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Samsung YP-U1Q 2GB MP3 Player - Black

by Samsung
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)

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  • 2GB, 1000 song capacity
  • MP3/WMA/WAV/Ogg compatible
  • 4 Line White back-lit LCD display
  • 15Hrs(Li-ion) battery life
  • USB 2.0 with USB charging
  • Voice Recording
  • SRS WOW audio
  • WMA DRM compatible
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Product details

  • Item Weight: 32 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
  • Item model number: YP-U1Q
  • ASIN: B000E9Q1CS
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 18 Jan 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)

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Manufacturer's Description

The Samsung YP-U1Q MP3 player is a stylish yet straightforward unit featuring an easy-to-use circular silver control system located at one end of the player’s slick black body, which also has a contrasting cool backlit white LCD screen. This player provides superb value for its price with up to 15 hours continuous play, thanks to the built-in lithium polymer battery, and full support for all of the major music CODECs (MP3, WMA , Audio ASF and Ogg Vorbis).

The generous 2GB of internal memory can hold up to 1,000 songs and takes just seconds to fill due to the incorporated USB 2.0 connection. Another impressive aspect is the player’s ability to be used as a USB stick when it is connected to a PC, with no difference in function or size, as it does not need any drivers. The Samsung YP-U1Q is a high-quality player that impresses in both its overall design and sound reproduction, making it a genuine rival to alternative products

Customer Reviews

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138 of 139 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent piece of kit! 1 Jun 2006
By TeeVee Stevie
I had been shopping around for 3 weeks online and in the high street looking for an MP3 player and this was the one I finally went for.

I did lots of reading and research and unless you go for some cheapo non-brand name MP3 player you will not get an MP3 player with a memory as large as this one anywhere for this low a price. This same Samsung model is currently selling in the high street at the same price but with only a 512MB memory!

2GB memory is probably all you'll need. I went for a flash drive MP3 player as I didn't really see the need to have your entire music collection with you. This one still gives you plenty of choice though - I've currently got just over 40 albums on this player (that's 500 odd MP3 tracks all @ 128kb)!

This particular player is as well built as the Sony ones I considered getting. Although it only weighs about the same as snack size Mars bar it doesn't feel fragile and has metal parts on all bits you'll be using the most - the buttons. Other models I looked at felt very flimsy but this one doesn't feel as if you're going to break something if you press too hard (or drop it!).

Thirty minutes after I had opened the box I had transferred all of the MP3s I wanted on it from my PC. Two hours after that it was fully charged and I was using it.

The navigation is very easy to use. I picked up the basics within a few minutes. All of the menus are very straightforward but at the same time give you stacks of options.

You can even store your own graphic equalizer settings. It's also very easy to make up a playlist from all of the albums you store on it.

You can locate a track, fast forward, rewind tracks etc. all very easily.... Read more ›
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Sony 24 Feb 2006
By M. Lane
I bought the Sony 6GB MP3 before Christmas, cost around £130 if I remember correctly. Unfortunately, I lost it to a pickpocket in Bulgaria in January. So, it was back to Amazon to find a replacement. I chose this Samsung product based entirely on the reviews I read on this page. For all the good looks and fancy features of the Sony, to me, this is an immeasurably better value product. The sound quality is first rate and the maximum volume, which is very important to me, is far higher than on the Sony. As someone who is completely hopeless with all things electronic, I also found it a doddle to get this Samsung MP3 working.

Take a bow Samsung, you have struck gold with this product. If you are mulling over the choice of a new MP3 player, I can unconditionally recommend this.

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Sound and Good Value 10 Feb 2006
By Arv Surani
Amazon have done it again, with the lowest price on the internet for this MP3 player. I have previously owned an iRiver MP3 player which has excellent sound, but is now a couple of years old and only has a capacity of 256MB.

Having recieved the player from Amazon a couple of days ago, I can confirm that the sound from this player is excellent. Also, it is very easy to use, and requires no software to load songs onto it.

I wanted an MP3 player for use on my journey to/from work, and when I go running. This fits the bill exactly, as it is small, lightweight and has 2GB storage.

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good player - outstanding value for money 13 May 2006
By Bobby Elliott VINE™ VOICE
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I would have given this player 4½ stars if I could because it's almost perfect. The one minor failing is the sound quality - it's good but not outstanding - and five stars should mean "perfect". But I'm a fussy devil.

