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Hi there! I'm so pleased I could fly, if I had wings of course, and why? Well I have only just recently bought my new Samsung Yepp 64mb MP3 player and already I have been very impressed with all the aspects of the MP3 player and of Samsung in general. I hadn't really thought of purchasing an MP3 until recently, but thanks to many websites that enable you to download free MP3 files (these websites will remain nameless, of course) I had to get one.
It made sense, with so many songs (nearly every song made) new and old to choose from, and for a price of next to nothing my mind had been made up. For me, the future of Music is in MP3 format, forget Mini-discs and CD players they really do seem very clumsy now as they are so much bigger than MP3 players, but of course they do have a lot of other advantages.
For instance, the model I have can play 64mb of music (there is also a Samsung Yepp32 - which is capable of playing 32mb of music), which, although depending on the bit-rate of your MP3 file, averages at about 75 minutes for this time. This isn't bad at all and you can even get an extra memory card which slots in to the player itself so that you can hear more music if you so wish.
The only problem with this is that if you don't have regular access to a PC then you'll be stuck with the same music for a while, so that extra card does make sense as it will help increase the number of songs. BUT these extra memory cards do cost in the region of a bout £75 upwards, and you could actually get another MP3 player (low budget) for that!
As for the range of MP3 players that you can get; well, it varies from the very cheap (e.g. the Soulmate 32mb £50 player) to the incredibly expensive like Sony's Memory stick which retails at the hefty price tag of £299.99, and yet this MP3 player has the same amount of base memory as my Samsung Yepp! But, I guess you are paying extra for the brand 'SONY' and there'll probably be a whole load of extras.
The MP3 cost me around £150, which isn't too bad for what you actually get: The newest format of music, fantastic digital sound quality, which is so much better than my Technics personal CD player. I've also listened to the Soulmate player, and I can see why the Yepp was 3 times the price as the quality is just so much better.
As for the looks? Well, it's made by the Korean firm Samsung (in Korea would you believe) and is very stylish in it's own right. It's finished in a nice Silver colour and has chrome buttons, which are also very stylish. Its actual size is but a mere 7cms by 6cms by 1.9cms (approx), it's very light and can easily be attached to a belt or something as it comes with a belt clip. Oh, and the batteries last for up to 10 (yes TEN) hours, which is quite a long time!
The transfer rate is fine, it took me about 10 minutes to download 15 tracks (of about 60mb of music) from my PC to the MP3 and the package even came with a 'real jukebox' which allows you to upload CD files from any CD and turn it into an MP3. Also, I think there is the option to 'create your own' MP3 song and play it on the player.
AS well as all this, there is a phone book which allows you to store up to 350 phone numbers on the MP3 (just in case you can't remember all of your 350 friends' numbers!) and you can even record up to two hours of dictation/ speech as there is a record function built into the player.
Overall, I am very impressed, and I've only had it for a few days! The leaflet/manual that is supplied with the MP3 is very easy to understand, it's really user-friendly as it doesn't go on for ages in large boring texts; it's broken down into small sections, so it wont bore you. I'm glad I chose the 'Yepp' as it really is a great little player, and is now a great reason for me never to buy any CDs ever again! (Except for presents maybe) Although I will, and do by cds!
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So, at the moment the compilation I have is unique, as will everyone's! that's the beauty of this type of thing! I've got Puff Daddy/Sting live singing I'll be missing/watching you along with an over excited group of gospel singers! Of course, Mauro Picotto and Blank and Jones make an appearance; the Terminator theme tune is around abouts track 6, Fragma, Madonna, Morcheeba, The Red Hot Chili Peppers - live at woodstock with Scar Tissue, and the classic Beach boys tune California dreaming (originally by the mamas and papas of course), and I have a few others too! It's great, I'd recommend to you all!!!
It made sense, with so many songs (nearly every song made) new and old to choose from, and for a price of next to nothing my mind had been made up. For me, the future of Music is in MP3 format, forget Mini-discs and CD players they really do seem very clumsy now as they are so much bigger than MP3 players, but of course they do have a lot of other advantages.
