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The Samsung P2 is the first Samsung MP3 widescreen video player with an optimized touchscreen user interface and Bluetooth functionality. The P2's Bluetooth capability will enable the P2 to pair with other Bluetooth 2.0 devices.
The P2 comes ready to pair with stereo Bluetooth 2.0 headphones and speaker systems to provide high-quality wireless listening. For added convenience, the P2 is able to pair with up to two devices at the same time. Full integration with cell phones will be available via a firmware upgrade in November 2007. Users can even set up datacasts (podcasts) by using the SMS software that comes on the included installation disk.
 This MP3 player sports a touchscreen interface and built-in Bluetooth. View larger. |
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The Samsung P2 is an 8 GB Flash-based portable media player with a three-inch widescreen LCD and a slim-style form factor. Capable of video, music, photo, and FM radio playback, the P2 lets you enjoy your favorite media files wherever you go. The player supports video playback in MPEG4, SVI, and WMV9 file formats and audio playback in MP3, WMA, and subscription WMA file formats. JPEG files can be viewed as pictures or slideshows.
Packed with such additional features as an alarm clock, world clock, and calendar functionality, the P2 is an extremely multifunctional media player. The P2 also comes with a file viewer, which you can use to view and delete any file on the device without the PC. The P2 supports up to 30 hours of music or five hours of video playback with every full charge of its internal Li-Poly rechargeable battery. The P2's battery charges whenever the device is connected to an active USB link. Compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, the P2 measures 3.94 x 2.05 x 0.39 inches and weighs just 2.88 ounces.
 Audio playback supports MP3, WMA, and subscription WMA. |  Any JPEG on the P2 can become wallpaper. |  Speed through your preset FM stations. |
- Slim and robust 8 GB multimedia player with digital FM radio
- Built-in Bluetooth 2.0: compatible with Bluetooth headphones and speakers for wireless stereo playback
- 3-inch widescreen LCD with touchscreen controls
- FM radio, text viewer, alarm clock, world clock, and calendar
- Windows XP and Windows Vista compatible
 Easier than IPOD and easy file transfers for video and music |
| Review Date: January 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Debra Chong, San Francisco, CA United States |
| I wanted a video player that was easy to use with UnBox and other video sites other than iTunes (I have owned a 3G 40G and own a 4G 30G video and 3G Nano 4GB). Here are my initial thoughts:
Fast charging via USB Easy to use Samsung proprietary software for music, video and RSS feeds Nice User Interface with Touch Screen, bright colors File transfer from UnBox a breeze, recognized immediately, very fast file transfer vs. IPOD Easy interface to add, update and load RSS feeds Drag and drop computer files for music and video Syncing is much easier than an IPOD, does not sync all of your files to obtain new files to load Updated firmware was fast and easy (Bluetooth upgrade) Great sound quality and form factor Cost per MB more affordable than an IPOD Love it so far after 1.5 hours of use; will update once I have it for a week or two. WORTH considering, like the fact that it does not require quirky Windows Media Player Purchased for $200, which was a bargain vs. the 4G IPOD Nano Considered the Creative Vision and Archos; Archos was more than I needed as I just wanted to plug and play and take this on a plane. :) Update 1/20/2007: The Unbox and Vongo video downloads work great. Vongo at $9.95 per month gives a variety of videos to download (14 day trial). Vongo does load any video that you choose from your subscription (total rental fee per month) vs. Unbox which only lets you download purchases --- no rentals for portable video devices. I also purchased the JabraBT620s Bluetooth headset and it paired immediately. Wireless music and video. However, the P2 does not support bluetooth with FM radio. Price for the Jabra is around $38-40 from an Amazon seller, 1/2 the price vs. other websites. When on Bluetooth, you can not change the equalizer settings. Wish this were 16GB which would hold enough music and video; Samsung is coming out with 16GB model. However, this is not a deal breaker. Just means that you have to take videos off and swap them, and that would be the case with Vongo as you can download new videos all of the time. When I take a plane trip this coming week, I will come back and update my review. Will be using Bose Quiet Comfort 1 with this player. |
| Excellent Sound |
| Review Date: October 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: minnzo, MN USA |
| Just wanted to post that if you are in the market for a portable player, you should not pass this one up. I have the 4 GB version, and I rate the sound quality 10 out of 10 with some KOSS headphones mp3 encoded at 256. The screen is bright and clear, and while the volume has to go almost to peak to push one set of my headphones it is crystal clear when I get there, and every step before it! I am impressed by the sound quality, and highly recommend it. |
| Very nice player |
| Review Date: December 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Skylark, Silicon Valley, USA |
| A beautiful shiny gadget - how could I resist... It's actually more functional than I expected.
Bluetooth pairing with both Sony DR-BT50 and Lubix headphones was a breeze. This tech is obviously maturing to the point of usability. It's probably a good idea to switch to the Matrix user interface, though; the sleek 3D menu turns out to be annoying with longer use. Ogg Vorbis support has been steadily improving with firmware releases. I'm very pleased with Samsung's approach of refining a good product into a great one through upgrades. For Linux users, you will want to change mode to UMS - at this point it's the best player I've seen with its Ogg Vorbis support and good quality audio. What I'd like to see: keep up the good work on firmwares, and please don't remove the switchability between MTP and UMS just because you can. Both have their strengths. |
| Hooray for the not-iPod! |
| Review Date: February 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Smiling Ahab, The Seven Seas |
| This is one of the best media players I have had the pleasure of using. The screen is sharp and can be adjusted for indoor or outdoor lighting, the touchscreen is very intuitive and the thing is rigid - Anyone who's owned the old bar-style Nokias knows how rough those things are, and I've been though 3 of them. This player comes out of mosh pits smelling like roses.
The whole thing screams open - open bluetooth stack (with the firmware update), drag-n-drop music loading and the Samsung Media Studio that comes with it, while I'm not really fond of, has one of the simplest CD rippers ever. They even give you the choice of leaving that sound level guard for your hearing off, for those of us who remember personal responsibility (and live next to amps). I was a bit skeptical of the whole DNSe thing they keep touting at first, but I cranked all the settings to max and everything sounds deeper and wider. The equalizer only has 10 levels for each bar, but fiddle with it for a few minutes and you get used to it. It's still a damn sight better than any other media player, but I'd expect nothing less from Samsung. The touch screen is VERY sensitive. turn it face out if you're not doing anything particularly violent, because in my experience it will brush against my leg and I'll hear songs skipping around and stopping and the volume wavering. Also, Hell will freeze over the day I understand the point of music visualizations, as there are 3 visuals, and album art display, and tag viewer to choose from while listening. One last thing: it doesn't play .avi videos. That's what I usually encode in, and the Samsung Media Studio crashes whenever anything divx encoded is re-encoded to mpg. So, no watching shows whilst on lunch at work, oh well. Why there's a radio I'll never know, but being able to record what you hear on said radio is tres-cool. I'll never have to sing akwardly to get one of my friends to help identify a song again. It does what I want' has a no-nonsense approach to getting music on and off the thing, and looks minimal-chic doing it. I give it a 9/10. I just wish it would let me assign names to call numbers , since I oft link it to my phone on walks and the like. |
