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

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Brand: Tune Belt
Category: Sports

List Price: ~~$18.95~~
Buy New: $10.95
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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 36645

Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Also, fits Creative Zen micro, SanDisk e200 series, Motorola KRZR

MPN: AB4
Model: AB4
UPC: 080274224005
EAN: 0080274224005
ASIN: B000K8O7V0

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	iPod mini slides in upside down so LCD screen reads right side up (fits right side up too)
•	Operational access to Click Wheel through the protective mylar window
•	Securely stores excess earbud cord to prevent tangling in arm
•	Mini storage pocket for earbuds when not in use
•	Armband size is easily adjustable with one hand up to 20"

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Tune Belt's new open view style armband carrier for Apple's iPod mini fits the mini right side up or upside down so that the LCD screen reads right side up when on the arm! Other design features include a clear protective mylar window that can be played right through to operate the Click Wheel; openings in the bottom to access the hold button and to insert the headphone jack; a flap to securely hold down excess earbud cord so it doesn't get tangled up during activity; and a mini pocket for the earbuds when not in use. The armband strap is easily adjustable with one hand up to 20". Pocket dimensions: H - 3.6", W - 2.0", D - .5". (This also fits Creative Zen Micro)

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars

Not functional for Sansa E280 August 14, 2008
Stephen P. Rebetsky (Glen Burnie, MD)
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 out of 5 stars

it is real cmfortable June 23, 2008
Shawn Haynes (ny, usa)
it feels alot more comfortable than my old cheaper one and that was what i was looking for. I like the way the material expands when i lift weights

2 out of 5 stars

Hard to use wheel on iPod mini; chafes arm and gets a little loose November 27, 2006
Madeline Morley
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I use this for running in the gym and doing the machines. It works okay, but I wouldn't buy it again if I had the chance. The material occasionally chafes my skin, partly because the armband loosens slightly when running. The most annoying thing is that I can hardly use the iPod when it's in the case. The plastic material covering the iPod makes it very difficult to change the volume and even use the buttons.

Bottom Line: Don't buy unless you don't care about changing the volume or having access to the wheel.

4 out of 5 stars

It only FITS the Creative Zen Micro, you cannot USE it with the Zen Micro July 12, 2005
Kevin Hung (Parsippany, NJ USA)
46 out of 50 found this review helpful

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.

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