SanDisk Sansa View 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) | 
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| Brand: SanDisk
Category: CE
List Price: $150.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 1315
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 4
Removable Memory: MiniSD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 2 x 0.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: SDMX10R-008GK-A57
Model: SDMX10R-008GK-A57
UPC: 619659039042
EAN: 0619659031046
ASIN: B000MQJ19S
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Video compatibility with MPEG4, WMV, H.264 Additionally, the Sansa Media Converter supports a large number of other video formats, including DivX. | | • | Vibrant 2.4 320x240 color TFT screen for brilliant views of your videos, photos, and album art | | • | Supports most audio formats, including MP3, protected and unprotected WMA, WAV, DRM-free MP3 downloads | | • | MicroSD/SDHC expansion slot for additional memory capacity and content portability | | • | Built-in FM radio comes with 20 digital presets |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed for consumers to take their favorite movies, TV shows, audio books, photos, and music on the road, the SanDisk Sansa View 8 GB multimedia player is sleek and stylish in design and easy to use. With the Sansa View in hand, you can view photos, album art, and videos on its bright and brilliant 320 x 240 2.4-inch full-color screen, or relax with your favorite MP3s and audio books, or music from the built-in FM radio, which comes with 20 programmable digital presets. 
The Sansa View delivers photos, videos, and music to the palm of your hand. View larger. View more details. | 
Connect to your computer via the included USB cable. View media converter interface. | For those who like to listen to books, the Sansa View supports more than 35,000 audiobook titles available at audible.com (additional fees apply). There's a built-in microphone for recording your own audio files, too! The built-in microphone is a great feature for recording important business meetings, classes, or your neighbor's up-and-coming garage band. The Sansa View comes with 8 GB of built-in memory--enough to store 12 hours of video or 2,000 MP3 audio files--and its MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot means storage possibilities are essentially unlimited. To ensure speedy file transfers, the unit features a USB 2.0 connection. Simply connect the player to a PC and start dragging files from your Windows Media Player 10 application. The convenient USB 2.0 connection also charges the player's Li-Poly battery when connected to a PC. The player supports MPEG4, WMV, and H.264 video files and audio files saved in MP3, secure and unsecured WMA, non-DRM ACC, and WAV file formats. The player supports picture viewing, too. JPEG photo files up to 16 megapixels can be viewed in extreme clarity on the unit's full-color display. Lightweight and compact, the player measures a mere .35 inch thick and is compatible with Windows XP and later operating systems. Powered by the long-lasting Li-Poly battery, the Sansa View can support up to 35 hours of audio playback and up to seven hours of video playback with a single charge. What's in the Box
Sansa View multimedia player, 30-pin to USB cable, and quick start guide.
The Sansa holds up to 2,000 MP3 audio files. | 
Supports JPEG photo files and slideshows. | 
Enough room to store 24 hours of video. | 
Tune into your favorite stations via the FM tuner. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 61 more reviews...
 Advice to potential buyers November 30, 2008
Just wanted to mention a few things the other reviewers didn't. This player supports the WMA format which iPOD does not. I have the 8GB unit and expanded it with a 4GB MicroSD card. After adding the Micro SD card, the unit took about 90 seconds to start up, and battery life was reduced from 3 hours to about 30 minutes! Overall, I love it as a MP3 player, but would recommend you go with a unit with 16GB built-in storage if you think you'll need that much room.
 Sansa View vs. iPod from My View November 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have owned my View for a month and I love it even more than when I first got it. I will tell you about all the complications I have had, how I overcame them, and why this player rocks my world.
The View is small, like the nano and provides equally excellent sound, photo/video quality. It comes in 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32GB, but trumps the iPod with its memory expansion slot which allows you to add up to an additional 16GB of data for just the memory card's price. Be aware however that it only takes microSD chips, which for most people needs an adapter, but an 8GB card can be bought for $20 with an adapter, so it still isn't bad.
Upon receiving my sansa view, I knew instantly that it would be prone to scratches and fingerprints, especially since the screen and the player itself are one, so I recommend buying at least a screen protector. The material of the player is more similar to the first generation iPod nano, which doesn't feel as cheap as the new generations of iPod. The face of the player is easy to clean with a soft cloth (like those glasses ones). When it comes to the design, I like the View over the iPod because the back of the View is a very comfortable soft rubber grip that doesn't attract ugly fingerprints and isn't cold to the touch, and the menu wheel actually turns, which just feels good when you use it (you'll understand...)
When it comes to their interface, I'd say they're very much alike. The menus are self explanatory, and both have their pros and cons about their menus. One notable thing about the View is that you can choose your background color on the View's menu screen, which to me isn't very important, but when I'm bored it's one more thing for me to play with.
