Samsung YP-T9 Review
Presently there a number of MP3 players produced by Samsung to cater for the expanding flash memory market. Of these, the T9 is the single player to adopt a completely tactile approach.
Incorporating aspects from predecessors in the line of T players as well as the standalone Z5, the T9 attempts to touch base with a variety of multimedia functions, support it with constructive features, combine them in a simple interface, and wrap it with an attractive and portable design. Let’s take a look at how well these aspirations have been fulfilled by the Samsung T9.
- Quick Look
- Capacity: 2GB, 4GB
- Color: Black (limited availability of Purple and Pink)
- Audio Formats: MP3, WMA (DRM), ASF (Audio), and OGG Vorbis (partial support)
- Video Formats: Proprietary SVI (Essentially, MPEG-4: XVID and MP3)
- Picture Formats: JPEG (Progressive and Sequential up to 3MB)
- Screen: 1.8-inch, 18 bit (262k) color, 176x220, QCIF TFT LCD
- Transfer Protocol: MTP or UMS
- Rated Battery Life: Up to 30 hours of audio and 6 hours of video
- Dimensions: 1.68" x 3.27" x 0.44"
- Weight: 1.73 oz
Accessories
The T9 is far from flattered by the included accessories, but it comes with all the essentials: USB cable, pair of standard earphones, quick start booklet, and Installation CD.
Additional accessories offered by Samsung are limited to simple chargers which are not specific to the T9, but instead provide a USB port making them compatible with any device which can be charged through a USB cable. As you may expect, other companies provide chargers and combined FM Transmitters utilizing a fixed cable with a terminal directly compatible with the T9’s connection port. This connection is not entirely uncommon; it is currently used by recent Samsung players and mobile phones.
Considering there has been little to no encouragement from Samsung, a moderately large variety of cases are available for the T9. A few speaker dock/cradles have been designed, but nothing has been released outside of Korea.
Software
The installation CD packaged with the T9 presents your computer with Samsung Media Studio software. Along with all other Samsung players, installing this software is not compulsory, in that it plays no role in instigating the player as a fully functioning device; however, it provides the only method to convert video files so that they are compatible with the T9.
Using Samsung Media Studio is fairly quick and simple. (The only exception to this is the extended time taken to convert videos, but the stability of the output video files compensate for it.) Although a fair amount of development has taken place since the introduction of the software, Samsung is not striving to produce a media player which will accomplish a plethora of tasks to manage your music, such as MediaMonkey and WinAmp (which both are valid alternatives to transfer various media to the T9). Instead, Samsung Media Studio attempts to take the most straightforward approach in getting files from your computer to your T9. More often than not, this approach results in oversimplification of the more negligible things, and this case is no exception. Dare I say the minimal layout of the software bears a slight resemblance to that of itunes. Furthermore, the recent incorporation of a music store from content provider MusicNet (who also supplies Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Urge, and HMV Digital among others) gives the ability to purchase and download copy-protected music directly to the T9.
Design
The body is made entirely of plastic, including the silver framing around the side and bottom edges, buttons on the frame, select button, the surrounding black directional ring, and the main front and back surfaces which are hard and reflective.
Like many devices, it doesn’t take long for the glossy finish to pick up fingerprints. Contact from anything (even the headphone cable) will cause a smudge to appear, but the case is more durable than it may seem.
Being light and having a small form, there is potential for the player to feel as though it is deficient, but as it is notably short with a slightly rounded shape, it fits very easily in one hand and does not feel out of place.
User Interface
Controls
All of the T9’s controls are tactile buttons, unlike the other recent DAPs from Samsung which feature touch sensitive controls. A great deal of functions of the T9 can be carried out by the ring of four navigational buttons and the encircled select button on the front face below the screen. The rounded contour allows the thumb to rest easily over these buttons without having to press any, making it effortless to move through menus by tapping them in succession. Not a great deal of force needs to be applied to depress them (but an unmindful selection is highly unlikely), and a clear click can be heard when pressing the buttons. It is by no means a sharp or crude sound, and it does serve to provide feedback, but being slightly more subtle couldn’t hurt.
