SanDisk Sansa View 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

(so this is actually K.Polman's daughter btw.)

Well, I've been looking for an MP3 Player for about 6 months now to replace my 1st generation iPod nano i've had for the past 3 years (it's slowly dying... It did me well.) and I would go with an iPod again, except... it's price.
So, I was at Costco with my mom, checking them out and such... This was the only one they had that looked decent; 140$ for 8 gbs? Plus Space to add more? Sweet! So, I picked this up and I've really enjoyed it so far. Personally, I don't care what other reviewers have said; The earphones, although sorta crappy, have crystal clear sound. Better then the apple headphones in that case. The way these are made, they won't get holes in them and have their wires sticking out. (Haha... I suppose after 3 years of use and no change, the iPod ones were bound to flaw eventually.) Although... The foamy things come off it... and they're too big for my ears.

Now, you may ask... Why have you given it such a great review, yet only 3 stars?
I've got some problems with it.

First of a few, There's no SLEEP TIMER! I share a room with an older sister who doesn't seem to like my music. So, I've gotta listen to it on my mp3 if I wanna listen to it at night.. Yet... when I get tired and accidentally fall asleep, my mp3 player is just gonna stay on all night? That really bugs me. My iPod allows me to put it on sleeptimer for 15, 30, 45, or 75 minutes (or something of the sort.) and that was a really nice feature.

Secondly, There's no AUDIOBOOK FEATURE! I have to go and BUY my audiobooks from a specific place in order to use them!? Jeez, I can't afford that! I already OWN the audiobooks... all I wanna do it listen to them while i'm walking to school. This is probably my HUGEST issue.

Next, The video.
I tried using their video conversion program. It crashed my system. I tried using a different program, it didn't work. What the hell!?
*sigh*

I miss having an actual program to sort my music, rather then all this drag and drop stuff. It looks as though I can use Windows Media Player.. But I'm in love with iTunes...

Lastly, the fact that when you put in music, no matter how hard you try to change the name or anything, it still has the track listings in the name. I honestly don't want to be scrolling through all of my numberized songs looking for "C" Because I wanna listen to Chris Rice! (My memory isn't so amazing that I know exactly what track number my songs are.)
It's a little bit annoying.

Needless to say, i'm returning it and forking out the 250$ To pick myself up the actual iPod that I want. When I get my paycheck i'll put it back.

If you want all the features, get the iPod. Sansa, you've done well, but It seems as though I'm too hard to please.

This is the other side of my husband's Christmas present - and no doubt he is going to be extremely pleased that I purchased this item for him. I'm excited for him to see it !

After about 3 months things started going down hill really fast. After leaving it in the car on a summer day something went wrong with the with the power saver. I'd charge it over night and the next morning it would be dead. I'd listen to it for 5 minutes, turn it off, then turn it back on and it would be at half power. Recently the screen broke. That just gave me a good reason to get rid of it.

Trust me, keep looking.

This SanDisk Sansa View 8 GB Video MP3 Player is packed with features at a price that is far below what you would expect to pay for this level of features and quality. First the screen is the perfect size for portability, it is neither too big to be portable nor too small to make it hard to view. You can download and watch full length movies as well as most other videos and photos. Of course you can download a tremendous number of songs but, for those times when you don't want to bother with downloading new songs or simply want to listen to something different, you can also listen to the built in FM Radio with presets. This unit can also be used as a voice recorder great for meetings or classes. This unit feels substantial in your hands and features very easy to use controls. This is a feature packed powerhouse at a budget friendly price. If you are looking for the features of an iPod video but don't want to pay the high price then this is the player for you! I would not hesitate for one moment to recommend this fantastic item to everyone. The only one small downside is that in order to charge the battery you need to plug it into your computer. This is easily corrected however with the optional AC adapter and car adapter for those times your away from a wall outlet but still need charging.

The thing is sweet. Great quality, and is wonderful except one thing:
I can't get it to play movies. Even in .mp4 format, it only seems to play music videos.