Damn , Samsung is really getting quick on the draw with delivery of their new devices.. and I havent had my K5. but for a few weeks.. someone please tell me this player sucks.. so I won't go pick it up...

Cnet says the U.S. model won't have Bluetooth functionality.

"...as it turns out the T9 that'll go on sale in the United States doesn't have the most touted feature: built-in Bluetooth capability."

http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_YP_T9_4GB_black/4505-6499_7-32081083.html

Just got the spec sheet of Samsung and no place does it say the US model has bluetooth. Otherwise it does look cool, guessing same chip as the z5 with much different firmware.

Bluetooth is the reason for wanting this player... guess we'll be waiting a bit longer....

The price is a little high when compared to the sansa at the same capacity, but it does have much better battery life. I have no need for bluetooth as of yet, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have liked to have it just incase. Oh well.

You guys should try to import your players if you can, or buy them outside of the US. I have mine in Korea, and it's really good. Do you know how cool it is to walk around in your house with just your headphones? It's awesome lol. And they will upgrade the firmware to work with bluetooth phones. Mic = talk, earphones = hear.

Blootooth aside, which I didn't care from the beginning, this is a phenomonel player. I love the tactile feedback i get from the d-pad, and the ui is really fun to use, although I think it's slightly slower that I would like it. Then again, it runs on flash and there are lots of animations going on so that makes up for it. There are bleep sounds every time you slect an item and this is not the monotone clicks you get from an ipod or a creative zen since it's actually pleasant to hear.

The size and weight. I've heard people say how much thicker this is compared to the ipod nano... Ok, I wish people stop comparing every flash player to that overly anorexic ipod. This thing is LIGHT and SMALL. You won't even know it's in you pocket, even tight jeans.

If you buy it from best buy, it comes with like 2 months of subsciption music. Excuse me, but tell me that once you come out with an Asian music service.

The games are crap, and I already expected that after playing around with a iriver clix.

Pictures look very nice and the colors are bright. Video also looks nice, or at least the demo one that came with the player. Since it only uses svi format, I'm probably gonna be too lazy to convert stuff.

What I didn't like was how easily it catches fingerprints. I mean holy crap, it catches it REALLY good. This might be due to the scratch proof surface, but I don't know.

Some random fact. I love the way the backlight turns on if you press a button while in hold mode. I know some people might think this sucks, but when I'm listening to music on hold and want to know what song I'm listening to, taking out of hold mode is a big pain. This was the case for me with the clix and the vision: m.

I think Samsung really hit it off with the k5 and the t9, and I woulda gotten the k5 if it was alittle cheaper. The guy next to me at best buy was looking at the k5 and said one word, "pimp," and I whole-heartedly agreed.

This is a nice but totally uninspiring offering from Samsung. Where's the competitive advantage. No 6gb or 8gb model. As of this fall, you need a 8gb model to be competitive with the Sansa and 2nd gen. Nano offerings. Although Samsung's offering may have better sound quality, capacity may scratch it from some shopping lists just because of the flash limitation. No Bluetooth for the US market...that's also sad. Another missed opportunity. Bluetooth clearly offers an competitive advantage to some.

When the Z5 made it to the states, it offered no radio but the Z5F was not offered here and it did have a FM tuner.

I so much wanted to buy this device and I guess I could live without the Bluetooth (I'd prefer it with BT) but I do not want a 4gb mp3 player when I can spend just a little more to get 8gbs.

@dex: does the chinese / korean version (with built-in bluetooth) have an english menu available? i'm really thinking about bying this player in any asian webshop but as i don't understand any koren / chinese i need some menu language in english (or french or even german...).

i would be happy about some answer ;)

by the way: please excuse my bad english, i'm from germany and so i'm not a native speaker...

Okay, I know I'm going to sound a little weird when I talk about this, but I gotta say y'all are way off the mark on this one. Feature-wise, the only thing that comes close to this player right now (from my research) is the Zen Vison M Plus. This is a thinner player, has 4 GB capacity, has a slightly bigger screen, and a much better battery life.

