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Samsung YP-Z5F (4GB)

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The YP-Z5F addresses two key omissions in the YP-Z5--FM radio and voice recording. But while the YP-Z5F goes one up on the iPod nano with voice recording and FM, the rest of its feature set pretty much apes the nano. There's picture viewing, ID3 tag browsing and a rather comprehensive selection of sound equalizer controls.

Oddly for an MP3 player, the YP-Z5F is noteworthy for its picture display capabilities. Thumbnails are neatly laid out in rows of three and pictures can be magnified up to 4x zoom. The YP-Z5F makes good use of the touch square as a multidirectional scroller; it behaves the same way as how a notebook touchpad would.

The LCD screen is one of the most brilliant we have seen for a flash-based MP3 player, so it's a pity Samsung didn't take advantage of it by including video playback support. However, when a picture is applied as a wallpaper, it makes the YP-Z5F's display all the more eye-catching.

To play a track, it's the control pad rather than the play button you should be pressing. While this may seem counter-intuitive, it makes sense since this would free up the play button when you need to pause the music in other parts of the menu.

We love the Samsung YP-Z5F's sound options. There're eight equalizer presets and three 3D simulators that do a decent job of impersonating a club, a stage, or a studio, but no user-defined ones, though. The YP-Z5F also includes an on-the-go playlist creation feature, but unlike the iPod's implementation, the user can update only one song at a time in the playlist. On the iPod, the entire song collection from an artist can be added to the playlist simply by highlighting the artist name. The YP-Z5F also allows for only one on-the-go playlist.

 
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