Samsung YH-920 Super Thin MP3/WMA Player (FM Tuner, Voice/Line-in Recording

by Samsung

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00021M096
• Item model number: YH-920
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,627 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazingly thin and weighing just 5 ounces, the Samsung YH-920 is a hard drive-based digital audio player that's compatible with both MP3 and WMA formats--including protected WMA, supported by online music stores such as Napster. In fact, Samsung has partnered with the Napster 2.0 music store, integrating the player's driver into the software so that you can transfer songs downloaded from Napster directly to your YH-920.

The YH-920 has a 20 GB hard drive, which will store hundreds of hours of your music collection in either MP3 or WMA. It's also compatible with the spoken-word Audible and the OGG Vorbis open source formats. It features a customizable EQ, large blue backlit LCD, and an attractive aluminum and plastic casing with large, intuitive controls.

In addition to playing digital audio files, the YH-920 has an autoscanning FM tuner with 40 presets. It also offers a voice recording capability as well as line-in recording, which enables you to record from CDs, cassettes, or the TV. Additionally, the YH-920 can be used as a mass storage hard drive, enabling you to transfer or backup your most important data files.

The YH-920 is compatible with Windows-based PCs and transfers files via a super-fast USB 2.0 connection (backwards compatible with USB 1.1). It also features USB-On-The-Go functionality, enabling you to connect most digital cameras directly to the USB cable and transfer photos to the unit's hard drive. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to 10 hours of non-stop playback. It also comes with a cradle and remote control.

What's in the Box Samsung YH-920 20 GB digital audio player, cradle, earphones, carrying case, and remote control.

Product Description

The YH-920 digital audio player is an inventive combination of the devices you need for the best in music listening. Besides being a portable MP3 encoder, it also has a 20GB hard drive for storing thousands of great songs. It even has a built-in FM tuner. More memory, more song storage, more user-friendly features -- all in a package less than 2 inches long! USB 2.0 and OTG compliant Rechargeable lithium-ion battery good for 10 hours playback Includes earphones, case, remote and docking cradle

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to those other people, this thing is great, December 16, 2004

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Kristy Varunan (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung YH-920 Super Thin MP3/WMA Player (FM Tuner, Voice/Line-in Recording (Electronics)

So, reading over the other reviews, I noticed a bunch of people had incorrect bad comments about this mp3 player. So, let me clear them up.

1. You must sign up for napster in order to use it.

No, you can use the napster software without being a member. The only thing is that every time you start napster, it asks you to join, but you just say no, and then you can use the software. And it is very simple to use and to transfer. I have a membership with another download site, and it is very easy to transfer those files into napster, and then transfer them onto the player.

2. It doesn't plug directly into the computer.

Mine does. It has a spot on the bottom where you can plug the USB wire right into the player, so you don't need the docking station. But I personally have never even had to do that. The docking station is one of the reasons why I chose this over the Ipod Mini (and also becasue it has 15 gigs more for the same price). The docking station is awesome. I always leave it connected to an outlet and the computer, and then any time I need to transfer or charge it, I just stick it on the dock, and it's automatically connected and charging.

3. As for the sound, to me, it sounds exactly like a cd player. Maybe if you want better than cd quality, it's not great, but it's definately as good as cds.

4. Also, as far as transferring music, I have only had a problem with a few songs, and I do believe that was a problem with napster, not the player. Napster didn't recognize the songs, so they didn't transfer to the player. But also, sometimes when they would show up as having 0 time in Napster, it would show up again on the player when I transferred it. But again, I have 460 songs on the player, and this happened with maybe ten songs. So, not really a big thing. 99% of the songs transfer great. And with napster, ripping from cds is really easy as well.

5. As far as organizing the music, the only thing I don't like is that you cannot alter the music straight on the player. In order to edit the song data, or delete a song, you have to change it on Napster, delete it from the player, and re-transfer it. But this only takes a few econds, so it's not that big of a deal.

