Challenging the iPod: Samsung YP-Z5

amanda or (soiz)Sun 30 April, 2006 11:00pm

i got a yp (ipod samsung) for my birthday and it kicks butt!!! it is sweet. It has an alarm and music and pictures (u can put yr own pics on it) and backgroung and lotz of stuff!! it is awesome!! i love it!!
~amanda

AnonymousThu 18 May, 2006 1:52pm

AND it has a sleep function - which is what I've been holding out for. Its great.

johnMon 11 September, 2006 6:52am

that sampod..rocks and works under linux..i love it...and it's worth every buck...apple watch out or they bite ya once more..

AnonymousThu 21 September, 2006 8:11pm

I have just bought one for my wife. However I cannot get it to charge from my laptop. Does anyone know of a sutable charger I can buy@

AnonymousWed 8 November, 2006 8:26pm

you can buy a mains to usb adaptor or a mains to yp-z5 from lots of places on-line the adaptors start from £5 , complete mains charger with built in cable start from £25 , do a google search !! try http://www.i-nique.co.uk snail mail took 2 days from ordering , hope this helps

AnonymousSat 21 October, 2006 6:37am

i bought one, i was readiing the manuals, languages... it said "note: languages can be change or add"... how do you add a language? cuase it doesnt read chinese

nessaTue 24 October, 2006 11:49am

i have just bought a samsung yp-z5 and when i described it to my friends they said are you sure you don't mean and ipod and i said "no!!!" this is way better and quite reasonable aswell who wouldn't buy it!!!!!!!

AnonymousSun 29 October, 2006 9:17pm

I love it!!!!! but can someone help me i deleted the wallpapers on there and cant get them bk ?? and now my own pictures wont be the background help

DIL23Sat 24 February, 2007 11:02pm

for whoever deleted the wallpapers - just view ANY picture & **hold** down the main (center button) a message will tell you you have saved your new wallpaper.

DTue 3 April, 2007 11:12am

Hi - the samsung media software supplied installed incorrectly, but didn't notify me, and the upshot of this was that it also stripped my wallpapers - but they can't be recovered, and the Samsung website is a joke, in terms of any real help beyond Hi, Spend More With Us.... so can anyone email me replacement copies? I lost the lot. I know how to change them and everything, no troubles there, and there are no backups as I had to strip the samsung files out of the registry and fully reinstall to fix the problem. Many thanks to anyone who can stick them to an email and post them to me - I really liked them, they were one of the best features. Very pretty. Thanks
D

CJSat 25 November, 2006 5:22pm

if u download 1 of the updates from the samsung site it enables u 2 change the language 2 chinese japanese korean etc! im unaware of whether u could do it before but on a "what u get" from this update list it had several languages! also the update takes off sound inhibitors so the max volume is louder! as said above the yp-z5 has the ability 2 play video and im sure in due time samsung will release the necessary update for this 2 work! hope this helped some1!

AnonymousSat 2 December, 2006 6:02pm

How do u get playlists on it?

AnonymousMon 11 December, 2006 3:20pm

Has Anyone's yp-z5 ever crashed on them, my one seems to crash and freeze. Does anyone know how to make your own folders like " RNB folder, Rock folder" etc..it doesn't seem to let me?

AmeliaThu 28 December, 2006 7:31pm

I got a samsung yp z5 4GB for christmas.
it is the best mp3 i have ever had.
ive had a nano before but it broke down within months.
i find this alot safer.
i felt with a nano it could snap in your pocket but with this i feel it wont.
you can get pictures on it and everything!
i love the fact it has so much battery.

i suggest buying one of these.
Amelia,
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ediThu 15 March, 2007 3:33am

hi i got ipot yp-z5 ,but i lost my cabel for charger and usb ..im looking for that .i couldnt find it ,if any one knows how can i get it help me thanks 07731913931

AnonymousThu 19 April, 2007 1:01pm

I have just bought the YP-Z5.
I have tried charging it throught the USB port, and it just wont charge. Has anyone else had this problem?

AnonymousFri 27 April, 2007 1:30am

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET PLAYLISTS ON IT?

EthanFri 18 May, 2007 1:07am

I love this Mp3, my friends have Zunes and iPods and want to trade! I love it a lot!
GJ Samsung!

