| Samsung YP-R1EB 2.7 - inch Wide 16GB MP4 Player - Black | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: £99.00
as of 31/7/2010 01:52 CDT details
New (4) from £99.00
Seller: PANDY
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 8674
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 3.7 x 1.9
MPN: YP-R1EB
Model: YP-R1EB
EAN: 8808993451326
ASIN: B002Q8GWAQ
Release Date: September 21, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The R1 incorporates the TouchWiz user interface, the popular UI from_______ SAMSUNG full touch screen mobiles. Easy Drag and Drop operations give users the freedom to enjoy audio/video libraries anywhere, anytime. SAMSUNGs DNSe 3.0 (Digital Natural Sound Engine) also ensures the highest possible sound quality.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 19
 Samsung media player January 4, 2010
M. O'callaghan (UK)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Well this is just the neatest little touchscreen media player I have ever come across. Beautifully made and able to play a great variety of files, both video and audio. I have the 16gb version and find that to be adequate for most of my listening and viewing. Has an games, an e-book reader and FM radio built-in. Also has a DJ mixing deck which to me is useless other than a toy. Can be connected to TV to play Divx and other types of file but the lead to enable this is not supplied. The only fault I can find is that it is very difficult to keep a grip on the smooth finished surface. Would have been better if there had been some rubberising somewhere on the body to help hold on. I have had a couple of near drops in the first few days of owning this player. There are a couple of leather cases on the market for these at the moment so I am buying one of these straight off before anything happens. I found the headphones a great in-ear fit and a tangleproof cable but they don't have the base resonance and clear dynamic sound of my Koss Sparkplugs. All in all more versatile and much easier on the pocket than the Archos and I-pod range. Highly recommended!
What a great little piece of kit! January 13, 2010
G. Palmer (London)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Chose this player due to great specs at a decent price.
This is my second Samsung - 1st one was a yp-p2 that served me well for nearly 2 years, when it was time to buy a new one I originally went to Sony based on specs, but due to problem had to return it, and took this one instead - Got everything that I had with the P2, but:
1) Smaller and lighter - it fits into the palm of your hand
2) 4x bigger memory
3) With DNSe 3.0, better sound than the award winning audio of the P2
4) Cheaper
Sound quality: Absolutely brilliant, better than my P2 and a similarly specced Sony that I had for about a week. Very tweakable sound with both presets and bespoke settings, to suit your tastes, musical genre, and/or headphones used. I understand from reviews the YP-P3 at a pinch sounds better, but this is pretty superb, especially given its coming out of a box half the size of a mobile phone.
Build: All metal body, and glass screen. Very light so doesn't have the tank like feel of the P2 or P3 but still very well put together.
Functionality: Haven't got into all the add-ins yet, but it's got all the bells and whistles I want, including:
1) FM radio w recording
2) Voice recording
3) Great video player compatible w a huge number of different codecs (eg, I've simply dragged and dropped most of the videos I've got on it)
4) BBC iplayer compatible
5) Bluetooth for connecting bt headsets or speakers, can take incoming calls from your bt connected phone (!), and apparently (tho haven't tried it yet) even supports file transfer to other bt devices!
Not much in terms of cons - No speaker if that's important for you, and due to tiny size the rated battery life is 25hrs rather than the 30-35 hrs of bigger units. Love it, and would highly recommend.
Win! Awesome device! January 12, 2010
David (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've become a bit of a Samsung enthusiast, their products just keep impressing me. This adds to my Laptop, PC Monitor, and LED TV! If there's one thing they have in common, it's a great quality screen. I would definitely recommend this device if you're looking especially for a video player.
I'm not an audio nerd but the sound quality seems pretty good to me. User Interface is intuitive, easy to use. Memory is plenty for me. I'm not looking to have all the music in the world on it, only my favourite 1000+ songs and a few films, what more do you really need!?! Not to mention the little thing is a gorgeous piece of design, with flawless build quality! I'm Trying to sell it to you because I'm so impressed.
