Samsung YP-Z5AS 4 GB Digital Audio Player (Silver)
- Ultra-slim 4 GB flash memory digital audio player in silver; weighs just over 2 ounces
- Compatible with MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 music files and JPEG images
- Works with PlayForSure online music stores and subscription services such as MTV's Urge, Napster, Rhapsody
- Durable aluminum body prevents scratches and smudges; 1.8-inch color LCD screen
- Up to 35-hour battery life; connects to Windows PCs via USB 2.0
Product Description
Consumers are choosing digital music subscription services and Samsung supports this trend with the first 4GB flash player to offer subscription capabilities. With its 1.8" quality LCD screen, a slim, durable body and extended battery life, the YP-Z5 stands above the competition.
Amazon.com Product Description
The 4 GB flash memory Samsung YP-Z5 digital audio player is a great choice for carrying your music collection with you wherever you go. But it also works seamlessly with PlaysForSure online music stores and subscription services such as MTV's Urge, Napster, Rhapsody, and Yahoo,  | 
The YP-Z5 supports online music stores such as Urge, Napster, Rhapsody, and Yahoo. | allowing you portable access to tens of thousands of songs downloaded from these services. It features compatibility with MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 (digital rights protected), JPEG image viewer, a long lasting rechargeable battery for up to 35 hours, and a 1.8-inch color screen. Weighing in at just 2 ounces, this ultra-thin, elegantly crafted player has a durable aluminum body that prevents scratches and smudges and offers large tactile buttons and a multi-directional touchpad. It also features an intuitive and visually delightful GUI (graphical user interface) designed by former Apple iPod software designer Paul Mercer. The brightly colorful 1.8-inch LCD displays album art, and you can also show off photo slideshows from transferred JPEGs (while music plays) and even customize the screen's wallpaper with your favorite picture. It features eight EQ presets and Samsung's proprietary DNSe portable 3D sound technology (with three 3D settings plus a user customizable setting). You can choose to shuffle all tracks or only within a certain artist, album, genre, composer, or playlist. Other features include browsing by database (artist, album, genre, title) and timer settings for the display's backlight and sleep mode. It connects to PCs via a USB 2.0 connection (cable included) and it's compatible with Windows XP SP1/SP2 systems with Windows Media Player 10 software. The Samsung YP-Z5 uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.
What's in the Box
4 GB Samsung YP-Z5 flash memory digital audio player, earphones, USB cable, installation CD-ROM, and printed operating instructions.
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Samsung YP-Z5AS 4 GB Digital Audio Player (Silver)
- Electronics: 0 pages
- Platforms: Windows
- Publisher: Samsung Electronics
- Label: Samsung Electronics
- Format: CD
- Studio: Samsung Electronics
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 21 reviews
- Sales Rank in Electronics: #11499
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Yes, it works, but.............. 2007-02-14
Comment: the Audio Player works well - does its job as designed, we imagine - it's only a couple of loose ends that are annoying, really annoying
Microsoft redesigned the Windows Media Player - so the information provided does not line up with the actual computer view - the software cd was out of date, would not play and required a contact with Samsung - to date, they have not provided an up-to-date cd - we did download the manual via DSL otherwise, given it being 40-odd pages, we would still be waiting for it to finish downloading.
We were able, by trial and error, to figure out how it works as opposed to the iPod owned by my wife - who is much more capable than I am with Digtal Audio Players - what does this say about Apple and Samsung? - hmmm.....
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Where are the accessories? 2006-12-17
Comment: I had a 4 month ordeal trying to get an older, worthless iteration of Samsung MP3 player to work. Samsung really won me over with their customer service, as they eventually replaced the device with the pink version of this model. My daughter was absolutely thrilled to get the pink version, and I was absolutely thrilled to have the monkey off my back for getting her something that never worked.
Obviously, this thing has some good points.
The things that make this better than an ipod nano:
Battery life is really good.
You can drag and drop files onto the device as if it were just another folder on your system.
You don't have to install any bloated software that takes over your music files, renames them wrongly, stuffs metadata in them, etc (referring to WMP which is required by a lot of non-Apple products - iTunes isn't really bad, IMO).
It supports OGG very well. This doesn't matter to a lot of people, but if you think Apple audio format is good, you haven't heard this. Not for the non-techie, though.
Bad points:
The earbuds really are very poor quality compared to what Apple gives you with any iPod.
There are no accessories! Where is the charging cradle with AC?! Try and find cases, clips, etc. Just not available.
Playlists are very difficult to build and use.
Too many things end up in the 'Unknown' album since this thing can't simply list a folder name (which would be the group) when the tagging doesn't contain the group info. This is a programming weakness; if Samsung had half a clue how humans work, they wouldn't have released this device with this particular programming failure. It is one thing to know how your device works and yet another to understand how your market will use it.
No AAC support, as well as other music formats that sometimes make sense.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: happy with product 2006-11-10
Comment: tried player and very happy with results. would highly recommend this to others.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: battery would not hold a charge 2006-10-03
Comment: Slick little MP3 player, easy to use, but battery died if I went more than 48 hours without playing it.
This is my 6th MP3 player, and one of 4 I have in use, but I decided to rreturn it to the store.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great sound quality, steeper learning curve than expected 2006-08-25
Comment: This is my first MP3 player, so I can't compare the YP-Z5 to the ipod.
The YP-Z5's sound quality was considerably better than I'd expected ... really, the best listening experience I've ever had while using headphones. Other MP3 players might be even better, but I'm more than satisfied with the YP-Z5.
The learning curve was much steeper than I'd expected for an appliance of this type. I had to browse the Z5 specific forum at anythingbutipod.com to find tips on reducing battery drain, and sniff around the Windows Media Player help files to avoid uploading tracks with redundant and cross-linked menu listings. The how-to for creating a mobile playlist also was on anythingbutipod.com -- I don't remember seeing it in the Samsung manual. And I also learned from the Internet that the YP-Z5 can be operated in UMS mode, rather than strictly through WMP.
Battery life is acceptable, now that I've turned off the backlight and have taken other steps to reduce battery drain. (None of which were provided by Samsung.) I also can create a mobile playlist, thanks to an online FAQ. The touch pad is a bit sensitive, but practice makes perfect here -- the more I use the player, the fewer errors I make.
I upgraded the firmware, and it's possible that the YP-Z5 behaves well specifically because I'm using a latest-greatest firmware version. But the firmware upgrade is *not* intuitive, and some users have reported problems while trying to upgrade.
The online world doesn't agree on an appropriate charger to use for this device, when a computer isn't available. I think Samsung could have included a wall charger, or could sell one separately at an other-than-cutthroat price. Prospective buyers should know that far fewer tailored-for-YP accessories are available than can be purchased for the ipod.
Overall, though, I'm pleased with the purchase -- now that I've put in the study time to learn how to use it.
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Samsung YP-Z5AS 4 GB Digital Audio Player (Silver)
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