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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: $73.99
You Save: $76.01 (51%)
New (73) Used (11) Refurbished (3) from $73.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 1890
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
Condition: Brand new. Ships fast.
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| Customer Reviews:
 I love it!! July 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I truly love this MP3 player. I would recommend it to anyone. Mine holds a charge for about two to three days. I play it about six hours a day listening mostly to an FM radio station; but also play music about one to two hours a day. Can't imagine life in a office environment without it.
An Elegant Device June 30, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the MP3 player I was waiting for! It is an excellent and elegant device. Perhaps that is a problem. I read one review where the writer said he had all kinds of problems with his View that it would not work properly even after the original firmware upgrade. he blamed it all on the device and firmware. Yes, the View took a little while to get used to. It was necessary to learn how to use the device properly and learn it. Time invested will be rewarded. Pay particular attention to the thumbwheel. It is powerful, elegant, responsive and sensitive. It is plenty intuitive, but perhaps more featured and capable than one might first expect. So work with it. Menu structure and function is good but takes a little getting used to. You may find features you did not realize are there. SanDisk should really put more emphasis on helping to educate people about this. It has been worth it. I concluded that that reviewer had one giant thumb and was a Cyclops. I'll say no more. There were originally firmware issues with the device. New firmware was already out when I got mine early on 2008. Upgrading was easy. I just installed newer firmware this month. Again, easy to do. I never had a problem with it before or after. I bought the 8Gb View and later installed a SanDisk 8Gb microSD aux chip. Again worked great. Had to play around just a little with Audible dot com and Rhapsody dot com to figure that out. I have been through all the functions of this device, they will say they can be a little obscure, but they work great. The issue that people may have is the thumbwheel is so powerful and sensitive. The device is mostly controlled by it. The device is extremely capable and elegant as I said, but many may miss this if they don't take the time to learn how to really get the most out of it. The way the menus/screens and selections are navigated are very well thought out. But a little difficult and confusing at first. I would not have it any other way because it is designed right and it is sooo very powerful. You have a very capable device that will do all it should. But you must experiment and take the time learn how to use it. This is the MP3 I waited for and am glad I did. Great vivid screen and size, great capacity, form factor. All the features one should need and more. My only regret is that I did not buy a larger capacity unit. But adding another 8Gb for a total of 16 is pretty good. I use it for audio books/periodicals and presentations and for music. The recorder and FM radio features are nice also. Put a video of live 82d jump on it it works great in video mode. I feel sorry for the guy who could not get his to work. It was pretty obvious it was the User and not the View. There are simpler and less capable devices out there that sacrifice functionality and compromise on features. Those are easy to find. As I said, it is a sophisticated and elegant device, but still simply and intelligently executed. I think SanDisk design engineers must have thought hard about how to make this device really right. I think thye did that. Kudos to them. There is little that should be changed or added. Once learned, it is also easy to use with little effort. Just about the perfect MP3. I think it is clear runaway as the best flash MP3 player in its class on the market at this time. Superbly executed. SanDisk does make very innovative and solid products. BTW, I do own a little of their stock (SNDK). My next MP3 will probably be a 32 or 64 Gb View. Almost lost my 8gb microSD so I taped over the slot.
 I want to like it, but... June 28, 2008
I really want to like this product. And for the most part I do. However, it has its flaws.
Pros: Very simple user-interface. Controls are intuitive (although some advanced actions can take some sleuthing). Works with Rhapsody (main reason I bought it instead of a Zune or iPod). Sound quality is good. Very small, sleek, and light-weight. Aesthetically pleasing.
Cons: Doesn't play music while charging. A *big* minus. Also, the battery life is very mediocre. Plays for 4-5 continuous hours on a 1.5 hour full charge. The power seems to completely deplete over night (even when turned off); I have to charge it in the morning before I can use it (irritating). Uses a proprietary cable that costs $ to replace.
In a nutshell: Sleek music player at competitive price. However, you get what you pay for. If SanDisk put more effort into making a great music player, I would pay the difference.
 SanDisk Sansa View Player MP3 Player - plays less than two hours June 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While advertised as eight hours of play time, the player didn't make a two hour trip once in the three or four weeks we had it.
Now just waiting to get the refund we've been notified we will receive so we can try something else, hopefully something that will live up to its advertisement this time.
 He likes it! June 18, 2008
I bought this as a gift for my husband and the more he uses it, the more he is thrilled with it. Only downside is the weight.
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