Samsung YP-P2 User reviews

By Nate Lanxon on 15/11/2007

More Samsung reviews , RRP: AU$269.00

The good:

  • Bluetooth capabilities
  • Large screen
  • High-quality video
  • Easy to use
  • Podcast support
  • Drag and drop functionality

The bad:

  • Very few audio and video formats supported
  • Bundled video conversion software is rubbish
  • No Audible support

The bottomline:

Good looking and affordable but seriously hindered by its lack of supported formats

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

7.7/10

Users' rating:

9.5/10

Tags:

mp3 player | p2 | samsung | yp-p2 | ipod | touch

nazs_kiss
15/08/2008, 08:09 AM

rating
9/10

i love my new p2.. its clarity is nice.. but the earbuds are a little uncorfortable..
and as for the software.. i found it to make a great coaster.. i just drag and drop music files.. that way i don't have repeats/ previewed files or files from games going onto it.
its awesome.. but im wondering if i should have got the 8gb instead of the 4gb.. id like to have a few movies on there..

Pros: Quality of sound
very fluid movement with movies
easy to use.. didn't even need to read any instructions..
light, smaller than an ipod

Cons: even my tiny fingers missed and hit the wrong thing, should be able to use a stylus
the software
should be a larger version for holding lots of movies and lots of songs..
no silicon cases and armbands available in Aus as yet.. (its so light im scared to drop it!!)

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Keef
09/08/2008, 05:45 PM

rating
10/10

Wonderful player. What Samsung needs to do now in my opinion is make a big brother for it with more space, like 60GB. Either way it's the closest you'll get to a perfect mp3 player even if the capacity is lacking.

Pros: - Samsung updates their firmware so you can expect more features.
- Best sounding mp3 player I've ever heard, makes even generic computer sound cards sound like rubbish (even with foobar2000).
- Awesome battery life, lasts for a few days (not straight :P) usually of listening to music.
- It can read ebooks, play games, it's got a calender, calculator, world clock, alarm, it can voice/fm record... the list goes on.
- Bluetooth, I can change my ringtone, and receive calls on it whenever.

Cons: - Samsung Media Studio/Emodio sucks but mencoder/ffmpeg can be used to convert video easily.
- MTP sucks but there is a hack floating around to change it to UMS.
- The USB cable is proprietary.
- It takes ages to charge, almost two hours.

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maxh77
16/07/2008, 05:45 PM

rating
9/10

Really great video and audio quality, small size and very good value for money. The bundled software (Emodio) is also pretty decent and similar in features to iTunes. Impressive quality and value for money.

Pros: Great audio and video quality, huge widescreen display, small and light, impressive features. Bundled software isn't bad either.

Cons: Hardly any! Not many audio / video formats supported, but conversion is easy.

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Niko Belick
23/05/2008, 09:54 PM

rating
10/10

This is by far the best player on the market for touchscrren, its fast, super clear audio quality (DNSe 2.0) and with the new firmware upgrades the player just keeps getting better .

Pros: -bluetooth 2.0 (wireless & file sharing!)
-DNSe 2.0 (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
-Touch Screen 3"
-sexy slim and compact design !

Cons: -should be able to use a touch pen
-samsung media studio pops up and freezes the comp !

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Kriwolf
28/04/2008, 02:04 AM

rating
10/10

Wha?? why only 7.7?? its better than the archos, it stuggles to connect to my router which is right next to it and the battery sux not to mention beign chunky and fragile... the P2 is way better

Pros: Easyto use touch interface, BLUETOOTH!!(Handsfree headset capable and filetransfer +stereo headset support)
widescreen and strange but fun games
and so compact

Cons: yeh studio sux.. also lack of screen protectors and cases etc.. but that may be because its new..

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JJ
04/04/2008, 09:28 PM

rating
10/10

It took my friends ages to get used to using it (when I let them,of course!). I got used to it quickly!!!

Pros: Sooooo easy to use! Get this instead of iPod touch, but....

Cons: Don't use P2 in sunlight; doesn't work well!

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zackCOntemporary
02/04/2008, 07:55 AM

rating
9/10

I LOVE IT SO FREAKING MUCH<3

Pros: EVERYTHING BUT..

Cons: Needs time to get used to

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monty090
31/03/2008, 09:56 PM

rating
10/10

Excellent player, just got a 4GB for $229. It took a long time to get working. DNSe is great, producing the best sound, I would recommend the P2 over a iPod anyday.

Pros: Everything, 3" widescreen, excellent audio quality, touch screen, games, buy this, you will not regret it

Cons: Samsung Media Studio is hopeless, I only use it to convert video. Device took forever to recognize, this was due to not having the latest Windows Media Player (11), which has the correct driver, but once it was working, everything worked seamlessly.

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Toby
29/03/2008, 04:36 PM

rating
8/10

A great MP3 player. I still dont know why people persist with IPods. I compared the sound between my p2 and my mates brand new 160Gb Ipod classic. I cant believe how much better the p2 sounds. I also compared it with my girl friends Ipod Nano and it was the same.. I dont know about you but i dont give a damn about ipod, or apple, or the way an mp3 player looks, all that matters is the sound quality. Because at the end of the day thats why we buy MP3 players in the first place, isnt it?!

Pros: great sound quality (so much better than ipod)
touch screen
easy to use

Cons: only 8GB

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GooGooGaaGaa
28/03/2008, 03:16 PM

rating
9/10

Very easy to use!

Pros: Lots of things, especially now that it comes with touch games!

Cons: Doesn't work well in sunlight:-(

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