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| We have analyzed the technical features, battery life, resistance to
continued use and the quality of the headphones and comfort of four
media players, you can listen to MP3 music and watching videos on their
tiny screens. In terms of ease of use and management have studied the
graphical environment (call interface) and the menus of the players and
programs. Finally, we stopped in additional accessories included in the
package. Review for four different media players: iPod Nano, Blu: Sens
P28, Creative Zen V Plus and the Samsung YP-T9. |
Of the four models analyzed will stand out is the Apple iPod Nano (8-gigabyte capacity and a price of 189 euros) because of its exterior design as its efficiency of use (is operated with one hand without any problem). It is small and thin, comfortable to wear, has an excellent screen size and load the songs very quickly. In addition, its battery is the one with greater autonomy, but is the most takes to encode the videos. However, the new interface of the iPod Nano, Apple has included to give you a more visual, usability makes him lose, because it leaves a portion of the screen without display relevant information, a factor to consider when you store a thousand songs on a player. In this case, very common, the most important thing is to find the tune you want to hear at any given time, and quickly, without the user with options that will entertain no interest. Therefore, the possibility to view album art using 'Coverflow', included in the device, helps a lot to the location of the items.
Among the least satisfactory aspects, compulsory iTunes software for the device to communicate with our computer. This application is a true predator of the desktop that makes the iPod almost exclusively dependent on him for everything. Another disadvantage is that the most important song search mode 'Coverflow' requires that the user is forced to leave the numbers on the credit card on the online service for tuna, although not required to buy anything. Our second favorite is the Creative Zen V Plus (4 gigabytes of capacity and a price of 149 euros), due to its visual aspect, and the ease and convenience of use. Its major achievements: the accessories that account, both physical (belts and holsters for carrying the device) and digital, a good radio and an audio recorder that offers quality services. However, its screen is too small to have a good resolution for watching videos, a major drawback because it makes losing the media player (as this is sold) half of their functions. If you do not look good videos and the device is really only useful as an MP3 player, the question is worth paying 149 euros for the model?
Another negative: this player does not work on Macs, when the Nano it does in Windows. Although not necessarily depends on an application to interact with the computer (you can use with their own software, Windows Media Player as well as mass storage device, at least half their capacity) would be good to broaden its accessibility. Its battery life is shorter than the iPod Nano, but encode the videos in half the time. Thirdly highlights the Samsung YP-T9 (4 gigabytes of capacity and price of 190 euros), though its price is not very tight when compared its storage capacity and performance with the rest. Includes radio and recording function and video look good. Stands out by incorporating Bluetooth connectivity, a very interesting feature in order to link with other digital devices which are equipped with the same type of connection technology, as with many computers and with most mobile phones. People fond of using the mobile phone and all its applications, especially to change the ringtone, you will find very useful this player.
Bluetooth is wireless connectivity, so you can also use wireless headphones, which undoubtedly is very comfortable. Another positive factor of this model is that the battery is greater than in the other models tested. Among the disadvantages, stands the fact that the headphones have caused discomfort and pain embedded in the ears after using them continuously for an hour. However, there is a defect unique to this player: the trouble is repeated in the rest of the models analyzed headphones. It should be noted this detail because it involves paying another 40 euros, the amount by which you can buy quality headphones. Therefore, if we optimize this purchase would add the purchase of a headset that will not damage your hearing. Finally the model is Blu: Sens P28 (2 Gigabytes of capacity and a price of 129 euros) that has produced the worst results in all fields, both in applications to interact with your computer and use as recorder audio, the battery or the compatibility of its headphone jack. Its best feature is its sound quality, which is as good as the rest and can be used equally well from any operating system: Windows, Mac OS or Linux.
Reviewed media players: iPod Nano, Blu: Sens P28, Creative Zen V Plus and the Samsung YP-T9
The best options, the iPod and the Creative All are equipped with memory storage of type 'flash', and have a capacity between 2 and 8 gigabytes. Its retail price is moving between 129 euros and 190 euros Samsung YP-T9 BEST: Bluetooth connectivity and battery life. WORST: The price and headphones elements The Samsung YP-T9 is covered with translucent plastic on its top and bottom sides protecting the screen in an effective manner. Besides incorporating a hole for the radio buttons. We appreciated scratches on the device after using it continuously for many days, but continued friction with other objects in the pockets it has made any appreciable signal. On the downside, due to material that is made gets dirty easily when handled with the hands. To keep the machine had to be spotless clean too often. So we came up with the screen and fingerprint marks.
The headphones of the Samsung YP-T9 are made of hard plastic to be inserted laterally into the ear. The circumference of each ear is hearing a size significantly larger than in other tested headsets. So after an hour of continuous use, the pain in the area that rely on the headset was very noticeable, and the specialist needed a break before reuse. Like the other models in the test, if you buy the Samsung YP-T9 will have to buy a headset adequate. On the sides, this model features a series of buttons: menu, 'play / pause / power' and a direct recording button stops any play that is taking place to begin, immediately, to record from its built-in microphone (as the Creative Zen V Plus). After the recording, the system returns to the point where the previous playback was a benefit that we consider useful and substantial.
We found that the recordings are of good quality and no noticeable background noise while the player, yes, you are not moving, because when it was not joined the recording background noises produced by rubbing the microphone to air. Watching videos is smooth and shows correct Video format for television, although previously (as in the rest of the players tested) is necessary to convert to appropriate format with the software included in the package from Samsung. This operation, for a 90-minute movie may take a while from 15 to 20 minutes, slightly less than in the Creative, and less than half what is necessary on the iPod. The battery life is the greatest of players analyzed, with 28 hours continuous audio playback and up to five hours of video.
Usability of the Samsung YP-T9
The graphical environment of the Samsung YP-T9 is very easy and intuitive. It is relatively easy to navigate all the functions of the apparatus. However, in our tests the main menu navigation was not as fast as was presumed. The reason: in first place an icon that symbolizes the selected content, and after a few moments shown, through a transition effect, the text of the option menu. This will slow down too much the decision of selecting the required menu option. When you have to perform several functions in succession, you can finally lose patience. One of the most remarkable features this player is Bluetooth connectivity, which allows the use of wireless headphones, or synchronization with other devices like mobile phones or computers. For example, when linking the player with a mobile phone, you can carry songs and ringtones from one device to another.
Through a link with a computer you can browse shared folders on both devices and transfer files using bluetooth connection. Keep in mind that an MP3 audio file of 2.5 megabytes in size may take about a minute to copy from an external device to the MP3 player, meaning that it is slower than using the cable.
Playback Software As discussed in the Creative player to use the Samsung YP-T9 is a need for a computer running Windows XP, or higher, and the version of Windows Media Player 10 or higher. Therefore, in order to use the device on computers with other operating systems (like Linux or Mac) is necessary to search the Net third-party programs such as XNJB software that enables transfer and synchronization of files on other operating systems other than Windows . Otherwise, it is better to opt not to buy this player.
As software included in the package, is Samsung Media Studio, which enables synchronization with the music library on your PC, burn a CD or download content via RSS to include it later as a text document on the player. It also incorporates an online store, which currently is available only to Korea, Britain, France and Germany at a price of € 1.15 per song. This song sales service is launched by Samsung with the Musinet online music store, and the songs come with DRM, which means in practical limitations copy the downloaded songs.