For instance, the model I have can play 64mb of music (there is also a Samsung Yepp32 - which is capable of playing 32mb of music), which, although depending on the bit-rate of your MP3 file, averages at about 75 minutes for this time. This isn't bad at all and you can even get an extra memory card which slots in to the player itself so that you can hear more music if you so wish.
The only problem with this is that if you don't have regular access to a PC then you'll be stuck with the same music for a while, so that extra card does make sense as it will help increase the number of songs. BUT these extra memory cards do cost in the region of a bout £75 upwards, and you could actually get another MP3 player (low budget) for that!
As for the range of MP3 players that you can get; well, it varies from the very cheap (e.g. the Soulmate 32mb £50 player) to the incredibly expensive like Sony's Memory stick which retails at the hefty price tag of £299.99, and yet this MP3 player has the same amount of base memory as my Samsung Yepp! But, I guess you are paying extra for the brand 'SONY' and there'll probably be a whole load of extras.
The MP3 cost me around £150, which isn't too bad for what you actually get: The newest format of music, fantastic digital sound quality, which is so much better than my Technics personal CD player. I've also listened to the Soulmate player, and I can see why the Yepp was 3 times the price as the quality is just so much better.
As for the looks? Well, it's made by the Korean firm Samsung (in Korea would you believe) and is very stylish in it's own right. It's finished in a nice Silver colour and has chrome buttons, which are also very stylish. Its actual size is but a mere 7cms by 6cms by 1.9cms (approx), it's very light and can easily be attached to a belt or something as it comes with a belt clip. Oh, and the batteries last for up to 10 (yes TEN) hours, which is quite a long time!
The transfer rate is fine, it took me about 10 minutes to download 15 tracks (of about 60mb of music) from my PC to the MP3 and the package even came with a 'real jukebox' which allows you to upload CD files from any CD and turn it into an MP3. Also, I think there is the option to 'create your own' MP3 song and play it on the player.
AS well as all this, there is a phone book which allows you to store up to 350 phone numbers on the MP3 (just in case you can't remember all of your 350 friends' numbers!) and you can even record up to two hours of dictation/ speech as there is a record function built into the player.
Overall, I am very impressed, and I've only had it for a few days! The leaflet/manual that is supplied with the MP3 is very easy to understand, it's really user-friendly as it doesn't go on for ages in large boring texts; it's broken down into small sections, so it wont bore you. I'm glad I chose the 'Yepp' as it really is a great little player, and is now a great reason for me never to buy any CDs ever again! (Except for presents maybe) Although I will, and do by cds!
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So, at the moment the compilation I have is unique, as will everyone's! that's the beauty of this type of thing! I've got Puff Daddy/Sting live singing I'll be missing/watching you along with an over excited group of gospel singers! Of course, Mauro Picotto and Blank and Jones make an appearance; the Terminator theme tune is around abouts track 6, Fragma, Madonna, Morcheeba, The Red Hot Chili Peppers - live at woodstock with Scar Tissue, and the classic Beach boys tune California dreaming (originally by the mamas and papas of course), and I have a few others too! It's great, I'd recommend to you all!!!
mp3s are very handy, but, if theres a band that i really like, i don't mind paying for their cds, because the money goes to the record company/band and as long as the band earn, the company will keep them, and so they will make more music.
i've used mp3s to check out lots of bands, and now i'm into so many more, some bands i never even thought i would like (such as skinny puppy who are now my favourite band ever) i have ended up loving because i downloaded an mp3 or two.
i considered getting an mp3 player, but i already have a portable cd player, and my computer has a cd writer... so i can create compilations of rare/live/demo tracks of all my favourite bands to add to my actual cd collection until i can get my hands on the proper releases.
i've used mp3s to check out lots of bands, and now i'm into so many more, some bands i never even thought i would like (such as skinny puppy who are now my favourite band ever) i have ended up loving because i downloaded an mp3 or two.
i considered getting an mp3 player, but i already have a portable cd player, and my computer has a cd writer... so i can create compilations of rare/live/demo tracks of all my favourite bands to add to my actual cd collection until i can get my hands on the proper releases.
