Product Description
The YH-999 is an all-in-one multi-media device and one of the first highly anticipated Portable Media Center devices. Designed to play audio and video contents anytime, anywhere, it is both thin and light at 3.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches and 7.9 ounces. In addition to playing and storing high-quality WMA and MP3 music files in its spacious 20GB storage, the product also plays Windows Media Video (WMV) files at 320 x 240 resolution and 700 kbps. Its 400 Mhz PXA 255 CPU will ensure a smooth playback of media files on its stunning 3.5-inch, 320 x 240 trans-reflective TFT LCD screen. YH-999 also features an embedded composite video output port to connect the device to a TV for content playback. Even large media video files can be transferred in a matter of minutes via its USB 2.0 connection.
Customer Reviews:
Just love it. The best portable device ever owned.......2007-01-15
I watch a ton of movies with it. I had them rented from blockbuster. The player only reads wmv video but I converted all the movies using Crazi Video for PMC. I was able to watch them on the long usually boring bus ride. The player has 20GB that was enough to fit 12 movies. It is also light weight and very stylish.The movies have a very clear picture quality and Great sound quality.
A Great Choice for All Your Media Needs.......2005-10-28
I've had this media player for about a year now and at first I was very skeptical because I was new to this kind of technology. At first I mainly used it like an IPod. However, it's so much more. I've used it to hold thousands of pictures, movies, music and tv shows. Its great in that sense that i can carry everything I want with me and immediately hook it up to a television to show my family and friends pictures or movies. Almost in a sense, its eliminated my spending money on cd's, developing pictures and buying dvds. The internal hard-drive makes it wonderful for use of back-up files on your computer. I've used it to hold all the research papers I've done, so wherever there's a computer there's no longer an excuse for forgetting anything.
It's very user-friendly with WMP 10. But with that there a few drawbacks, very minor in my opinon based on how much it does. The battery life when listening to music, with decent headphones, usually lasts only about 6-9 hours depending upon the volume. The battery is low after watching a 2 hour movie, understandably because the screen is always lit for viewing. I love how this device allows you to view the album art for your music, but I've noticed that it clashes with WMP 10 and either the album art won't transfer to the device or WMP cant give accurate album art. I suppose its a defect with Windows Media Player.
Overall, I love the device and highly recommend purchasing it. It's at a more affordable price now than a year ago. I paid $450 so its a better use of your buck over a IPod.
Yep, the Yepp is good but buy a second battery.......2005-09-17
The bottom line: If you have $300 to spend on a portable player, the Personal Media Center is the gold standard and the Samsung Yepp is a very good choice. A great but pricey companion for audio and video, durable enough for kids with room for everyone's favorite content.
The details: I've used both the Samsung Yepp Portable Media Center ("PMC") for a few months now and have found this product to be a solid performer. The unit is roughly the size of a paperback book. I like the CE look and feel of this device, although I found the brick style of the Creative Zen more to my liking: the Zen fit nicely into one of the slots of my laptop bag (which I suspect was designed for a large laptop battery). The Yepp stands evenly when seated on a table or lap.
The first thing you notice is - if you own a Windows XP Media Center Edition ("MCE") PC - the UI on the PMC is the same which is very straight forward with simple scrolling selections for video, photos and music. The toggle controls on the Yepp are responsive and allow quick navigation through content lists and playback of audio and video. The audio volume controls are a good size and easy to adjust. All audio/video playback controls are easy to understand and use.
Content is loaded on to the PMC via Windows Media Player 10 (WMP). Unlike other reports, I've had no problem getting content loaded. The software via WMP 10 is user friendly and fast - I found that conversions of files on my Media Center PC were happening at about 1/4 to 1/3 faster than real time (where a 1-hr show - edited to 42-44 minutes - was encoded in about 30 minutes). Once you assemble play lists of audio and video, you press the "sync" button and walk away... I set up a bunch of files to be loaded the night before a plane trip and found that all of the files successfully converted and loaded to the PMC.
Keep in mind the conversion time: files recorded on a MCE PC must be down converted to the screen size and resolution of the PMC - this takes time. But the resulting quality is very good: I converted several shows, cartoons and movies without any noticeable video artifacts and excellent audio. Some people have noted that conversion can take about the same amount of time as the play time of the show - this seems to be impacted by your PC's processor speed, so I found that although it was no speed demon, it worked fine.
On the operations side, the ultimate test is how quickly my young kids get up to speed: within a few minutes they were happily watching (and rewinding and watching again their favorite parts) from their favorite cartoons. My kids had no trouble holding and sharing the unit, using a headphone splitter to accommodate both of them - I found that they preferred the size and weight as compared with other PMCs.
