How I Built a Super Microsoft Zune - Bluetooth + SSD + Battery + Qi Charging

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The Microsoft Zune was a short-lived challenger to the Apple iPod. In this video, I will be giving my old 30 GB Zune a second chance. Please enjoy a tribute to one of my favorite KZfaqrs @DankPods in the introduction of this video. I wanted to see how many mods would fit inside my old MP3 Player. This modded Zune has a huge battery, a 128 GB SSD, Wireless (Qi) charging and even Bluetooth Audio! Upgrading the Zune was a lot of fun.
This project was completed live on my Twitch Channel: twitch.tv/m0dulus
// Hardware Used:
Battery: amzn.to/3YwAgxN
Hard Drive: amzn.to/3V8H5CK
Bluetooth Adapter: amzn.to/3YAocLJ
Wireless Charger: amzn.to/3YwAzsr
Voltage Regulator: www.pololu.com/product/2560
Zune Charge and Sync Cable: amzn.to/43Jk7qH
// Tools Used:
Tape: amzn.to/41EJAQl
Electric Screwdriver: hototools.com/discount/MML
Tool Kit: amzn.to/3WpA9SH
Soldering Iron: amzn.to/3V5SLWS
Fume Extractor: amzn.to/3HKbOCV
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//Video Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - PCBWay
1:35 - Project Goals
2:16 - Disassembly
4:41 - Bluetooth Install
9:42 - Wireless Charger Connections
10:22 - Reassembly
10:50 - Battery Upgrade
11:10 - SSD Install
12:01 - Wireless Charger
12:56 - Zune Software Install
13:53 - Testing Modifications
15:26 - Conclusion
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@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

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@mariovsquez Жыл бұрын

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@therealbinchicken Жыл бұрын

lol love the dankpods theme feels very much like a alternate dimension if the zune was more popular than the ipod 😂😂

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I love Dankpods. After deciding to work on an MP3 player, I just had to pay homage to his signature video format.

@alainjustiniano Жыл бұрын

Even the 1 grit and the pkcells 🤣 10/10

@chasestevens3279 Жыл бұрын

Any idea on pricing?

@Dave102693 Жыл бұрын

I thought this was dankpod for a good second lol

@injeolmi6 Жыл бұрын

And it is so amazing.

@andrewcow108 Жыл бұрын

Always loved the Zune's UI - thought it was way better than the iPod

@fieldroaster21 Жыл бұрын

Same goes for Windows Phone, which had a UI built around that design language. Best cellphones I ever had. I miss this era of Microsoft so much

@Thetache Жыл бұрын

@@fieldroaster21 Agreed the N800 was a great phone imagine a 2023 compact smartphone of this quality.

@ricedbroccoli Жыл бұрын

Microsoft has really good hardware, however they usually suffer from sort of a too little too late type of thing with all of their products. They hop onto trends too late, and usually with some major lacking aspect of strange design choice that just ruins the products potential

@knightwolf3511 Жыл бұрын

not only that but also teh early days of of apple forcing people to use there file type that basically couldn't be turned back once converted

@yourma-uh5um Жыл бұрын

There's an app for Android called Z Player which is a music player app that clones the Zune UI. It's quite an old app now though and doesn't get many updates, I think I started using it back in 2012.

@Lando00100 Жыл бұрын

The battery and ssd simply plugging into original ports is crazy to me. But it shows how ahead and underrated the zune was. I miss my zune now 😢

@shef_ratte Жыл бұрын

other than the firmware instantly recognizing it, I think that just shows how little has changed in terms of hardware connectors for electronics

@Kevin15673 Жыл бұрын

The battery connector is just 2 pins lol, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

@encycl07pedia- Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? The SSD was one of the few parts that needed to be ordered specifically because the connector was so rare. And yeah, it's not special being able to hook up a rechargeable battery to a device that originally had a rechargeable battery. Ill-informed comment.

@FeralRabbit 11 ай бұрын

@@encycl07pedia- YEAH SO RARE...."Internally, nearly all hard drives use ZIF tape to connect their circuit board to their platter motor. ZIF tape connections are also heavily used in the design of the iPod range of portable media players, not just for the hard drive but also for other connections from the main circuit board. Three types of ZIF connectors are known to exist on 1.8 inch PATA drives. ZIF-24, ZIF-40, and ZIF-50 have 24, 40, and 50 pins respectively." Ill informed malevolent reply to non malevolent comment.