The issue with it using the SVI codec is no biggie, the software that comes with it has happily converted files from several different formats using several different codecs (including DivX). In so doing, the files become much smaller (though I'm sure the lowered FPS has something to do with that).

I bought this thing last weekend and took it on a business trip this past week. On it I had in excess of 10 hours of music, 30 hours of lectures, 9 1-hour television programs, and 4 novels. Battery life was never once an issue, even when I was in airports and airplanes for a full day and watched more than 4 hours of video... still lots of juice to go.

It's smaller than the nano. My wife has a nano, and she's very jealous of my T9.

Now... on the downside... While the software that comes with it does do the video converting for you very nicely, it otherwise pretty much sucks rocks. It's buggy as all get out, crashes regularly, doesn't do a lot of things I'd like it to, and near as I can tell, it kills WinAmp and IE7 whenever it's running. I'm hoping to get in touch with Samsung support and work through some of these issues with them, because the hardware is excellent, but the software really needs help.

Jason,

Obviously I am missing the point of this player because the only competitive feature besides sound quality I see that it has is battery life. For grins, let's compare it to a few other flash players with similar form factors:

Memory Size - A class trailing 4gb that's being out there for a year now in the Nano. Samsung, Creative, Sandisk and others have covered the 4gb flash segment for a while. Sandisk and Apple have 8gb flash products for sale today and Creative's Zen V offering is is in the pipeline. No advantage here.

Screen size - Roughly the same as the Sansa e2xx and Samsung Z5/Z5F flash players. No advantage here.

Video Playback - Sandisk and Creative beat Samsung to the punch. No advantage here.

FM Tuner - The e2xx, Z5F (and not the Z5), Zen V, and probably others offer this in 4gb players. No advantage here.

Battery life - Correct me if I'm wrong but Z5F also is rated the same. I know the Z5 is rated lower than the Z5F. An advantage in some markets where the Z5F is not available such as the U.S. but not particularly new.

Size - It's within 10% the size of many 4gb players. What will you do with the space savings...bring along an extra stick or two of gum? I doubt it fits in pockets that the Nano, Z5/Z5F, and Sansa e2xx won't. The Zen V may have an advantange here.

Sound quality - Probably very good as compared to Sansa and some other flash players but most likely on par with the Samsung Z5 & Z5F. Creative may also be quite competitive here.

Custom EQ - Late to the party. Creative and Sandisk offer the same.

Voice recording - Creative, Sandisk, and Samsung already had other 4gb flash players with his capability.

Accessories - I think Apple, Sandisk, & Creative offer more in accessories.

Metal housing - The Nano Gen2 & Samsung Z5/ZF5 offer this too in 4gb devices.

You stated that "feature-wise" nothing comes close. I submit to you that it isn't particularly special based upon features.

Granted, I think it's a very nice player. I just disagree with the idea that nothing comes close. Now if it had Bluetooth it would have a feature to differentiate itsself with other flash players. If an 8gb model were for sale, it would be competive with Nano, e280, & the forth-coming Zen V. I'd sign up for a 8gb player myself (BT or no BT) for the class standard maximum of 8gb.

It's ok to like your player but objectively 'nothing comes close' seems to me to be an gross over statement.

@Matt

The Samsung plays video in XviD format... much better than Sansa's .MOV files. The quicktime files are about 250% larger than the ones on the Samsung...

Does the T9 support Ogg Vorbis?? I'm buying if it does.

Matt,
you named alot of features that the T9 has all in one player, yet you went through a cornucopia of different companies that have a few of these features.....clearly the T9 is one of the most complete packages to the date, and 4 gigs is more than plenty for most: if you need 8 you might as well go micro hardrive based and save some serious $$$

What is funny to me is how fast people are willing to dismiss the importance of sound quality. In most of the posts I see up here, the T9 is rated higher in sound quality than any other player. Obviously, sound quality is a very subjective measure. But - to me, sound quality is one of the most important characteristics of an MP3 player. Don't most people buy MP3 players in order to listen to music? If this isn't important to you, then just buy a Memorex player (or, other cheap device) and be done with it.