As for loading DVD movies, this is covered in other posts. For the purposes of playing back movies I recorded on my MCE, the movies looked and played fine. And unlike the smudges that appeared on the Creative Zen PMC screen, I found that the Samsung Yepp didn't suffer from these problems: the metallic finish around the screen mask any smudges and prints, and any smudges on the screen were cleaned easily with a damp cloth.
Operational controls are strong, with good fast-forward and rewind functions: if you pause a movie and return to it later, you can pick up where you left off (a nice feature). Battery life was good but not great: I was able to run for three hours with no noticeable issues. The Zen ran for more than six hours without a problem (but that unit is also heavier). Overall the Samsung Yepp PMC is high quality with great design and very good manufacturing.
Pros: Great quality TFT screen, video playback, super UI, good bundled software and strong manufacturing and design
Cons: Battery life is lower than other PMCs, no support for SD cards as on newer (2nd gen) PMC units.
4 stars.......2005-08-02
At first I was very cautious as to buying a device of this kind and of this price. I looked everywhere for reviews of products and ended up purchasing this one after seeing it in Cargo magazine. Size was an issue wiht me. i didnt want to lug around something big. Plus, this is stylish as well. Converting of files is a cake walk, even though it does take some time, but you could easily do it overnight. Battery life sucks, I'll tell you that. I ride the train from a western suburb of Chicago into the city everyday and I'd have to charge it everyday I get back home(1.5 hr there, 1.5 hr back). But overall the picture is great, especially if you get great quality movie files online. The glare on it kind of ruins it though. Always have to adjust. But in reality, that's fine. No product is perfect. Everyone has a flaw. But this one is solid. The software is a cake walk too. Makes me want to go out and by a windows media center computer just so I can download some tv and watch that.
all good but battery life... is... ugh.........2005-07-30
I have order this product because of the price being cheaper than other products and but after I got it, I have realized that it has THREE hours of video life and 12 hours of music life...
My main goal of a PMP was to watch tv recorded KDramas and stuff... but the battery.. is kinda harsh...
the main point of a PMP is to watch video, if you were to just listen to music, an Ipod or such mp3 player would be half the price...
if you were all in it for the video playing, go for the creativezen (around 7 hours of vid) and/or the Iriver with its 5 hours of vid life.
I have assumed that it will have around 5-7 hours of vid life as the product discription doesnt say nothing about battery life until I have read the manual... (my order coming soon)
I wish I can go back and change my order to a creative zen where its around 50 dollars more but having 2times + battery life makes that product worth more..
so bottomline is : all good but the battery. I just hope they can sell batterypacks or something I can use to lengthen my time with this or to change my order to a creativezen with 7 hours.
I think PMP is all about watching movies and when it can only play for 3 hours on a lets say a 4 hour round trip on a field trip on a school bus or some other situation where, batterylife is definitely important.. If your like me and was all about movies, you should look at the creativezen one as the 50 dollar extra might be worth it or if ur in for the music, I suggest an Ipod with around same b-life. I guess samsung made 1 mistake of a batteryfailure.
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Product Description
Tivoli Audio presents the Kloss Model One Radio for your desk or any location in home or office. Designed by Henry-Kloss, the Model One has become a legend among radios and an icon of late 20th century engineering and design. This particular model sports a stylish dark walnut and beige 2-tone in a furniture grade glossy finish. Like other priceless instruments from past centuries, this radio remains a totally unique audio gem. This is THE table radio and we have it just for you. It looks great and sounds great. A chic classic in the making. Auxiliary input for CD or MP3 use Headphone output Record output 12 volt DC input for use with optional cigarette lighter adapter in cars, boats, RVs & campgrounds Is this art, is this science, perhaps just the innovative genius of one rare individual. The Henry-Kloss Model One Table Radio may be prized for centuries to come. You can own it now! Black Finish with Silver Trim
Customer Reviews:
Great little radio.......2007-11-28
We purchased this radio for my mother-in-law. She is in an area of poor
reception and wanted to listen to our son's radio show. This little radio
did the trick - has good reception, excellent sound quality, is easy to use and is attractive to boot.
A perfect present for a radio lover........2007-03-01
A gorgeous present for yourself or someone else. The radio is beautifully designed, the sound is wonderful, and even the packaging is lovely. We haven't bought the AM antenna yet, but I'm sure it will be even more impressive when it can pull in long-distance AM stations.
I highly recommend this.
Well worth the price.......2006-07-09
I recently purchased this radio and have been extremely pleased with the quality. The reception is quite outstanding. I have had other table radios with external antennas and they could barely receive the local NPR and college stations. The Tivoli, with its external FM antenna, receives these stations beautifully. The dark walnut cabinet is beautiful. The ease of use is great, too! Sometimes all you want is to tune into a station, not play with controls and this model of radio satisfies that need perfectly!
