25 Aug 09 dapreview checks out the Zune HD Preview day at Best Buy

On Sunday, while vacationing in D.C., I visited the Best Buy in Pentagon City, VA to get my first glimpse of the Zune HD in person. As mentioned earlier, the preview event took place at various Best Buy locations around the country this past weekend.

Upon entering the store, I was greeted by a few reps from Microsoft who were giving out information cards about the Zune HD, including one about the player’s Nivida Tegra chip. I was directed to the MP3 player section where a table was set up with a few Zune HD units, some reservation cards, and an LCD TV. The first thing I did was snap a picture of that setup (which you see above), after which, I was told by a Zune rep that pictures weren’t allowed. How unfortunate, I was ready to snap a million pictures of the ZHD from every angle, and shoot some video with my Vado HD cam.

So the next thing I did was ask if I could see the player. The same rep then told me they couldn’t hand out the player to anyone, but they’d be happy to do a demonstration for me. What kind of preview is this? I’m not sure if other locations were as strict as this one, but nonetheless I still managed to get a good impression of the player and have some questions answered.

Continue reading to see my initial impressions of the Zune HD