The Sansa E250 is a great portable media player by itself, but when
Rockbox is installed on it, it makes it fantastic!
The menus, folders, and filenames are spoken, which makes this player
as accessible as any player out there. Using the Rockbox Utility, you
can set it up to use your choice of SAPI voices that are available on
your own computer; however, it will come completely set up and
speaking when you purchase it from us.
Rockbox allows the Sansa E250 to use microSD and microSDHC cards
presently up to 16 GB, not just limited to the microSD cards useable
with the Sansa firmware. By adding a microSDHC 16 GB memory card, you
can expand your player from 2 GB up to a whopping total of 18 GB at
once! (Once manufacturers have come out with their 32 GB microSDHC
card, you should be able to get a total of 34 GB!!) Of course, you
can have an inexhaustible supply of microSDHC memory cards as well,
making your storage capacity virtually limitless!
Rockbox also adds much more functionality and allows you to play many
different file formats such as OGG Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, and many
others aside from the usual MP3, WMA, WAV, etc. It won’t however,
play DRM-protected files.
It provides much better control over the options for the player and is
an improvement over the original Sansa firmware. You get excellent
book marking capabilities, keeping track of up to 10 files at one
time. You can also move back to an earlier bookmark if you so desire.
You can find out the time and date by checking the player.
It gives you more control over the sound of your player by using the
build in graphic equalizer, stereo width, and other effects.
The player has a built-in FM stereo receiver with plenty of presets so
you can save your favorite stations and access them instantly.
You can record from the FM stereo or you can record your voice with
the built-in microphone. You can record in WAV, AIFF, WAV Pack, or
MP3 and you can change the bit rate as you like.
When you plug this player into your computer, it comes up just like a
regular flash drive and you can copy and paste your files onto it very
easily. There's no need for any music management software and the
inaccessibility associated with them.
The above is just a sampling of the many features of Rockbox; it can
do a lot more. The Rockbox firmware is very impressive and makes the
Sansa E250 very accessible. It makes it very easy to navigate the
menus and do just about everything that is possible on this player.
What is included with your purchase:
1 SanDisk Sansa E250 2 GB portable media player with Rockbox already
installed Refurbished
1 USB/charging cable
1 pair of earphones
Quick-start guide, Rockbox Sansa E200 Series manual, and the Rockbox Utility
1 microSDHC memory card, if purchased
Features of the Sansa E250 prior to the addition of Rockbox:
• Sleek, ultra-thin digital audio/image/video player with 2 GB of flash memory
• Compatible with MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM music files(PlaysForSure)
• FM tuner with record capability and voice recorder
• Bright 1.8-inch color TFT LCD
• Convert most popular video formats (MPEG-4, WMV) to play on device
• User-replaceable rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 20 hours of life
Technical Details
Model number: RB-SDMX4-2048-A70
Memory capacity: 2 GB
Memory type: Flash memory
External memory: Micro SD card slot
Audio file format: MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 (PlaysForSure), WAV
Hours of music content: 32 hours
Still image file format: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, GIF
Video format: AVI, MPEG-1/MPEG-2 in MPEG, MPG, MPE/VOB (unprotected),
MPEG-4 in AVI format, DAT, ASF, QuickTime MOV (QuickTime 6.5 or higher
required), WMV (Windows Media Player 9 or 10.0 required)
Tuner type: Digital FM tuner
Tuner memory: 20 presets
Display: 1.8-inch TFT color LCD display
Power supply: Rechargeable lithium ion battery, user replaceable
(included), USB charging
Battery life: Up to 20 hours
Connectors: Headphone jack, USB 2.0 port
Microphone: Built-in microphone
FM recording: Supported
Voice recording: Supported
Microsoft PlaysFor Sure: Supported
Minimum system requirements: Windows XP SP1; Intel Pentium PC or
equivalent; available USB 2.0 port for hi-speed transfer
Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.74 x 0.56 inches (WxHxD)
Weight: 2.7 ounces
