Customer Reviews

Samsung YP-U3JQG 2GB USB Digital Audio player with FM Radio (Green)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Note: This YP - U3 will NOT work as a USB Drive. it used to work, then Samsung & Microsoft Teamed up to update the firmwire in this device, it can NOT be used as a usb drive now. and it ONLY work on windows XP (not even 2000), no linux, no mac.

And you will need Admin privilege to install the driver. (so if you want to transfer file between computer, this thing won't work).

I am IT engineer so I did a lot research on this and managed to update the firm ware. But it is such a hassle. I won't buy this thing if I know in advance it won't work as a usb drive.

I repeat, It will NOT work as a usual usb drive. you will have to install drivers on the computer. The description in Amazon in not accurate.

if you have a firm ware early than 1.07, it might work. most of them are 1.11 now.

Hope this will save you some money and time.

This is a sharp little device (I have it in black), it's easy to set up and use and 2gb is a lot of space to fill.

Several people have made note of the "sensitive touch-pad", and this WOULD be a real concern, but Samsung has either fixed it, or the previous reviewers didn't notice that there is a "hold" switch that disables the touch-pad. This is a great feature, because without that switch the touch-pad would be really annoying because it is sensitive. And, even though I have large fingers I can still easily maneuver the volume and search controls.

The sound is excellent. Even as I'm writing this review I'm hearing things in a song I've never heard before...maybe it's just that I'm hearing it through headphones...but the music sounds great.

My only knock on this product is that the USB plug appears to be an accident waiting to happen. Once it "pops" out, there's no cover or guard to protect it.

I'm not a high-tech person at all and had never purchased a MP3 player before, so I read MANY product reviews on several websites before ordering two of these MP3 players - the green one for my 10 year-old daughter and the pink one for myself. When they arrived, I plugged each one into my computer and started downloading music right away using my Windows Media Player. Within an hour the MP3 was charged and ready to go! We have both been very pleased with them, and feel that for the money we got a great deal! All things considered - price, our computer & software, price range, "low-tech" abilities, and song needs - this MP3 player is perfect! A Note on the colors: think "highlighter" green and "highlighter" pink! Yes, they are bright, almost "candy" colored, both lighter and brighter than the photos show. I was surprised at first, but still love them!

I have had this little mp3 player for a week and I love it. I have been involved with audio of many types for 40 years, and this player sounds as good as any I've used (except for my 20 y/o Denon turn table). It has good bass and clear highs, which, if the piece is decently engineered, are not edgy or metalic. Of course, it helps that it has a decent equilizer with which to adjust the frequency band and take it a few db down at 16000 mhz, and add a few db at 40 and 60hz, with a little boost in the midrange around 1000 mhz. Yes, the touch controls are sensitive, as many have mentioned, but the "hold" switch works fine. Also the software is terrific and makes it very easy to download mp3s and entire cds into the player. So, highly reccomended.

This thing is nuts! I bought it because my favorite cassette tape finally quit on me lol. If you are a value freak, seriously get this.
Bottom line I paid 30 bucks (shipping included) for the following:

-2Gb memory
-Playlist w/DRAG and DROP
-MP3/WMA compatible
-ID3 Tag (IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES EVEN)((Feeling Finnish Friend?))
-FM radio w/ freakin 20 presets and not bad reception
-Voice recording
-Flash drive capability
-Snappy looking display
-Extremely handy About screen which tells you how much capacity you have leftover and how many songs are currently on your device
-Quality earphones
-Touch keypad (you've gotta be a complete moron with zero finger dexterity if you don't find this pad easy to use)
-Tiny and light
-Cool color
-Random LED light that blinks anytime you do anything with it lol or if you like the randomness, you can set it to randomly blink when it feels like it
-Cord organizer (which I have yet to figure out hehe)
-A sense of superiority over Ishuffle users

The product I got doesn't work. I plugged it in the port, and it indicated it was "charging." Before long, it indicated "fully charged." I followed all the instructions, but the player will not turn on. I've tried to contact Samsung product support, but have gotten no response. Very disappointed.

(I'm not good at English.)
This mp3 player is very good at appearance, size, color, and sound most of all. almost music files that I have are wma. But I don't feel any uncomfortable when I listen to music because of the sound quality. But it's very sensitive to use touch pads of this mp3 player. Sometimes it drives me crazy. In my opinion it's an awesome mp3 player except the sensitive touch pads.

Good stuff. Got recorder (up to 1 hour for 2GB), retractable built-in USB flash drive device, charging while connect to computer, and touch-sensitive buttoms, FM radio, and reasonably price.
Notwithstanding, disappointed me by relatively short playing time, 15 hours (many other products can run up to 30 hours), especially not so accurate battery-remaining indicator. It cannnot hold compress file. If it is played all day long (15 hours), it might need to charge everynight. Hereby, I subtract 1 star from the rating.

This is my 3rd mp3 player. So far I love it. The touch buttons are great. It is so easy to use, I really do like this product.

I love this product.I currently have Cowon D2 and i-Pod shuffle, but I need this kind of MP 3 which has decent fuction.
For me, I don't need a big color screen MP3 to carry around, but I want to choose the music that I want to listen.
In other words, you can't do anything when you use shuffle because the fuction is way simple and stupid.
Yeah right, you can choose next song and previous song with shuffle.
However, on this U3, you can choose differenct kinds of music mode(rock, jass, concert hall, and so on), which I like. Also, it has voice recording system and repeat fuction, so it's more useful when you learn different languages just like me.
This comes with a plastic clip that you can attach behind(which is more secure than the shuffle clip).
At last, a lot of people are complaing about the touch pad, but they will know how those are if they use touch pad phones. So, I will say " Use a Hold button".
Over all, this is not perfect, but excellent considering its price.