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The Sansa View is a sleek yet simple MP3 player with video capabilities, perfect for consumers to enjoy their favorite movies and shows while on the go.

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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.

Piece Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Buyer's feedback: - * Very nice for this price! ...
I think that Sandisk did it wright: the slot for extra memory. That gives a lot of more futures. I have a couple of micro memory cards with movies, I can change them in a few seconds and watch my favorite movies or serials. That gives a big diference between Sandisk and iPod.

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Buyer's feedback: - Loving it
It is an ok product. It didnt come with instructions. I love it though. I am looking to buy my son one

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Buyer's feedback: - * Good Deal ...
I bought this great mp3 player to replace my e-250. Besides the battery running out every once awhile, (sometimes you get 5 hours, sometimes you get 25) this is the best player, in my opinion, that SanDisk makes. The downside is that it is kind of large if you put a protective case on it. Although, I have already dropped it twice with the case on it and it still works perfectly, and no scratches! If you buy the View, get a case, it will protect its large screen from your keys and other things you put in your pocket. I forgot to mention that it has great audio quality playback and good fm radio reception, (although that depends on your location). The last thing that some people have a hard time with is the fact that you cannot change the rechargeable battery (at least without potentially destroying the player).
Overall I highly recommend this for anyone who wants a media player that has lots of extras and is easier on the wallet than other brands out there.

If the big screen is not for you, the Fuze is smaller but almost identical otherwise. Although, I have not seen it with a capacity of more than 8 GB.

Here is a review that helped me make my decision:

http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/02/24/sandisk_sansa_view_review

And it plays video too; but who wants to watch Star Wars on a 2.4 inch screen?

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Buyer's feedback: - 16 GB Sansa View
I love this product. Can't beat the price for quality. Works. Not as long on battery life as claimed, but it will play for about a full day.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Disappointed, worse than previous models ...
I am a fan of Sansa products, but this "upgrade" is definitely NOT as good as my old Sansa e250.

My Sansa e250 was dependable and did its job well. A very affordable, quality, durable MP3 player.

I already returned one of these because the issues with it were so noticable I figured I must have received a defective model.

This model has the following problems:

- VERY short battery life
- Freezes up fairly often - will just become unresponsive for several seconds, though music will continue playing
- Scroll wheel design is a crappy rubber wheel - the e250's rotation ring was much better and faster
- Buggy interface - only displays the music folder on my laptop computer, not on my desktop. This was not a problem on the e250

I am tech savvy so I am continuing to look for ways to improve the functionality of this player, but frankly, I shouldn't have to.

I would encourage you to research this model before buying - Google "sansa view battery life", "sansa view freeze up", etc. I am definitely not the only one experiencing this stuff.

Go with the e200 series... You'll save money and you'll get a better player.