20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
This thing is small, but loaded,
July 16, 2004 By A Customer
This review is from: SAMSUNG YP-T5H Portable MP3 Player (Electronics)
I had a Rio S10 mp3 player since Christmas of 2002, and I was in love with it. Unfortunatley it got stolen so I had to go back out into the market. At first I wanted a hard-drive or micro hard-drive mp3 player like the Rio Karma or Muvo 2, but I realized its too expensive, too big, skips, and I don't need that much space. A lack of avliablility or selection kept me off the market for a few months. But I saw new flash based mp3 players coming in from iRiver and Samsung. The iRiver got editor's choice on it's CNet review, so I was closing in on it, until I saw it's appearance. It was Red, Black, and Silver with a Blue Backlight. Can anyone say, tacky? Your friends out there who probably don't know any other mp3 player exists other than the iPod(which I recommend to avoid due to its horrendous battery life, high price, no FM Tuner or Voice Recorder, and lack of other features) would not be impressed at all and think it was a knockoff purchased from the streets of New York. Yes, the...Read more
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
good value ... for its size,
September 19, 2004 john doe "sam" (florida, MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SAMSUNG YP-T5H Portable MP3 Player (Electronics)
I just had to write this review because the other two reviewers
said some things about this player that are not true and I just
hate the idea of potential customers being misled by insufficient
or false information:
1. this player is very user friendly: simple and intuitive enough
menu structure.
2. even if someone cannot transfer music between the player and
the computer with the included software, it's always possible to
just drag&drop the files on and from it, since it also acts as a UMS (USB Mass Storage).
3. it does have line-in encoding, with bitrates up to 128kbps.
(for the complete list of features I always recommend checking
the product web site).
The only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars is the quality
of the FM and line-in encoding which are mediocre.
But maybe they'll fix that with a future firmware upgrade.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
not bad,
September 28, 2004 demanding student (California, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SAMSUNG YP-T5H Portable MP3 Player (Electronics)
Samsung's YP-T5H is a very attractive model that feels rather well-made. I decided to choose it over comparable iRivers, due to their added bulk and somewhat 'plasticky' appearance. I've had it for quite a few months now, and its intuitive, easy-to-use interface coupled with its ability to double as a flash drive (it really is plug and play--never had to use the included software cd at all) are a major plus. The quality of FM depends on your location--sometimes you'll get static, and other times it will be clear. The battery life is somewhat disappointing, which is why I'm giving it a 4 and not a 5. Overall, not bad.
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