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| SanDisk Sansa View 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) | 
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| Brand: SanDisk
Category: CE
List Price: $150.00
Buy New: $74.00
You Save: $76.00 (51%)
New (69) Used (5) Refurbished (1) from $74.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 714
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-8192K-A70
Model: SDMX10R-8192K-A70
UPC: 619659039042
EAN: 0619659031046
ASIN: B000MQJ19S
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good player, bad software January 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an MP3 player, the Sansa View works perfectly well. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the software installed on the player. It's glitchy, and even small annoyances can become big problems when there's no good solution for them.
After updating to Windows Media Player 11, I found that my Sansa no longer worked with my computer. None of the songs I added showed up on the computer, and the player refused to let me add any new songs or sync with Windows Media Player. I couldn't upgrade the firmware, either. Formatting the device solved the problem, but it also meant that I had to add all 8 GB of music back onto the player.
The manual that comes with the View contains almost no information about installation or troubleshooting, though the customer service reps are very patient and helpful if you end up having to call them. Also, the player only works with Windows XP (and possibly Vista), which limits anyone who prefers to use other operating systems.
Though this MP3 player will charge through a USB cable, those with laptops or computers with USB 1.0 ports will want to (or possibly even have to) purchase the wall charger. Though my laptop has USB 2.0, it still doesn't charge the battery very well or very quickly.
I really enjoy the Sansa View as an MP3 player. The interface is nice, and so is the design. It's easy to use - I use it to listen to music in the car, and it works wonderfully. I only wish that the software installed on the device was anywhere near as good. It's what's keeping me from recommending the View to anyone else.
 Overall problematic MP3 player January 12, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this player for Christmas and it immediately had bad screen problems, the LCD screen would freeze or make thick dark lines. The rewind bar doesn't work either! you can rewind it and the seek bar will show it rewinding, but it'll resume right where it left off! I only give this player 2stars just because it's ease.
 Great alternative to the iPod January 3, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're like me and don't want to join the millions of sheep, try this player. I got it about 3 weeks ago and I'm totally pleased with its features. The display is simple but I don't need fancy graphics. Just want it to play mp3's. The unit is a little bigger than the old e series but it's classy in style. Yes, the glass face does attract fingerprints but I bought a case so it's not an issue. I don't use WMP for transferring the files. Just plug it in and drag the files onto the music folder. What I like most about it is the AAC file support. If you encode your files at 96K AAC, you can squeeze quite a bit of music on 8 gigs (about 3 megs per 5 min song). But then you always have the SD media slot if you run out of room. Try that on an iPod. The EQ is nice to have. The earbuds are ok but I bought some better ones.
My only gripe is the way the player organizes the music. It doesn't read the tag for track number so each album is listed in alphabetical order. That's fine for most music but if you listen to progressive music, the songs all segue into each other so the songs have to play in a certain order. I suppose I can make a playlist to fix that. It's minor and I can live with it.
Definitely give this player a shot!
 Returned the View twice in one week January 2, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought a sansa e280 for myself and have not encountered any troubles, so I decided to buy a View for my boyfriend. Right out of the box, the player would not turn on because the power button was stuck. We tried everything but nothing would happen. The customer service people could not turn it on also, so we exchanged that one. The next one we received at least turned on. We went home to charge it and then tried to start loading media on. Thats where trouble came. For video and pictures, you have to convert the file format by using the sansa downloadable converter. I was able to transfer photos with no problem but we never were able to get video on the player. We tried different files, different computers, and different people and nothing. My boyfriend spoke to the customer representatives and had no luck. I have transferred music, video, and photos to my sansa e280 with no problems, but this player has many problems.
 Beats the iPod and the Zune! December 30, 2007
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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