The question to me then becomes which player provides the most versatility while excelling at the most important tasks. I just purchased my T9 and couldn't be happier. The sound quality is amazing (iRiver might have some better sounding products). The interface is simple and intuitive. I wouldn't want it to be any smaller in dimension. And, 4 Gig is plenty for most of my listening. If I really need more space, I'd most likely buy a jukebox player with hard-drive memory (I encode at 320 kbps).

Good news!
Samsung has released an 8 gb version of the YP-T9, called the YP-T9BC. Samsung also have a 16gb and possibly 32 gb range due out later '07.

I tout this as a potential ipod nano beater, for those who aren't easily swayed by marketing hype.

Advantages over a nano 8gb -
Sound Quality (nanos sound also degrades as battery drains)
FM Radio + Ability to record music off the air.
Voice recording
Movie Playback
Delete on the Go (Sick of that song? kill it!)
Not tied into using iTunes to update your playlists
30% more battery life than iPod Nano
Built in Blue Tooth (in some markets anyway!)
Plays Macromedia Flash Games
Customise Your EQ (not restricted to eq defaults)

Disadvantages compared with Nano:
Thicker (though its shorter)
More complex menu system (can't beat that click wheel)

Hmm... I think we have a winner.

Tricker,

What features does the T9 have besides bluetooth (to me, its irrelavant because it will not be sold in my part of the world) that others don't. If you read my post, it clearly goes thru a feature set which illustrates that others have gone there too. My arguments were detailed and factual, why don't you take the same approach and disprove me if you can. Also, take the time to read what I said instead of reading into what I said.

I don't know how well you can count but I listed more that a few features. In fact, my post lists 11. Your post lists zero.

Your quoted statement:

"you named alot of features that the T9 has all in one player, yet you went through a cornucopia of different companies that have a few of these features....."

Since you obvious did not read or comprehend what I posted...the Creative Zen V (9 of 11), Samsung Z5F (9 of 11), and Sandisk Sansa (6 of 11) have most of the features listed in my original post. The T9 scores at 9 out of the 11 features mention in the original post as well. In additon, two of these players offered more memory than availaible in the T9 until recently. The Sansa offers expandable memory which none of the others offer. To be fair, these other players offer a few items that the T9 doesn't. I did not dwell on these points because my thesis was "it's a very nice player. I just disagree with the idea that nothing comes close." I think the Creative Zen V and Samsung Z5F come very close. In fact, the Z5F has the same feature set as the 4gb T9 except size. On the other hand, the Z5F has a metal case while the T9 is clad in plastic. Read before you react.

There's a great deal of chatter about an 8gb T9. Once again, I will direct you to my post:

"If an 8gb model were for sale, it would be competive with Nano, e280, & the forth-coming Zen V. I'd sign up for a 8gb player myself (BT or no BT) for the class standard maximum of 8gb."

There's no need to justify your purchase with me because I'm not the one who needs to be satisfied with it! I stand by my statement that the T9 is a nice player but not unique. The T9B (w/ 8gb) is an unique player at this moment in time and deserves to be recognized for it's rare Bluetooth radio. Since it is not currently available in my market, it is not relavant to me. The T9 as sold in my region of the world competes in a crowded market of other competent players. It has great visual appeal and strong sound quality. It is quite a player but not unique.

i4ni,

You may have a valid point. On the other hand, I have no intention of watching a video on *any* player with a screen that small. I will concede to your point but it's not something I would ever do anyway. I could not conceive of a situation that would compell me to view any 15fps movie on a tiny screen regardless of the model of player. If you are motivated to do such a thing, it's a clear selling point for you. Point accepted.

I bought a 4 gig version of this player from Best Buy on Nov. 21. The main attractions for me were:

- Not an iPod
- I'm a Best Buy Rewards Zone member and sent me a "12% off" coupon (why 12%?) for just about anything in the store and the T9 was already on sale for less than the Sansa!

At the time of purchase, I was unaware of the video capabilities, and I bought it with no expectation of bluetooth (although this would have been extremely cool to find out about later).

Because of the sale + coupon, it was almost as cheap as the shuffle. I have had a wonderful experience with the player as the sound quality is excellent and mp3Pro and VBR encoding doesn't mess with it. I haven't tried ogg or vorbis but I'm sure the answers are on the Samsung website.

