SanDisk Sansa View 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) | 
| Brand: SanDisk
List Price: $200.00
Buy New: $129.89
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Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 936
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 2.4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 2 x 0.4
nv:Supported Formats: WAV
Supported Formats: MP3
Supported Formats: WMA
Internal Storage: 16GB
Display Type: 2.4" Color TFT LCD
Inputs: USB
Outputs: Earphones
Special Features: Microphone
Special Features: FM radio
Special Features: Video Playback
Power Source: Built-in Lithium-Polymer Rechargeable Battery
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: SDMX10R-016GK-A57
Model: SDMX10R-016GK-A57
UPC: 619659039059
EAN: 0619659039059
ASIN: B000VM8EDW
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Robust and portable 16 GB multimedia device | | • | Expandable MicroSD/SDHC card slot for additional storage | | • | Supports most audio formats, including MP3, protected and unprotected WMA, WAV, and DRM-free MP3 downloads | | • | Built-in FM radio comes with 20 digital presets | | • | Vibrant 2.4-inch 320 x 240 color TFT screen |
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Product Description
Why just listen to music? View photos and video with the Sandisk Sansa View SDMX10R016G 2.4 Inch Color Video And MP3 Player, with 16GB built-in storage and optional expandability for even more.
The Sansa View is a sleek yet simple MP3 player with video capabilities, so you can enjoy your enjoy your favorite movies and shows while on the go. View photos and videos on the bright 2.4" screen, or relax with your favorite mp3s, audio books or even music from the built-in FM radio. There's a built in microphone for recording your own audio files, too! It comes with 16 GB of memory, but also an expandable MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage. Designed for a better user experience, with greater functionality and a fresh new look, you'll never enjoy your mobile media more than with the Sandisk Sansa View! Video compatible with MPEG4, WMV, Div, and H.264 Supports audio formats MP3, secure WMA, WAV, non-DRM AAC 35,000+ audiobook titles from audible.com Lightweight, thin profile -- 8.8mm at the slimmest part No gap between songs for smoother music transition Supports up to 48 Hours of Video Playback; 4000 MP3 Songs; 8,000 JPEG Photos - Video - Approximate time for MPEG-4 Video at 512kbps; Songs - Approximation based on 4 minute songs at 128 kbps MP3; Photos - At 6 mega pixels, actual number of photos may vary based on camera model, resolution and compression.
Audio - Based on continuous playback at 128 kbps MP3; battery life and performance may vary depending upon usage and settings; battery not replaceable. Video - Based on continuous playback at QVGA 512kbps H.264
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 16 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. 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 16 GB of built-in memory--enough to store 24 hours of video or 4,000 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 77 more reviews...
 Excellent.....Well Mostly December 5, 2007
Hull (Orland, FL USA)
74 out of 78 found this review helpful
I bought my Sansa View 16GB two weeks ago and I am mostly satisfied. After downloading the latest firmware (.06A) I found most of the initial quirks have been addressed.
First, you will notice the construction which is very solid and, despite those who think the Sansa View is ugly, I find it elegant. The size is very appropriate, fitting easily in the palm, without feeling huge and not so small you will fumble and drop it (i.e. Zen V!)
Other reviewers have complained about the menu icons......This is really foolish since I did not purchase the View for it's "flashy" icons. Look it...the icons are obvious and glide smoothly along the screen in conjunction with the rotation of the data wheel.
The video functionality is very good. I use a Neuros MPEG Recorder II and it works flawlessly. I have had a bit of trouble with syncing videos with WMP 10, but I would sooner blame Microsoft not the Sansa View.
The downloaded Sansa Media Converter utility is not the best software, taking a long time to transcode files and lacking a lot of file support but I have many applications for this so it's not a problem.
Music files transfer easily with WMP with fast transfer speeds. (USB 2)
It's important, however, to make sure that "one off" downloaded songs and such are properly tagged, otherwise they will end up difficult to find.
The sound quality of the Sansa View is exceptional with no clicking, pops, or distortion. Volume levels are easily able to get above noisy environments, even without isolation type ear buds. The equalizer functions very well and your settings are held in memory.
Building playlists can be done with WMP or simply on the View. Browse your tunes and just press and hold the center function button and the song gets added to the playlist. Unfortunately, only one list can be assembled on the unit, although multiple lists can be imported with WMP.
You can also drag and drop audio and jpeg files right into the Sansa View Explorer pane. Non jpeg photos can be quickly transcoded with the Sansa Media Converter.
The Cons: Presently, there is no audio bookmarking function for long podcast files or audiobooks. (Bookmarking is available for videos)
Some video files within the advertised specs will not play.
Uses a proprietary usb cable
Virtually no cases available as of yet except one DLO case (which I bought) that is "hodge-podgy" and obscures the beauty of the Sansa View.
Although battery life is quite good, it is not as good as advertised.
The battery is not accessible and would require a factory replacement.
Other than these few cons, the Sansa View is a truly exceptional player. I am banking on future Firmware upgrades that allow Audio Bookmarking and better Video File Support, as well as address a few other quirks and stability issues. The hardware is excellent and obviously capable.
Considering prices for the 16GB around $200. (the price of the 8GB Nano) you really cannot go wrong with this device.....and, yes it does support non-DRM AAC files from your present itunes collection.
I'd say....."Buy it!"
