14 DAY TRIAL // I am pretty sure some of you have been waiting for the new Sansa View for quite a while. The manufacturing company has shown the first Sansa View prototype at CES in January. But, since then, the View started resembling more and more the popular e200 series.
Too bad it's just not its time, as the market is already overcrowded with all sorts of cool flashPMP with higher capacities, large screen displays and a lot better video capabilities.
However, as SanDisk is a big name in the industry, it comes natural to support a number of codecs for a wide range of file formats, such as AAC, H.264 and AVI. Besides that, it can also deal with some other rather common formats, such as MPEG-4, WMV, WAV, non-DRM, WMA and TXT for the audio books reading feature. Extra specs are said to be the integrated FM tuner with 20 presets, as well as the built-in microphone for the audio support.
As for its internal memory capacity, the media player was enhanced with various sizes of 8GB and 16GB. To make sure it makes a stand on the PMP market, they have also given it a 32GB brain. And if that proves to be insufficient, there is a built-in microSDHC card slot. The battery life was rated to last up to 4 hours of music media content and 8 hours of video content.
Nevertheless, the media player's design is also simple, fresh and ergonomic, so it will create some stir in the industry. If it managed to raise your interest, you should know that it retails at your local BestBuy store. When it comes to pricing details, the SanDisk Sansa View 16GB is said to sell for about 199 bucks a piece, while the 8GB will go for $149 a pop!