Now, the controls. After using the iPod for so long, it took a bit of time to adjust to the View. For example, when using the iPod, you simply press the up key to go back one step in the menu no matter what you are doing, but whenever I press the up key while something is playing on the View, it will play/pause it. If you press left or right on either players, it will go backward or forward in the track list. So then that leaves the down button, which on the iPod pauses or plays what you are playing, and on the View gives you the song/video/photo menu (it adjusts to whatever you're doing) and from there you are able to get back to the music list. What will really spin your head about the View though is that when you're not on the "now playing" screen, you use the left/right buttons to navigate the menus...so it keeps your mind sharp. So sometimes, it's one more click than necessary to navigate the View, but once you're used to it, there really is no difference. Plus, whenever I'm lost in the controls, I simply hit the handy home button and start over again.
One cool feature from the View which doesn't exist on the iPod is its voice recording. I am in college and I use this feature to record lectures, or simply to punk friends. The sound quality from the recording is amazing, and unlike other recorders, it doesn't alter the voice being recorded. Also, if you are listening to the radio on the View (yes, it has an FM receiver), you can record what you are listening to, which is pretty cool also. For me, voice recording and radio are the most used applications on my View, and maybe that's because I've never had an mp3 player with those options. Whenever I'm like "darn, why do I love all the songs on my View? I want something to compare it to so I don't get used to all this good music", I simply switch to the radio.
When it comes to battery life, I would hands down give the award to the Sansa View. I've never had an iPod whose battery lasted over four hours on one charge. The View can last me a whole week without recharging, as long as if I control its volume, backlight, and be sure to turn it off when I'm not using it. I use my View for at least 2 hours everyday. But one thing about these players' battery is that it all depends on your luck or willingness to ask. Lithium Ion Batteries will die when its time comes, so when you purchase one, you can rely on luck to get a fresh battery, or you can ask them how long this player has been sitting on the shelf. Of course, if you're buying from Amazon, you won't have that option. Therefore, I bought my player from Best Buy.
Now, to the most important part of this player: actually getting music/photos/videos on there. Let me tell you, there is nothing simpler for the View. Plug your View into the computer (be sure you switch its USB mode to MSC, or it won't let you do anything but charge), and drag and drop your files into the correct folder. If you know how to use an USB, you'll have no problem with putting music on your View. Also, the SUPER BEST part is that you don't need another program like iTunes on your computer to do it. I almost cried (in joy) at its simplicity and how much time this feature has saved me. Also, one very good feature in the View is its ability to delete songs from the player itself. So if you decide that you've outgrown one of your songs and you never want to hear it on your View again, you don't have to go to the computer to delete it, you can do it right then and there wherever you are.
Other stuff:
The View will bookmark your podcasts and audiobooks as long as if you don't switch to another podcast or audiobook in between pausing it and going back to it. There is also video bookmarking.
For the best sound quality, I strongly recommend you adjust the EQ settings and get new earbuds.
There is a hold button, power button (which I find more convenient than iPod's "push and hold the play button for 3 seconds" way of turning off the player), memory expansion slot, and allows you to reset your player in times of freezing
There is a power saver option that will turn off your player automatically if it's not doing anything for a set amount of time that you choose - however I found out that turning off your player is still the smarter option if you are not going to be using it for a while.
You can adjust how long the backlight stays on, and of course, the shorter you set it, the longer your battery will last on that charge
You can find the shuffle/repeat options on the music menu or the settings menu
There is a slideshow option for photos, and you can even tag a song on it
There is a quick list option called "music go" and "photo go"
Charging takes about 3 hours if your battery is low
There is a "refresh" screen after you disconnect your View from the computer, but it only last for a couple seconds - it's updating your music, and it will still do it even if you don't change anything
You won't be able to listen to music, or do anything on your View while it is charging
When you're viewing photos and videos, you will have to turn your view horizontally, but Sandisk had you in mind when creating this player, so the button functions will automatically shift places so that up is still up, down is still down, left and right are still left and right when it's being used sideways...i really like this feature, lessens the confusion
Tips for optimizing your View's potential:
1. Before you even attempt to use your View, download the free firmware from the sansa website. This will solve the freezing and charging problems.
2. Charge your battery to full before using it for the first time, and NEVER let it completely run out from that point on- that is the quickest way to kill your Lithium Ion Battery
3. If you watch videos, download their free photo/video media converter. It's not as much of a pain as everyone makes it out to be. Just be patient, you don't have to stare at it while it's working =), go eat or something
4. Get an AC adapter, it will speed up your charge and provide a more complete charge. When I use USB charging, the battery hops around after a couple hours, which kinda drove me crazy, because then I didn't know when I actually needed to charge the thing.
