I got one of these for its A2DP capabilities. It a superb little player, but I can't agree with the 'pat on the back' for the software.
I installed it and my firewall suddenly found out that some hidden piece of crap DRM middleware (who's name now escapes me) that Samsung have hidden away wanted to access the internet every time I ran ANY media file on my PC. I duly de-installed it, only this pile of crap has no uninstaller. I had to roll back XP to get rid of it. For some reason it also installs a completely pointless LAME CODEC as well.
I need to pull you up on Ogg support of the T10 and possibly the P2.
The previous review of the T10 made me want one, but a quick double check on the Samsung site made no mention of Ogg playback. A quick email to Samsung returned this "Unfortunatly [sic] we cannot guarantee the playback of .OGG files on the T10."
This is depressingly vague and doesn't fill me with confidence in buying one, now. Can the author verify that he actually tested for ogg compatibility before stating it as fact in the review? Or, indeed, can anyone else?
BTW comments are closed on the previous review, hence why I'm here.
Alun Taylor says "the P2 occupies something of a no-man's land between smaller and lighter Flash-bases players with a similar memory capacity".
Well, Alun, I assure you that there are no Flash-bases players on the market today. It is something you have entirely made up. I'm sorry, but you can't extrapolate that Flash-bases players are a larger version of Flash-acids players, just because they have a higher pH. In this case, chemistry and technology do not make salt + water.
Samsung YP-P2 personal media player
Danny Monaghan
Good Software? I think not #
Posted Friday 11th January 2008 13:34 GMT
I got one of these for its A2DP capabilities. It a superb little player, but I can't agree with the 'pat on the back' for the software.
I installed it and my firewall suddenly found out that some hidden piece of crap DRM middleware (who's name now escapes me) that Samsung have hidden away wanted to access the internet every time I ran ANY media file on my PC. I duly de-installed it, only this pile of crap has no uninstaller. I had to roll back XP to get rid of it. For some reason it also installs a completely pointless LAME CODEC as well.
Get the player, leave the software in the bin.
Chris
Ogg support #
Posted Friday 11th January 2008 13:54 GMT
I need to pull you up on Ogg support of the T10 and possibly the P2.
The previous review of the T10 made me want one, but a quick double check on the Samsung site made no mention of Ogg playback. A quick email to Samsung returned this "Unfortunatly [sic] we cannot guarantee the playback of .OGG files on the T10."
This is depressingly vague and doesn't fill me with confidence in buying one, now. Can the author verify that he actually tested for ogg compatibility before stating it as fact in the review? Or, indeed, can anyone else?
BTW comments are closed on the previous review, hence why I'm here.
Anonymous Coward
Yepp Girls on page *4*?! #
Posted Friday 11th January 2008 22:09 GMT
You're never going to get this device noticed on El Reg unless they're on page 1 of every article about it.
Now if you'll excuse me I have to go review my own hardware.
J
YP-P2 #
Posted Saturday 12th January 2008 06:29 GMT
"Why peepee too"? "Horizontal stroke"!?
Couldn't they ask someone who actually speaks English before choosing names for this thing?
Trix
OGG support looked good for me too #
Posted Monday 14th January 2008 02:30 GMT
But 4GB maximum capacity? What a joke.
Mr Pedantic
Flash-alkalis? I think not! #
Posted Saturday 19th January 2008 17:12 GMT
Alun Taylor says "the P2 occupies something of a no-man's land between smaller and lighter Flash-bases players with a similar memory capacity".
Well, Alun, I assure you that there are no Flash-bases players on the market today. It is something you have entirely made up. I'm sorry, but you can't extrapolate that Flash-bases players are a larger version of Flash-acids players, just because they have a higher pH. In this case, chemistry and technology do not make salt + water.