Samsung YH-925GS. One of the best ways to carry a lot of music with you is to use a hard drive based MP3 player. Samsung, a relative new comer in the MP3 market has just released their interpretation of the hard drive based MP3 player called the YH-925 20GB Digital Audio Player.

This sleek small player holds up to 1200 hours of your favorite songs. Plus you can transfer and store digital pictures and view them on the vivid colour display.

Samsung YH-925GS Reviews

CNET Reviews reviews the Samsung YH-925GS and gives it a ‘Good’ rating. They write – ‘Beautiful, photo-friendly color screen; excellent interface; supports DRM-protected WMAs and subscription-download services; line-in and voice recording; plays Audible content; inexpensive when purchased online. Despite the addition of a color screen, Samsung’s latest iPod killer is actually a step back from its grayscale predecessor.’

PCMag reviews the Samsung YH-925GS and write – ‘The Samsung YH-925 is a promising player marred by serious sonic flaws. Acceptable quality without EQ, but all EQ settings are a disaster. If not for its audio problems, the YH-925 would be a desirable player. iriver has solved its audio problems in the H10 with a firmware upgrade; we hope that Samsung will do the same with the YH-925 and that we’ll have the opportunity to retest an improved version of it.’

Samsung YH-925GS Press Release

From the Manufacturer
The pocket-sized, 20 GB Samsung YH-925GS multimedia jukebox enables you to listen to and download your favorite digital music from subscription-based music download services. The YH-925GS supports MP3, WMA, Ogg, and is compatible with Secure WMA and Janus DRMs. Featuring a sharp 1-8-inch, 260K color TFT LCD, you’ll also be able to view JPEG photos and album cover art. This slim, compact player is just 0.65 inches thick and weighs only 7 ounces.
The YH-925GS offers plenty of powerful audiophile features, including 3D SRS surround sound capability for an even more spacious sound and a built-in recorder that captures songs from your CDs and cassettes (or voice from a microphone) in MP3 format. The 20 GB hard drive will be able to store more than 300 hours of MP3 or more than 600 hours of WMA files (over 5,000 MP3 or 10,000 WMA songs). The YH-925 also acts as a USB host, possessing the ability to connect with compatible USB On-The-Go (OTG) digital devices (like printers or PDAs) to perform file-sharing functions without the aid of a PC. It offers a super-fast USB 2.0 connectivity for transferring files between the device and your PC.

The YH-925GS has an internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery with an approximate 10-=hour battery life. It’s recharged using the included AC adapter, and it takes approximtely 3.5 hours to fully charge the player. Other features include Napster software (for ripping music from your CDs and purchasing tracks from the Napster online store), a loop repeating feature where you can select the start and end points, and equalizer presets including bass boost, SRS, WOW, TruBass, classical, jazz, pop, and rock.

What’s in the Box The YH-925GS 20 GB hard-drive multimedia player comes with a belt clip, earphones, line-in cable, USB cable, USB adapter, USB host adapter, charger, installation CD-ROM, and printed instructions.

Samsung YH-925GS Features

Weight– 1.7 lbs
Battery technology– Lithium polymer
Device type– Digital AV player
Key multimedia features– Voice recorder, Digital audio player, Digital photo viewer, External HDD function, Digital audio recorder
Hard drive– 20 GB
Display type– TFT 1.8 in – Color
Supported still images formats– JPEG
Supported audio formats– MP3, WAV, WMA, WMA DRM, Ogg Vorbis
PC interfaces– Hi-Speed USB
Battery– Internal – Rechargeable – Lithium polymer -
Included accessories– Belt clip, USB cable, Audio cable, Stereo headphones
Dimensions (WxDxH)– 2.4 in x 0.7 in x 4.2 in
Battery– Lithium polymer Rechargeable Internal

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