The software sucks...hard. I have uninstalled the Samsung media center, and now I rely solely upon winamp. It handles the player nicely and has the organization tools that the Samsung software doesn't. It will also create playlists blah blah blah....

The only thing that the software does that Winamp doesn't is encode the .svi format. I didn't really buy it for that purpose, but the videos I have put on it look great (as far as great can look on a tiny screen).

Anyways, for the price, I think it's worth it. By leaving our bluetooth, Samsung probably left about $50 off the price tag as well. I don't own any bluetooth equipment except for my cell phone, and I don't have any bluetooth accessories fo that either.

My assessment- great player, good price, personal preference.

Hey guys i need your help..i got one for christmas and i really love the item..but when i transfered a cd to the mp3..its all out of order...its not in the right order of the cd..im sorta new at these things..can you tell me how to put songs in the right order or changing them in the order you want?

Hey I got one of these for Christmas but I'm having trouble working it
I charged it the complete 4 Hours it needed and then what am I suppose to do I have the Samsung media studio already loaded and when I plug my mp3 in the computer it still charges and afterwards i take it out put it in and charges some more im confused can someone please help

I also received one for Christmas. I needed the voice recorder feature. I am not able to find out how to erase the voice recordings. Any help would be appreciated.

Matt, you need to shup up. You're writing style is kind of annoying.

I am having an MP3 player decision making crisis and I need help.

My wife bought me a new Nano for Christmas (she already has one). Problem is, I didn't really want an iPod so I returned it and got the 4GB T9. I haven't even taken it out of the box yet because I can't decide if I want to keep it, or return it and get the 4gb Nano, the 4gb Clix or the Sansa e280. Out of the four mp3 players I mentioned, what do you think is the best?

I haven't had one before, so they are all new to me. Well, I did have a cheap Rio that I barely used and then broke when I dropped it once.

A few things to consider:
+One main reason I don't want an iPod (other than that everyone else has one) is that I really want to listen to the radio.
+Video is nice, but I really don't see myself watching too many videos by myself on a tiny little screen. (the clix 2.2in screen is nice)
+My wife already has an FM transmitter, charger, etc. for her Nano and all of the iTunes stuff on our computer. Is it very hard to use "non-iTunes" software to get music?

As you can see, I don't know much at all about this stuff. Please give me some advice, I'd really appreciate it. For what its worth, I was originally very drawn to the Clix, but Best Buy didn't have the 4gb version nor were they able to let me play around with it b/c of the way they had the demo model strapped down (dumb).

Thanks everyone.

i have 1 and i love it i used to have a nano but it culdnt hold a charge so i bouh this itys awesome i recomend this to any1

I think Matt is getting a hard time. But anyway, I need help. I can't seem to download videos on to my Samsung YP-T9 player. How do I get it to convert to the svi format? Is there some software I haven't downloaded. I can see that one of my videos is a MPEG-4, but it won't open it and play it. Help, I got this for xmas and am seriously thinking of changing it for Ipod - something I don't want to do, because I love it apart from this problem.

Obviously, the imature person who wrote shut up matt can not counter on facts or data so just vomits trash....Don't you wish your were man enough to make me shut up?

Matt, I am on your side..............please help me, I want to be able to watch video on my YP-TP........I think you have the answer.......

Delete on the go? I just purchased a YP-T9 (4GB version) and I'm killing myself trying to figure out how to delete on the go as Jade said in a December 3, 2006 post. Anyone have any advice regarding this? If I can't do this I'm taking this thing back.

matt im about to mass murder you... you should be able to fight if you wanna talk shlt like that. say that shlt in real life man, to my face. id punch your face then go down on you. but if you only talk online, then your just another pssy. a..hole

The features are great. The screen is a good deal bigger than the nanos. Earphones where shit, tiny-sound and broke quick, I got some creative earphones and it sounds much better. Movies are a little out of sync, but quite aceptable for such a small device. Maybe the bluetooth is broken on mine, my cellphone can't seem to find it. The battery life is excellent, once I left a movie playing and went to sleep and when i woke it was still playing. The radio is nothing special, it works and has presets. The games are quite pathetic, you would have to be very bored to play them, also in the pizza game(side scroller) there is a lot of lag which makes it very hard to play.The txt reader could be a little better by not splitting words at the end of lines, but it's damn hard to read off a screen that small anyway. The firmware seems ok, runs on linux so it is very stable, the flash menu is a nice touch.

some subjective dislikes ... they could perhaps done with out the buttons on the side of the player. The size could be a little better, it is not quite long enough, the D-pad is right at the end of the player leaving the user very little to hold on to, it is ever so slightly thicker than the nano(1st gen).

