Customer Reviews for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
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Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Model: YP-S3JABY
SKU: 8985814
UPC: 036725602984
Use this MP3 player to take your favorite tunes along when you're on the go. The built-in FM tuner features FM recording and a 40-station preset for programming in your favorite channels.79.99 Have questions about this product?Ask Mr. Samsung, fellow shoppers and Best Buy staff. Share your answers.
Average Customer Rating:
3.8
out of 5
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67% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Review 1 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Great product- Samsung lives up to its name!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: echo46737
from Angola, IN
on 05/28/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
I have always enjoyed products from Samsung, and this MP3 player is no exception. I purchased it never owning an MP3 player, and I have not had it out of reach since I bought it. I love listening to books on CD in my car while driving, now I can load entire books and listen through my speakers and never have to load a cd.
What's great about it: I absolutely love the features available on this MP3 player- it offers so much for such a great price
What's not so great: the control touch points are a little touchy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
awesome lil mp3 player
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: olybear06
from Olympia WA
on 05/23/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
when first got this lil mp3 player i was like wow, it has alot of features, my ipod nano does not have all of these kind of features. and i only paid 51.99 GREAT DEAL for a 4GB mp3 player compared to a ipod nano 8GB for 150.00, i recommend to get this mp3 player and save money, i know it sucks that i cant tranfer all my songs from itunes to it but oh well.
What's great about it: Nice style more features than ipod nano, cheaper than ipod nano.
What's not so great: too bad it cant tranfer my itunes purchases, finger prints
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
its ok..
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: cynthiaHDZ
from l.a.
on 04/01/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Features
3.0
well, fingerprints get everywhere, and it takes forever to turn on,scratches very easily, and breaks very easily.i got mines dui=ring september and mine broke 2 months later..and also putting videos is very complicated
What's great about it: good memory
What's not so great: short battery life
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 4 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Great player
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: brianj66
from Minot ND
on 03/24/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
This is a great player so easy to set up and the sound is Great. The only thing about it is that your finger prints show all over the player!
What's great about it: easy to set up and what a great price
What's not so great: finger prints
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
eh.. spend the extra money and buy an ipod.
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: TPrince32
from New Jersey
on 03/04/2009
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Features
2.0
not a bad mp3 player, but the buttons have horrible response time. that makes it very frustrating and time consuming to navigate.. the program to add songs is also not so greatand that makes it complicated to add and remove songs, pics, and vids... i used to own an ipod and now i miss it. trust me when i tell you to spend the extra $$$ and buy an ipod!!!
What's great about it: plays videos and holds pics
What's not so great: the buttons have horrible response time and that makes it very very hard to navigate
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 6 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Awesome value!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MagenM
from Michigan
on 02/17/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I actually don't own this product, but a friend of mine asked me to download music to this player. It's incredible. I don't even have half the amount of songs that it holds and I'm up to 200. The ease of use is really great, I didn't even need the software it included because I have limewire. It's really easy to sync the songs and it's fast. I will be purchasing one for myself and my boyfriend! Great buy!
What's great about it: easy to use, good value for price
What's not so great: easily fingerprints
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Love My Samsung!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Welsrev
from La Crosse, WI
on 02/15/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I don't have a single complaint about my Samsung S3. So far everything about it has met my hopes and expectations.
It's easy to use right out of the box. It works seamlessly with every type of music software that I've tried using with it (Rhapsody, Media Player, and the EmoDio software that comes with the install CD). It has tons of options, is easy to navigate, and I love the touch pad controls. They are a little sensitive at first, but once you get used to them they work great. The sound and the earbuds are very good in my estimation (definitely much better than what I got with my first MP3 player--Sansa m240).
I'm not sure what to think about all the complaints from some of the people who have purchased this unit. Maybe they should make sure to install the software and actually read the directions before using it right out of the box. I've found that listening to the people who made the device usually helps you to avoid most initial problems.
If you are fortunate enough to find this unit at the $59.99 sale price as I did (which similar IPOD products can't even come close to touching), I don't believe there is any reason for you not to buy it with complete confidence. And even if you have to pay the regular price of $79.99 for it, I don't think you will be sorry that you bought it.
The only thing I would change about it is to double the memory, but that's just me getting greedy. Besides, even with the 4GB of memory, I was able to fit everything from my music library that I want on it (nearly 700 songs at 128 Kbps) with just under half of the memory space to spare. Plenty of music for me! I'm not much of a video watcher, but I did try to load some videos on it initially and it worked just fine without any problems. You just have to have a little knowledge about what you're doing when it comes to working with audio and video players. By no means am I an expert professional when it comes to this stuff, and I haven't had problems whatsoever. In short, I couldn't be happier with my S3. What are you waiting for? Go get yourself an S3 today!