The remaining four buttons are lined on the silver frame of the right edge, which upon introduction seem awkwardly placed. This is not because they are in an unusual position (I’m not sure there can be a hidden place on a player with these dimensions), but rather the density of the primary controls make the deviation to those on the side seem far in comparison. Since you probably won’t spend a lot of time staring at the side of the T9, the Menu and Back buttons can easily be mistaken at first. Not only do they have an almost identical shape, but their functions can easily be confused. Pressing Back will move back a step (this could not get any more simple), but holding Back will return to the main menu, while pressing Menu will display a list of extended functions relating to the current situation. Both of these factors are mild hindrances in becoming familiar with the T9, and before long no thought is required to move a thumb or finger among all buttons.
A substantial fault in the controls of the T9 is the absence of any dedicated volume and skip/search buttons. Only at the Now Playing screen will the left and right arrows act to adjust the position within a track or skip between tracks. When moving through menus volume cannot be changed, but it is possible at the Now Playing screen and when viewing text or pictures. At any menu two buttons are assigned to selecting an item (center button and the right arrow) and moving backwards (back button and left arrow). Supplying this preference does not complicate the navigation, but it makes me question just how challenging it would be to implement dedicated controls in place of dual selection and return buttons. To add further insult, when navigating the Music or File Browser menus only, the Play/Pause button will not function. There is absolutely no reason which I can see for this to occur, as the button does not serve an alternate function.
Graphical User Interface
There is no trouble in understanding the layout of the GUI straight away. The main menu has icons to the top and bottom of the screen and an arrow to the right, suggesting the use of the ring of four arrows, which can be used to navigate through all menus.
Skimming through any menu can be done without any delays. After selecting an icon from the main menu, there is a brief animation from the selected icon which has the duration of less than one second. Buttons pressed during this time will still be taken into account, but only once the animation is finished. The length of the animation is much too short for it to subtract from the efficiency of the GUI or become an annoyance.
To save having to tap the down or up arrow repetitively when scrolling through an extended list, holding the arrow for a second will cause it skip by the number of items displayed on the screen at one time. Although moving down in increments of seven can take you the list more quickly than a click for each individual item, I don’t think it is as effective as a rapid scroll through each item. The latter would not only provide a smoother movement through the list which can be more easily observed, but would also be a friendlier way to move, for example, from item one to six, rather than pressing the down arrow five times in a row or holding the arrow for a second then pressing the up button once.
The graphical user interface is fairly customizable. The menu system can don a range of color themes, custom backgrounds, or a white love theme (if you are deterred by the name, I don’t suggest using it). Various music backgrounds can be applied to the Now Playing screen, including album art display, three flash visualizations, or a custom picture.
The T9 is particular about the album art it will display at the Now Playing screen. Only JPEG images included in the tag of a music file which do not exceed a resolution of 200 x 200 pixels or have an unnecessarily large file size are accepted. So even if the album art in your music library has already been arranged to your liking, chances are that you will need to make some adjustment to meet the T9’s conditions.
Battery
Samsung rates the battery at 30 hours; genuine use of the T9 (without worrying about preserving the battery) will pass 20 hours easily. Not restricting use of the player’s functions, but being aware of the battery life, a figure of 24-28 hours is not unrealistic.
Features
FM Radio / Recording
The FM Radio has a total of 20 station presets which can be automatically populated by an autoscan function. Alternately, a frequency can be located and saved as a preset station manually by either holding left or right to skip to the next station, or pressing once to move by increments of 0.5 MHz. When present, RDS data is displayed but is limited to the title of the current station and cannot replace the saved preset number.
There is no defect in the clarity of reception for most stations. While those with a weaker signal are not entirely clear, the T9 does a better job than many others in picking up these stations.
