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Samsung YP-Q1

First seen: 12 september 2008

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  • User Score (79)
    8.4 8.4 from 79 reviewers
  • Expert Score (11)
    8.5 8.5 from 11 reviewers
  • Design (7)
    9.2 9.2 from 7 reviewers
  • Value for money (2)
    10 10 from 2 reviewers
  • Sound quality (8)
    10 10 from 8 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • energetic sound, impressive and flexible specification, bright screen, subway maps, good sound
  • slow interface, the buttons, fiddly touch pad

4 / 8 / 16GB Black / Silver Equipped with SAMSUNG’s DNSe™ 3.0 for unrivalled audio quality, while its diamond-shaped pulsating LED touchpad and spacious 2.4" colour display set new standards for accessibility and picture quality. The YP-Q1 lets you watch your favourite TV programmes on the move from the BBC such as Dragon’s Den, Top Gear & EastEnders when downloaded from BBC iPlayer. All handled with flawless precision in a slimline sleek SAMSUNG design.

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Samsung YP-Q1

The Samsung YP-Q1 is a Digital MP3 player/recorder designed with a fully touch-sensitive four-way control pad system and stereo Bluetooth plus it support BBC iPlayer content. It also has a built-in QVGA LCD display and it also comes with storage capacity of 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of internal flash memory that enables user to play digital standards such as FLAC, OGG, MP3 and WMA file formats as well as Protected WMA subscription content from the likes of Napster. The player comes in a glossy…

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Samsung YP-Q1

The Samsung YP-Q1 is a Digital MP3 player/recorder designed with a fully touch-sensitive four-way control pad system and stereo Bluetooth plus it support BBC iPlayer content. It also has a built-in QVGA LCD display and it also comes with storage capacity of 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of internal flash memory that enables user to play digital standards such as FLAC, OGG, MP3 and WMA file formats as well as Protected WMA subscription content from the likes of Napster. The player comes in a glossy Black enclosure with a plastic body material.

Features

The Samsung YP-Q1 features a Digital music player that comes with either 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of storage capacity on its internal flash memory, a physical lock switch on the right-hand side and provides a built-in 5-band equalizer plus 12 factory preset equalizer (Normal; Studio; Rock; Classical; Jazz; Ballad; Club; Rythm & Blues; Dance; Cafe; Concert; Church). The player also supports digital format such as FLAC, OGG, MP3, and WMA (protected and un protected) file formats, as well as JPEG photo playback, plus it is bundled with the Samsung Media Studio software, and also support Windows Media Video files with 320x240-pixel resolutions, at a range of bit rates up to 768Kbps. The Samsung YP-Q1 has built-in colour QVGA LCD display that measures 61mm (2.4-inch) with 240-by-320-pixels resolution, Back-light display, plus enables user to navigate by folder and search by ID3 tags function (all songs, artist, album, genre, release year, play-list, and folder). It is fitted with a Digital FM radio tuner, support for BBC iPlayer downloads (the iPlayer library is freely downloadable), supports album artwork, plus voice recording function with integrated mono microphone that enables user to record personal notes and memos, also records favourites broadcast stations. It also uses Antenna headphones, Headphone type 3.5mm, USB cables, a USB (4 PIN USB Type A) and it also has external hard drive function. It is also compatible with Windows XP or higher (Vista); UMS: Windows 2000, Windows XP or higher (Vista). It is powered by the built-in Lithium-polymer rechargeable battery and when fully charged, it is sufficient to power the device up to 30 hours of audio playback and 4 hours of video playback. It measures in at 98mm in height, 50mm in width, 11mm in depth and 61 grams in weight.

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  • Reviews of Samsung YP-Q1

  1. Reviewer: SMARTHOUSE
    27 November 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    The latest MP3 player from Samsung looks great, comes with a lot of features, and can play audio, video, picture, and text files without any problems. But if you have issues with touch-sensitive keys, then this player may not be your cup of tea. Read more

  2. Samsung YP-Q1 Diamond

    Reviewer: TrustedReviews
    16 November 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Design 8
    8.0
    Value for money 9
    9.0
    Features 8
    8.0
    Sound quality 8
    8.0
     

    Up until now Samsung's success in the TV, mobile phone, monitor and laptop markets hasn't really been matched by its portable audio division. True, we've seen some glamorous and innovative players, and Samsung is nothing if not a prolific manufacturer, but we've yet to see a Samsung player that could really capture and hold our attention - until now. As you might have noticed earlier this week, our own Gordon Kelly was rather taken by the YP-Q1 Diamond . He's not alone.... Read more

  3. Video Review: Samsung YP-Q1 MP3 player

    Reviewer: T3
    16 December 2008

    One of Samsung's best MP3 players to date and at a cracking price Read more

  4. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi?
    9 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    A score-draw snatched from the jaws of victory, thanks to the exasperating interface Read more

  1. Reviewer: NEWz3alandN4W, Recommended Buys UK
    28 March 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    i Reckon my samsungQ1 is the best i scored mine for 40 huck ovf 1 ov tha kuzzys but i axidently formated whole memory and everything got deleted i havnt got my cord either i lost it so i just record stuff off the radio. ratty NZ Q1 USER . Read more

  2. My YP-Q1 player

    Reviewer: Amazon
    24 November 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I brought this used YP-Q1 from Amazon, but the battery life was only 15hrs for music playback. The seller gave me the full refund(and let me keep the player) as no replacement battery could be found, and I called this customer service to its best. Back to the YP-Q1 player: (1) the clarity of the sound is very good, but the bass is a little bit weak with the supplied earphone. However, with a better earphone the sound is excellent, so may be a small investment on a better... Read more

  3. Samsung YP-Q1JCB 8 GB: YP-Q1

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    2 October 2009
    Overall 9
    9.1
     

    samsungs YP-Q1 mp3 player is ok. it has a few minor bug of wich needed to be fixed before shipping, the guide buttons that are all touch senseative, wich add's to the players style but with these buttons i found that they can get annoying and they are so sensetive it unreal. apart from that the YP-Q1 has a brilliantly clear 2.4" display. wich is very usefull for waching all videos. the sound quality on this player is extremely clear with DNSe and an audio upscaller, the... Read more

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