AnonymousSun 1 July, 2007 5:55am

Hi I just got a yp-z5 frm a market sale for cheap but it was just the handset only. Im new at these gadgets so could someone tell me how to put songs on etc, and do I need anything else other than the usb cable to transfer songs frm my computer. eg software. Id like to enjoy the finest features of this cute machine. Thanks

AnonymousWed 18 July, 2007 8:15pm

hi i got a yp z5 on monday and i have tried to put music on it put the windows media player isnt piking up any devices i need help! av tried downloading wmp 10 bu its takin 4eva wen i have chosen my songs and dragged them to the sync list i cnt sync them on to the player can anybody tell me how to put music on it please? thanks

AnonymousSat 21 July, 2007 7:45pm

Hello I've had the same problems with downloading songs onto my device....... I was wondering if anyone could help me! My music Samsung Yp-Z5 Player is MY LIFE. I DON'T GO ANYWHERE WITH OUT IT! I just want to be able to listen to songs instead of listening to the old ones i have. It says that there has been "No device " and even though i've tried millions of times, i've not beeen able to put new songs on here for 3 weeks ! please help me!!!!

AnonymousSun 29 July, 2007 4:53pm

Hey i love the yp-z5 too. i know how to change the wallpaper, but i know you can change the theme too because ive done it before, i just dont know how i did it. can anybody help?
Ive found its a great mp3 player, but it doesnt come with many instructions. you have to figure alot out for yourself. it just takes some getting used to i think!
Louise x

LouiseSun 29 July, 2007 4:56pm

Also, an easier way of uploading your music onto your samsung
My computer > Samsung (when connected) and then the memory should come up and copy and paste the music you want into the music file, same with pictures. alot easier than windows media player. stuff that!
Louise x

ElderGodWed 17 October, 2007 11:18am

Have had my YP-Z5 since March of 2007 and the thing is simply fabulous. A minor problem at times connecting to my pc in that it isn't always recognized, but fiddling with it seems to solve that. Sincs well with WMP10 and easy to add/delete pics or music. Play time is unbelieveable and sound quality is very good. Beats the heck out of my son's nano. LOL- going to buy another one for my wife.

AnonymousSat 27 October, 2007 2:01am

Just got this today and i love it, still got to figure out the playlists but thanks to the comments on here ive just set my wallpaper :)
I got it to sync on windows 11 without problems too
great little ipod sounds fabby aswell!

Kiirstie_xMon 29 October, 2007 2:45pm

Hii ii kno how to set my wallpaper thnx (:
but i'm wondering, if you can actually get videos on this?
because when i try to make a new folder called 'Videos'
in the pictures file, it doesn't come up and is just listed as other on my computer.
So i don't know, it might have to be AMV but i'm not sure.
please email me if you know. thnx
xoxlilkirstexox@hotmail.com

AnonymousSat 29 December, 2007 12:33pm

does anyone know how to make playlists, i cant figure it out!

AnonymousFri 18 January, 2008 10:48am

Well, it's been over 2 years and I still have my YP. It's still alive, working well - nothing has changed since the day I got it. Great player.

WOOP!

AnonymousTue 22 January, 2008 3:32am

I recently purchased the Samsung YP-Z5 and it is a great mp3 player but my cat got ahold of the Usb cable. it looks kinda like my ipod nanos usb cable/charger anyone know if they are compatable?

AnonymousSun 10 February, 2008 8:30pm

in my sence its better than ipod first series

AnonymousFri 15 February, 2008 7:58pm

For those who don't know, the YP-Z5 is compatible with downloads from Napster. I've had mine for 2 years now, completely trouble free. The only little nag is, that if you let the battery run down too far, be patient with re-charging. it may take an hour or longer to kick the battery back into function. This is a great MP3 player.

aniaSun 17 February, 2008 6:39pm

Does it charge from a laptop?

AnonymousFri 7 March, 2008 7:33am

It does charge from a laptop, but the laptop has to be on. I have charged the samsung with it on, but I don't know if it charges in the off mode. Does anyone know??

AnonymousSat 15 March, 2008 2:29pm

you can create playlists in WMP10 and transfer them across