Samsung YP-P3 MP3 Player
May 4th, 2009 | By DavidHere are some of the features listed on the Samsung website:
The P3′s shell is constructed from metal, and has a brushed aluminum finish to it. This is a step up from the magnesium alloy material used on the P2, which was very prone to scratches and dents. Samsung’s DNSe sound engine has an even further upgrading. The P2 had the DNSe 2.0, and the P3 is outfitted with the DNSe 3.0, which allows for more sound quality customization as well as an audio upscaler. The haptic touch is a concept of pressing the touch screen, and having it feel like you pressed a tactile and mechanical button. The player just vibrates whenever a touch on the screen is registered.
The P3 also features a fully customizable main menu, which you can outfit with calendars, clocks, and other “widgets”. Also built into the player is a mono speaker, so you can listen to music without earphones. The resolution of the P3 is 480 x 272, the same resolution that the Playstation PSP features. The ratio of the screen is also a widescreen 16:9 format, which is the ratio most movies use. By using a Lithium Polymer battery, the P3 seems to have very impressive battery life, with 30 hours of audio playback time, and 5 hours of video. Another thing to note about the P3 is Bluetooth compatibility. This allows for the use of two wireless Bluetooth headsets, as well as connectivity to a mobile phone.
Now that we have had a taste of the P3 on paper, let’s take a look at the real thing.
where did you get the p3 at?
What country are you in? Our particular P3 was provided to us by Samsung Canada. I haven’t seen it at any retailers yet though….
Oh… if this had a nice camera, Wi-fi, and SIM card support so we can use it as a Mobile
IT WOULD BE THE BEST DEVICE ON EARTH
i just cant get this anywhere in South Asia
@ hunting for the best Device:
Well to tell you the truth, I live in Taiwan and it is a small island. There are some stores that is selling it right now and it cost around $230 CAD ish. Still, $174 is still a great price.
I have the YP-P2 and i will buy this one for €89 throught REDCOON. Is amazing the YP-P2, a really good deice. Everything works with the decent firmware. Funny is, here in Portugal is not so very known and no such popularity as ipod and Creative
I want to buy that device and I’m in Canada! Can anybody tell me where I can buy this device..? So sad….
Can audio BOOKS be downloaded to this from sites such as http://www.netlibrary.com ?
If yes, can the audiobooks be bookmarked?
Can storage be increased from 8GB?
Audiobooks work so long as it’s in a .txt file. And the storage cannot be increased, but the P3 is manufactured in 8gb, 16gb, and 32gb.
So (excuse my being a bit dense on this?), my library says:
“eAudiobooksare available in one of two formats:
1. MP3 file format may be used on any supported player including iPod.
2. WMA format may only be used on Windows-based portable devices.”
And from their website I also see the following Samsung units are supported:
K3, S3, S5, T10, T7J, U5, YP-K3, Z5
Can you deduce from this information whether or not I will be able download books from my library via eAudiobooks to the Samsung YP-P3, whether or not I can stop listening and restart listening from that same location?
Thanks!
So sorry I misunderstood you. I read eBooks when you wrote AudioBooks. Yes, audiobooks will work perfectly fine with the P3 because it supports most audio formats including .mp3 and .wma. And yes, you can play/pause when you listen to books, and even if you turn off the player, it will resume to where you left off. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Damned if I can get the thing to talk to any of my computers. Driving me nuts.
I have the Samsung yp- P2Jby MP3 touch screen. can you tell me where I can find a instruction book on how to download audio books from my computer to the MP3 player, it will have to be a step by step simple (not computer talk) instruction. I am very bad on computers could be I’m 71 yrs young and have not mastered the computer yet…
Thanks
Doris