Sansa e200 series
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| Manufacturer | SanDisk |
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| Type |
Portable media player Digital audio player |
| Release date | January 5, 2006 |
| Retail availability | since 2006 |
| Media | JPEG(v2 only), bitmap, MP3, QuickTime, WMA |
| Operating system | Proprietary firmware or Rockbox |
| CPU | v1-2x80 MHz PortalPlayer PP5024 (ARM7TDMI) v2-250MHz AMS3525 (ARM9TDMI) |
| Storage | 2/4/6/8 GB flash memory |
| Display | 1.8-inch TFT LCD 220x176 px by VPtech BEIJING API |
| Input | Scroll ring |
| Power | Lithium ion battery |
| Online services | Microsoft PlaysForSure, Rhapsody |
| Dimensions | 3.5" x 1.7" x 0.6" in. |
| Weight | 2.7 oz. |
| Predecessor | Sansa e100 series |
| Successor | Sansa Fuze |
The Sansa e200 series is a portable media player developed by SanDisk, and released on January 5, 2006. The device is available in four capacities of Flash memory: 2 GB (e250), 4 GB (e260), 6 GB (e270), and 8 GB (e280). All players have a 1.8-inch, TFT LCD display with a resolution of 176 by 220 pixels. Certain files, if not in a format accepted by the player, must first be converted with the Sansa Media Converter Windows software. This will convert images to bitmap format (.bmp) and videos to MJPEG (in a .mov container), for v1 models. On v2 players it will convert videos to DivX and simply resize images. It is not possible to simply copy videos to the device, even if they seem to be in the correct format; trying to access them displays an error message.
The Sansa e200 series can display album art and display song information, thanks to the audio files' ID3 content. The players are powered by a user-replaceable (offered as replacement set by SanDisk and some competitors) lithium ion battery that is also rechargeable, and come with a built-in expansion slot for microSD cards, an FM tuner with a recording function (only available in North America, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and some other countries), and microphone for voice recording.
SanDisk released a version 2 of the e200 series in December 2007 with internal hardware different from the first version. Version 2 changes include support for Rhapsody channels through RhapPFS DRM (Plays For Sure enhanced to support Rhapsody channels), support for Audible audio books, microSDHC, and DivX, and also has a different boot screen and adds the ability to format the device, among other minor improvements.
The player lacks Asian text support when displaying song names and artists, but users can patch the firmware to add support. Rockbox firmware also supports the e200 series just as it supports the c200 series, and adds the same features.
The standard firmware for e200 models with version 1 hardware is not compatible with the newer microSDHC format (generally 4GB and higher); Rockbox firmware adds this support. Rockbox also supports e200 models with version 2 hardware.
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