@encycl07pedia- 11 ай бұрын

@@FeralRabbit Just because a three-prong plug is common for hooking up electrical devices to wall sockets doesn't mean you usually find the same three-prong plug on a motherboard. Solder is pretty common, too. That doesn't mean most companies releasing SSDs or HDDs ship them with a few exposed wires and expect users to solder them to the mobo, either.

@llorenstorrespr4409 7 ай бұрын

They lost the war, but they looked better.

@kelsea8767 Жыл бұрын

As a Zune user who used one of these until it literally broke and immediately replaced it in high school, we were the best. I still use my Zune HD to this day! Actually am currently doing research into getting my 120gb Zune working again, HDD crapped out on me and then I just let the battery sit until it could no long hold a charge. But no more, it is time!

@nonsoville Жыл бұрын

Let’s gooo

@RalstigRacing Жыл бұрын

Miss my Zine HD and it’s incredible interface.

@syklonic Жыл бұрын

same thing happened to me - 80gb drive died and it's been in a drawer for over a decade :( loved it while it was working though. very tempted to do the drive and battery swap...

@19CD91 Жыл бұрын

just get a ZIFF to CF adapter and put a compact flash drive in it.

@encycl07pedia- Жыл бұрын

We were the best? Narcissistic much? Portable music players like this are obsolete and pointless. My $16 watch can play music.

@Bridges03 Жыл бұрын

This video popped up in my recommended and I was surprised that it doesn't have many views. The production is really good and everything overall. In my opinion, keep using those songs on your videos. To me, it gives a vibe like if Dankpods was a technician.

@Alcoholic_Nerd Жыл бұрын

I subscribed and liked....

@pavy415 Жыл бұрын

100k views is not that many views ?

@gammaboost Жыл бұрын

@@pavy415 This comment was made 5 months ago, obviously the view count has increased

@DustySquitoNM Жыл бұрын

I never had an original Zune, but I had a Zune HD that was my absolute favorite media device until I got into Windows Phone. I love that you breathed some new life into that old device, and it really makes me miss that Zune software.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@AttackOnTyler Жыл бұрын

you and me both! I still reminisce the days of simple UI and controls. I still think it was the better product. Live tiles were great

@DustySquitoNM Жыл бұрын

@@AttackOnTyler The interface they created with the Zune HD that wound up becoming the Windows Phone interface was just so cool too. Like the idea of going "in" when you clicked on a menu item, so instead of a generic Back button, you clicked back "up" to the slightly out of focus menu that you were previously in. It felt so fluid, smooth, and natural to use.

@RalstigRacing Жыл бұрын

Still miss windows phone. It was amazing how much was integrated directly into the Os. Didn’t really need to have too many apps.

@BrianAnim Жыл бұрын

Love seeing these kinds of mods that you can't tell it's upgraded until you show it off. Keep up the good work.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ajrammin Жыл бұрын

As someone who has seen dankpods do iPod mods I think it's possible to do an SD card board mod like on the iPod with the zune

@Rad1oD3mon Жыл бұрын

Going to be doing these upgrades. Just ordered a new SSD, 3000mah battery, and the wireless charging. Now if only I could source a new screen as mine has gotten a little beaten up over the years. Still glad to have this little piece of nostalgia, and the upgrade from 30gb to 128gb is going to be a game changer. I really wish I was as skilled as you to add the bluetooth transmitter, but that takes a certain level of modification I don't feel confident in doing myself.

@WarriorRev6300 Жыл бұрын

If you're adding bluetooth functionality, make sure to add 5v dc to dc isolator at the output of voltage regulator. This will make the audio clear through bluetooth.

@Alex-im5ux 11 ай бұрын

@@WarriorRev6300link by chance?

@KevlarStripes Жыл бұрын

Hmm... a windows version of DankPods, well this seems fun!

@JCSWW Жыл бұрын

I still have my Zune Originals Zune 80 and it still works perfectly. It has never been opened up and has yet to be upgraded. Microsoft got a solid product here from Toshiba.

@arsonne Жыл бұрын

I have a Zune HD from 2010 still full of 2000’s metalcore and other stuff I was listening to in high school. It still works beautifully and is still awesome

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Love me some 2000s metalcore!