Personally, I download one or two songs, if I like them, I buy the album.
A CD for me is the whole package, artwork, design etc not just the music.
Hence I feel MP3s are good.
You can get bootlegs of live stuff, demos etc that dont affect the band's earnings
A CD for me is the whole package, artwork, design etc not just the music.
Hence I feel MP3s are good.
You can get bootlegs of live stuff, demos etc that dont affect the band's earnings
Hi there! I'm so pleased I could fly, if I had wings of course, and why? Well I have only just recently bought my new Samsung Yepp 64mb MP3 player and already I have been very impressed with all the aspects of the MP3 player and of Samsung in general. I hadn't really thought of purchasing an MP3 until recently, but thanks to many websites that enable you to download free MP3 files (these websites will remain nameless, of course) I had to get one.
It made sense, with so many songs (nearly every song made) new and old to choose from, and for a price of next to nothing my mind had been made up. For me, the future of Music is in MP3 format, forget Mini-discs and CD players they really do seem very clumsy now as they are so much bigger than MP3 players, but of course they do have a lot of other advantages.
For instance, the model I have can play 64mb of music (there is also a Samsung Yepp32 - which is capable of playing 32mb of music), which, although depending on the bit-rate of your MP3 file, averages at about 75 minutes for this time. This isn't bad at all and you can even get an extra memory card which slots in to the player itself so that you can hear more music if you so wish.
The only problem with this is that if you don't have regular access to a PC then you'll be stuck with the same music for a while, so that extra card does make sense as it will help increase the number of songs. BUT these extra memory cards do cost in the region of a bout £75 upwards, and you could actually get another MP3 player (low budget) for that!
As for the range of MP3 players that you can get; well, it varies from the very cheap (e.g. the Soulmate 32mb £50 player) to the incredibly expensive like Sony's Memory stick which retails at the hefty price tag of £299.99, and yet this MP3 player has the same amount of base memory as my Samsung Yepp! But, I guess you are paying extra for the brand 'SONY' and there'll probably be a whole load of extras.
The MP3 cost me around £150, which isn't too bad for what you actually get: The newest format of music, fantastic digital sound quality, which is so much better than my Technics personal CD player. I've also listened to the Soulmate player, and I can see why the Yepp was 3 times the price as the quality is just so much better.
As for the looks? Well, it's made by the Korean firm Samsung (in Korea would you believe) and is very stylish in it's own right. It's finished in a nice Silver colour and has chrome buttons, which are also very stylish. Its actual size is but a mere 7cms by 6cms by 1.9cms (approx), it's very light and can easily be attached to a belt or something as it comes with a belt clip. Oh, and the batteries last for up to 10 (yes TEN) hours, which is quite a long time!
The transfer rate is fine, it took me about 10 minutes to download 15 tracks (of about 60mb of music) from my PC to the MP3 and the package even came with a 'real jukebox' which allows you to upload CD files from any CD and turn it into an MP3. Also, I think there is the option to 'create your own' MP3 song and play it on the player.
AS well as all this, there is a phone book which allows you to store up to 350 phone numbers on the MP3 (just in case you can't remember all of your 350 friends' numbers!) and you can even record up to two hours of dictation/ speech as there is a record function built into the player.
Overall, I am very impressed, and I've only had it for a few days! The leaflet/manual that is supplied with the MP3 is very easy to understand, it's really user-friendly as it doesn't go on for ages in large boring texts; it's broken down into small sections, so it wont bore you. I'm glad I chose the 'Yepp' as it really is a great little player, and is now a great reason for me never to buy any CDs ever again! (Except for presents maybe) Although I will, and do by cds!