Recording to MP3 can be in bitrates of 92 Kbps, 128 Kbps, 160 Kbps, and 192 Kbps. The option is given to pause and resume a recording, so that undesired sections can be avoided without having to use several recorded files.
Voice Recording
From any point in the GUI (with exception of the FM radio) holding the Record button will begin to record from the mic immediately. Unlike the bitrates available to FM radio recording, the options of 32 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 92 Kbps, and 128 Kbps are provided to account for available space, which is an important factor during long recordings. If a better quality recording iss desired, it wouldn’t hurt to include the option of higher bitrates, but for the purpose of voice 128 Kbps should be adequate.
The sensitivity of the mic will pick up sounds that do not have to be loud or in close proximity to the player, but this also means that it cannot be handled during recording without notable noises being recorded, too. Internal noises in the background during recording are not too obnoxious.
Text
Standard text files can be displayed in a vertical or horizontal fashion while music is playing. Options are given to scroll by line or page, and for the white text to stand on a coloured or a dimmed menu background. At any brightness level the text is clear and easy to read and a decent amount can be displayed on the screen at one time. Additionally, up to 20 bookmarks can be applied to any point of the text file. Given this, I would not find it difficult to read a full-length novel with the text viewer.
Games
There are a handful of flash games which come with the T9. With very simple animations and commands, they are a secondary feature which probably won’t get used very often since music cannot be played at the same time. The latest firmware available from Samsung Korea provides more flash games, and individual (custom made) flash games can be placed on the T9.
On-the-Go Delete
Any file stored on the T9 (whether it is a supported file type or not) can be located by the file browser in its physical location. Here an individual file can be deleted, but a group of files cannot be deleted at once, and a folder cannot be deleted even if it is empty.
Transferring Media
Out-of-the-box, the T9 is a pure MTP device. This means that it will be identified as a media device, but only by a limited amount of operating systems. Samsung offers an alternate UMS / MSC firmware which will change the T9 so that it is recognized in the same way as an external storage device. Unfortunately there is not a simple setting that will toggle the transfer protocol within one firmware version.
Video
The quality of video playback on the T9 is very reasonable, considering it is held to a 1.8-inch screen and a 220 x 176 resolution. Video files are only supported after conversion to Samsung’s proprietary video format, which uses the XviD codec. The quality loss during conversion is not substantial because frames are captured individually from the original video (rather being decompressed and recompressed), although this does result in lengthy conversion times.
Bright colors and details are very clear and easy on the eyes as they are not oversaturated, but let down are the darker shades and large areas of similar color which require a larger image gradient to appear smooth. Watching videos with subtitles did not become uncomfortable for me, but a video with plenty of swift movements appears very rough at 15 frames per second. The T9’s video feature is definitely worthy of more than a short video clip or two, but the extent will depend on the video itself and how well your eyes tolerate watching a screen this size.
Photos
The photo menu displays three thumbnails on the right side of the screen which scroll vertically. On the left side is a preview (that has been resized and if necessary, cropped) of the currently highlighted picture on the right. All pictures on the T9 (the exact location is irrelevant) will be displayed under one list in the photo viewer. When navigating this list of images, there is a small lag time, as a thumbnail of each image is loaded and the only way to progress to a point further down the list is to load every thumbnail in between. Alternatively the file browser can locate pictures in their physical location, but only view a list of their file names.
Once a picture is selected or opened, it will fill the entire screen or be resized to fit however much of it is possible without being cropped. The file size has been limited to 3MB; an image with a larger file size will have a longer load time. I found that the load times caused by images close to 3MB were not significant enough to warrant resizing them before putting them on the T9. Each picture is automatically placed in a portrait or landscape position depending on its resolution. No option is given to rotate the image manually or to switch the auto rotation off.
Viewing photos on a screen this size would be pointless without having the ability to enlarge them. The original displayed size can be increased by 200% and 400% and any parts which are outside the screen’s frame can be explored by using the four directional arrows. It is possible to view the previous and following images in the list or folder without having to first exit the full screen display. You can also have a slideshow do this automatically.
