Samsung YP-700H 128 MB Digital Audio Player

Samsung YP-700H 128 MB Digital Audio Player

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Compact and lightweight, the Samsung YP-700H digital audio player is the perfect companion while jogging, running, hiking, or just about any activity. This flash memory-based player is compatible with both MP3 and WMA files and also includes an FM radio tuner and digital voice recorder.

With the 128 MB built-in memory, you'll be able to store up to two hours of MP3 audio and four hours of WMA audio. The Samsung YP-700H also takes advantage of Samsung's exclusive 2X MP3 flexible bit rate MP3 compression, which allows you to double your digital audio capacity. With the expansion slot, you can add even more tunes using optional SmartMedia memory cards.

Connect to your Windows PC or Mac via USB or superfast USB 2.0 (computer must have compatible USB 2.0 card) and download music files quickly and easily. The Samsung YP-700H features a large LCD with easy-to-read blue backlighting, a remote control with FM digital radio tuner, and a built-in microphone for voice recording.

The Samsung YP-700H is powered by a rechargeable NiMH battery for up to 20 hours of use. It also includes an external battery pack that runs on one AAA battery (not included) for up to 12 additional hours. It comes with earphones, a carrying case, recharger, and USB cable.

Product Description:
The YP-700H delivers innovative design, functionality and portability. It comes with an FM tuner, 5 station presets, 4-mode equalizer/bass booster and a handy voice recorder - all in a package smaller than a deck of cards! Experience music with CD depth and clarity, thanks to the exclusive 2xMP3 technology to increase the music capacity. Music is delivered to your ears at 128kbs - the same fidelity you'd expect from a fine bookshelf CD console. It's your world, take it with you!

Samsung YP-700H 128 MB Digital Audio Player
Average customer rating:

Hard to use; inconvenient

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT

Tiny easy to use player

Looks nice, but it's badly designed

Great Features, Poorly built

Samsung YP-700H 128 MB Digital Audio Player

Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

128 MB digital audio player with SmartMedia card expandability

Store more MP3 files with 2xMP3 flexible bitrate MP3 audio format

FM tuner and voice recording; 4-mode equalizer and bass booster

Supports both MP3 and WMA files; firmware upgradeable

Windows and Mac compatible

ASIN: B00005YVKX

Product Description

The YP-700H delivers innovative design, functionality and portability. It comes with an FM tuner, 5 station presets, 4-mode equalizer/bass booster and a handy voice recorder - all in a package smaller than a deck of cards! Experience music with CD depth and clarity, thanks to the exclusive 2xMP3 technology to increase the music capacity. Music is delivered to your ears at 128kbs - the same fidelity you'd expect from a fine bookshelf CD console. It's your world, take it with you!

Amazon.com Product Description

Compact and lightweight, the Samsung YP-700H digital audio player is the perfect companion while jogging, running, hiking, or just about any activity. This flash memory-based player is compatible with both MP3 and WMA files and also includes an FM radio tuner and digital voice recorder.

Customer Reviews:

Hard to use; inconvenient.......2005-02-22

I've had this MP3 player for several years now, and the only reason I bought it in the first place was that it took SmartMedia, just like my camera.

Bad thing #1: It is not a USB mass storage device. This means you *must* use their software to copy the files to it. It also means that it can't double as a Flash drive or as a SmartMedia reader.

Bad thing #2: The controls are awkward and badly designed. The interface is badly designed and hard to use. The actual knob is fiddly -- a single control can be pushed in to mean Ok or Enter, or moved up-down to pick a menu entry. If I use the tip of my thumb or index finger to move it up or down, then I can either push too softly and I can't move it because it slips, or I can push too hard and it registers as Enter. The resistance at pushing in is too feeble and that at moving sideways is too strong. In addition, when holding the player upright (which is the natural way to hold it in one hand), you need to move the knob up for "down" and down for "up". I still can't get used to that.

Bad thing #3: When the battery is almost dead, it stops playing, shuts itself down, *forgets what song it was playing*, turns itself on, resumes playing the first song you played in that session, shuts itself down after a second or two, turns itself back on, resumes playing the first song, and so on, until the battery is completely drained (a good half hour). This is very annoying if you're using it while driving and don't have time reach to it and turn it off (which is difficult, because it only takes the button if you press it at the right moment).

