Customer Reviews:
 Hooray for the not-iPod! February 25, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is one of the best media players I have had the pleasure of using. The screen is sharp and can be adjusted for indoor or outdoor lighting, the touchscreen is very intuitive and the thing is rigid - Anyone who's owned the old bar-style Nokias knows how rough those things are, and I've been though 3 of them. This player comes out of mosh pits smelling like roses.
The whole thing screams open - open bluetooth stack (with the firmware update), drag-n-drop music loading and the Samsung Media Studio that comes with it, while I'm not really fond of, has one of the simplest CD rippers ever. They even give you the choice of leaving that sound level guard for your hearing off, for those of us who remember personal responsibility (and live next to amps).
I was a bit skeptical of the whole DNSe thing they keep touting at first, but I cranked all the settings to max and everything sounds deeper and wider. The equalizer only has 10 levels for each bar, but fiddle with it for a few minutes and you get used to it. It's still a damn sight better than any other media player, but I'd expect nothing less from Samsung.
The touch screen is VERY sensitive. turn it face out if you're not doing anything particularly violent, because in my experience it will brush against my leg and I'll hear songs skipping around and stopping and the volume wavering. Also, Hell will freeze over the day I understand the point of music visualizations, as there are 3 visuals, and album art display, and tag viewer to choose from while listening.
One last thing: it doesn't play .avi videos. That's what I usually encode in, and the Samsung Media Studio crashes whenever anything divx encoded is re-encoded to mpg. So, no watching shows whilst on lunch at work, oh well. Why there's a radio I'll never know, but being able to record what you hear on said radio is tres-cool. I'll never have to sing akwardly to get one of my friends to help identify a song again.
It does what I want' has a no-nonsense approach to getting music on and off the thing, and looks minimal-chic doing it.
I give it a 9/10. I just wish it would let me assign names to call numbers , since I oft link it to my phone on walks and the like.
Best MP3 player I've owned February 21, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Bottom line, I just love this player. Glad I got the 8GB version.
I love the swipe advance, the increment is selectable, and it is a player which has gotten fast forward right for people who listen to audio books or long radio recordings. A++ And the audio screen display is changeable and very nice.
I can read my books on it as it accepts .txt files. Font size is scalable, the screen aspect is rotatable, so you can set it up as you like it.
I can use the Samsung software to upload videos, which are converted to .svi files. Takes a bit of time to convert .avi files to .svi, but by no means unreasonable, considering what is being done. I like the fact that it compresses a 700MB movie to 300MB, so even though the movie looks clear and sharp, it takes less Flash space, so this is a realy good thing to convert to .SVI
The other cool thing is it does not FORCE you to use the Samsung media manager. you can still just send your music to the player via windows explorer if you want. You can use it like a huge flash drive.
Audio is just great, pictures look great.
Haven't used bluetooth much, but other reviews cover that.
Updated the firmware recently, and they put some games onto the thing. It just keeps getting better.
Congratulations to Samsung on getting something just about perfect. I think I'll send them an email too.
YP-P2: An Excellent DAP February 14, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this player a month ago and I must say I am not disappointed in the least. First of all, the device itself is a great size. It is not too small and definitely not too big. The screen is clear and bright. The user interface is pretty good. If you haven't used many touch screens before there is a learning curve. I like the fact that there are dedicated volume buttons on the device.
The sound is crisp and clear. There are many sound customizations and choices. First there is the DNSe which has preprogrammed sound enhancements (i.e. Studio, Club, Concert Hall...). There is also a User selection which gives you access to the EQ settings. I personally like the Street Mode which helps block out some of the background noise. I do suggest getting a good set of stereo headphones or ear buds to get the full enjoyment of the sound.
Video on the P2 is amazing. There is an included animated short (about 10 minutes)on the player. This lets you experience video right away. I don't have much use of video since i bought this primarily as a music player, but after watching the video, I think I may put a couple of my favorite shorts on it. Pictures are also viewable on the P2 and can be set as wallpaper. I am also looking forward to using the bluetooth feature of this player.
The only drawback to this player is that it is a fingerprint magnet. I found myself constantly wiping it down until I got a DLO case for it. I am looking at getting a Protech full body skin for my P2. It adds less than a mm of size to the P2 and is suppose to be virtually indestructible.
In short, This is a great alternative to the iPod touch. Ive seen both and like the P2 better. I am currently running firmware 2.08 which has improved the UI. Firmware 3.07 is due out soon which will include games.
 Very Nice MP3 Player February 13, 2008
I found it to be a very good player for the price. This is my 1st MP3 Player so I cannot compare it to others.It works well and is easy to burn music to it.
One thing that could be improved upon is the battery life. I was getting about 16hrs on a charge.
Best MP3 Player I've Owned February 11, 2008
Best MP3 player. I've owned others, including iPod's and for the price, this is the best. Great video, exceptional sound, and very cool touch screen controls.
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