Earlier this year I wrote about the Sandisk Sansa Connect in “Wireless Music” . I must admit to being quite tempted to get one of these little MP3 Players, especially after reading that the firmware had been updated and video playback capability had been added – the 2.2 inch 320 x 240 resolution screen is definitely good enough for video. Video playback support as well as subscription music from Yahoo Music on a high-quality device with a microSD slot which supports both microSD (up to 2GB) and microSDHC (4GB and higher) cards is a good deal.

Then I read that Yahoo was selling it’s music subscription service to Rhapsody, and that the wireless features of the device (with the exception of the LaunchCast internet radio) would probably no longer be supported from July 2008. That could explain some of the good price breaks on the Sansa Connect. If this happens it would be just another media player.

The Sansa Connect did however win the Best of CES award in the MP3 player category in 2007 when it was announced, so this is still a good media player. If you are deciding whether or not to buy this media player, then the possible loss of the ability to update subscription music wirelessly with the Yahoo Music To Go service should be taken into consideration and also determine the amount you would be prepared to pay for a disconnected Sansa Connect.

Posted on February 25th, 2008 by mervyn