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So, at the moment the compilation I have is unique, as will everyone's! that's the beauty of this type of thing! I've got Puff Daddy/Sting live singing I'll be missing/watching you along with an over excited group of gospel singers! Of course, Mauro Picotto and Blank and Jones make an appearance; the Terminator theme tune is around abouts track 6, Fragma, Madonna, Morcheeba, The Red Hot Chili Peppers - live at woodstock with Scar Tissue, and the classic Beach boys tune California dreaming (originally by the mamas and papas of course), and I have a few others too! It's great, I'd recommend to you all!!!
It made sense, with so many songs (nearly every song made) new and old to choose from, and for a price of next to nothing my mind had been made up. For me, the future of Music is in MP3 format, forget Mini-discs and CD players they really do seem very clumsy now as they are so much bigger than MP3 players, but of course they do have a lot of other advantages.
For instance, the model I have can play 64mb of music (there is also a Samsung Yepp32 - which is capable of playing 32mb of music), which, although depending on the bit-rate of your MP3 file, averages at about 75 minutes for this time. This isn't bad at all and you can even get an extra memory card which slots in to the player itself so that you can hear more music if you so wish.
The only problem with this is that if you don't have regular access to a PC then you'll be stuck with the same music for a while, so that extra card does make sense as it will help increase the number of songs. BUT these extra memory cards do cost in the region of a bout £75 upwards, and you could actually get another MP3 player (low budget) for that!
As for the range of MP3 players that you can get; well, it varies from the very cheap (e.g. the Soulmate 32mb £50 player) to the incredibly expensive like Sony's Memory stick which retails at the hefty price tag of £299.99, and yet this MP3 player has the same amount of base memory as my Samsung Yepp! But, I guess you are paying extra for the brand 'SONY' and there'll probably be a whole load of extras.
The MP3 cost me around £150, which isn't too bad for what you actually get: The newest format of music, fantastic digital sound quality, which is so much better than my Technics personal CD player. I've also listened to the Soulmate player, and I can see why the Yepp was 3 times the price as the quality is just so much better.
As for the looks? Well, it's made by the Korean firm Samsung (in Korea would you believe) and is very stylish in it's own right. It's finished in a nice Silver colour and has chrome buttons, which are also very stylish. Its actual size is but a mere 7cms by 6cms by 1.9cms (approx), it's very light and can easily be attached to a belt or something as it comes with a belt clip. Oh, and the batteries last for up to 10 (yes TEN) hours, which is quite a long time!
The transfer rate is fine, it took me about 10 minutes to download 15 tracks (of about 60mb of music) from my PC to the MP3 and the package even came with a 'real jukebox' which allows you to upload CD files from any CD and turn it into an MP3. Also, I think there is the option to 'create your own' MP3 song and play it on the player.
AS well as all this, there is a phone book which allows you to store up to 350 phone numbers on the MP3 (just in case you can't remember all of your 350 friends' numbers!) and you can even record up to two hours of dictation/ speech as there is a record function built into the player.
Overall, I am very impressed, and I've only had it for a few days! The leaflet/manual that is supplied with the MP3 is very easy to understand, it's really user-friendly as it doesn't go on for ages in large boring texts; it's broken down into small sections, so it wont bore you. I'm glad I chose the 'Yepp' as it really is a great little player, and is now a great reason for me never to buy any CDs ever again! (Except for presents maybe) Although I will, and do by cds!
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So, at the moment the compilation I have is unique, as will everyone's! that's the beauty of this type of thing! I've got Puff Daddy/Sting live singing I'll be missing/watching you along with an over excited group of gospel singers! Of course, Mauro Picotto and Blank and Jones make an appearance; the Terminator theme tune is around abouts track 6, Fragma, Madonna, Morcheeba, The Red Hot Chili Peppers - live at woodstock with Scar Tissue, and the classic Beach boys tune California dreaming (originally by the mamas and papas of course), and I have a few others too! It's great, I'd recommend to you all!!!