listening.
[2 votes] Unicode character support.
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