Audio
Audio files, like all supported media file types, can be located through the appropriate menu as well as the file browser. The T9 doesn’t shine in either aspect, as neither method provides an extensive degree of selection. The music menu uses the tag information of files in the T9’s library, but is limited to information regarding Artist, Album, Tracks, and Genre. While the file browser can make use of any folder structure, no further selection is given than the entire list of files in a single folder.
Along with MP3 and WMA files the T9 supports the playback of OGG Vorbis... somewhat. It has the ability to play OGG Vorbis, but curiously enough .ogg is an unsupported file type of the T9’s default firmware. Nevertheless, by altering the extension to .mp3 the file can be played, but only through the file browser (as the tagging system of a Vorbis file is unsupported). If this coping skill is not sufficient for an extended library of Vorbis files, the UMS firmware will give the ability to play them through the file browser with no difficulty. However, support for the extension is unaccompanied by its tags. Keep in mind that is at the expense of the support for protected WMA.
Gapless playback is a feature which has been implemented on previous Samsung flash players, but is wanting on the T9. The gap between tracks is minimal and much smaller than other devices which do not claim to be gapless, but there does not have to be much of a gap before it can be easily detected.
Playlists & Bookmarks
The only playlist files made on a computer which are supported are SPL and WPL, and they must be created through Samsung Media Studio and Windows Media Player, respectively. Omitting the popular M3U playlist file is another conscious effort to encourage the use of Samsung’s own software.
While an on-the-go playlist is a welcome feature, nothing more than the basic operation is utilized by the T9. Files can only be added using the file browser, and removed in the same way or from the ‘Favorites’ playlist.
Placing and removing bookmarks are simple and quick. Up to 20 can be placed across all files by tapping the Select button at the Now Playing screen. From here they can be found by skipping to them, otherwise accessing a bookmarking sub-menu where a ‘Go to’ option can locate any bookmark from any file, delete individually, or all at once.
Sound Quality
The sound quality of the T9 is very clear. While no frequency range is exceptionally defined, none are underpowered, and there is a reasonably uniform emphasis across the audible spectrum.
Even with relatively low-impedance headphones playing at a loud volume, background noise is very soft and is hardly noticeable unless as a track finishes. The T9’s 20mW/CH output will suffice for the majority of headphones, but it falls short of powering the most demanding.
A disappointment to the sound of the T9 is the use of Samsung’s DNSe (Digital Natural Sound engine) sound enhancement technology. Compared to no enhancement, the majority of genre titled presets, 3D presets, and custom 3D enhancements make the music sound artificial, but for every piece of music there are one or two genre presets (which have little to no correspondence to its actual genre) that provide a decent enough alternative to nothing at all. Bass boosting settings can place more emphasis on the low end without overbalancing or distorting, but apart from a 3D effect, it cannot be used in conjunction with other settings. My experience with the sound engine has been hit or miss, but primarily the latter.
Fortunately, a highly appreciated 9-band custom equalizer is included. Each band can be displaced 10dB from a flat position in 1dB increments. This makes it ideal for any type of listener or headphones, as a few delicate tweaks or a substantial adjustment are both easy tasks.
Conclusion
After creating easy-to-operate controls and an intuitive graphical user interface, it is a pity that the exclusion of dedicated volume and control buttons significantly hamper the simplicity of using the T9.
Not many aspects can easily be dismissed as an extra or gimmick feature. If you are after a customizable player which performs competently on more than just the standard tasks, the T9 won’t disappoint.
Pros
- Intuitive GUI
- Considerably customizable GUI
- 9-Band User Equalizer
- Generous feature set
- Bright screen
- Comfortable form
Cons
- Absence of dedicated volume buttons
- DNSe Sound Enchancement
- Proprietary video format
- On-the-go playlists only operate through the File Browser
- No gapless playback
Comments
Nope on August 19, 2007 4:27 AM
The Samsung YP-T9 is also available with 8GB of capacitiy for quite a while. At least here in Europe...