This player avoids the usual pitfalls of most MP3 players. It's well made and looks good (most cheap ones are plasticy), it behaves properly (it's recognised by Windows as a new drive so forget the software that comes with it and just drag-and-drop files onto the player), it has an intuitive playlist (most devices have no playlist or complex ones - this has the simplest to use playlist I have come across), the headphones are fine (you usually have to replace the supplied ones), the sound quality is good (max all settings on the graphic equaliser to get the best quality) - and it's half the price of a similarly spec'd iPod.

It can be worn around your neck and I plan to wear it under my shirt on the way to and from the office.

One warning - you are encouraged to upgrade the player's firmware when you install the software that comes with the device - don't! - the update would have replaced my firmware with an *older* version! So Amazon is obviously shipping the latest firmware.

I bought this player to use down the gym - but it's so good it's going to replace my main MP3 player (a Creative Zen Micro). Unless you are an absolute audiophile, this player is ideal.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Get one 22 April 2006
By Holmsey from Yorkshire
++Update++ See original review below- it broke fairly easily just out of warranty- stopped working for no apparent reason. Got an Ipod instead. No problems with Ipod. After having many other MP3 players that have initially seemed great, they have ultimately been let down on the quality. Ipod has never let me down- pay the extra and get one of them instead.

I replaced my Zen Micro (which gave up the ghost after only 12 months) with one of these. The hard drive players, including the Zen and Ipod are notoriously unreliable and finnicky. With my Zen Micro I was constantly having to try and get it connected to download songs, it was hanging, its battery life was rubbish... I could go on.
What a breath of fresh air this player is. Simply plug it into the usb port, it charges up. Click on "my computer" and it is listed as a removeable drive. Simply copy your MP3s, WMAs (including VBR) or Ogg Vorbis (the best quality encoding) files onto it as you would any hard drive on your computer. Once on the player, you can manipulate the files in windows just as if it is a hard drive- so, for example, you can create a new folder and move the songs around.
There is no messing about installing sofware, it simply works in Windows.
Depending upon the encoding rate of your MP3s you could easily get 50 albums on it. I would suggest using either Orbis or WMA at 64kbs Variable Bit Rate. Simply put your cd in your computer and use Windows Media player to rip the CD, remembering to set the desired bit rate under options first. If you encoded your cds all at this rate, they would sound as good as 128 kbs MP3s but you could get about 70 albums on the player!
After 5 minutes playing around with the player I had mastered the controls which are very intuitive.... Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Samsung rule
I am an avid Samsung fan... in all the years I have been using their phones, mp3 players, printers and hoovers I have only ever once had a problem. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Emily Mew
3.0 out of 5 stars YP-U1. Excellent if it were cheaper
After reading some of the reviews I thought I should write a more realistic one based on one years experience (with creative labs EP-630 earphones). Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2007 by N. Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars amazed......
ok being a young male on the go all the time at work or travelling back and forward seeing family and friends i take my samsung with me everywhere i have had it a year or more... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2007 by Mr. S. Scattergood
5.0 out of 5 stars the fab, useful, intuitive mp3 player - the one and only - definite 5...
Hello everybody - this mp3 player (2gb) is an amazing machine - easy to use and a definite buy - this wonderful gadget also has a voice recorder and has given me great pleasure for... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2007 by Curse
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow.
After I ran out of room on my old 256mb mp3 player, I was looking to upgrade to a new mp3 player with a much larger memory capacity. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2007 by F. Reynolds
4.0 out of 5 stars pitiful battery life
i have had this player for about a month. fully charged, the battery life (for me anyway) i'd estimate at less than 5 hours playing time (under normal conditions-god only knows how... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2006 by George W. Iscariot
5.0 out of 5 stars Neat piece of kit
This was initially my second choice of player, the SanDisk Sansa C150 been my first (see my review). The Samsung is brilliant by comparison! Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2006 by Jon Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars basic
I first started having problems with this after a month or so. Battery life was never 13 hours - more like 8 hours at a push - but this didn't really bother me too much as it was... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by Davros 34
3.0 out of 5 stars Good when it works, not that great though
Got this for my girlfriend, and it arrived loaded some songs on no problem and she was very happy. Me too. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2006 by Frazer Bell
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy use for a technophobe
I had long been a big fan of portable CD players and had always steered clear of MP3 players mainly because I hadn't the foggiest how to work with them but fashion and peer... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2006 by Alan Mclaughlin
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