Sansa Clip Zip Background Check
This example checks for album art. Album art will be displayed in viewport ‘a’, if it is found. Otherwise a red flashing warning will be displayed in viewport ‘b’. Note: The tag to display conditional viewports must come before the tag to preload the viewport in the.wps file. 13.2.3 Info Viewport (SBS only).
I am a big old fat geek that recently got into doing...(GASP!)...exercising.I have many MP3 capable products and reasons why I am very fond of this little one for my new found effort. I have the following list of products and have tried my:
Nexus S (too big and heavy for running, no physical buttons)
iPod touch 4th Gen (Big, expensive at the storage size i wanted and no buttons for music controls)
iPod Nano 4thGen (little, has a clip, but why the hell can't they include buttons?)
iPod shuffle (not enough storage and I don't want to mix in my metal songs from lifting weights into my up beat running songs...)
Likes:
The clip Zip sounds great, is very small, has a clip and has physical buttons.
It fits every need i want. The bonus is the MicroSD slot, I can not stress this enough. Skip the 8GB version and get the 4GB and pair it with a 16 or 32GB card. Bam 20-36GB of storage, insanely small and still clocks in under $100.
FLAC support.
Low rez color screen does what it needs to. Won't knock people over but tells you whats playing with album art.
As for the other areas, the stop watch works like a stop watch...It keeps time and does splits. Not a huge thing and if you are using a polar watch or at a gym, the machine you are on will do just as well and be more convenient. In a pinch it works.
The FM radio works fine. I live in a rural area, so my station choices are limited. From my experience, it works just fine if you are in an area with good recption.
Dislikes:
*UPDATE* MM works on updated firmware...still broken on stock firmware. Drag and drop also works, so you have that going for you.
General gripe: The included headphones are perfect for giving to people you hate. You can use them, i guess, if you want to torture yourself, but like any MP3 player, Apple or otherwise, get some better phones...your ears and your music will appreciate it.
Considering you would need to pay twice as much for an iPod with fewer features, no physical buttons and no storage expansion, just to run in a hampster wheel, save your scratch and get this guy. You will be glad you did, as it looks good, sounds good and does a it in a small package that just screams to be used in your fitness routine.
Update of an update: A new firmware patch was released, make sure to update your new Clip Zip or you will experience the 'Static Blast' between some of your songs...not fun, but it has been addressed, so make sure to update right away.
This little thing will impress you...
Sansa Clip Zip Software
Sansa Clip Zip 4gb
I own two of these players and I have to say, when I first got one of these I thought it was a little piece of $***.After two weeks I found myself using it more than my iPod.It's very easy to get songs on it since it uses a standard USB cable (which is compatible with a lot of other computers and such devices).I just connect it to my computer or my ps3, locate it and simply copy the songs onto it! The sound quality is also great coming from such a small player, it can go pretty loud too.The interface is pretty straight forward, didn't even have to read the manual to know how it works.I also like that you can use micro cards to expand the memory, *Cough iPod* you'll have plenty of songs to satisfy all your music needs.The only downside to me is, it doesn't really have good battery life. It dies out just under 4 hours of use if the brightness is turned up all the way and you set it to not turn off the back light after a certain time.This player plus Sony MDR-AS200 ear buds = Excellence! My first one died in 3 years of use so I just bought another, just because it's that good!One may feel odd using a device this small, but it grows on you, ignore what others say! Laugh at them since they're missing out on such quality piece of plastic!Read full review