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Samsung Yepp Yp T8 512MB MP3 PlayerReview of Samsung Yepp YP-T8 (512 MB) Digital Media Player
| Samsung Media Player Review Samsung’s Yepp YP-T8 512MB Digital Media Player is the smallest of three identical models. Samsung have a monopoly with the YP-T8, as there is nothing else under £100 on the market that plays video. For the 1GB you’ll expect to pay £140 and £160 for the larger 2GB version.
Design All models are available in black or white, the design is easily mistaken for a mobile phone, probably due to the size. We like the larger size as gives the YP-T8 a good solid feel making it impossible to lose in the bottom of you bag. Like all other recent MP3 players, the YP-T8 has tried to imitate the signature iPod cliker wheel. This time it’s a click rocker switch that comes nowhere near the quality of the iPod one. It’s hard to use, and took us ages to get used to it. The design is hard to damage, after a few weeks hanging around in my bag amongst nail files and such like it still looked unharmed. In the box you get a nice rubber cover – there is no reason not to use it. Down at the bottom of the YP-T8 you’ll find the in-built microphone. We thought the location was a bit odd, you’ll probably agree when you find that you can’t see the screen when recording. The 21mm LCD is clear and provides a good performance with animated graphics. | 
Chunky Mobile Phone Style Design |
| Setup/Installation | | We enjoyed using the Samsung Media Studio software for audio transfers. It’s been redesigned recently giving it a much more sophisticated look with nice, simple menus and lots of cool options. | | Features | | The YP-T8 is a flash-based media player with a 1024MB flash memory and a wealth of other impressive features. It plays MPEG-4 videos and displays JPEG photographs which are both nice features but the screen just isn’t big enough to accommodate them. After a while it just strains your eyes. It’s got a built-in microphone so you can use the YP-T8 as a voice recorder. It also impressed us with its FM radio – one up on the iPod family! We like how compatible it is with online music stores, the only one you can’t use is iTunes, big, big shame. It kindly supports MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV. | | Performance | As we’ve already said, the LCD screen does well to do what it does but it is just lacking size really. The YP-T8 has lots of audio options and pre-settings including equalisers such as 3D effects, seven band user defined equaliser, and a great street setting for those traffic jammed environments. The headphones that come with the player are positively useless, we would have probably got better sound out of yogurt pots and a piece of string. Don’t leave the shop without an extra pair, take our word for it – you’ll be disappointed. Headphones aside, the sound isn’t as good as the Nano or the Shuffle come to think of it. Most people probably wouldn’t notice but we thought it lacked clarity when the volume is cranked up. Samsung claim the battery life is 38 hours long but we managed to get just 21hours of listening to music and watching about 12 minutes of video. It still beats the Nano with its abysmal poor 13 hour battery life!
| | Overall Opinion | | The Samsung YP-T8 is a very good video player. The screen puts on a good display and the sound is good enough for its position in the market too. What we would say is that the YP-T8 is a little man doing a big mans job, nice try but it is just too small to house videos. If you are after a portable video player that offers a better performance you should consider the Archos AV700 or the PQI mPack P600. | | By Lisa Malyon |
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Pros
+ Video player for under £100
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Cons
- Headphones aren't very good
Not the best looking player on the planet.
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Appearance 8/10
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Songs Capacity 8/10
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Build Quality 8/10
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Ease Of Use 8/10
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Value For Money 8/10
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Overall Rating
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By Lisa Malyon
13/7/2006
at 4:52:26pm
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