@GacMan47 11 ай бұрын

I didn't have a lot of general music, but I had Killswitch Engage. Still listen to them, their older stuff mostly.

@kceateva Жыл бұрын

Do more for Zune it deserves a comeback!

@charleschudley4661 Жыл бұрын

@@charlesdoesmore5488 I loved it, I thought it was better than the ipod.

@jpalacios117 Жыл бұрын

@@charleschudley4661it was better. The problem was the price i think

@GeminiWoods Жыл бұрын

MP3 players are a bit pointless these days and are a novelty to us nerds. Simply a relic of the past.

@kceateva Жыл бұрын

@@charlesdoesmore5488 still love mine. I really enjoy the Zune HD layout and design. I keep a lookout on my phone for a similar experience, but so far no luck.

@charleschudley4661 Жыл бұрын

@nack323 the price was about the same as the iPad at the time, but it had double the screen so movies were better, the iPhone destroyed this device. O If the zune was the phone that Microsoft made and put better effort into apps this would still be around.

@erikj6156 Жыл бұрын

I loved my OG Zune, but the battery life became less and less so I eventually repurposed the drive into a portable USB drive and got a Zune mini and later an HD, both of which I still have. Awesome to see you giving the OG a new life! The shot of the Zune software was a huge trip down memory lane too, lol. So much better than iTunes, imo.

@akhil-menon Жыл бұрын

Oh man what a brilliant find. I don’t think I’ll ever do this but I love watching talented people such as yourself modding things out. Great video!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@lyfestyle08 Жыл бұрын

I remember waiting in line at 4am at toys r us for one on black Friday years ago. I had the brown one and it was one of my favorite mp3 devices. You just made it ten times better awesome job!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@abdelali9279 Жыл бұрын

Just came back from watching Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, and I can confirm Zune is the new meta, just threw my iPod like Andy did with Woody, because this is the new and "cool" nostalgic gadget! BTW it's so weird I got recommended this video after watching a movie that featured this gadget, it's like if I were carrying a surveilance device with me all the time.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

I was so surprised to see the Zune in that movie. It was playing music wirelessly too! Thanks for watching!

@connork8770 Жыл бұрын

@@MadModLabs it was also in vol 2 too

@Skipti_LLC Жыл бұрын

This was really well made! As a lot of other people have pointed out, there's clearly some of Dankpods influence in this video (the music you used and opening shot specifically), but I think you have a really interesting channel identity here! As someone who's been trying to build my own channel over the last year, I feel like you've already had some really high quality videos and your projects are very interesting. Here's to getting monetized!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck with your channel as well!

@injeolmi6 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video. I liked how thorough you were with the disassembly process. Thank you lots!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@Kahuna900 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad my site help you revived your awesome Zune! I would love to try these mods on one of my many Zunes but dang that looks like a lot of work. :)

@obeseperson Жыл бұрын

I swear zunes have held up better than old iPods. None of my old iPods still work but my Zune is completely unscathed

@Dot2TheLock Жыл бұрын

same my 80gig is still working and hodls a charge

@Skankhunt556 Жыл бұрын

Maybe cuz you used your iPod compared to your zune 🤔

@franciscolozada1059 Жыл бұрын

I had one of these back in the days growing up, honestly i always preferred this over the ipod cause i didn't had to deal with itunes nonsense with videos/mp3 format conversion etc. It was just a drop and go for mp3/mp4 songs and videos. Finally KZfaq algorithm recommends something good especially a throwback.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bappo8011 Жыл бұрын

omg this makes me so happy. used to have this same Zune model and color and it also got me through college and early days at work. you earned a new sub man.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@insultobot Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I have had all the parts for all these mods for months but haven't started yet. Going to use this as a starting point and guide

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Awesome! let me know if you have any questions 👍

@Techjunkie51 Жыл бұрын

This is funny because I got my old zune out a couple of days ago and went down a rabbit hole for 2-3 hours figuring out how to get it to work on Windows 10. Works perfectly just like it did when I got it 2007, synced most of my music library to it 😄 But this…. this is AWESOME! I would love to mod my Zune like that but I’m afraid I would mess it up lol.

@edmondsjc Жыл бұрын

I had a Zune, it was ahead of its time in some ways. Wish MS would've marketed it more aggressively.

@MovieReviewGuyOfficial 2 ай бұрын

Nice upgrade man! Also like the music choices you got there with Devil Wears Prada, All That Remains, and Attack Attack.

