SanDisk Sansa View 8GB MP3 Video Player

this is the worst product i ever bought!!!i never even thought of writing a review befor!!!!It constantly freezes,if it doesn't freeze it gives the wrong bands name ,with a different bands album,with yet another bands song
i am affraid to touch it in use,because anything will make it freeze for a few minutes,or more,
not even gonna try to get it fixxed,it's not worth it,had a 2g coby for 30 dollors that worked better
can,t waitto get something new

I like the Samsung View 8GB MP3 Player, but I don't love it. Here's why; Yes, it is cool, but the battery life is pretty short, or at least mine is.
I can listen to it 10-20 minutes a day for 3 days, making sure it is off when I am done, and the Player will be pretty close to being dead.
But, I did like it because it arranged my music in the same way that I had it in my computer. The screen is wide and it gets amazing sound quality. Plus, the voice recorder is pretty clear, so it is very useful.
So, yes, this is worth what is paid for it, and I think that you will enjoy it as much as I have.

I bought this MP3 player as a gift for a friend in Thailand. It seemed like a really good deal, but like all really good deals there were problems. To use this player you have to install and make a account with Rhapsody. If you are in Thailand the free account deal that is supposed to come with the player is not available so I could not set up an account and could not load anything onto the player. The player does look pretty cool, but using it is much more troubling and I did not see any of this issues mensioned in the ad provided by Wal Mart. All of this has left me a little disappointed.

After reading so many "glowing" reviews for the Sansa View, my wife and I decided to purchase the MP3 player for my father-in-law for Fathers Day. I own the itouch, and honestly, I did not expect it to match up with that product - and it doesn't. Our reasoning for NOT going with an ipod was it's dependency on itunes, and quite frankly, my father-in-law isn't great on the PC. He previously owned a Dell DJ for years and very much enjoyed the player, and used it virtually everyday. It finally died a few months back, and the wife and I have been researching MP3 players ever since, as the Dell DJ is no longer made. Our decision to go with the Sansa View was based upon three main requirements that my Father-in-law asked of us....

1. Ease of use
2. Long-lasting battery life
3. Going with a flash drive player to aviod "lock-ups" and crashes"

The reviews online for the View all praised it for these three things...

Sadly, this is not necessarily the case. He's had the unit for about three weeks now and we've got about 7 of the 8GB's filled with MP3's only. No photos or video.

The battery - on a full charge - lasts about 5 hours, which isn't horrible, but is nowhere near the 30 hour life it advertises.

The unit is fairly easy to use, but the shortcuts to various options and menus are confusing. There are too many ways to accomplish the same things, and it's confusing to those that just want to play and shuffle his/her library of music.

Lastly, and most importantly, the player seems to crash fairly often. When this happens the only way to get it to respond is to power it down. My father likes to play music off the playlists he creates, and the unit does just fine if you do not attempt to interrupt it while it's playing the songs on the list. If you try to add a song, or repeat a selection - it pretty much "locks up", and you're back at aquare one. After you power it back up, you're hearing the same selections you've already heard on the playlist. Go to skip to the next track, and you lock up again. Frustrating.

Bottom line is that the folks at Apple have really cornered the market with the ipod and itouches of the world. Their players are just better suited to perform on all levels of usage. It's too bad you have to rely on their software (itunes) and your PC or laptop to get the most out of the devices.

The father-in-law is living with the Sansa View, but he's truly missing his Dell DJ.

I thought I was getting a nice mp3 player, but after downloading my songs, the player began freezing and I had to turn it off and turned it back on again. Did that about 3 or 4 times. Only had the player about 2 weeks. Should not have had to do that; as much as it cost in my book!! I returned it. Now I debating on getting another one from your store.

This is my first MP3 player and I love it! I find it easy to download music, videos, and photos. The Sansa View has great sound quality and is simple to use. I like the feature that allows me to be able to record music from the FM radio also. I went to the Sandisk website and printed a copy of the users manual and found it to be very helpful. The only negative comment I can say about the Sansa View is that the earbuds that come with it are uncomfortable and we went out the second day and bought a better set of earbuds which was a big improvement to both comfort as well as sound quality. This was a suprise gift from my husband and I couldnt be happier with his choice of the Sansa View.

This product is a true low-cost alternative to any iPod. Unless you are an Apple maniac, you will find it very similar both in appearance and function. Great value for the money!

I bought this product about four/five months ago. I love it, it is well worth buying this mp3 over the more expensive ipods. does everthing you need it to do. The video is great. I use the radio for the gym to listen to the tv's. so easy to use, don't need to read instructions. If you are considering a mp3 player, this is the one to buy.

i like the product. on occasion it freezes, it still plays music when it's frozen but you can't do anything else. it dosen't work with itunes:_( i can sync with windows media player! over all i love it and am pretty satisfied:)