Samsung YP-Z5QB 2 GB Digital Audio Player (Black) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $179.99
You Save: $50.00 (22%)
New (2) Used (2) from $54.97
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 22268
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5.3 x 1.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: YP-Z5QB/XAA
Model: YP-Z5QB/XAA
UPC: 036725601468
EAN: 0036725601468
ASIN: B000EPHB26
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ultra-slim 2 GB flash memory digital audio player in black; weighs just over 2 ounces | | • | Compatible with MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 music files and JPEG images | | • | Durable aluminum body prevents scratches and smudges; 1.8-inch color LCD screen | | • | Up to 35-hour battery life; connects to Windows PCs via USB 2.0 |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
The 2 GB flash memory Samsung YP-Z5 digital audio player is a great choice for carrying your music collection with you wherever you go. But it also works seamlessly with PlaysForSure online music stores and subscription services such as MTV's Urge, Napster, Rhapsody, and Yahoo,  | 
The YP-Z5 supports online music stores such as Urge, Napster, Rhapsody, and Yahoo. | allowing you portable access to tens of thousands of songs downloaded from these services. It features compatibility with MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 (digital rights protected), JPEG image viewer, a long lasting rechargeable battery for up to 35 hours, and a 1.8-inch color screen. Weighing in at just 2 ounces, this ultra-thin, elegantly crafted player has a durable aluminum body that prevents scratches and smudges and offers large tactile buttons and a multi-directional touchpad. It also features an intuitive and visually delightful GUI (graphical user interface) designed by former Apple iPod software designer Paul Mercer. The brightly colorful 1.8-inch LCD displays album art, and you can also show off photo slideshows from transferred JPEGs (while music plays) and even customize the screen's wallpaper with your favorite picture. It features eight EQ presets and Samsung's proprietary DNSe portable 3D sound technology (with three 3D settings plus a user customizable setting). You can choose to shuffle all tracks or only within a certain artist, album, genre, composer, or playlist. Other features include browsing by database (artist, album, genre, title) and timer settings for the display's backlight and sleep mode. It connects to PCs via a USB 2.0 connection (cable included) and it's compatible with Windows XP SP1/SP2 systems with Windows Media Player 10 software. The Samsung YP-Z5 uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.
What's in the Box
2 GB Samsung YP-Z5 flash memory digital audio player, earphones, USB cable, installation CD-ROM, and printed operating instructions.
Product Description
Consumers are choosing digital music subscription services and Samsung supports this trend with the YP-Z5QB flash player to offer subscription capabilities. With its 1.8" quality LCD screen, a slim, durable body and extended battery life, the YP-Z5QB stands above the competition.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Pretty good for the price March 17, 2008
I've had this mp3 player since about September of 2006. It's easy to use and very lightweight and small which makes it perfect to use when jogging. The biggest problem is the buttons are very sensitive and I began having problems moving up the menu about six months after I bought it. Now all the buttons are on the fritz. Sometimes they work sometimes they don't. I don't think I did anything major to get them to stop working other than heavy use. As far as battery life, it seems fine to me. It's still on it's original battery and if I charge it for four or five hours I can still get several hours of play from it. And of course you can use it with any of the music services unlike some of the other big name products where you have to go exclusive to their service.
Review after 2 days --- good so far March 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hi,
This thing works fine with Windows Media Player 11. (most of the reviews below call out Windows Media Player 10 ).
I moved some ripped files over and album art moved over automatically. When the song plays the album cover appear. Very nice.
Manual is unreadable. Litteraly. The install disk detected Windows Media Player 11 instead of 10 and aborted. I needed to get into the install disk directory to find a WORD 9 player then naviagte to the manual before I could read how the controls worked. Good thing no drivers needed -- media player recognized the device, downloaded something, then played just fine.
I still haven't found out how to move photos over for the screenshow. Looks like a nive feature though. The screen is very nice. BIG for tired eyes.
Sound quality is excellent through high end headphones. I haven't tried the ear buds yet.
 failed to work out of the box December 16, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Did my research and read many good reviews. Had good experience with Samsung products before and decided to buy this one. It is probably a good MP3 player in principle, but I never had a chance to enjoy it - its touchpad controls were so miscallibrated that I couldn't even play a song or enter any of the menus. Called up Samsung support and found out that there's no way to re-calibrate the controls, and the player had to be replaced. Decided to return it, as I no longer had any confidence in the product. But it looks cool. Will get a SANDISK Sansa now.
 Disappointed December 1, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Update as of April 14, 2007. I recently bought Zune and Zune just like IPod does act as a hardrive (You have to use through proprietary software). Since Samsung does, I would change the two stars to three stars. The screen in Zune is nice but there are no movies in the Zune Marketplace which seem like a waste. Overall, if this little player could do video and had better navigation buttons I would give it five stars.
Original review:
This is my second Samsung (I had two ipods before Samsung). I loved the the first Samsung. Why did they have to change good things about it such as the software or navigation controls? The nice screen is a waste since you can't use it for video. The controls for scrolling up and down are frustrating since you have to press them very lightly. The only reason why I am not giving it one star is that the external design is beatiful.
 Great for those new to the MP3 arena. November 20, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first MP3 player and I knew nothing except that I wanted to be able to listen to music. I love gadets but hate trying to figure them out. This one is so simple to use. I signed up for [...] to get my song choices from and it was a piece of cake to load them into the player, just click and drag. The screen is wonderful with great color. The size is comfortable to handle and I love the volume control on the side. The earbuds have a wonderful sound. It is easy to charge. All you do is hook it into your computer overnight and it's ready to go. The battery life is truly amazing. You can easily get 35 hours+ of listening time each cycle. I'm now buying my two daughters this player for Christmas.
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