Zeddicus on August 19, 2007 6:10 AM
Nope: You are quite right, but the standard (non-bluetooth) version of the T9 was reviewed which is not offered in an 8GB capacity, or in the US yet.
Alex M on August 19, 2007 10:27 AM
i just sold my t-8 and bought a zen v. my brother has the z-5 2gb and i think its nothing special. i liked this player but i guess the proprietary syncing and video converting wasn't really for me. It's still a nice player though.
Skippyg on August 19, 2007 2:37 PM
If a Device is MTP, i dont think you need ANY software at all.
Utew on August 19, 2007 4:49 PM
The only software you would need, Ramon.. is the SMS for conversion of video to the Samsung .svi format, for playback on the T9.. and that.. takes a Windows machine. But the files can then be transferred via UMS.
Great review Travis.. and I agree with you comments and conclusions, and like you I found most of the DNSe settings to be artificial except for a couple.. depending on the headphones used. All-in-all a really great little flash player with tremendous looks and an abundance of features.
Thanks Much for the write-up :)
Zeddicus on August 20, 2007 4:44 AM
Thanks Utew. I'm glad that you, who has also considered the T9 in detail, agree with what I have to say. I too think it is a great flash player in design, features, and once you put DNSe (for the most part) aside, you have to give Samsung credit for the SQ as well.
JDGAFFLIN on August 20, 2007 11:06 AM
Terrific review Travis.
Jim on August 20, 2007 9:24 PM
Does it really click that loud? Are you too close when filming ? or are you just hammering the buttons? its hard to watch the video because the sound reminds me of a recurring childhood nightmare,
maybe back the camera up at least a hand to ears distance
Please baby Jesus make it stop!
oregon on August 21, 2007 1:03 AM
Doesn't this player have bluetooth? I heard about that somewhere.
Zeddicus on August 21, 2007 7:17 AM
Yes, the noise is quite exaggerated in the video because of the camera's proximity. In reality it isn't nearly as loud. Besides, once you are listening to music you can't hear it at all. ;-)
As alluded to in the second comment, the bluetooth model is not yet available in the US but you should find one easily in most other regions.
Varuna on August 21, 2007 3:47 PM
This really impresses me !
Really good piece of Software there.
and pretty good hardware handling all that !
Bluetooth feature would be great in this !
Nicely Reviewed ;)
Brett Carroll on August 24, 2007 6:09 PM
Can someone help me. Im looking at buying samsung ypt9 for my daughter for xmas. She had a ipod nano which always broke down. She has a large Itunes library - can she down load from her itunes library on our PC to the Samsung. I dont know much about this stuff. Thanks
Mark Sweeny on August 24, 2007 9:06 PM
A con is no dedicated volume control? Gee, you just press the up/down buttons while it is playing. How about the skip, resume, bookmark bug on long files? If I am into a 3 hour file and try to skip back a minute, the time skips back 1 minute but then immediately jumps ahead 1 minute and 15 seconds, making the feature useless. The longer into a file you get the worse the bug becomes. Same thing happens when using the bookmark or resume feature.
Zeddicus on August 24, 2007 10:37 PM
Brett, do you know if the music in the itunes library has been purchased from the itunes music store, or imported after already being on the computer's hard drive? The first may be a bit tricky to get this music on the T9 (but still possible), while you will have no trouble with the second.
Mark, I did not experience this bug. With long files up to two hours skip, resume and bookmark all functioned how they should. However, no dedicated volume buttons is definitely a con for me. There is nothing complicated about the up/down buttons controlling it, but being unable to change it while browsing through a menu, or adjusting a setting is not okay. Well, your mileage may vary.
this2 on September 22, 2007 2:00 PM
Utew,
It sounds like I need to download the v1.8 firmware before I can use UMS to drag and drop music files.
