Samsung YP-Q1 8GB

...old iPod.

Samsung have won my heart over, this cracking piece of design is playing the highest quality music to me, with a lasting battery, a phenomenal screen. even ease of use comparable to Ipod. how good this is blows my brain and all in a package 1 Third Cheaper than its equivalent Ipod counterpart

Sound quality is great, with Samsungs very own dynamic natural sound engine which has been in development a while, the Q1 ...
...sound good in words, but wait until you hear the player. its sound quality in FLAC format is absolutely amazing, it makes me lost for words, With MP3 format at 320kb/s it sounds very good, much better than Ipod with such minimal lossiness i could even say that it gives "The best sound quality from a portable player In the world" but this could probably be argued and debated. to my untrained ear. its one of the best at least. DNse uses upscaling, ... more

I have purchased my YP-Q1 just a day ago, and yet i am already in love. with some minor problems, which i will address in the following review, as-well as the reasons i love this more than my old iPod.

Samsung have won my heart over, this cracking piece of design is playing the highest quality music to me, with a lasting battery, a phenomenal screen. even ease of use comparable to Ipod. how good this is blows my brain and all in a package 1 Third Cheaper than its equivalent Ipod counterpart

Sound quality is great, with Samsungs very own dynamic natural sound engine which has been in development a while, the Q1 was the first player to have DNse 3.0, this may sound good in words, but wait until you hear the player. its sound quality in FLAC format is absolutely amazing, it makes me lost for words, With MP3 format at 320kb/s it sounds very good, much better than Ipod with such minimal lossiness i could even say that it gives "The best sound quality from a portable player In the world" but this could probably be argued and debated. to my untrained ear. its one of the best at least. DNse uses upscaling, EQ and its own 3D sound engine, it produces the best of sounds, and comes with presets, aswell as customizable settings, for people who know a little more about EQ,

It is easy to use and has a slightly over sensitive "touch diamond" which on occasion directs me to places i don't want to be, the sensitivity is an issue but you get used to it after a day or so. slightly unlike the Ipod which anyone can pick up and use. it has a nice to navigate menu and looks good altogether.

The Q1 is designer very well, in fact i might say it looks equally as good as the iPod. its gloss black finish looks nice an will pick up fingerprints, it has a lovely touch diamond and some well marked on logos and buttons. The plastic making up its outer shell is fairly rigid and very seamless. the hold button on the side is nice and the holes are in all the right places making it very well designed as apposed to other, equally priced MP3's.

Its range of features is quite good It has many features most of the following i will list here..:

2.4" LCD Screen
3.5mm Headphone Jack
Ability to play MP3 and even FLAC among other audio formats
Ability to play video (240x320)
Pictures in JPEG Format
Texts in .txt format
Text to speech conversion,
FM Radio
Datacasts, For keeping RSS feeds on your player
Voice Recorder
Games
Subway map of many cities
And a File Browser
Up to 40hrs battery life on music
Up to 4hrs battery life on videos

The list of features will outweigh many of its counterparts from many different makers, aswell as having DNse for great audio. this is great value for money and covers all of the bases which i expect from a player of that price and caliber.

I highly recommend this product and i hope readers find this review useful and of some value. any questions please add a comment on this or leave a question on my user.  

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