Samsung Yepp Hip-Hop 32MB Digital Audio Player (Orange)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 2.6 x 3.4 inches ; 2.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Y7ZS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,305 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Samsung Yepp Hip Hop is easily one of the coolest-looking digital audio players around, and we found ourselves offering it up like an excited kid at show and tell. The player's small size and its groovy translucent orange color never failed to impress coworkers and friends, while its excellent sound also produced raves.

The most outstanding feature of the Yepp Hip Hop is its size--only 3.2 by 2.4 by 0.97 inches and 1.7 ounces. It's the size a deck of cards (and just a bit lighter) and fits neatly into a plastic pouch for wearing around the neck. We weren't sure how comfortable the neck cord would be, but a trip to the laundromat with the Hip Hop went off without a hitch. The player was barely noticeable and so light it didn't get in the way of fluffing and folding. Yet the controls were easily reached and the great sound made the hours of drudgery fly by. Better yet, it never skipped a beat even when it was inadvertently slammed against a dryer a few times.

Of course with its small size, you're paying a price in memory. This Hip Hop holds only 32 MB of music (another version holds 64 MB), or about 15 tracks at the lowest compression setting. It's plenty for laundromat trips and commutes, but not enough for longer outings. That's where the Hip Hop's SmartMedia slot comes in, with room for flash memory cards for another 64 MB. Anything more than that and you have to turn to another type of player. Sound quality was very good even with the included cheapo earphones--the dynamic range was crisp and had clean tones at both high and low ends.

To download music to the Hip Hop, use the included USB cable to access the player's flash memory, format it, and transfer songs. You will need a USB port on your PC and Windows 98 or 2000 (Windows 95 and NT are not USB-compatible); it is also compatible with Mac OS 7.0 and above. Follow the directions in the manual for adding a USB driver to your system.

The Yepp Hip Hop comes with RealJukebox software for ripping CDs, which took quite a bit of tinkering to get it to work right. (Make sure to check security and encoding settings.) The Hip Hop's manual didn't help much and unless you log on to the Internet, you won't have access to RealJukebox help. But once the software was all set up, it took us only about 30 seconds to encode a track into MP3 format, and then another minute or two to move it to the Hip Hop. It took us nearly a half-hour to fill up the 32 MB onboard memory.

Controls on the Hip Hop are basic. The buttons are the size of BBs, which were sometimes difficult to operate. The included remote control with backlit LCD adds a few more features, like reverse, hold, and four equalizer settings, but search functions are primitive.

Ultimately, its software and hardware limitations might not make it the best MP3 player deal on the market. But with its cool design, sound quality, and portability, the Yepp Hip Hop more than holds its own as an entry-level MP3 player. --L.E. Klein

Pros:

• Good entry level MP3 player
• Tiny and light--can be worn around the neck comfortably
• Sound quality was crisp and clear

Cons:

• Not much memory
• Software is a pain

Amazon.com Product Description

Listen to Internet music anytime and anywhere by downloading MP3 music files from your PC to the Samsung Yepp Hip Hop digital audio player. This compact, light player (just 1.7 ounces) comes with 32 MB of internal flash memory and has a slot for SmartMedia memory cards. It has a four-mode equalizer (classic, jazz, rock, and normal) and a backlit LCD screen, and it runs on two AAA batteries for approximately 8 hours of playing time.

It connects to your PC via a USB cable, which is compatible with PCs running Windows 98 or 2000 with a USB port. The Hip Hop plays MP3 files and is SDMI compliant. It comes with a USB cable, 2 AAA batteries, and a CD-ROM with file management, CD ripping, and MP3 playing software for the PC.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This thing rocks!, July 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung Yepp Hip-Hop 32MB Digital Audio Player (Orange) (Electronics)

This little baby holds 32 mega bites (about 30 minutes of saweeeet tunes. I thought I'd never see the day where you didn't have use some kind of CD or cassette. I bet in a few years these puppies will bring down CD's like a like a lion catching it's pray. Just like the CD's wiped out cassettes. And the best part about these thing is about these players is that they're sooo SMALL. It only weighs a little under 2 ounces (1.7 onces to be precise). And that's not all! It only takes 2 count em' 2 batteries. This is what makes this particular Digital audio player: The two awsome, vibrant colors. See-through bright orange and blue. These colors are only available on a Samsung Yepp Digital audio player. This is definatly is the best looking MP3 player that I have ever seen!