Is this correct?
Regards
this2shallpass on September 22, 2007 2:01 PM
Utew,
It sounds like I need to download the v1.8 firmware before I can use UMS to drag and drop music files.
Is this correct?
Regards
Evan Kearney on September 24, 2007 6:17 AM
I recently bought one of these and have found problems with deleting some of the files. I can delete the file in the file browser, but the name of the file remains (although there is no content) and I can't find a way to delete that. So I end up with a load of file names that won't play. Is there any way to remove the file names as well? It seems there should be.
Liz on October 7, 2007 3:42 AM
I have a problem with the yp-t9.
Since i installed the windows media player 11, i cant open the yp-t9 ( with the previous WMP 10 i have no problems); i have installed the last firmware( i installed it in a friend's PC because mine doesnt recognize the device), but the yp-t9 still doesnt appear in the file browser,if u know how to solve it, plz post , thanks.
I have windows Xp sp2
512 Ram
Pentium 4 1.7Ghz
Mike on October 23, 2007 6:04 PM
I think all you have to do is go on WMP, connect the t9 to your computer, go to the "sync" option on WMP, and it should be there.
Hope this helps a bit...probably not :)
If you can give me a few more details, I might be able to solve it. It's probably nothing too complicated
Linda on November 8, 2007 10:31 AM
I purchased this player used and it has songs on it. I want to keep some of them, but delete the rest. I can't seem to find a way to do this. When hooked up to either Samsung Media Studio or WMP, it will only display the songs I've added to it myself. I cannot seem to find a way to delete a track on the player itself. Help? Thanks!
mIKE on November 9, 2007 5:29 PM
That's weird...maybe you should do what I do; go to My Computer and load your songs that way. Looking at it as a removable drive instead of a program like WMP will let you see everything on the player, I think.
BTW, Samsung Media Studio stinks. Only use it for the other stuff (video, pics, etc.
mIKE
Linda on November 10, 2007 8:58 AM
Hi Mike,
I just tried your suggestion, but My Computer doesn't show anything more than the others. Darn! Maybe those songs are in a format that isn't recognizable? I just had a thought - maybe these are part of a subscription music service and they will disappear when the previous owner stops paying for it? That would explain why I can't copy the songs to my computer. Sorry I'm just learning about MP3, so maybe these are dumb questions.
Another question: what happens if I reboot? Will I lose songs? Under what circumstances would I want to reboot?
Thanks!
mIKE on November 14, 2007 12:46 PM
No problem.
And no, those aren't dumb questions ;).
The idea that they're subscription songs may actually be correct. I don't use Napster or Rhapsody, so I don't know their policy. There is one solution, though. You can format your player, and then load your stuff onto it (formatting deletes everything on the player). That will get rid of all the other stuff and leave room for yours. You can then copy all your stuff on again. I guess you'll have to go and buy the other songs yourself :)
BTW, I'm having the SAME problem with the removable disc thing. I have two computers; on one, my T9 is NOT recognized. n the other, however, it (hint, hint) does work. It shows up as a removabe drive, and I can put my music on that way. So, you're not alone! My advice is to uninstall the T9 software, and do it again. If that doesn't work, I suggest calling customer support. My T9 actually was all screwed up at one point; I tried doing a firmware upgrade, and my screen would say, on the lower right corner, in white letters, with a black background, something like "firmware 1.27". I got it fixed with customer support, but then (surprise!) something else happened! My poor T9 would turn on by itself. I had to send it in and be parted from it for about a week and a half. Since I got it back, it has worked fine. Anyway, back to the recognizing problem. If you want to get music on without the hassle of the Samsung software, you need to get this fixed. Another idea is to try a different USB port, if you have more than one. That could be the problem . In any case, call Samsung support. I guarantee they can help.
