SanDisk Sansa View 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) | 
| Brand: SanDisk
List Price: $150.00
Buy New: $94.99
You Save: $55.01 (37%)
New (72) Used (11) Refurbished (3) from $69.98
Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 2289
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 53 more reviews...
 Very good for the price December 26, 2007
Charles Nemenzo (San Bruno, CA)
50 out of 51 found this review helpful
I bought the Sansa View on sale for $129.99, and I am very pleased with it. As a first-time buyer of an mp3 player, I was reluctant to pluck down a lot more money for an IPod, which at this point seem overpriced and overrated, given the other choices that are now out there.
The sound quality is quite good. I'd forgo the built-in EQ settings, which sound uninspired, and opt for the custom EQ that allows you to tailor the frequency response to your own tastes. I agree with some other criticisms that I've read online both in customer and professional reviews that lower bass response is a bit lacking. But I've found that a combination of tweaking the custom EQ settings, plus buying a better pair of earbuds that the ones provided, make up for this mild inadequacy. I bought V-Moda Bass Freq earbuds, which really help to round out the sound of the Sansa by providing plenty of lower bass response. My listening tastes range across classical, jazz, rock, blues, popular, and electronica, and the sound quality the Sansa provides is very good across all these genres.
The Sansa View is a bit large for a flash-memory based player, but I think this is due to the generous size of the display. The video quality is bright, sharp, and with good color, for videos, photos, and album covers. One small complaint is that the wallpaper options are quite plain, and there doesn't seem to be a way to add your own wallpaper options (or at least I haven't discovered it yet). Menus are simple and easy to navigate.
One feature I really wanted which no IPods have is an FM tuner. The digital tuner works quite nicely, with good sound and reception and up to 20 presets.
I really like the control wheel. It works smoothly and the rubber gives it a supple feel. And the look of the Sansa View simple and elegant, with a shiny piano black finish, with the body having a sturdy, solid build quality to it.
I've found the 8gb built-in memory to be more than adequate for my CD library. I've loaded around 60 CDs (a little over 1100 songs), and I still have about 1.5gb left. Bear in mind that many of my CDs are classical symphonies, jazz compilations, or electronica, which average 60-70 minutes each and take up space more quickly than your average CD. And the expansion slot for a microSD card, which I haven't tried yet, would allow me to add an additional 8gb of storage.
Overall, I'd rate the Sansa View as "best in class" in terms of offering very good overall quality and a generous selection of features for a modest price, compared to other comparable mp3 players.
 Good, but not as great as i thought..... December 14, 2007
A. Taylor
34 out of 35 found this review helpful
I bought mine (16gb one) the first week and heres the deal:
The player is beautiful, no question. The size is perfect imo and very light. The radio and mic features are very nice, and watching music videos or movies is much more enjoyable then i would have thought, thanks to the screen size, vivid colors, and detail. Everything is crisp and clear.
But the player does have many faults that I found upsetting, epecially for such a new product.
There does seem to be some difficulty with adding songs, you can drag-drop or use windows media player to "sync", but personally both options are faulty. Drag-drop twice did not work when i tried adding a single song to the rest of the files, and the folder wmp "sync"'s to is not the same folder where you drag-drop to, so maybe its an "either or" type of thing. wmp would be easy IF (and thats a big if) u already use it to manage your mp3 collection (i didnt though.)
For some reason mine would not retain a charge after charging from my pc. I took it back at one point and they suggested a wall charged since many have "problems" with usb charging. I'd never had a problem with my old ipod charging that way, but i bought a wall charger and it worked, charged to full and held the charge from that point on, so I dont know it thats this type of player or mine unit only, but its something to note.
Mine also did experience random "freezing." Its not too often, but if you keep pressing buttons it will last longer,so when I noticed it freeze, I would press nothing and wait for about 20 seconds the screen goes black (music will still be playing) and it basically ignored whatever you just pressed, but is ready for commands again. Very similar to a pc when it has to boot up a hd to access data, but this is flash based so it really shouldnt be doing that. (plus thats pretty long even for a spinning drive)
Also while its a solid design, the polished exterior is very prone to fingerprints and scatches. Smudges wipe away easy, but you'll be wiping it often. And the hard platic will get scratched by almost anything so I would ABSOLUTELY buy a protecive case if I bought one new.
Just for note.... the instructions are pure junk (if you care), there are about 21 preinstalled songs that are NOT on the disk that comes with the player, so dont format or delete if you want to keep those, ohhhh and the earbuds are less comfortable then the cheap ipod ones, so you should probibly drop a few bucks for new buds.
