SanDisk has been making some of the most popular portable audio players around for years. The SanDisk Sansa's combination of low price and sleek user interface have made them a popular alternative to Apple's iPod series, although it's never sold anywhere near the number of units as the iPod.Well, now it looks like SanDisk is getting ready to launch their first true media player, with video support. The Sansa View will be a flash based player with 8GB of internal memory and an SDHC slot for expansion.
It's got an 8-inch screen, an integrated speaker, and supports PlaysForSure. It's also got AV-output with resolutions up to 1080i. The Li-Polymer battery should be good for 10 hours of music or 4 hours of video playback. The whole thing measures in at 3 x 4.8 x 0.66-inches, and should be available early this year for about $300.
