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Samsung MP3 Player

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

4GB Samsung MP3 Player - Product Details
By Brian Holland

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The 4GB Samsung MP3 Player comes in two guises, the Samsung YP-S5 and the Samsung YP-T10 both offer bluetooth wireless connections, but only the Samsung YP-S5 incudes slide out speakers. The YP-S5 looks a little like an open laptop with a base and angled screen, where the angled screen is actually hiding the speaker system while the YP-T10 looks more like a mobile phone with a large two inch screen for watching videos.

The YP-S5 has the larger feature set including built in clock, FM radio recorder, 4GB internal memory and playing MP3 and WMA file formats. This 4GB Samsung MP3 player supports ID3 tags, so the album, artist and track information will appear on the 1.8 inch LCD screen. This MP3 player can be charged from a USB socket in 5 hrs (from flat) or a mains socket in 3 hrs. The YP-S5 will play back MP4 videos and display jpeg files on the internal screen.

The software included runs on Windows XP and above computers and uses USB 2.0 technology when available in your PC for super fast data transfer. With a weight of only 85g it’s remarkable that Samsung managed to pack in a User Definable EQ and voice recording.

The other 4GB Samsung MP3 Player in the line up is the Samsung YP-T10 which includes massive codec support WMA,MP3,OGG,JPEG,WMV,MPEG and an unbelievable two inch LCD TFT screen just like the one on your home flat screen monitor operating at QVGA resolution which is remarkable. The YP-T10 has a massive number of EQ presets no matter what your taste in music Normal, Studio, Rock, Classical, Jazz, Ballad, R&B, Club, Dance, Concert Hall.

Should you be looking for a 4GB Samsung MP3 Player that can operate in languages other than English, then take a look at this massive range of languages: English, Korean, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish, Latin, Ukraine, Bulgarian and Romania.

This 4GB Samsung MP3 Player has a metal body which is extremely rare for MP3 players as these days everybody expects gadgets to be made of plastic so it’s a very nice change to see a metal body on the YP-T10. This 4GB Samsung MP3 Player can also play back a massive 30 hrs of audio before the batteries are exhausted or 4 hrs of video.

A very interesting feature of the YP-T10 is the ability to vary the speed at which an MP3 file is played back, so if you feel the track is too fast or slow, now you can make your own adjustment. The YP-T10 also includes book marking support to book mark your favourite tracks, that’s such a useful feature that I hope other manufacturers adopt.

Unique features of these two 4GB Samsung MP3 Players are that the YP-S5 has an FM radio recorder to record your favourite radio shows in MP3 format and the YP-T10 has a quality metal body and bookmark support.

Whichever 4GB Samsung MP3 Player you choose, you will find that both offer intuitive technology such as track bookmarks, ID3 tag support and metal body units.

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Shuffle MP3

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

iPod Shuffle Reviewed
By Luke B Scott

Executive Summary

Apple iPod shuffle, 1GB - Blue - MB813LL/A

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Shuffle MP3The iPod shuffle weighs a mere 15.6 grams (0.55 ounces), and measures just 27.3 mm (1.07 inches) high by 41.2 mm (1.62 inches) wide by 10.5 mm (0.41 inch) deep (and this depth, by the way, includes the clip). There’s also a choice of five colors: blue, green, pink, red and silver. The device that holds the iPod shuffle in place on your clothes or bag, incidentally, is a clip fixed to the back. The clip on the iPod shuffle feels completely trustworthy.

Features

The main feature of the iPod shuffle is the offset ergonomic ring that has the volume, previous/rewind, and next/fast forward controls, with the play/pause button in the middle. There are two status lights on the iPod shuffle, one on the top, and one on the bottom. If you’re happy to use less discrete headphones, different manufacturers offer a compatible range.

The iPod shuffle slips easily into position on the dock using the earphone port as the connection. Once you connect the iPod shuffle, iTunes appears on the computer screen. If not, it’s worth bearing in mind that iTunes is not just software that enables you to organize and transfer music to your iPod shuffle. The iTunes Store, for instance, lets you buy songs and albums, plus audio books and pod casts (although many pod casts are free).

Technology

The iPod shuffle comes in two versions. The 1GB holds around 1,000 playback minutes - or approximately 240 songs. The 2GB model can take about 500 songs. The audio compression format that achieves this is 128Kbps AAC (advanced audio coding).

The iPod shuffle also supports further audio formats, including AAC (8 - 320Kbps); MP3 (8 - 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4); AIFF (audio interchange file format); and WAV (Waveform).

Performance

A music player is all about ease of use and sound quality. The other key performance factor for a portable music player is battery life. Despite the iPod shuffle’s tiny dimensions, the built-in battery keeps going for 12 hours. You can then charge it using the USB dock or connect it to an Apple USB Power Adaptor (available separately).

Conclusions

Pros

  • Small, lightweight and well-built
  • Useful clip
  • Easy to use controls
  • Complements iTunes
  • Good battery life
  • High quality sound

Cons

  • No screen, but if you’re looking for a tiny, robust music player you can’t have everything

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