@jforce321 Жыл бұрын

I had a creative zen muvo in high school. I loved how small it was and also used it as a storage drive to move files around.

@MarcDwithaC Жыл бұрын

Amazing work!!! I just dug up my Zune and it still works but the battery is shot. You should be getting a lot of views now the Guardians 3 is out and Star-Lord has traded in his Walkman for a Zune!

@mraymo1977 Жыл бұрын

I love my Zune. I typically listen to music on my iPhone now but listening on Zune was (and still is) a great experience.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@julio032 Жыл бұрын

bro thats awesome stuff look forward to watching all your videos for sure.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@theSimonManuel Жыл бұрын

I remember wanting this so bad when I was in school. Problem was, they weren't easily available in our part of the world. Had to settle for an iPod instead. It's great to see new life being birthed from something from almost a couple decades ago. Great quality video!

@kbhasi Жыл бұрын

Yep, same for me. In Singapore at the time, the best options were either an iPod classic or a Zen (2007), if I recall correctly. The closest I got was that I had the Zune desktop theme installed on my older laptop running Windows XP that I normally used to run some old software that didn't work on Vista (I hadn't yet heard of virtualisation at the time).

@lsbraswell Жыл бұрын

I have the Zune 80gb. Trying to replace the battery in a few days. Awesome video man!

@witebatman Жыл бұрын

This video helped me get my old Zune back up and running!. Thank you for your help!!!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

I'm always happy to help. Thanks for watching!

@kkisawesome Жыл бұрын

I have my zune hd set up with a dock on my main stereo system. I still use it regularly. Also have the orignal zune in white. Still works perfectly. These mods are great! Breathes new life into the device. Zune for life!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SevenGC89 Жыл бұрын

I was a day 1 Zune adopter lol. I had the 80GB large (for its time) color screen. I remember spending late nights downloading sketchy full length pirated movies from Limewire to watch on my Zune. I had like 8-10 full movies on mine. I think it was just a little ahead of it's time.

@nisbahmumtaz909 Жыл бұрын

This just feels like a more technical, approachable DankPods It feels like I'm listening to someone that knows what they're talking about for once

@thorstenthiele3173 Жыл бұрын

@@wolframsv2527 Booo, leave Frank alone! 🤣 I take it y'all don't encounter too many Australians. From an Aussie perspective, I find DankPods genuine and knowledgable, and his larakin attitude makes him approachable and easy to listen to, like he's spinning a yarn the whole time.

@Luso___ 7 ай бұрын

This is such a good video, great work man

@HorrorGraphicHensley Жыл бұрын

I had one and man I loved it so much! The interface was gorgeous and functioned so dang well!

@marcush4741 Жыл бұрын

I had a zune in high school. When the first one broke, RadioShack no longer had them in stock to replace under my 2 year warranty. So they wrote me a check for the price of the zune I had bought... and by that time, the largest capacity zune was the same price on newegg. Only mp3 players I ever owned, but I loved them.

@HeyPatch Жыл бұрын

this is great. your channel is criminally under subscribed. really like watching hardware mod videos so count me in as one of the early subscribers and remember me when your as big as dankpods ;) I've just modded my PSP to have bluetooth and USB-C (charging and data) i didn't film the process though. I'm currently working on adding bluetooth to an old cassette walkman, I'm planning on having bluetooth IN and OUT so i can record a cassette tape from a bluetooth source, all in glorious MONO. haha I'll try and film it and make a video on it. keep up the great work.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I can't wait to see the cassette player mods. That is such a great idea.

@defme Жыл бұрын

Oh damn! Very high quality video! Also cool mod idea! Def earns a sub!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@amithacoon Жыл бұрын

I haven't enjoyed a upgrade video like so for months! amazing!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@oldschool4388 3 ай бұрын

Admittedly a lot of these mods are over my head but at the same time…straight to my heart ❤

@SpencerN.C. Жыл бұрын

This was a lot of fun to watch! I love seeing old tech upgraded and made useful again! My MP3 contant companion was the OG mass-market MP3 player, the Diamond Rio PMP300 that I got in 1998. It had 32MB (yes, you read that right) of onboard memory that was good for about 8-10 songs at 128kbps, and the single AA battery lasted maybe 8-10 hours? I loved that thing and carried it daily for years! It did have expandable storage through a SmartMedia slot (precursor to SD cards), and I did eventually add a 64MB card. It also had a TERRIBLE battery flap design where the only thing that phsically connected the battery flap to the rest of the device was the soldered joint that also connected the battery. It broke regularly and I had to dissasmble and re-solder it every few months. I finally replaced my Rio when I got my Sony Clié PDA in 2003. It was the end of era - the Rio was the only dedicated MP3 player I owned.