The software is piss-poor, unstable shity white-looking thing that has tried to copy iTunes which is a pos anyway. Linux/mac support is poor(a problem for me on kubuntu linux, hopefully amarok will suport it properly one day) but you can always use the file browser to play stuff anyway. The only thing the samsung media studio is good at is converting the movies, but you can always use something like virtualdub to convert easily once you have saved all the right settings into a profile.

The accessories are non existant in new zealand where I live so i've had to make my own cover. When I left the cable behind at someones holiday home I couldn't buy a $10 iPod cable let alone buy one at all, I had to wait.

All things considered I think this is a great player, better than the iPod nano and it won't make you a poser either. The iRiver clix would probably be the strongest contender, which is what I had first planned to buy, but it was more expensive.

my calculations are precise. while studying the interface of a nano, i multiplied the working capacity of pie and posted another comment. I'm so Gay

U heard nerak you gay fagid. Can't talk sht like tht if u can't back it up

Some questions here :I

Could you tell how long does the T9 takes to fully charge?
And does it come with an AC charger and some kind of case?

Thx

I love the T9. The sound and picture quality are great and totally meet my needs. My problem is the Software! It crashes Winamp and messes up my computer if I try to run Winamp with it installed. I have removed it from my computer but I need to be able to convert video to the svi format. Is there any other program that will do this conversion so I don't have to reinstall the Media Studio. Help!

I sent an email to Samsung support with this problem about 2 weeks ago and got no response. I got the T9 for Christmas and tried to call them shortly after to find out what I can do about this problem and they said they were going to transfer me to the right department and I was on hold for an hour and finally hung up!

has anybody been able to help find answers to the problem others are having with putting video into the .svi format and getting video to play? i can't get mine to work either.

This is deffinetly the best player out there for the price. It has great sound quality and the menus are really cool. I also like all the different colors you can choose to be in the background, as with the nano you can only use the white that they give you. Its really sleek and very very light you dont even feel it in your pocket. I also like the Samsung media program that you get with it, which is really easy to use and it converts everything wo the right format so you dont have to do it. All in all a very nice player with very nice features and a competitable price! I was deciding between the Ipod nano, Sansa, and this and I got this. I'm very happy with it for the time being.

OKAY!! tHiis player totally TOTALLY sucks!!..
i bout it from online walmart.com
i was soooo excited !!.. it broke the same exact day!.. i was listening to music and going thru my photos and it got stuck- and froze!.. soo i took it bak to my local walmart.. i got another one.. same shiit happend!.. thiis is a JUNK MP3 DO NOT PURCHASE!!!!!!!! VERY BAD ,,, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO THRU PHOTOS AND LISTEN TO MUSIC AT THE SAME TIME BUT IT COULD NOT.. and maybe your thinking "ohh mayve you dropped it?..or shipping could have done some damage to it.." ..i say NO!.. i went throught thiis twice soo i concluded that its the MP3..
i am VERY DISSAPOINTED!!..

Still looking for a program that will convert to svi format without conflicting with Winamp and crashing my computer.

Please... I love the player but don't use it for video now because it is too much of a pain to have to install and uninstall the software everytime I want to convert a file!

what software program changes mov, mp4, m4v avi to svi for viewing on t9

and , xvid does not appear to work in samsung software either!

j1076366@hotmail.com

is there anyway to get music off an apple ibook onto the t9 without transfering to a pc?

Hey steve, you can try Itunes My walkman (mac app).
Any idea how to convert to .svi on a mac?? Anyone??

this i have to say coz of a very horrifying experience.

the sh*tty T9 got broken and had it fixed in one of 'dem samsung service centers here in Bangkok.

