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SanDisk Reinvents Sansa View as Price-Slashed Nano Killer

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iMav
iMav Original post #1
Sep 10, 2007 at 6:36 PM
its not my heading .... gizmodo has given this heading

*gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/09/SansaView_Card.jpg

1. The new View is SanDisk's first serious attempt at a video-capable player, with native support for H.264, WMV and MPEG4 video. (Earlier Sansas could play video, but only if you messed with it enough to make it work.) When you are in video mode, everything automatically reorients to landscape, so you can turn the View on its side and better enjoy the 2.4" 320 x 240 LCD.

2.
SanDisk's 8GB View will cost just $149, the price of Apple's 4GB nano.
Battery life has been confirmed at 35 hours for music, and 7 hours for video. (According to Apple, the nano can pull off 24 hours of music or 5 hours of video on a charge.)
SanDisk's two Sansa View models will both be compatible with MicroSD/SDHC for memory expansion. Since there's a tiny 8GB SDHC card on the way, you could technically jack this thing up to 24GB pretty easily, though that 8GB card will definitely set you back a few clams.

*gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/09/medium_1353808308_4baf5e3077_o.jpg
*gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/09/medium_1353808392_4a2876542f_o.jpg

it doesnt look that bad except for the headphones
infra_red_dude
Sep 10, 2007 at 6:40 PM
in fact, it doesn't look bad at all! :)
gauravakaasid
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:10 PM
Bad :shock: it looks wow :)

@iMav...can u post the link to the source dude??
entrana
entrana #4
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:15 PM
new competition for the ipod and the zune
QwertyManiac
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:17 PM
Here's the original article:
*gizmodo.com/gadgets/breaking/sandisk-reinvents-sansa-view-as-price+slashed-nano-killer-297986.php

Is there ANYTHING a Nano can do that this can not? Just asking for a clear comparision. And I don't wanna know something physical, just feature-wise.

P.s. Apart from iTunes.
a_k_s_h_a_y
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:21 PM
very cool
i got a evil business idea now
i will tell bankers to add a mp3 player also in the list of student loan ! i hv contacts with many !
iMav
iMav #7
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:28 PM
well i thinkit can do much more .. if im not wrong it shud have fm which the nano doesnt and yeah the biggest adv is that it isnt itunes locked and u can easily drag drop vids and expandable memory
QwertyManiac
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:33 PM
No no iMav, I asked is there anything the Nano can do that would make it better than this? :|
gxsaurav
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:38 PM
QwertyManiac said:
No no iMav, I asked is there anything the Nano can do that would make it better than this? :|

iPod Nano can play content bought from iTunes Music store.

Sansa View can play contents from anywhere other then iTunes music store. It is better then iPod.

Thats the only difference :D
iMav
iMav #10
Sep 10, 2007 at 8:48 PM
QwertyManiac said:
No no iMav, I asked is there anything the Nano can do that would make it better than this
aH yeah just 1 thing ... its got a half eaten aaple at the back
QwertyManiac
Sep 10, 2007 at 9:00 PM
iMav said:
aH yeah just 1 thing ... its got a half eaten aaple at the back
I was expecting this :))

The only thing I see better in the new Nano is its dimensions .. This owns it in all other features, even in the UI.
nishant_nms
Sep 10, 2007 at 10:52 PM
hey it's my birthday today somebody plz gift it to me
aryayush
aryayush #13
Sep 10, 2007 at 10:59 PM
gauravakaasid said:
@iMav...can u post the link to the source dude??
Yeah, please? You almost always post articles without crediting the site you took it from (and just mentioning the name does not amount to giving it credit).

Why don't people understand? iPods sell because of the user interface and the coolness factor, not because of the features and it is almost impossible to trump the iPod in the looks department and completely impossible to trump it in the UI department.
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #14
Sep 10, 2007 at 11:01 PM
QwertyManiac said:
The only thing I see better in the new Nano is its dimensions

Have a Look at new Creative Zen
aryayush
aryayush #15
Sep 10, 2007 at 11:01 PM
gx_saurav said:
Sansa View can play contents from anywhere other then iTunes music store.
... and the iPod can't?

Why do you purposely spread misinformation even though you know it is not true? In other words, why do you blatantly lie? Do you like really like being insulted?
C
Sep 10, 2007 at 11:07 PM
This player looks kool...
iMav
iMav #17
Sep 10, 2007 at 11:15 PM
lets c ... 8 is to 1 ... 8 find it cool and 1 doesnt :lol: ... and yeah im sorry these days i forget to post the direct source link ... if it hurt some 1s sentiments im sorry
casanova
casanova #18
Sep 10, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Kool. Just at the right time. Am confused what to buy
A
apoorva84 #19
Sep 11, 2007 at 8:46 PM
looks good...is more feature rich than those stupid nanos...
iamtheone
iamtheone #20
Sep 11, 2007 at 8:57 PM
iMav said:
lets c ... 8 is to 1 ... 8 find it cool and 1 doesnt :lol: ... and yeah im sorry these days i forget to post the direct source link ... if it hurt some 1s sentiments im sorry
hehehe well said
comrade
comrade #21
Sep 12, 2007 at 12:13 AM
iMav said:
well i thinkit can do much more .. if im not wrong it shud have fm which the nano doesnt and yeah the biggest adv is that it isnt itunes locked and u can easily drag drop vids and expandable memory

nope...fm too included

On the audio side of things MP3, protected and unprotected WMA and WAV are in there along with support for gapless playback and Audible audiobooks. On the downside, SanDisk has missed a trick in not including DRM free ACC downloads which would have provided iTunes interoperability, but a digital FM radio with 20 presets and a built in mic for video recording softens the blow.

*www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/news/2007/09/10/SanDisk-re-Launches-Sansa-View-nano-Killer-v2-0/p1
QwertyManiac
Sep 12, 2007 at 6:14 AM
Comrade, he was talking about Sansa, not Nano.
abhinandh
abhinandh #23
Sep 13, 2007 at 9:48 PM
its cooool.fm + voice recorder too!whats the approx price in india??
entrana
entrana #24
Sep 13, 2007 at 9:54 PM
prices of nano...