5. If at first you can't view your photos, go to more>settings/options>system settings>display>TV out>off, if you still can't see them, try using the media converter
6. LOVE IT!
I hope this review helped. I'm still learning about my View, but I pretty much got all the features I frequently use down, and I hope it will be the same for you!
 It works but has a few minor flaws. November 24, 2008
First... yes it works and plays music like you expect. I've no need to give any review of what it does as every glowing review here hits the things that it does well.
To that end I thought it only necessary to hit a few of the weaknesses... lets face it nothing is perfect and you don't get upset with a product weeks after you buy it because of the things it does right, its the things that aren't quite right that start to bother you... so to that end, here are the problems.
Build construction is a little weak, you are likely to think the LCD screen is safe as its behind a clear plastic window on the player, well the front case of the player isn't that stiff so if you happen to have it in your pocket and set down on it you can expect the LCD to crack.
Also related to build... the case isn't very dust proof and the LCD screen inside isn't sealed off well enough to keep things out of it. In my case I had a cat hair get in between the player's case and the LCD within a month of buying it. Now the good news is you can take a screw drier and open the thing up and clean it off but it isn't for the fain of heart and is likely to void your warranty.
Now the more annoying issues. Video play isn't unlimited in duration, I tried to load up a player with spongebob cartoons for the kids... well you can't put a full spongebob episode on because its a couple of minutes beyond the time limit for videos. What's the point of a video player if you are limited to 10 minutes of video?
You can't play videos from the sd card slot. Oh you can load it up with music but you can't put videos on it the videos have to be on the internal memory.
The up side is that you can get past the video and memory problems by loading Rockbox onto the player and bypassing Sandisk's software.... if you dont mind skipping out on the pre-loaded operating system and are willing to use a more text and less graphic operating system then its a good deal... even with the short falls.
Things You Should Know November 23, 2008
I purchased an 8G Sansa View after doing some research and the following are the things I did to maximize my experience:
*) I ordered the Crystal clear hard case and the Wall/Car chargers (they work just fine. The case was because I read that fingerprints are a neusance with the View
*) After I recieved the produce, I dloaded the Sansa Media Converter but found that the Prism Video Converter (Free) was much easier to use and allowed me to place the videos in the folders that I wanted.
*) I downloaded the manual and printed it (all 37 pages) because I KNEW in advance that the paper manual that comes with the product leaves a LOT out!!!
*) I started using WMP (Windows Media Player) to sync my albums to the device but since it won't go higher than 192 bit rate, I now use my own program (yes, I wrote a TAG manager in C++ and Visual Basic). If interested, I can e-mail the program, it's free but has NO help files (cause I am a LAZY programmer).
*) When you use the WALL charger, remember that if you plug that into the View when the View is off, it will go into BM/Mini mode and you can not do anything with it. So, before you plug the wall charger into your View, power the View on first (this is only if you plan on listening to/watching while you are charging).
*) The manual is not clear so I will state it here: To power the device off, hold the HOLD/Power button on the left side up for about 3 to 5 seconds, it will go into shutdown.
*) The videos are only as good as you make them. So, please use a decent frame rate when you create them, then convert them to MP4 format. You can then put them on the View or (like I did) put them on a Micro Card and just plug them in.
*) You might want to purchase several micro cards (2G if you do music, 4G for music videos and 8G or more for full length movies). Yes, I watched Lord of the Dance (1 Hour and 42 Minutes) on the View without any problem.
*) I noticed that if you plug the Headphone out into a computer's MIC input, the following might happen - computer dependent: You will get nice sound, you will get low volume sound and when you mic-boost, you will get sound that has some feedback in it, no sound at all). For this reason, I HIGHLY recommend that you use the LINE-IN and not the MIC jack.
*) Because, even in the crystal case, the ports are open, I keep my View in box when not in use or in cotton hanky when in use because I live in a very dusty area (call me paranoid).
*) Lastly, when I listen to music off the View in the bedroom, I use external (Powered) speakers that sound fairly decent and just plug the cable into the headphone jack on the View. Works VERY well and with the WALL charger plugged in (no computer in the bedroom), I can listen to HOURS of music without draining the battery.
Hope my experience helps others who have stated that they had some problems (like with the wall charger). I don't know how you will request my TAGGER program (since they do not like you to leave E-Mail addresses in reviews) so if anyone has an idea, post it in a review and I will try it. Lance
 Battery problems November 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Worked fine... until the battery died after one year. You can't replace it so essentially the player is useless. Would not recommend.
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