Combined AV Devices > Samsung Combined AV Devices

Advantages: Elegant Design, Excellent Sound Quality, User Friendly
Disadvantages: Ear-phone design, Battery Charging

I recieved 1GB Samsung YP-K5JZB as a birthday present. I first seen the portable MP3 Player advertised on a PCD music video and was immediately attracted. The sleek design shows true craftsmanship and elegance and it was the first MP3 player I had seen with built in, slide-out speakers. The first thing which I found fascinating was the touch screen capabilities. I also found that transferring music onto the portable device was very straight forward. ...
...felt could have been improved was the provided ear-phones. I did not find the ear-phones attractive and was a little worried to walk down the street wearing them. Another disadvantage in my view is the battery charger. The only product I was supplied with to charge the device was via USB cable, in situations where there is no access to a personal computer/laptop it would definately prove to be inappropriate. However it is likely that other battery ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, quick operation, good quality playback
Disadvantages: Remote control buttons small, front panel display small and basic

The Samsung DVD-V6700S (UK version) comes in attractive silver and is quite a wide unit as it supports both DVD playing and video tape recording/playing. The unit height is low, giving a slim appearance, but make sure you have room for the width. A good number of digital/analogue I/O (including on the front panel) allows it to be connected in many combinations to other equipment. Video/sound quality is good, including tape recording/playback. ...
...to see from across the room, though there's not much information on it. Remote control buttons are small with the legends difficult to see if your eyesight is not so good. Operation is straightforward though. The on-screen menus aren't too well arranged but it doesn't take too long to understand them. TV channel setup is automatic and works really well. The NTSC (North American TV) setup didn't correspond with the manual, so I'm not sure how this ... Read review

Advantages: Price, design, features
Disadvantages: Not very user-friendly

...a happy owner of a Samsung LCD screen, I thought it made sense to pair it with a Samsung DVD recorder. Both would look good together, the recorder's features were attractive (a 160 GB hard drive, option of multi-region compatibility, HDMI, etc.). I was also appealed by the fact I could watch the beginning of a programme before the recording ended. Setting up the recorder was quite straightforward. Connecting it with a Freeview box is possible but, ...
...takes over most of my Samsung LCD TV remote's features but there are simply too many buttons: two ON/OFFs, two "TV" and two "DVD", it's just too confusing. Maybe because Samsung have tried too hard to combine all most functions of both the TV and the recorder on one remote and because the recorder is a player/recorder hybrid? Also, it should have included an easier to use TV recording interface, listing all the TV programmes on the main channels ... Read review

Advantages: Looks, sound, originality
Disadvantages: battery life, loudness of speakers

The Samsung YP K5 mp3 player is immediately striking. Its sleek design and black finish would seamlessly fit into Batman's arsenal of gadgets. When I first bought the product it was immediately noticed by friends and strangers and as an aid to 'street rep' it works wonders. I was at first dubious of the sound of the speakers - I bought it over the internet and so had no way of trying out the player to check the sound capacity. However, my worries ... Read review

Advantages: Good range of features for the price
Disadvantages: not HD ready, no Freeview, I've seen sexier machines

Around Christmas time DH and I decided it was time to give up on using the old VHS to record things, and this was compounded by the integral-to-the TV DVD player packing up (review available - DMTech LQ 20X). Since we've just taken out a subscription to LoveFilm.com (Review also available LOL) we needed a DVD player, and with all those great films on over Christmas (er, shome mishktate shurely, ED), one that recorded seemed the perfect answer. Why ...
...so you can still watch those old Bond movies ....It cost me £180, but I think you can get it cheaper now. It records to DVDs, but doesn't have a hard drive. It doesn't support HD. But then I don't have an HD telly or box, so that doesn't worry me at the moment. It's black and grey (like brushed aluminium things best myself) but is not offensive to look at. Being dual purpose it is quite bulky compared to a straightforward DVD player. It doesn't ... Read review