Marvin_Martian wrote:
The 32GB microsdhc card was announced on the 22nd…right on the bottom right of the SanDisk front page. So apparently the announcement will be something else.
Nope, that’s it.
Make way for Mighty Gig! 
Much ado about nothing; for me at least. I don’t even use the 32 GB full size SDHC cards in my player that supports those. It’s good that they finally got them released, but I don’t think it warranted all the hoopla that was present on the home page for awhile.
But like the old saying goes; one person’s trash, is another person’s treasure. I’m sure somebody will be happy about it; off the top of my head, I can’t think of anybody, but I’m sure there is somebody out there that is willing to pay the premium for them.
Tapeworm wrote:
Marvin_Martian wrote:
The 32GB microsdhc card was announced on the 22nd…right on the bottom right of the SanDisk front page. So apparently the announcement will be something else.
Nope, that’s it.
Make way for Mighty Gig!
Darn…I was all prepared to shell out the cash for a 32GB Fuze+, too…well, now to watch the prices on the 16GB cards a little closer!
Marvin_Martian wrote:
Darn…I was all prepared to shell out the cash for a 32GB Fuze+, too…
Now, that would be nice!
@marvin_martian wrote:
Darn…I was all prepared to shell out the cash for a 32GB Fuze+, too…well, now to watch the prices on the 16GB cards a little closer!
fuze_owner-GB wrote:
@marvin_martian wrote:
Darn…I was all prepared to shell out the cash for a 32GB Fuze+, too…well, now to watch the prices on the 16GB cards a little closer!
lol.
I just realized something…the 16GB card might be great, but the Clip+ I’d be using it in gets new content added to it 5-6 days a week…my podcasts! so there’d be no respite from refresh times. So now I just don’t know…buy the card, or not?
@marvin_martian wrote:
lol.
I just realized something…the 16GB card might be great, but the Clip+ I’d be using it in gets new content added to it 5-6 days a week…my podcasts! so there’d be no respite from refresh times. So now I just don’t know…buy the card, or not?
Refresh times never have bothered me…maybe they should; but they don’t.
I always have about 100 other things in my life that need attention, while my player is refreshing. So, I don’t sit and wait for it to refresh; I do other things.
Bottom line is that if you think that the refresh times will bother you, they probably will. But, if you are like me and never worry about it, it won’t be a concern.
fuze_owner-GB wrote:
Refresh times never have bothered me…maybe they should; but they don’t.
I always have about 100 other things in my life that need attention, while my player is refreshing. So, I don’t sit and wait for it to refresh; I do other things.
+1
Tapeworm wrote:
fuze_owner-GB wrote:
Refresh times never have bothered me…maybe they should; but they don’t.
I always have about 100 other things in my life that need attention, while my player is refreshing. So, I don’t sit and wait for it to refresh; I do other things.
+1
It certainly never bothered me with my Fuze when I had it, but that was a 4GB plus 8GB card. I guess I’ll add the card to my Amazon wishlist and track the prices, and see where it stands.
Message Edited by TomJensen on 05-03-2010 05:55 PM
Tom…
Gee…I don’t know about that…
I use my Fuse for audio only (podcasts and music) and for keeping some photos to show friends and relatives things I’ve been doing with the family.
I have no use for video or the other stuff from my Fuse.
I’m thinking of getting something like the Dell Mini 5 when it comes out for all that other stuff but I really don’t think that it will not replace my Fuse for pure portability (I have no need for web browsing or any of that other stuff when I’m walking the dog, exercising at the gym or driving the car).
Just my 2 cents…
I never used my Fuze for video either.
I understand that we as consumers have a wide range of wants. I was speaking of the mainstream, which is Sansa’s demographic. From a strictly business viewpoint, it makes sense for Sansa to embrace the “more functions” route, since more functions (especially more video) -> more demands for larger flash capacity. That’s Sandisk’s bread-and-butter.
Another point I’d make is that our tastes evolve along with the technology, even if we aren’t aware of it. You said that you use the Fuze for audio only (podcasts & music). Well, a few years back, there was no such thing as podcasts. And now podcasts are starting to be integrated with video. You also mentioned that you keep photos to share with others. What if videos were just as easily shared? Wouldn’t that be better than pictures? Most consumer digicams have good video capabilities now.
Even if you don’t think these apply to your personal situation, you see the rationale. Video is becoming more pervasive.
You made a good point about portability, i.e. size. A device capable of video would be larger than an audio-only device, especially one capable for viable web-browsing.
But that doesn’t have to be true. Take the Fuze’s 2"x3" form factor, which is eminently portable (I prefer the term pocketable, as it’s a little more specific). Here’s a simple change to make it into a capable video unit: Put the scroll wheel and whatever buttons needed on the back of the device. Stretch the LCD edge-to-edge and you’ll have a 3.6" diag screen, which is good enough for WVGA resolution. A ‘pocketable’ form-factor can be slightly longer (e.g. Nano), say, 2x4, and still retain the same portability.
Marvin_Martian wrote:
I never used my Fuze for video either.
Neither have a lot of the people who come here . . . just look at the number of posts in the Sansa Media Converter board. :smileyvery-happy:
Tapeworm wrote:
Marvin_Martian wrote:
I never used my Fuze for video either.
Neither have a lot of the people who come here . . . just look at the number of posts in the Sansa Media Converter board. :smileyvery-happy:
I vaguely remember, when I first got the Fuze, trying to load a 12 minute video podcast on it with the SMC, and it took almost 9 minutes to do it! At that point, I said,“this is just silly, and not worth it on a 1.9” screen" .
If SanDisk could streamline the Sansa Media Converter, and fix the frame rate versus audio codec (sync) issue, we’d see a lot more interest in using the Sansa for video. I don’t think that bulb has popped up over enough heads, realizing that video uses a lot of flash memory.
Bob :wink:
Bummed. Big time.
In the words of Kid Rock
"I been sittin here just wastin time
Drinking, smoking, thinking, trying to free my mind
I been sittin here just wastin time
Drinking, smoking, trying to free my mind"
Conversionbox wrote:
In the words of Kid Rock
"I been sittin here just wastin time
Drinking, smoking, thinking, trying to free my mind
I been sittin here just wastin time
Drinking, smoking, trying to free my mind"
Not to mention snortin’ & shootin’. 
Message Edited by TomJensen on 05-03-2010 05:54 PM
TomJensen wrote:
BTW, Marvin, if you’re still interested in getting video onto the Fuze, I’d suggest trying the FuzeVidz scripts. It can convert your podcast in about 30 secs.
I would take you up on that suggestion, Tom, except that I haven’t had a Fuze since last September. I do appreciate your efforts in that regard, however.