If you get your device recognized, this is how to format:
1. Go to "My Computer"
2. Right-click on the T9 drive
3. Go to "format"
4. Enjoy!
Happy to help; let me know if you have any more problems.
mIKE
Julia on November 18, 2007 11:33 AM
Hi,
does anyone know where I can get the photos and videos that have been on the T9 from the outset? I mean, those that are on it even before you put your own pictures etc. on it?
I had to format my T9 because of some problems, but I had no chance to copy those files to my computer before. Now my T9 works, but the files aren't there anymore.
Can anyone tell me how to get them back?
Julia
PS: I hope you understand my English... :)
RAM on November 21, 2007 3:47 AM
i want to install more games in my YP-T9B .CAN ANYBODY send me the website to down load the games thanq
Josh on November 30, 2007 7:33 AM
Hi, yes i would like the same as RAM what site is there that we can down load games from? and then do we just put them on like we do videos and music?
rachael on December 18, 2007 10:12 PM
Hello, i am Rachael (very young) and i have had my yp-t9 for a year now, i had some questions.
-when i open the text on my mp4 there is nothing there!how do i get that running
-games... how do i get new games?
-itunes is for ipods, is there anything like that but for mp4's
Thnx alot byez
jornado97 on December 24, 2007 3:55 AM
Hi there! If you want to download games, you must first do something
1. Download and install utorrent
2. Go to www.torrentz.com and write
"yp-t9 games"
3. Select one with many seeds
4. Wait until it finish
5. Now you can sent the games to your yp-t9
BUT REMEMBER!!! Only if you have the firmware 1.80!!!
Samantha J on January 5, 2008 4:27 PM
Hi,
When I bought my yp t9 and was using it during the first week i bought it, when i opened it using my computer, it had two files: data and media, and when i opened those, they had more files. Then all of a sudden, those files disappeared and I couldn't see anything when using my computer to open the device. Do you think formatting will help? If I format the device, do I have to put back the firmware on there?
Sj on January 5, 2008 4:28 PM
When I bought my yp t9 and was using it during the first week i bought it, when i opened it using my computer, it had two files: data and media, and when i opened those, they had more files. Then all of a sudden, those files disappeared and I couldn't see anything when using my computer to open the device. Do you think formatting will help? If I format the device, do I have to put back the firmware on there?
Mitko on January 6, 2008 11:50 AM
Hi
Does T9 support play the next album option? mine just stops or repeats the same album again whenever it finishes playing, that is kind of annoying fo me. thank you
Requiem on January 6, 2008 2:34 PM
Leaves a lot to be desired compared to the Cowon D2. But then again, D2 costs 2-3x more, and is more heavy and bulky.
Anyway, picked up this "little" item to hold me over. Considering the small screen size, I'm surprised at the excessive width, and especially length of the player (> 3 inches!). Although copying over mp3 albums and phots was piece of cake, video conversion takes quite a bit of time (varies depending on format). Problem discovered: converted quicktime videos have audio, but only still image for video. (help?)
Ofcourse, I had problem getting OGG on there. This requires the 1.8 UMS firmware, which I spent many late night hours trying to get on there.
Overall, quite impressed, considering the price tag. Its got all the features I needed: text viewer, clear FM recording, Rhapsody, surprisingly sharp video and OGG... once I get it working.
Ji on January 18, 2008 3:14 PM
Hi everyone.
I need help.
So I just recently bought a Samsung YP T9 and I decided to install the software.
I did about everything it asked me to do, and so now I'm using Samsung Media Studio.
I spent about 4 to 5 hours reinstalling and making sure I did everything correctly because I can't seem to be able to transfer music onto my mp3 player!
There are 4 tabs: My PC; My Albums, Burn CD and Portable.
But I can't seem to get to the Portable window, and I'm pretty sure that's how I'll be able to transfer music properly am I correct?
If there's anyone that can suggest me a way of solving this problem I'd highly appreciate it.
Thank you~!!
Hansy on January 25, 2008 4:29 PM
Ji I solved it with the cable again out and in the player after software running, than it works.