@FinalManaTrigger Жыл бұрын

Ah, a fellow PMP300 user! I still have two of them, the original black one, and the special edition 64MB translucent green version! I have a question for you... have you tried any bigger smartmedia cards in it? I know they made bigger sizes than 64MB (I want to say I've seen them up to 128, maybe 256 MB), d you think those bigger cards would work too? I've been wanting to mess with them again and upgrade the storage but don't want to waste my money on rare cards if they won't work.

@SpencerN.C. Жыл бұрын

@@FinalManaTrigger I used to lust over the special edition one! Especially before I got the SmartMedia card. Sadly I never got a chance to try a bigger card - by the time I could have afforded a 128MB, I had switched to MemoryStick for my Sony Clié. By that point, the battery door was so battered from dozens of repairs, that I scrapped the poor thing alltogether.

@j.kakaofanatiker Жыл бұрын

I have a SanDisk MP3 Player (it can also play wav, 16 bit flac, and more) and I still use it sometimes. It seems to have no problems with large microSD cards and the battery is still ok.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Having a FLAC player is nice!

@gabrielolivares9685 Жыл бұрын

Loved my zune! Love the music you had we listened to some of the same. Great video

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Act1veSp1n Жыл бұрын

That is mad commitment to such an old device. Great mods! I got my Sony minidisk - it's still rocking in 2023

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bishop_98 Жыл бұрын

I LOVED the Zune. Suprised people have tried to do mods to it.

@ImYahndi Жыл бұрын

I was super suprised to see a pcb way ad on such a small channel but after getting a few minutes in i can see why they sponsored you good shit man you earnt a sub!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Omarfx007 4 ай бұрын

The Zune UI till this days still looks good.

@Noontseeoh Жыл бұрын

@DankPods...? Is that you? Who's Ollie? What happened to Frank?!?

@HasaniTempest Жыл бұрын

That was my first mp3 player as a kid. I loved it. Things back then lasted forever.

@Demonspeeding251 Жыл бұрын

I loved the Zune and also great taste in music, I thought I saw Volumes then I saw ATB and knew you were a real one.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@shammytv Жыл бұрын

i really enjoy this sort of in-between of dankpods style and "the rest of tech-youtube" presentation, maintains a lof of the strengths of both, good on ya

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@CreativeMindsAudio Жыл бұрын

Nice! What an upgrade! I used a creative nomad jukebox it was the first double digit mp3 player i think it had 20GB or so back when the iPod had like 6gb or something. It’s weird how this gets me so excited then i realized my phone does all of this stuff with a better interface. The only handy use i can think of with a separate player is in the car or in a living room area where you wanna make stuff easy and separate from the internet and your main phone. But both of those things aren’t much of a big deal for me.

@tjken33 Жыл бұрын

I had the 40Gb! Dropped it though. Bunked the drive :(

@sethbramwell Жыл бұрын

I had the 40 gb nomad jukebox. Loved it to death. I eventually made the move to zune, and I can't remember what happened to my jukebox...

@MarkSynthesis Жыл бұрын

What a great video! I'd seen Zune, etc., storage drive swaps before, but your solution for the Qi charging and particularly the BT antenna were absolutely ingenious! I can see why you chose the early Zune 30 GB devices rather than the more popular Zune 80, given the tight fit; I'm a bit sad I sold mine to fund a custom-engraved Zune HD (which I still have, and works as a incredibly compact and intuitive MP3 player, though its file form support is limited). It was definitely never as popular as the iPod, but I do remember Zunes became the second most popular PMD/PMP brand, ousting Creative, but that was no doubt due to the general culling of the device market sadly (with D-Link, Archos, etc., gradually leaving, alongside Microsoft and Apple); it does seem like Creative is the last surviving inexpensive mass-market PMP manufacturer (their devices seem far more popular than Sony and the more high-end manufacturers putting out players that cost as much, or more, than smart phones), giving them the last laugh.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Some of those Creative devices were really nice. Thanks for watching!