Can't fault it as of yet :D we'll see how the battery fairs, some light use today, still at 88%. You need one.
Excellent multi-format player January 9, 2010
R. Emmerson (UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was looking for a replacement for my now defunct Creative Vision M and was having a time of it looking for a player that was portable but still had a good array of codecs equipped to play lots of formats, since my music collection is made up of .wma, .mp3, .mp4s etc etc as well as having the compatibility to play Divx/Xvid's. This player fit the bill perfectly.
Good points:
-Easy to slip into your pocket
-Good array of codecs - drag and drop audio and video files in without conversion (which I never have patience for). Much better than limited format players like a certain "i" branded product!!
-BBC iPlayer compatible
-The screen looks small in photos, but it's very clear and has a large viewing angle without any colour distortion. It's lovely for watching videos on the bus! Widescreen-formatted programmes especially look very good as they fill the whole screen.
-Good audio performance with DNS enhancements to give different audio "environments" for playing
-Good responsive touchscreen (make sure you upgrade to the latest firmware 3.00)
-You can flip the music playing screen (not the main "icon" screen though) vertically if you want to
-Comprehensive music browsing tools - sort by Artist, Album, Song, browse within Album feature etc.
-Volume controls are via hardware buttons on the right of the screen, rather than via a touchscreen interface, which means there's no nasty moments where you can't get to the volume control at once before you blow your ears out
-You can use Windows Media Player or Explorer to view the player and sync up files if you don't want to use Samsung's own software. For video files I would recommend just dragging and dropping into the Video folder on the player if you're not bothered about conversion, as the Samsung software automatically goes into conversion mode (it would be nice if it asked if this is what you want). Note: if you want this working on a Mac it won't automatically show up - on your player, choose Settings>System>PC Connection then select MSC in order for it to show up as another drive on your computer and then just drag and drop).
Bad points:
-BeatDJ is a complete waste of time, but I doubt anyone will really consider this a dealbreaker!
-Battery life takes a hit when you start using the player. Playing video for about an 30 minutes takes about 25% or so of the battery with the screen on the lowest brightness. It's better if you're just playing music but I tend to mix and match. I have a load of USB ports always available so I'm always topping up the battery where I can so it's not a problem for me, but if you're looking to play music for a good few days without topping up, this may be something to consider.
-Lots of pointless widgets which will looked at once and then put back on the widgets list (unless you're buying this for a very lucky young child).
-Samsung's own software is rubbish, much like Creative's own transfer software. But then who uses proprietary software on these things anyway?
-It uses a proprietary Samsung USB lead which doesn't look like any other lead I've got, so if you lose it then it's probably an expensive process to get another one so keep it safe! Why don't all players just use mini USB connections rather than this short-sighted approach?
I would recommend this player to other people. The only sticking point for me is the proprietary USB lead interface and the battery performance as it does seem to go down quite quickly, but it might just be the cost of all these features in such a small and dinky player. However, the general performance and video and audio file compatibility stops so many headaches it beats other players hands down!
Note: I got this from HughesDirect and for some reason they charge a much lower price than I've seen around the internet for this player. I can confirm that it's the official Samsung YP-R1 16GB player and comes with all the leads etc as expected, so I hope this will put some minds at rest in case you were wondering about the cheaper price.
Samsung YP-R1 February 10, 2010
gfsknr (Brighton, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I spent some time reading reviews on many devices but the R1 meets all that I needed in a media player.
Data capacity,
Drag and drop file transfer,
MP3 player,
Podcast player,
FM radio... well you can read the specs.
Audio reproduction is good for a hand held device, and the in-ear buds are very comfortable for a freeby. By all accounts better ear piece models enhance the sound very well.
The price I paid was excellent in comparison to other famous brand names but you do need to shop around.
I would recommend this device based on performance and price.
Well done Samsung!
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