I know I made this sound like a bad player, which is sad cause I really love mine. But I had high expectations for it being better then the ipod and im just not sure it is. I had an ipod mini for 3 years and while it had almost none of the features this thing has, it was reliable, fast and easy to use. I never had any of these issues with that player so its hard to justify the extras when you're giving up some of the main functionality, like adding and playing mp3s without hangups. :/
A Lot For The Money March 6, 2008
avlight (NC)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Before a friend of mine showed me his Sandisk Sansa View, I was almost ready to purchase the Zune because I was impressed with the navigation, sound quality, and the heavy feel of quality the Zune seemed to possess. However, when I found out that Zune made you get Zune Marketplace and did not even work with Windows Media Player, I became disillusioned. However, I got to actually play with my friend's Sansa View, I was impressed with the feel of the quality, the capabilities of drag and drop from Windows Explorer (not available with Zune or iPod), sound quality, the same feel of switches and navigation, and the fact that it will hold other types of files as a huge memory stick.
If you decide to purchase a Sansa View, you need to do three things before playing with your View and installing mp3's. (1): Go to the Sansa site and dowload the media converter and most importantly the pdf advanced instruction manual (the manual that comes in the Sansa box is worthless). (2): Make sure that your mp3's are properly tagged per the ID3v2 standard because the ease of navigation within the View to your songs is heavily dependent on the proper tags. (3): If mp3 books from other sources, re-number chapters 1-9 as 01-09 to keep the flow proper or else it will list as 1,11,12...2, 20, 21... etc. and play in that order causing some confusion.
Pros:
Drag and drop from windows explorer
no ties to speciality software (iTunes or Zune Marketplace)
sound quality (with other headphones)
expanding storage with microSD cards.
audible.com compatible
flash memory
Cons:
limited selection of cases and expense of cases.
headphones (earbuds too big; sound crappy compared to other headphones I have from Sony, Samsung, Koss, Philips)
poor documentation in the box.
wished it had 7 band eq instead of 5 band eq to better tune your sound.
 Would be great.... December 2, 2007
K. Veiga
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
The good first: this is a very sleek player, nice and sturdy, with a much better wheel than any other mp3 player (in my opinion). The FM radio function is great, and the screen is beautiful.
The bad: It is very annoying to figure out how to put songs on the Sansa View, and how to take them off. Sometimes your songs show up in Windows Media Player, sometimes they don't. The instructions are virtually useless. The instructions state to simply drag music into your "MUSIC" folder on the Sansa...except there were no folders on my Sansa (and no, they weren't hidden, I checked multiple times). I had to use the format option before anything showed up. Frustrating as it was, after a few hours I figured I could deal with it, because I use my mp3 players more when they are disconnected from the computer anyway.
But then, my Sansa started freezing everytime I went to the Video menu. I hadn't even put any videos on it yet!
I bought this looking to switch away from the iPod, but I think I'll have to go back to it. At least I know my iPod works, and is easy to manage my music files.
If you can easily figure out how to manage music and get a Sansa that doesn't freeze, then more power to you.
EDIT: Just would like to say, about an hour after I wrote this review, the screen and the blue ring started flickering for no reason (no music was playing or anything). I brought it immediately back to Best Buy and got a full refund.
 Beats the iPod and the Zune! December 30, 2007
Steven Marcotte (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am not sure why everyone has given this player a bad review. I own the 8 GB version, and I love it. I have never been impressed with the iPod. It's too over-rated, and it's not appealing to me. Although the click-wheel is cool, that's all that I like.
I also looked into the Zune, and I'm not impressed with that one either. I checked out the 30 and 80 GB versions of the Zune. The 30 GB is like a brick. It's huge! And it's heavy. And I don't really need 80 GB of space.
Then one day, strolling through Best Buy (or rather, Worst Buy) I came upon the SanDisk Sansa View. I started playing with the features on the in-store display, and I was impressed. First off, SanDisk has been around for years and is a name that geeks everywhere (like me) know and trust. Second, it's not an iPod. Third, it does all of the same things as the iPod, and it's cheaper. Let's compare.....
The 4 GB iPod Nano (3rd. Gen.) is $149.99. It plays music, video, displays pictures, has a click-wheel, and is kinda small.
The 8 GB SanDisk Sansa View is $149.99. It plays music, video, displays pictures, and has an FM tuner. It can also record through a microphone, and it has a click-wheel type device on the front for navigation through menus.
My favorite feature that blows the iPod and the Zune out of the window is that the Sansa View is expandable. You can put in up to 4 GB more via MicroSD or SDHC. I've never seen an iPod do that!
So, overall, I am in love with this iPod and Zune killer. I hope more people out there will realize that the big names like iPod and Zune are just getting money for a name, where as the other companies like SanDisk give quality products for the price of the big name stuff.
Oh, and one last thing. Windows Media Player is the only downside. I'm not a fan of the Windows Media Player, but it the sync process easy and fast. I put 4 GB of music on my player all at once, and it only took about 4 minutes. Not too bad.
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