Happy i was anticipating a repaired T9, i got friggin' shocked when i found the contrast and colors different after getting it from the center a week after. D*mn it, it looks as if i bought a fake T9!

The center didn't tell me what went wrong with it and just told me they changed the motherboard.
Kept on asking what went wrong but they just kept on insinuating that it's already fixed and that the motherboard is okay already. They said "it COULD'VE hangd". "could've???" what kind of answer is that?

Anyhow, since it worked already, i said "okay" and left off.
Little did i realize that the colors looked pale now, and like it REALLY feels fake---i mean, the whole interface thing--- coz the colors aint that vibrant anymore like the first time i bought it.
Actually, the interface and the colors where the major factors why i bought the T9 but after seeing this device's "anemic" condition now, i am TOTALLY dissatisfied with samsung mp3 players.
Their mobile phones, no problem with that, but with this?!!
I don't think i'd be buying one again in the future.

Off again i go to the service center to get this fixed! This is so NOT GOOD!

Dunno if anybody can help, but I tried putting videos on it, and the Samsung software is telling me that the video codecs could not be found. Doesn't matter what type of video I tried to transfer (avi, mpeg, etc), it wouldn't even transfer it. No codecs found.

Any ideas?

Dunno if anybody can help, but I tried putting videos on it, and the Samsung software is telling me that the video codecs could not be found. Doesn't matter what type of video I tried to transfer (avi, mpeg, etc), it wouldn't even transfer it. No codecs found.

Any ideas?

I bought this player at the beginning of the year. Its nice, but nothing special. There are other players on the market that are comparable to this model.

Frank - the videos are converted to Samsung's SVI format, but you only can convert AVI and WMV files. MPEG and MOV isn't compatible.

The sound quality is very good and contains its a user customized EQ function.

The software is average. You can transfer video & mp3s in the same screen, but you can't create playlists in the software. Rob, thanks for mentioning that you use Winamp or else I wouldn't never known.
Also, the screen is small (only about 2"). No Bluetooth on the US model REALLY stinks. The USB cord is proprietary. And accessories for this model are limited.

When I accidently got my T9 wet, it didn't break, but the off/on process has totally malfunctioned. It won't shut off unless the battery dies. So I went out and bought the Insignia 4G video/mp3 player. I was pleasantly surprised. The Insignia actually beats out Samsung, and for a smaller price. The only upside that Samsung has is better sound quality.

Like an idiot, I stepped on my Insignia last night and the LCD is severly cracked. To my luck, Best Buy coupons also came last night. So until Friday (when the coupon is valid), I'll be using my wayward Samsung.

What is the ACTUAL play time/battery life for just playing songs. Don't have anything else loaded on my T9, but the first one I got from Best Buy only played for 5 1/2 hours. I took it back and the second one is playing for 13 hours. The manual says 30 hours play time for audio. I only have until this Friday to return to Best Buy to get my money back or trade it in for another one. I'm sick and tired of returning it and having to reload all my 300 songs. Is 13 hours of play time/battery life good for an MP3 player? I've tried both charging it hooked up to my computer and from a wall outlet. HELP

@anyone who can help

is the sound quality with the included earbuds good ?

wat is a firmware?

i cant decide between the k5 and the t9 which one is better ?

does the t9 have screensavers (animated) ?

can the bluetooth work with my laptop ?

please help me someone answer my questions plz
plz

I'm sick and tired of trying to figure out how to delete my samsung t9 recorded files. it seems absolutely impossible! the files don't show in any folders (viewing through pc explorer) - my friend has a samsung and she can just delete her recordings from her 'recordings' folder. well guess what, i don't even have such a folder! the files are not visible with samsung pc studio 3; of course they can't be deleted in the device, either. i've read all manuals i could find, i've searched in the internet for answers to another user with this problem - nothing. though users do seem to have the same problem, i have yet to see it answered. as a matter of fact, i think it was asked on this same page. no answer, though!
so just please, p l e a s e, help me with this. i REALLY need the help.

i have a t9 its pretty good cheaper an better than any ipod nano i just dont know how to download videos