@jonwages08 4 ай бұрын

Sick mod and music selection you had too!!

@SteveBIRK Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I loved the Zune so much and this is so sick. Also Your music library looks nearly identical to my Zune's back in the day. 😆

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

You have excellent taste in music. Thanks for watching!

@thewillt17 Жыл бұрын

Southern Dankpods just dropped.

@LumbyMcGumby Жыл бұрын

I have 2 zunes and 1 touch screen zune so I'm definitely going to be using this video haha! oh wow I just saw asking alexandria hahaha that's on mine too but unfortunately they're both not charging. So i'm def gonna try to revive them... the more I go into this video your music library is damn near a copy of my own that's wild HAHAHAH

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Nice! Good luck 👍

@LumbyMcGumby Жыл бұрын

@Mad Mod Labs thanks! As blood runs black I just saw too bringing me back 😆

@Fixated2 Жыл бұрын

so cool that people out there archive software. Man where would we be without these awesome people!

@hahagames214 Жыл бұрын

I still have mine. It was so good. So under rated

@Filiponator Жыл бұрын

I really miss my Creative Zen Stone mp3 player😢

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Those Zen players were SICK!

@therealbinchicken Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, I have been wanting to do this exact mod but with USB c too and an sd card to cf adapter rather than SSD for larger cheaper storage whilst being even more power efficient, however Zunes in aus are tough to get and very expensive and when they are listed unfortunately

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

USB C would be such a great addition. I thought about trying to make one of the adapters that converts the 24-pin to type-c.

@erakus Жыл бұрын

bro i still have my zune! loved that thing. the tiny ipod guys hated me cause i was watching movies while they were just listening to music.

@ogMrtakinoff 8 ай бұрын

Got me through highschool also man! I remember when I first got mine i stayed up all night organizing my library and adding album art and movies. Had the whole school geeked to see that

@AaronSkone Жыл бұрын

This was super awesome! Question out of curiosity because I didn’t feel it was fully explained, is the headphone jack still usable when the Bluetooth transmitter is turned off? Or would it end up causing a short?

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

The headphone jack still works normally even when wireless is turned off.

@_GhostMiner Жыл бұрын

Zune is now canon in Guardians of the galaxy 3. 😅

@Bakablu3 Жыл бұрын

Loved my Zune and Zune HD love seeing videos on these awesome devices

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BigWhiteCloud Жыл бұрын

I never knew about this device and I never needed one (nor do I now), but after seeing this I want to build one myself just for the sake of doing it. Amazing mod, great device, and the best part is the quality of the content you’ve made, it really got me inspired!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@chrishaskins3505 Жыл бұрын

I loved my zune, sadly the battery eventually died... but it worked great for many years

@vaderman212 Жыл бұрын

The one problem with this video? No chapters. It's a shame, but otherwise this was an incredibly helpful video! Thank you very much for appreciating the Zune as much as me. lol

@tyzerro Жыл бұрын

has chapters now!

@Alcoholic_Nerd Жыл бұрын

It's not a shame if you don't watch youtube on a fucking phone...

@TheIronSnowMan8D Жыл бұрын

@@Alcoholic_Nerd A majority of people watch from a phone

@Alcoholic_Nerd Жыл бұрын

@@TheIronSnowMan8D Yea, sad for them.

@Errcyco Жыл бұрын

The Zune was the best piece of hardware Microsoft ever made. I had two and loved them.. like seriously used one til about 2014 lol. Never had an iPod, went strait to an iPhone 5c then iPhone 11

@BigNate84 4 ай бұрын

This is video is awesome. Just fired up my old Zune. I'll probably stick to a simple battery replacement but this is inspiring!

@Felburg Жыл бұрын

Awesome! The only upgrade I to my 30GB Zune (which I use everyday) is add a bluetooth transmitter to the headphone jack. Have to manually plug the transmitter in each time, but it works better than wired earbuds.

@justingalasso1850 Жыл бұрын

I had one myself, but sadly it didn't last long and crapped out on me. It was the 30 gb model like yours and I think the hard drive or whatever it had in it died. I took it off the charger one morning and could never get it to work again. I liked it when it worked though. I just wished the volume went a bit louder on it bc compared to my other mp3 players and walkmans I had at the time it wasn't loud at all

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace. Those tiny HDDs were such an odd component for a tiny mobile device.