I now have two Samsung devices (LCD TV and this MP3 player) and I highly recommend their products and the way they back up what they sell.
What's great about it: Everything so far!
What's not so great: Nothing so far!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
worst mp3 in the universe!
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: conrad987
on 01/27/2009
Value for Price
2.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
i got mine for christmas, worked great! but when i plugged it into the computer, it malfuntioned, so it's a peice of junk, pressed reset button, didn't work still. it will have errors when getting music on it. battery is too small, too sensitive. small display screen.
What's great about it: ok price for a piece of junk
What's not so great: battery is small, to sensative, many errors, malfunctions too much,
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 9 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Get The sansa clip
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: flusterd
from MI
on 01/19/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Features
4.0
it is very hard to get pics and video on this.
i got it about a month ago i barely use it and i already have 7 burned out pixels. if you think all the frustations is worth it get this.
but if you want one just as good get the sansa fuze or the zen v plus or the Zen 4GB Portable Multimedia Player. all an all its pretty good but requirs a lot of time an patience.
i got it about a month ago i barely use it and i already have 7 burned out pixels. if you think all the frustations is worth it get this.
but if you want one just as good get the sansa fuze or the zen v plus or the Zen 4GB Portable Multimedia Player. all an all its pretty good but requirs a lot of time an patience.
What's great about it: lightweight,chocked full of features.
What's not so great: scratches easily,short battery life,pointless games,earbuds hurt,impossible to download songs and videos.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Great product but the software sucks!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: jadedstatik
from East Chicago, IN
on 01/09/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
I bought this for my sister for Christmas and only got it like a week before Christmas so I didn't have many choices. I basically paid $60 for this and it was an excellent deal compared to everything else I could pick from at this store and others. However, I never would have paid $80 for this which was the price before the sale price of $60.
I really have no complaints about the actual product but the software, EmoDio, SUCKS! The software does not like to read the Mp3 player as being plugged in for me, I know it's not my computer and I have tried re-installing the software. I only use the software to convert video files, I put all files on the player using the good ol' reliable way of drag and drop. (If you want to use this method yourself for this player (this only applies to Windows), simply click on My Computer and double click the mp3 player in the device listing, choose the file type folder you want to add files to and your done!
The fact that this player does not have a microphone is no problem for my sister, she would have never have used it anyway. She really really loves that it can record the radio though.
What's great about it: Great value and the light up touch keys are cool..
What's not so great: The software could be waaaaaaaaayyyyyy better!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Love this MP3
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: trezraven
from Tallahassee
on 01/07/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
I brought this MP3 for my 11-year old son for Christmas. He absolutely loves it! The graphics are wonderful, the sound quality is great. It was easy to setup and load songs on. It's sleek design is definitely a plus. I would definitely recommend this MP3.
What's great about it: Easy to set up
What's not so great: Earphones
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
pretty good mp3/video player
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Alex753
from TN
on 12/26/2008
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
I got this mp3 player for christmas. Downloading the music was easy but the video's took time to download because the disk they give you doesn't allow you to download it but if you go www.EmoDio.com to download a program that would replace your old program that you used to download your music on. The program can turn MPEG files that you download off the internet into SVI files which is one of the formats that is used to watch the videos.This other program should allow to still download music.
What's great about it: Easy to download mp3's to the mp3 player
What's not so great: a little hard to download videos to mp3 player
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Awesome
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Jeffo123
from Michigan
on 12/22/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
This is an awesome MP3. I went to BestBuy with my dad 4 days before christmas and I asked him if i could get it, cause of the magnificent price ($59.99). When i brought it home, I hurried to my computer and filled it up with 3 movies, and 972 songs. It's memory is perfect for someone that uses MP3's alot. But the one thing that caught my eye, is the light up touch pad. You should get it.
What's great about it: Cheap, Wonderful gift
What's not so great: Nothing, its awesome
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
woth my money
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: j482
from georgia
on 12/21/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
the best part i like about this mp3 is recording songs off the radio and putting videos on it
What's great about it: great features easy to set up best mp3 ever
What's not so great: nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
This mp3 player is the best!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: kd7030
from Illinois
on 12/17/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
This is the best mp3 player of all the past mp3 players I had in the past. LIke, Sony mini disc, Ipod and Sandisk. It doesn't scratch as easily as other mp3 players. You can record music off fm stations, you can delete music off your files, instead of going through your computer. The earbuds, sounds, better then Ipod earbuds. I can, list more, but I don't want to bore anyone, lol.
