mp3 with fm --is Fuze the best? After returning my Samsung S3 because of deplorable navigation issues, I'm considering the Fuze. I'm particularly interested in having FM capability and listening to audio books; music and video are not a priority. Any comments? mp3 with fm --is Fuze the best? After returning my Samsung S3 because of deplorable navigation issues, I'm considering the Fuze. I'm particularly interested in having FM capability and... » Read More mp3 with fm --is Fuze the best? After returning my Samsung S3 because of deplorable navigation issues, I'm considering the Fuze. I'm particularly interested in having FM capability and listening to audio books; music and video are not a priority. Any comments? « Show Less
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Bookwalker, <----very interesting/intriguing name!Just purchased the 4GB Fuze (Pink) for a gift, & I use the 8gb Fuze in Silver.These have mega-reliability & user-friendliness and are flash-media compatible. Especially at these prices, do not hesitate.Happy Holidays!
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I have the 8gb Sansa Clip, and have found the FM reception to be surprisingly good. I was told by a Best Buy employee that the Fuze has even better reception.
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Both are good for audiobooks and have bookmarking.Difference is Fuze headphone jack does not breakoff easily. Clip's jack is on the side instead of bottom. Headphone jacks break off easily. Its a common problem.For that reason alone, I would go with Sansa Fuze.Other reasons to go with Sansa Fuze is the size. Its as small as an IPOD nano or deck of cards. The size difference between Fuze and Clip is not as big as you would think. They both fit in your pocket, and hand.Third, Fuze has a readable screen thats in color. Its much easier on the eyes. Clip is in black and white text. Its very hard to see and annoying. Overall, you'd be crazy to chose a Sansa Clip over a Sansa Fuze. Both are good for audiobooks and have bookmarking.Difference is Fuze headphone jack does not breakoff easily. Clip's jack is on the side instead of bottom. Headphone jacks break off easily. Its a common problem.For that reason alone, I would go with Sansa Fuze.Other reasons to go with Sansa Fuze is the size. Its as small as an IPOD nano or deck of cards. The size difference between Fuze and Clip is not as big as you would think. They both fit in your pocket, and hand.Third, Fuze has a readable screen thats in color. Its much easier on the... » Read More Both are good for audiobooks and have bookmarking.Difference is Fuze headphone jack does not breakoff easily. Clip's jack is on the side instead of bottom. Headphone jacks break off easily. Its a common problem.For that reason alone, I would go with Sansa Fuze.Other reasons to go with Sansa Fuze is the size. Its as small as an IPOD nano or deck of cards. The size difference between Fuze and Clip is not as big as you would think. They both fit in your pocket, and hand.Third, Fuze has a readable screen thats in color. Its much easier on the eyes. Clip is in black and white text. Its very hard to see and annoying. Overall, you'd be crazy to chose a Sansa Clip over a Sansa Fuze. « Show Less
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Sandisk has been for me a good value and the right feature set - I've owned several, including the Express, the Fuze and the m200 series. As previously noted, they all have FM radios and the navigation on all of them is pretty much the same thing. Cannot speak to video quality; audio is fine - I've found that for me, the audio is so much affected by the earbuds or earphones used that it makes sense to get good ones.
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I have never sold one of my units on Amazon, but I did get some instructions with mine, but being a "man," I never looked at them. You did purchase the most advanced player that Sandisk ever turned out. It will take a 32 gig micro sd in the slot on the side. It will play music from anywhere you buy it. It has great features for audio books through your local library from Overdrive. It will play books from Audible without a problem. These players are getting more expensive because they are out of production and people are realizing their worth. There is one thing that I think I need to tell you. If the battery run out of juice you have to plug it in and just let it charge. Sometimes it doesn't want to come back in which case you have to play with it until it revives. Do throw it away. Hold the power button down for a long time. They sometimes if you just push the power button to "Unlock" it and then press the power button for 20 seconds it comes back. Remember these units are like Timex watches. You can kill it if you forget and go swimming in the ocean.
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I'm using aiff mac files and some standard iTunes files and have no problem but, idid find it challenging to import files. if found it easier to drop and drag files to a pre added named folder. i love the ability to hear high quality music file. its worth the hassle to me. you can hear things that you could not conventionally. i never liked low grade mp3 files. sounds terrible. for me its worth it to revisit old tunes at this qua lit. might even get the x5 for more navigation control. hope you find your answer and this response was useful to anyone. good luck.
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I first bought a Coby -- incompatible with Overdrive. My only experience is with Sansa -- check BestBuy online; there was a good deal on 4 GB last month. It took me over 6 months to discover how to put Overdrive books into the Book section, rather than Music -- so, I am sticking with the Sansa Clip Zip.
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There are at least 3 types of connectors for FM. This one is a PAL connector which is Push-On. I bought the wrong one, and had to get the one with the SCREW-ON connector for my Sony. Some just have open wires that are like speaker connectors for the FM antenna. Look on the back o your Samsung and see what kind of connector you have.
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I tried it out today...FM radio sounds great. The player even has an "auto scan" option similar to seek in a car radio - it will automatically pick up all the stations that have good reception/audio quality and put them all in presets. This way you don't have to go through every decimal number (98.4, 98.5, 98.6,etc) looking for stations.
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I have a walkman MP# player and I use the Audio-in all the time...AND i just went and plugged in myKindle fire...works nice
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Beast, love how you say that. Audio books work very well for me. Good features; pick up where you left off, option to speed up or slow down the speed up the audio. Just awesome. As you know you have to find some way of downloading the audio book (i used youtube). I dnt knw about audible and this player mixing
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I play Pandora through the FM, most of my talk is straight through the Jabra, but when I have music playing and get a call, it pauses the music until my conversation is over. Very good voice quality, very easy to set up. In FM mode, use the + or - to move up or down the FM dial.
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I am happy with the M260. I use mine for audio books from Audible.com and also for music. I do have 1 concern. I have 3 CD's that I put together myself with Windows Media Player and transfered to the M260. These 3 do not show up when I use windows explorer or windows media player. They only show up on the M260. What gives?
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The view and fuze have very similar controls and interfaces(It may be the exact same if not really close). The view basically just has a bigger and better screen and is a bigger device. Neither has replaceable battery and both integrate the sd card. If you want to mainly watch video's get a view if you want to mainly listen to music get a fuze.
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I have a fuze, any micro sd card will work with it, it is formatted to accept HC micro sd. You may have to format the card before you use it, however. Check which format your music is in and see if it is supported by the fuze if your songs are not playing.
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Yes. In the web page read next: With capacities up to 16GB, the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player can accommodate all your favorite songs, videos, and photos. And thanks to its microSDHC expansion slot, the MP3 player lets you expand its memory by up to 32GB with a SanDisk microSD or microSDHC card
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i only use FM and have no complaints whatsoever! I use it everyday and am totally satisfied.
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Disclaimer: I have yet to test it since I have recently found my Clip+. I've rarely used it for audiobooks, but preliminary inspection (from review videos) leads me to believe that the firmware hasn't changed so you may not expect any improvements to audiobook playback.Joshua Bean's comment seems to provide more insight than I.