@justingalasso1850 Жыл бұрын

@@MadModLabs yeah and at the time I didn't know as much about this type of shit as I do now so I ended up getting pissed and tossing it

@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section 4 ай бұрын

Breathing new life into old hardware with an SSD is a good idea in itself. But what you put on top of that is just awesome!

@ncc74656m Жыл бұрын

Excellent Dankpods pisstake, well done. I loved the Zunes. Great machines. I found the iPod more natural to me since that's what I used mostly, but still, awesome work.

@the_SeanO Жыл бұрын

At first I was going to make a "We have Dank Pods at home" joke, but that would be an insult to the quality and effort put into this video. You make me want to find a Zune and mod it myself! Great work.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and thanks for watching!

@trevornightfall Жыл бұрын

Love the music choices on it!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

You have great taste in music.

@marcthefrenchiecanadian5747 Жыл бұрын

I had to go check and make sure I hadn't found a new dankpod channel. I'm ten seconds in and I'm loving the vibe and setup 😂 count me in your sub list

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@UNSINKABLEII Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Zune is and was always my favorite player, still used to this day though it is need of a new battery!

@K2_Chris 10 ай бұрын

Nice hack! Now I gotta find my old Zune in storage. I really love the Zune back in the day.

@wzk921109 Жыл бұрын

Forgotten product, almost no one cared. Love to see what this is about after all these years

@Doncucos Жыл бұрын

I had one in high school but it got sourced out by my first android phone. I'd love a fully upgraded one like this! Great video just subbed!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@chrisrobinson6754 7 ай бұрын

This is great! Thanks for the video!

@MadModLabs 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@gurisnowpaw9099 Жыл бұрын

Videos like this give me life to mod my own zune Gen 1.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@markweems3376 9 ай бұрын

You turned old gold into platinum. This tutorial is everything. Much appreciated.

@gamerhumilde77 Жыл бұрын

I REALLY LIKE THIS KIND OF VIDEOS (PEOPLE BUILDING SMALL THINGS, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, GADGETS LIKE IN THE NOLAN MOVIES), I APPRECIATE THAT YOU TAKE THE TROUBLE TO PREPARE THEM, WITH SUCH QUALITY AND DEDICATION.

@dizzle1119 Жыл бұрын

I had a brown Zune back in the day and thought it was awesome. It was easy to put music on it, it worked just fine and it worked in my truck. To tell the truth, it ended up staying in my truck until I got rid of the truck. The newer vehicle didn't need the zune, so it got retired to a junk drawer somewhere. After seeing all the stuff you did in this video, I may try to find my Zune.

@Likwidfox Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the kind of channel I was looking for well done.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@eliporter3980 Жыл бұрын

I used to have a zune so watching this was a walk down memory lane. I used to love that thing.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MarsCandyBar Жыл бұрын

I originally watched for the zune, but then your music taste took me down memory lane. Thank you for this.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ABlindHilbily Жыл бұрын

I'm going to have to dig my zune out now. This is awesome

@Tomazack Жыл бұрын

I didn't have an mp3 player until I was 20 or so. In 2004 I worked a summer job painting and mowing lawns, and I only had an old Nokia phone with 32 MB of storage. It held like 7 songs which I was too lazy to replace, so I played the same songs every day at work for a month. Forty Foot Echo and Breaking Benjamin were my selected artists, and I never grew tired of them, still haven't. A few years later I bought an Ipod Nano with 8 GB of storage, a revolutionary upgrade compared to the old Nokia. Ended up buying an adapter cable for the CD player in my car, so the iPod could be used there instead when my phone took over as a music device on the go.

@nitrohite Жыл бұрын

Nah the Dankpods reference was amazing ❤❤❤ awesome video!

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Kurazaybo Жыл бұрын

very satisfying. It's good to see capacity could be expanded without effort, unlike some ipods. And the compatibility with ipod batteries also ensures years of spares. The fact that bluetooth can be activated via software blew me away.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ultraviolettp3446 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Even though I have never had a Zune, it is great when someone repurposes older hardware and makes it usable for today's world. Just like dosdude takes vintage apple hardware and changes chips and upgrades the hardware to be the best that it can be, you have taken a perfectly usable though space limited piece of equipment and made it useful. Keep up the great work and I just subscribed to watch future projects.

@MadModLabs Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!