Pricey, but worth it.......2006-05-30
This radio has 3 things that make it outshine other brands I tried: 1) it has very good audio for its size, 2) it looks great, and 3) it has a very good tuner able to pull in weak stations.
I got this for my wife's birthday as a third attempt to provide her with a kitchen radio that can receive the weak PBS stations in our town. Two others (Sony and GE) were completely unable to pick up PBS. This radio can receive them, provided I place the external antenna in the right position. On strong stations, of course, it has no problem, even with its internal antenna. It is just that when the signal is very weak, even the best possible radio design must be given a chance by providing a good antenna (This is actually an expert opinion since I teach radio design at a state university. The problem has to do with what is called the thermal-noise-floor and the FM detector's sensitivity. Limits of physics and engineering - yada, yada, yada ;-)
Another problem radios have with weak signals is receiving them when there are strong signals around (called intermod and blocking problems). This radio does a pretty good job dealing with those problems too. There is a hip-hop station in our area which is so strong that other radios like the Sony and GE kitchen models I tried had the entire bottom of the FM band unusable. The strong station came in everywhere on the dial with those radios. The Tivoli does have a few instances of receiving this annoying station at places on the dial where stations were weak or absent, but it was much improved over the other brands, and it was able to dig out the weak PBS signals. The only radios that might do a better job are car radios which are designed to deal with the problem. But a comparison of the Tivoli with my Pioneer car radio and its "Supertuner" showed them to be about on a par - except that the Tivoli actually sounded better!
On the subject of sound, the Tivoli is very good - amazing for the small speaker. Midrange and highs are very pleasing, but I feel the bass is a bit colored and maybe too strong. But that's another place where the design of the radio is probably about as good as physics will allow, given the size - so I'm very happy.
Finally, the looks... I got the platinum version of the Model-One for the polished wood, and boy is it polished. They even throw in a pair of white gloves so you don't get finger prints on the finish when you take it out of the box ! Nice touch...
Product Description
Where performance and simplicity are paramount but space is sparse, the Model One mono table radio fits the bill. With just three knobs, it is the antithesis of today's ever more complex electronic products. But behind the Model One's simple, innocent appearance, hides a multitude of technology facilitating higher sound reproduction and better reception over anything else near it in size or cost.The furniture-grade, handmade wood cabinet is not just for appearance sake, but also doubles as an acoustically inert housing. A heavy-magnet, long-throw 3-inch driver is allied with a multi-stage frequency contouring circuit that adjusts the speaker's output over half-octave increments. The result is musically accurate tonal balance and bass response.Instead of a standard, off-the-shelf integrated circuit, the Model One uses a state of the art, discrete-component FM tuner featuring GaAs MES-FET mixers. Originally developed for cellular telephones, the Model One was the first radio to adopt this technology for better FM reception and increased clarity on closely spaced stations.Discovering those stations is a joy thanks to the large analog tuning knob. Its geared-down 5: 1 tuning ratio permits easy and accurate tuning. The amber tuning indicator lets you know when you've achieved proper tuning. Built-in AM and FM antennas provide satisfying reception, while a rear 75-ohm jack allows connection of an external FM antenna in difficult reception areas. Also provided is a headphone jack, auxiliary input to connect a portable CD player or other device, and a record output for recording, or to use the Model One as a high-quality outboard tuner.The Model One looks right at home whether perched on a kitchen counter, in a dorm room, bedroom, at the office, vacation home, on a workbench, or even in an RV or boat (using the 12V input).
Amazon.com Review
The Tivoli Model One has been praised far and wide for its high-quality sound, small size, and cool, retro styling. We got our hands on a sample unit and came away impressed, just as many others have. Anyone who wants a compact, stylish radio with surprisingly good sound should give the Model One a look.
Design
In many ways, the Model One is the culminating achievement of famed audio engineer Henry Kloss's long career. Designed from the ground up by Kloss, who passed away in 2002, the radio exudes understated class and elegant simplicity. We received the Platinum Series Model One, which features a hand-lacquered, high gloss dark walnut cabinet that is simply gorgeous. According to Tivoli, the genuine wood casing isn't just for looks as it provides "an acoustically inert housing" that maximizes the speaker's sound quality. At just over 8 inches wide, 4.5 inches high, and 5.25 inches deep, the Model One is about the size of a toaster turned on its side-- plenty small to fit on a desk, dresser, or nightstand.
The Model One's single rotary dial handles tuning for both AM and FM stations. It feels sturdy and smooth in the hand. The dial is designed to move between stations at a speed that is a bit slower than the speed at which the user turns the knob-- a 5 to 1 ratio, to be exact. This "ratio" dialing technique makes it far easier to tune stations accurately and quickly. It's a nice touch that sets the unit apart from other desktop radios.