6. One other thing, is that I have heard that their is no way of saving your place on an Audible. I have two books on their now, but I haven't started reading them. I do think this will be annoying, especially since one book is 14 hours, in two parts which are 7 hours each. I will update after I use them, and let you know how it goes.

Overall, I think that this player is awesome, especially for the price. I got it at Best Buy on sale, for $199. Although now Best Buy is selling the exact same player for $279, and calling it the yh-920gs. I can't figure out what the gs is, or what the difference is. Even samsung.com came up with no search results for yh-920gs.

I highly recommend this player for the price.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is nice, October 20, 2004

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Joyce J. Lee "my feet breathe beats" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung YH-920 Super Thin MP3/WMA Player (FM Tuner, Voice/Line-in Recording (Electronics)

after extensive research, i've found this player to be the best all around. first, the unit has a nice lil bundle package: comes with a remote, dock, carrying case.... pretty nice. as for the price, you can save yourself a LOT of money by picking this one up over the ipod. this unit is also pretty simple and modest in style, doesn't boast for too much attention, but is still stylish nonetheless. it's pretty easy to figure out, and the menu's are very simple and straight forward.
altho this is slightly thicker than the ipod, it weighs less and offers a longer battery life. (!!!)
the user manual is WORTHLESS. it's just an advertisement to CONFUSE users into thinking they only can play napster purchased songs. THIS IS NOT TRUE. i was mislead at first too, but then i realized you can import existing mp3s into either the napster library or the windows media player 9.0. like most hd mp3 players, you can't drag and drop. you need to import it then transfer to your music player. i think my only complaint is the sound. it's not bad, but i'm just very picky about this. i've listened to a great number of mp3 players, and i think the BEST in sound would have to be the CREATIVE ZEN TOUCH or nomads. after all, creative does specialize in sound cards!!! also, the creative zen touch boasts a 24 hr battery life!! if only it wasn't so BULKY. anyways, the samsung player is probably the best all-around mp3 player. if you long to be different, and don't want to jump on the ipod band wagon, this is the mp3 player for you. plus, you won't have to shell out all the extra bucks for the dock and carrying case... the remote is VERY convenient!!! (there's no lcd screen, which isn't an issue for me, but if it is for you, wait for sony to fix their "digital music player" to play mp3 format and you'll have an mp3 player w/lcd remote) as for other details, i think they were pretty much covered by the first review written by mark.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Player -- Hopefully Supported Properly, December 7, 2004

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Lawguy (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung YH-920 Super Thin MP3/WMA Player (FM Tuner, Voice/Line-in Recording (Electronics)

I have been using the YH-920 for a few weeks now. It has generally lived up to its billing as an mp3 player that has more features than an ipod at less cost. There are a few caveats that could be easily corrected through firmware, IF Samsung is serious about supporting this player, but I have seen no evidence that they really care to.

First, the look and feel of the player speaks of quality design and components. It is about the size of an ipod, has a large blue-lit screen and a well designed menu system that is easy to navigate. The sound quality is very good. It is clear that the Samsung engineers did a good job.

The few issues that I have come with the software and firmware. As a previous poster noted, if you enter an album directory, the songs are listed in alphabetical, not track order. However, I have noticed that if you first enter the artist directory, then the album directory, the tracks are listed properly. This should be remedied in firmware.

There is also an annoying pause between tracks. This only become noticable if you are listening to an album such as Pink Floyd's The Wall, where the tracks are all interconnected. Just expect a slight pause between tracks. This could clearly be remedied in firmware.

The main problem is with the documentation, which is essentially a Napster advertisement. I took previous posters advice and never used Napster. Windows media player dos the job just fine. Synching is pretty effortless. By the way, you CAN drag and drop songs. Just make sure that you drag and drop them to the "MUSIC" directory. The player is also easily used as a portable hardrive that is recognized by Windows without any drivers at all. However, I found that you need the Samsung drivers in order for WMP to sync properly.

Still, this is a really good value. For about $100 dollars less than a comparable ipod, you get a built in FM radio, a charger/dock, and a quality carrying case.

This could be a great player if Samsung would properly market and support it.