Miscelaneous other bad things:

If you take the SmartMedia out and use it for anything else, even if you put the files back on it as they were, it won't work. It only works if you copy stuff on the SmartMedia using the player itself.

The external battery holder is funny. It only attaches to the player through the power connector, which means it's free to swing around and get disconnected and fall off any time. Things get better if you put the player and the battery holder in the case, but it's hard to push the battery holder in (very tight fit), and extremely hard to get it out.

The FM radio is fair at best (noisy weak reception, slightly noisy even with strong signals).

The included earbuds are decent, but the player can't drive a full-sized pair of headphones without losing some sound quality (the low frequencies are especially affected).

You can hear a high-pitched sound caused by interference from the backlight driver whenever the backlight is on.

The battery charger is rather heavy for what it does. The player can't charge its battery from the USB port or from the external power adapter. You need to take the battery out to charge it. The external AAA battery holder allows you to continue to listen to music while the internal battery is in the charger, but that drains the battery, so it's not an economical solution. You can't use rechargeable AAA batteries in the extrenal holder.

If you put the player in the case, you *have* to use the FM radio or the inline remote, because the lid doesn't close if you just plug the headphones straight into the player. Also, the cord of the headphones is too short to allow you to clip both the player and the in-line remote on the belt.

The player is (or used to be) too expesive for all its shortcomings. There are much better alternatives now for a fraction of the original prices, both from Samsung and from the competition.

Good thing: The player looks good, and it's fairly small and lightweight. This doesn't even begin to compensate for all its disadvantages.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.......2004-04-05

I bought mine in January of 2003 becuase my roommate recommended this product to me becuase I was interested in an MP3 player with FM. I got it and for the first couple months, I really didn't have that many problems. But NOW I absolutely hate this machine and WOULD NOT recommend it to anyone. This FM tuner is so weak it might as well not be on there. The program to transfer music is actually not that bad-but one thing I hate about it is that it sometimes doubles up on the song if you change the name of the song-which means sometimes you transfer to the player and a song and it won't even play. Also-the headphones are the worst!! From month two the wiring started to peek through and now, the music won't play in both ears simultaneously. SO frustrating. Its ok for jogging and workouts, as I said I didn't have problems with it initially. But now, its so annoying becuase I don't get good music in both ears, there is no FM for when I run, and in general, this is just not a good buy. I would NOT recommend it. Save your money and buy a higher end MP3 player ( I bought this one refurbished on Amazon and now Samsung won't honor the warranty) like an IPOD or something.

Tiny easy to use player.......2004-01-30

I've had this machine for 18 months now, never had a problem, and when I lost my original software CD a call into Samsung gave me a prompt replacement. It's small and simple, replace the headphones that come with it as they are not very good.

Looks nice, but it's badly designed.......2003-07-28

Pros:
The music sounds great and the amount of storage is sizable enough that you don't need to update/change the tracks frequently. The metal casing is very stylish and the dual use as a audio recorder really helps (ie. college lectures)

Cons:
The software is difficult to use because it collects a "database" of music by scanning your hard drive. Music can't be uploaded until the mp3 is in the database. If you're like me and download new music all the time, it becomes a hassle to update the database. The leather carrying case isn't designed well for headphones. The auxillary battery hangs on the edge and is a bit awkward.

OVERALL:
It's a good mp3 player if you're not going to walk around with it. Definitely NOT designed for athletic activity. Mine broke after 7 months (as many people have cited similar complaints). Consider the new smaller Mp3 players if you're an active person, or just wait and hopefully Samsung will come out with an improved version

Great Features, Poorly built.......2003-07-19

Bought the Yepp 700 online exactly a year ago, and it is now broken. The battery case will not shut. (This has happened to many other customers. BUYER BEWARE.)

However, the mp3 player does have nice features.
-Good Sized Memory
256 mb is alot of storage. You can get about 70 songs with that. Buy the media card. It's cheap.
-Slick looking
The yepp is very nice looking. It is also pretty small. Good to exercise with.
-Remote control
Its nice that they put this here, but it is pretty worthless. The LCD is wothless, and the FM tuner on this is EXTREMELY WEAK!
- Voice Recorder
Good feature.

In summary, nice features, but poorly built. If you want to take a chance on the mp3 player, go right ahead.

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