The tuner band selection and volume dials are easy to control. Plus, they're well designed for hands of all sizes. A small LED power indicator, as well as an LED that helps determine signal strength, are positioned between the dials. We liked the light-colored face and dark lettering printed on the Platinum Series model we reviewed; it made for easy operation in dimly-lit rooms. The Model One's single, 3" driver is protected by a handsome metal speaker cover. Tivoli adds that the speaker is enhanced by a "multi-stage frequency contouring circuit that adjusts the speaker's output over half-octave increments." The result, Tivoli claims, is "musically accurate tonal balance and bass response."
The back of the unit features a coaxial antenna jack for the included FM antenna wire. While the Model One also has an internal FM antenna, Tivoli recommends using the supplied external one for tricky tuning in locales with a lot of stations crammed together. There's a handy switch for switching between the internal and external antennae. A standard 3.5mm headphone jack is also provided, as is a 3.5mm auxiliary line in port for plugging in your iPod or other music device. If you want to use the Model One as a component tuner-- not a bad idea given the overall quality and accuracy of the tuning circuitry-- Tivoli has provided a 3.5mm output port. The back panel also sports separate ports for AC and DC power, making the unit a great choice for boating or RV use.
Listening Pleasure
As with the Tivoli iPal portable speaker system, we were initially skeptical about the performance of a small, one-speaker unit that only offers monaural sound. The reality is that most small two-speaker systems don't allow you to place the speakers very far apart anyway, and the Model One's rich, resonant sound more than made up for its lack of true stereo separation. Plus, the Model One is a single, elegant box with no annoying speaker cords.
While the Model One isn't designed to provide earth-shattering sound at high volume, it produces surprising clarity and fullness at normal listening levels. When turned all the way up, the unit's rich sound persists and we suspect that Tivoli engineered the Model One's volume level to max out before any distortion arises. If you don't need a lot of volume, the Model One delivers. As with the iPal, we were left scratching our heads and wondering how such great sound could come from such a little box.
The Model One's tuning accuracy is also impressive; we were able to dial in stations we didn't even know existed. Tivoli says this is due to the unit's discrete-component FM tuner technology, which was originally developed for cellular telephones. Whatever Tivoli has done here, they did it right; closely-spaced stations are a breeze to tune.
Pros
- Compact form factor
- Excellent sound
- Supremely accurate tuning
Cons
- Not engineered to produce extremely high volume levels
Customer Reviews:
Pricey, but worth it.......2006-05-27
This radio has 3 things that make it outshine other brands I tried: 1) it has very good audio for its size, 2) it looks great, and 3) it has a very good tuner able to pull in weak stations.
I got this for my wife's birthday as a third attempt to provide her with a kitchen radio that can receive the weak PBS stations in our town. Two others (Sony and GE) were completely unable to pick up PBS. This radio can receive them, provided I place the external antenna in the right position. On strong stations, of course, it has no problem, even with its internal antenna. It is just that when the signal is very weak, even the best possible radio design must be given a chance by providing a good antenna (This is actually an expert opinion since I teach radio design at a state university. The problem has to do with what is called the Thermal Noise Floor and the FM detector's sensitivity. Limits of physics and engineering - yada, yada, yada ;-)
Another problem radios have with weak signals is receiving them when there are strong signals around (called intermod and blocking problems). This radio does a pretty good job dealing with those problems too. There is a hip-hop station in our area which is so strong that other radios like the Sony and GE kitchen models I tried had the entire bottom of the FM band unusable. The strong station comes in everywhere on the dial with those radios. The Tivoli did have a few instances of receiving this annoying station at places on the dial where stations were weak or absent, but it was much improved over the other brands, and it was able to dig out the weak PBS signals. The only radios that might do a better job are car radios which are designed to deal with the problem. But a comparison of the Tivoli with my Pioneer car radio and its "Supertuner" showed them to be about on a par - except that the Tivoli actually sounded better!
On the subject of sound, the Tivoli is very good - amazing for the small speaker. Midrange and highs are very pleasing, but I feel the bass is a bit colored and maybe too strong. But that's another place where the design of the radio is probably about as good as physics will allow, given the size - so I'm very happy.
Finally, the looks... I got the platinum version of the Model-One for the polished wood, and boy is it polished. They even throw in a pair of white gloves so you don't get finger prints on the finish when you take it out of the box ! Nice touch...
good, but could be better.......2006-02-09
I bought this radio becaue my farorite station does not have good reception. This radio certainly provides better reception, but the station seems to fade at times, and I need to adjust it.
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