 I love mine November 7, 2007
Justin R. Kohler (Kuwait)
43 out of 46 found this review helpful
I've read some pretty negative reviews about this thing, but now that I own one, I don't know why these people are knockin it. I don't think it is cheaply made, it feels pretty sturdy and it is indeed gorgeous. I didn't really have to read the manual to get this thing to work. I just plugged it into the USB port on my laptop and dragged and dropped my music folders and movies into the device. You don't have to install any drivers to get this thing to work either. I love how it displays the album art. The earbuds it comes with are pretty crappy. I replaced the stock earbuds with a pair of gunmetal black V-MODA Vibe ear canal headphones ($75.00 from Amazon) and this MP3 players sounds pretty damn amazing. People have knocked this thing for poor audio quality. You can't buy a 200 dollar mp3 player and use a pair of cheapo headphones. Buy a decent set and I guarantee you will be impressed with the sound. I am also impressed with the FM Tuner, I'm in Kuwait and it picks up the U.S. military AFN radio network with awesome clarity, my alarm clock radio hardly picks up the signal but my View picks it up perfectly and it sounds great. The voice recorder works and I have fun recording myself saying absolutely ridiculous things. Video looks great as well! I have watched Bruce Almighty on this thing. While the screen size is small, the picture is damn fine! I can't comment on using a music service because I don't use one at all. Inside the package comes with a mini CD that has some Best Buy Music Service on the disk. This is the only thing on the disk, no drivers or anything, junk IMPO. Another thing this player gets knocked for is that it is supposed to have gapless music playback, I really can't tell the difference so this isn't important to me, maybe to some it is, but I haven't really noticed if there is a gap or not. If you have a bunch of DRM protected songs that won't work, I recommend purchasing DRM removal software such as soundtaxi or tunebite which will turn DRM protected music to non protected files. I have used soundtaxi in the past and it works wonderful. To convert DVD's into MP4, I use a program called CuCusoft Ultimate DVD + Video Converter and I make my own MP4 movies which I can then drag and drop into the View itself, again, the videos look amazing. A couple of things worth mentioning. The package does include a quick start guide, but no user manual. Not even on the CD, the user manual must be downloaded from the sandisk website.
I have also spoken with techsupport and they recommend that the optimal video size to use while recording video should be 480x272. I have been using 320x240 so I will start using what they recommend. There is also an unofficial firmware update going around but according to the techsupport person I talked to, they don't recommend using it. I spoke with them on NOV 7, 2007 so if you flash to the new firmware, you do so at your own risk. I will be waiting untill the firmware is officially released on Sandisk's website. Sorry for the rambling, but this is an amazing MP3 player and is worth your consideration. I love mine, and I use it the gym every morning. I had originally purchased one from Amazon but it was backordered untill DEC 1, 2007. Best Buy has them in stock and they are shipping.
 Okay for audio doesn't play video properly January 3, 2008
MB in the OC (So. CAL)
39 out of 59 found this review helpful
I have a lot of experience with these devices. Ipod Video units, Creative Vision M, other sansa players.
The good: this player is smaller and lighter than Hard Drive based players, it is expandable too, with micro SD Flash RAM. You can drag and drop to and from it. Not tied to itunes or other software. You can use it with rental music stores like Napster (requires use of WMP). It can hold a lot of material, especially for a flash based player. It is affordable and simple to use.
The bad: the interface is not near as smooth as the ipod, Contrary to specification it will not play back my video files that the ipod will, this player locks up especially with longer videos. I have encoded them properly at 320x240. In addition it lacks the capacity to play 640x480 files (not supposed to to but would have been nice). So it is really just a higher capacity larger form factor sansa MP3 player. Too many issues with video to be worth while as PVP. The rewriting of the database when you unplug it is slow.
That said Apple's new IPODS have been engineered with a new piece of firmware that cripples video unless you use their new docks that have an authentication chip in them. I would recommend boycotting apple ipod products until they release firmware that no longer locks out third party cables and docks. They did this without warning so an IPOD classic for example is not an actual classic because the ipod video units that it replaces work well with third party cables and docks and the Classic is designed not to!
So I will end up stuck with the Sansa because I got it for xmas and it was over the 30 day period when I received it and found the video issues but I am not happy with it. My players of choice remain the Gen 5 and 5.5 Ipod Video units, they are not designed to allow moving music and video on and off like the View allows but they do work and with third party software you can transfer music and video from them to you computer.
I would not recommend the ipod nano because even though it plays video they put that same authentication chip in it. Yes the View may not have a video out capability at this time, but at least Sandisk didn't purposely engineer firmware so you can't use older Sansa docks or third party products with it.
Greatest one in the market December 2, 2007
Peter (MA)
21 out of 26 found this review helpful
Pros: Big storage, thin, big screen, great sound quality, etc
Cons: None
This one is so elegant and cool. Big screen, thin, big storage, great sound quality, you name it.
It has a lot of functionalities ipod does not have, for example, radio, recording and microSD slot.
The main reason i gave up my old ipod to go for sansa is that ipod does not have microSD slot, which is so useful and convenient.
A lot like the e200 series November 7, 2007
M. Randall (Allen Park, MI)
18 out of 27 found this review helpful
I'll keep this review short. If you own one of the Sansa e200 series MP3 players and want to upgrade to something with more memory or a bigger screen then this is your best bet. It has the same easy menus and music transfer options as it's "little brother". My only complain is the new design... I liked the prototype of the Sansa View better (the original version was practically all screen). The same old design as the e200 series won't turn any heads when browsing through MP3 players at a store
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