Samsung P2
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| Samsung P2 | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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| Type | Digital audio player Portable media player |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
| Retail availability | 2007-present |
| Input | Touchscreen, Power,Hold slider, Volume up and Volume down |
| Storage capacity | Available in 4 and 8 GB flash memory |
| Display | Backlit TFT LCD Screen |
The Samsung P2 is a flash memory based Yepp portable media player (model name YP-P2) produced and developed by Samsung Electronics. The P2 sports a touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, support for embedded album art, FM radio, Ebook reader, Photo viewer, Samsung's DNSe sound engine and video playback capabilities (MPEG4 and WMV formats). The Korean firmware has a dictionary and support for lyrics embedded in songs. The Samsung YP-P2 comes in 3 colors: White, Red (Burgundy), and Black. They come in 4 and 8GB variants depending on the model only the YP-P2JCB is 8GB.
The Bluetooth features on this device include Stereo Headphone Compatibility (A2DP) with support for multiple headphones and remote control (AVRCP). Bluetooth Phone Connectivity (HFP), with the ability to speak into the built in microphone. Finally, the YP-P2 sports File Transfer (FTP) allowing users to transfer files between devices supporting this Protocol.
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[edit] Included software
Samsung Media Studio is available on the included CD-ROM, which also contains Drivers and User Manuals. The software is also available for download from Samsung. This software, however, is not required to use the device as it supports the Media Transfer Protocol. Therefore, any music player which supports MTP can sync with the device. Examples of software supporting MTP are Windows Media Player and Winamp. Now Samsung has a new program called EmoDio and a new website called emodio.com and you can download the new program there.
[edit] Supported File Formats
The P2 supports MP3, WMA, MP2, Ogg Vorbis (Ogg Vorbis tagging is only supported over UMS), and AAC (both .m4a and .aac files) audio formats. The text viewer only supports plain text files. The photo viewer supports only JPEG photos. Windows Media Video 9 and .svi videos are supported at resolutions of 480 x 272 and 320 x 240 at up to 30 fps. The .svi file format is an AVI container with MPEG-4 part 2 Simple Profile video and MP3 audio.
[edit] Regional Differences
The Korean version of the YP-P2 includes support for lyrics embedded in songs, a Korean subway map and also features a dictionary. In most regions, MTP is used as the file transfer protocol. However, in some regions, UMS is used. European versions offer RDS. It is also possible to change from MTP to UMS and vice versa, it is also possible to change the firmware's region.
[edit] Blue Wave Firmware Updates
Samsung has released firmware updates in a series called Blue Wave updates. These are created in order to add value to the player even after it is released. Samsung claims that the updates are created based on customer feedback, and that they are the company's way of expressing their care for their customers.
The first Blue Wave was released in December 2007, and included support for Bluetooth phone connectivity and Bluetooth file transfer.
A second Blue Wave update was released in late January 2008 which included FM radio recording/playback, an improved touch screen UI, as well as three games with an additional download. This firmware update has been recalled from Samsung's download website due to numerous bug reports, but a fixed update was released two weeks after.
A beta of the third Blue Wave was released on March 31st, 2008. Improvements over the previous version include a calculator, more UI themes, a full-screen album art view, and the ability to play games while listening to music. The update was later pulled from Samsung's website, most likely in preparation for the final version.
The final version of the third Blue Wave was released on April 22nd, 2008. This version is only for bugfixes and does not offer any new features.
Samsung has also announced an upcoming 4th Blue Wave, which will include the possibility for user-created themes, two more games, subway maps from 24 major cities around the world, voice recording and a locking feature.
On May 29, 2008, this 4th Blue wave was released along with the new program--EmoDio, which replaced Samsung Media Studio. It this new program you can convert text to speech and create your own DNSE configuration. You can download this at emodio.com.
