This review is about the portable Samsung YP-U3 MP3 player. I bought mine last Summer as I was looking for a small MP3 unit to listen to when I cycle. Of course I made sure to boost the volume to the max and burn red lights (eyes closed)! I am kidding. If you want to listen to music while cycling, make sure the volume is low so that you can still hear everything around you and only use it on cycle lanes (you have been warned, I am not responsible if natural selection does its work... ;p)
Back on topic now. The MP3 unit I chose is the Samsung YP-U3. It is a 2 gig player with a small LCD display. The screen is not very big and obviously won't show videos but you can easily chose the song you want to listen to. The name of songs and artists scroll if they are too wide to be displayed at once. The sound quality is great. I tried other devices in the same price range and they didn't sound as good. On the other hand you must keep in mind that this is a low cost unit, this isn't a high end player so while good, the quality is not awesome nor impressive. Furthermore the quality of your MP3 files will also have a major impact on the sound quality. The headphones bundled with the player are good and won't need to be replaced unlike many other players in this price range.
The navigation through the menus is intuitive so there is no need to read the manual. As you can see on the picture below, the navigation buttons are on a flat surface, giving the unit a simple and classy look. The other buttons are placed on the top and bottom of the unit. Basic options are available such as play songs randomly, repeat mode, play by songs/artists/albums/genres/playlists. Transferring music from a PC to the device is quite easy. You can use the Samsung software or simply use it as a USB drive and copy files and create folders using Windows Explorer. You don't even need a USB cable since you can press a button to have the USB connector pop-out.
As an extra feature, the unit can record 64 kbps files. It could be interesting if you want to record stuff on the spot. It can also be used as a FM radio. To recharge the unit you have to plug it into a USB port. The charge doesn't last very long, I would estimate it to last between 8 and 10 hours. I was expecting it to last longer.
Here are some pictures of the YP-U3 (CD used to show relative size of the unit):
Back on topic now. The MP3 unit I chose is the Samsung YP-U3. It is a 2 gig player with a small LCD display. The screen is not very big and obviously won't show videos but you can easily chose the song you want to listen to. The name of songs and artists scroll if they are too wide to be displayed at once. The sound quality is great. I tried other devices in the same price range and they didn't sound as good. On the other hand you must keep in mind that this is a low cost unit, this isn't a high end player so while good, the quality is not awesome nor impressive. Furthermore the quality of your MP3 files will also have a major impact on the sound quality. The headphones bundled with the player are good and won't need to be replaced unlike many other players in this price range.
The navigation through the menus is intuitive so there is no need to read the manual. As you can see on the picture below, the navigation buttons are on a flat surface, giving the unit a simple and classy look. The other buttons are placed on the top and bottom of the unit. Basic options are available such as play songs randomly, repeat mode, play by songs/artists/albums/genres/playlists. Transferring music from a PC to the device is quite easy. You can use the Samsung software or simply use it as a USB drive and copy files and create folders using Windows Explorer. You don't even need a USB cable since you can press a button to have the USB connector pop-out.
As an extra feature, the unit can record 64 kbps files. It could be interesting if you want to record stuff on the spot. It can also be used as a FM radio. To recharge the unit you have to plug it into a USB port. The charge doesn't last very long, I would estimate it to last between 8 and 10 hours. I was expecting it to last longer.
Here are some pictures of the YP-U3 (CD used to show relative size of the unit):
To conclude I think that the Samsung YP-U3 MP3 player is a nice player. The sound quality is nice and the features are useful. The marketing department didn't do a good job with the name but the engineering one did and the price is right on (unlike the micro products of some fruit company).
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