SanDisk Sansa View 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

May 19

SanDisk Sansa View 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000VM8EDW
Manufacturer: SanDisk
Release Date: 2007-12-01
Average Customer Review: (From 65 total reviews)
List Price: ~~$200.00~~
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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

Accessories

Editorial Reviews

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.

Customer Reviews

I love it so far! by Kally Tez
SanDisk Sansa View 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) I got this player for Mother’s day and I have had it for a week now, and so far it’s great! It is very easy to use, I can put music files from many different sources on it, and it has great sound too. The first couple of days, I had some issues with the battery only lasting 3 - 4 hours, but after a couple of uses and charges, it is much better now. I have friends with Ipods, and I definitely like mine better, they have all had problems with their Ipods!

Great little music player by David C. Veeneman
I upgraded to the View from a Sansa e260. I liked the e260, but I had several issues with it: (1) Synch was clumsy and didn’t always work. (2) the MicroSD slot wasn’t very useful, since it forced me to synch in MSC mode. (3) Video playback was unwatchable, primarily due to the poor synch between audio and video on the device.

The Sansa View addresses all of these issues pretty well. With 16 GB, I fon’t need the MicroSD slot–the View synched all of my music, every video I had on my PC, and every photo I had on the PC, with 2 GB to spare. Wow!

Synch is much cleaner. Synch uses Microsoft Sync Center and syncs to Windows Media Player without a hitch. And video is not bad. The player can play WMV and MP4 files natively, without having to fool with Sansa’s Media Center application. There is a bit of artifacting in movies (jaggies when a fast move occurs), but movies are still watchable.

I got this unit for planes and trains. I can throw it in my pocket without worrying about spare batteries or any of the other hassles I had with my larger screen video player. I think it’s going to work well for that purpose.

Unacceptable battery life by Jules Mazarin
This is a sleek-looking, overpriced and poorly engineered MP3 player. I bought it because I really liked my Sansa e200, but wanted more than the 4G of storage I had (2G of built-in memory, plus a 2G micro SD expansion card). I should have gotten an 8G e200 instead of the “View 16″.

The worst disappointment about this device is the short battery life. The manufacturer’s claim of 32 hours of continuous music play time is sheer fantasy. I have never been able to get it to play more than 5-6 hours of MP3 without needing a charge. Moreover, charging is very slow. I had it plugged into the USB port of my PC at work for about 4 hours this morning (it had been nearly dead at the end of the day yesterday). I got maybe 2-3 hours of play, then it shut down and gave me a red battery icon when I tried to start it.

The controls are also considerably inferior to the Sansa e200. The e200 has buttons around the blue volume dial that do what you would expect them to do–like traverse a menu vertically or horizontally. The View has a weird rubber-like washer that you’re supposed to turn in order to navigate the menu or change the volume. It gives no tactile feedback whatever. I had to draw a mark on the rubber “washer” to determine whether it was actually turning or not (yes, it does turn, but the effects appear to be completely random).

There are other bugs as well. For example, the display will often lag behind considerably; it will indicate that it is playing a song other than the one it is really playing…then suddenly it will update.

I’m giving it two stars because it DOES play MP3s. For a short time.

Just a few Misgivings by E. Mury
Overall, I really like this player. The few drawbacks are:

Non replaceable battery (though I never did have to replace the one in my e280

Battery life isn’t what it should be. I can get over 24 hours, but mostly I get around 15 hours. I really don’t like the “sleep mode”. With the e280, if you leave it on pause, it will shut off after a few minutes. It would be nice if it was an option. With the View, it goes into a suspend mode that drains the battery faster than if I just let it keep playing.

I got used to/setup all my music/audio books using the e280, so I don’t mind using tags for navigation, though folders would be nice to have as an option.

I find the size decent enough. I have it in a clear plastic case and just throw it in my pocket.

Sound quality is very good for a player, probably not as good as the Clip (never listened to one, but gets high marks)

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