A fifty hour(!) battery? Has anyone made a player that comes even close to that? And a full size SDHC slot? That thing would be a monster, not the cute little slim and trim device everyone seems to prefer these days.
I’m just glad to know my Fuze hasn’t been abandoned by its maker. Though like others I await the raising of the song limit before I can even consider laying out the bucks for a 16gb card, which I’ll want to be able to use fully.
“A fifty hour(!) battery? Has anyone made a player that comes even close to that? And a full size SDHC slot? That thing would be a monster, not the cute little slim and trim device everyone seems to prefer these days.”
Not a monster, but perhaps just slightly larger than the Fuze in two dimensions, but around twice the thickness. Not a monster, but not ultra slim. It would need a touch screen so that it could have a decent sized screen but also not be so large. It could also have a few tactile buttons on the side that are programmable for the most frequently used functions(to use while the touchscreen is in hold mode).There is already such a product(I won’t name it here) with a 2.5" touch screen. This product isn’t perfect, but it does have features that most other players lack, such as browsing by folders or by tags, very long battery life, high power output to the headphone jack that can power most full sized headphones adequately, and a full sized SDHC card slot. I would like to see Sandisk make a product to compete against it. If so, Sandisk’s product might be better, less expensive, and much more widely distributed.
“I’m just glad to know my Fuze hasn’t been abandoned by its maker.”
The Fuze is a good form factor for many who want something that is similar enough to an ipod Nano but also better and much less expensive. It doesn’t satisy the desires of all mp3 player users though. There are those who want large storage(perhaps 64 gigs or more) but also want a flash memory based player, perhaps one that is much better at playing video than the Fuze. I guess Sandisk’s strategy for the Fuze is to gain market share especially via price. Some dealers sell the 4 gig Fuze for $70 or less. Now that the Fuze is priced so low, there is room for a player with longer battery life, a larger screen, much better video playback, a full sized SDHC card slot, and also sound quality at least as good as the Fuze. While the View may have seemed like a nice player when it was introduced, it seems a bit old and outdated now. I guess the sound quality of the View isn’t that bad, although compared to the sound quality of the Fuze it doesn’t seem to really hold up.
Message Edited by JK98 on 11-16-2008 10:37 AM
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