AndreeA on February 6, 2008 10:03 AM
it doesn't work either ...what should i do?
Sharon on March 6, 2008 11:52 AM
Is there a way to copy the music I have on my YP T9 to my computer?
Thank you
Gwen on March 8, 2008 11:51 AM
I have the mp3 player and will need to install the software in my computer. Does anyone know what site i can go to install this software?
Jeremy (Honest Abe) on May 13, 2008 5:31 AM
Hi there- PLEASE can someone tell Me how to delete Music Files off of this YP-T9 J QB model Samsung player??
I see no place in the users manual or at FAQ or "how to's" on samsung.com
I am frustrated- I have 300 tracks that expired (licenses) when My Rhapsody got cancelled...So now I have very little space with 300+ useless tracks that I can NOT hear!
Please help!! injunewity@yahoo.com
THANKS!
Liz on May 14, 2008 5:49 PM
Hey everyone,
I have a question. How in the world do you get youtube songs or vieod on my damsung yp-t9? PLEASE HELP!!! elizabethboss@sbcglobal.net thanx!
juan on June 9, 2008 11:29 PM
hello! i was searching for more game in the yp-t9 and then i knew that if i want to play games i have to had the firmware1.80 but i doesnt know where i can download it. i enter in the samsung page and it has the fiemware 1.75 but not the 1.80
mark noli on June 15, 2008 10:29 AM
hello to all,
i have little problem with my unit, i download trough my pc a hundred of musics into it. The time that i try to update the library, it also updat. But the problem is it only update, the screen shows updating and thats all.i tried to press any buttons but it doesnt afeect the sreen, it hang. anyone there who can help...
thanks
Annie on July 15, 2008 1:51 PM
I just want to make a comment about my Samsung t9. I got this as a gift and I had the option of trading it in for another mp3 player ( I was planning on trading it in for the iPod but I decided i liked the look of this one better). Anyway, I have consistently had all of the above problems with it. I just think this mp3 player is not well designed or compatible with any other software (iTunes, etc.). Many of the other brand of mp3 players even give the option of dragging music files right in the mp3 file folder. Anyway, I can't even update the software, it always gives me error messages, and I have tried it on several computers, the problem seems to be with the actual process of updating software. My suggestion is to invest in a better mp3 player with more flexible options to update and transfer files.
Lovely on July 27, 2008 5:21 PM
I have a problem with my Samsung YP-T9.
I always was able to delete music files off of it using Windows Media Player, but the other day this little window came up when I plugged it in.
It said "You're mp3 player is almost full to capacity. Would you like us to delete all your music or you can fill it to capacity."
I picked fill to capacity but now it only shows the music I have put on there since that little window came up.
There's still a lot of music on there but it's not showing up in WMP.
I even went through My Computer to see if it would show up there but it's not, I even reset it to see if that would help but it did not.
Can anyone help me please.
johnnysyp-t9 on August 9, 2008 6:57 PM
I HAVE A SAMSUNG YP-T9 AND WHEN MY COMPUTER READS IT AND I START TRYING TO ADD FILES IT WONT LET ME IT'LL GET FROZEN IT USED TO WORK A WHILE AGO BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN NOW I'VE TRIED RHAPSODY WINDOW MEDIA ITUNES BEARSHARE AND IT STILL NOTHING HAPPENS
Loly on June 28, 2009 7:06 AM
Why i can't but videos in my samsung YP-T9 ??!??!?!!
Jeff Kenville on August 18, 2009 1:20 AM
I tried to put itunes on my yp-t9 I STONGLY AVISE AGAINST IT, IT WILL FREEZE! the only thing you can do is wait fot it to run out of juice or to hit hit the reset sequince buttons, i think it is menu and record at the same time or back and record at the same time. i use window media player, music match jukebox and the samsung media player.
Janet on November 25, 2009 6:26 PM
I have just received this T-9 from my daughter with all her music. I would like to know how to delete the musice that she has and replace it with my own. Can you help?