Tune Belt Open View Armband for Sansa e200 series, midsized MP3 players & more

by Tune Belt

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000K8O7V0
• Item model number: AB4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Originally designed for iPod mini but fits SanDisk e200 series, Creative Zen micro, phones and other devices up to H - 3.6", W - 2.0", D - .5"

Customer Reviews

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48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It only FITS the Creative Zen Micro, you cannot USE it with the Zen Micro, July 11, 2005

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Kevin Hung (Parsippany, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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The player goes into the container upside down and sits upon a strap, like the bottoms of briefs(tighty-whities). This works fine with players with headphone jacks on the right or left sides. Unfortunately, the Zen Micro's headphone jack is located square in the center. Also note the reviews for the Zen Micro noting the very delicate headphone jack which is prone to breaking.(This has been compensated for in more recent versions of the Zen Micro but is still a vulnerable part due to the design flaw of the headphone socket connected to the player's board with merely metal sodder instead the socket being secured into the plastic as it should be. If you're reading this, you probably already own a Zen Micro and you just look at your Zen Micro and tell with your eyes that the headphone jack is off-center already.)

Basically, you cannot move this strap aside to insert a headphone jack without placing large amounts of pressure on a fragile headphone jack(Please see Creative's support forum and search headphone jack, it will return with 20-30pages of complaints)

I myself own one of the sturdier revisions thankfully.

HOWEVER, you can fix the problem with a DIY(Do-it-yourself) solution.>THIS WILL NULL THE WARRANTY< Just take a normal nail, and set against to where you'd insert the headphone jack into the tunebelt. Remove your player from the tunebelt and just drive that nail through, pulling the head of the nail through as well. Take a razor and make two cuts in a "+" form. Insert your headphone jack to see if it fits and widen the two cuts until the jack can fully insert itself into the player.

The edges of this strap on the tune belt have very strong wide borders which should be able to withstand the wear these cuts will create. I don't expect a lot of fraying because of the strong material but it may happen(I suspect searing the edges of the new hole may slow the process, but doing so is going to be difficult).

You see, I'd tell you to give up on this product, except the necessary modification is a simple 5-minute procedure. That, and there is no other holster that can accomodate a Zen Micro during excercise due to the iPod's dominance in accessories.

Yes, the Zen Micro's buttons can be used through the openview plastic. The sensitivity on the buttons is deadened a bit, since some people(not me) feel the Zen Micro's sensitivity is already too high, I don't think anybody'd care.

Basically, make the 5-minute mod, and you can then use this product with your Zen Micro no problem. It's the only holster for jogging, and it does a good job aside from the lack of a hole. So go ahead and buy this, just be ready to null the warranty.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not functional for Sansa E280, August 14, 2008

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Stephen P. Rebetsky "Steve" (Glen Burnie, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tune Belt Open View Armband for Sansa e200 series, midsized MP3 players & more (Electronics)

I purchased this product for the lightweight material, earphone chord holder and large adjustable armband. The material is lightweight, but is very elastic and tends to loosen with use. When sliding it up the arm it has the tendency to fold over onto itself which becomes frustrating to adjust. The earphone holding flap is a nice feature. My biggest complaint, and the reason I sent it back, is that there is an clear plastic shield that covers the entire front of the mp3 player - making it difficult to press the buttons and impossible to turn the volume dial.

5.0 out of 5 stars great mp3 holder, December 9, 2009

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L. Mallen "xorsiz" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tune Belt Open View Armband for Sansa e200 series, midsized MP3 players & more (Electronics)

Exactly what I was looking for for my mp3 player. Has a velcro closure for your earplugs instead of them hanging loose. comfortable.