Trust me, as many mp3 players, I've been through, this is the best one, for me. You don't even, need the manual, it's easy to figure out.
Trust me, as many mp3 players, I've been through, this is the best one, for me. You don't even, need the manual, it's easy to figure out.
What's great about it: Easy to set up, touch pad is great, don't have to worry about buttons breaking off. The battery last a long time.
What's not so great: It doesn't have a voice recording mic. I guess to keep the cost low, they figure you can do without it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Great MP3 Player
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Jane726
from Illinois
on 12/16/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I received this early for Christmas from my fiance. I have owned 2 iPods in the past and this easily tops them. It is very easy to download your pics, music, etc. I also love the FM radio feature. I highly recommend this MP3 player. Enjoy!!
What's great about it: Easy to use, great sound
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
Not as great as it sounded
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: YvonneWG
from Virginia Beach, Virginia
on 12/15/2008
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
2.0
Features
5.0
I bought it because of the reviews. Git it home and was disappointed. It took 11 hours to upload 25 songs from Rhapsody. The program provided is not very user friendly. Also, your unable to update the software if you life in the United States. I tried to trouble shoot the unit and was unable fix the problem. I'm taking it back. My daughter is very upset because she picked it out herself. Also, the bigger your fingers...the worse the key pad reacts. Looked like a great deal until we tried to use it.
What's great about it: The video quality is amazing and the sound is very good
What's not so great: Takes forever to download songs to it, the touch pad is VERY senssitive, updates are not avb. for it if you live in USA
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 18 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
I love it!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Anonymous
from Newberry, Florida
on 12/13/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
First off let me say, do not install the little cd that comes with this product, it is $h*t! It was hard to adjust to, wouldn't sync right, and kept saying "close Windows media player to continue" when WMP wasn't even open.
Now onto the player! I love the touchpad feature but it is a bit sensitive so make sure you use the hold feature when it's in your pocket/armband. The custamisable wallpaper feature is pretty cool, and the sparkle theme along with the other theme that it has on it is cool as well. It has a nice navigation as far as the interface goes. It has some cool games installed on it as well!
The headphones that came with this were a bit big for my ears and hurt after a while in them, but then i adjusted to them again so they were fine. I would reccomend a better pair however.
The service I recieved while shopping for an mp3 player was phonominal! The clerk took all of the mp3 players off the shelve to look for the certian capacity and color i wanted!
I will be posting a video review on youtube soon!
I highly reccomend this mp3 player and i might pick a few up for X-mas gifts!
What's great about it: Tons of Features, Sounds great, nice and slim, custom sound presets, more!
What's not so great: color i picked(black) attracts finger prints easily, and smudges(I need to get a micro fiber cloth soon), software sucks
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 19 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
50 bucks whatever
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: jmc113
from rochester ny
on 12/12/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
2.0
If you want something that has endless possibilities save up for the Ipod Touch. Yeah this has a tuner, (FM only) and its got some games, good , plays videos, but other then that your really only buying it for the music. 4gs is more then enough space for the average Joe. Easy to use software, just load it and allow it to keep updating then you should be good. Emo something is the name of the application you should be using when uploading files. Drag and drop works too which is always nice. the only problem is you can only upload mpeg video files, which the software (automatically) needs to encrypt into an svi file. then after thats done, the video is transfered. music wise, this gets an 8. If you really are into getting great sound, you can manually adjust all specs of the EQ. And one last negative would be the battery life, i find myself constantly plugging in at work, even when just listening to the radio. Once again, its samsung and its 50 bucks.
What's great about it: Good price, samsung quality, great sound, radio
What's not so great: small screen, touch sensitivity, dumb games, video formating
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 20 for Samsung S3 4GB* MP3 and Video Player - Black
cheap, but buggy mp3 player
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: Andrewnny
from watertown, ny
on 12/12/2008
Value for Price
2.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
1.0
Features
2.0
I has this samsung mp3 player for a week. Overall, it has a stylish look and a solid feel on handling. It is inexpensive. Its music playing capability is good enough for a non-audiophile like me. The touch buttons are a little bit too sensitive for me and I don't have big fingers. They will be a problem for those with large fingers. The biggest problem that I has with this player and samsung tech support was not able to help me to resolve it is the video transfer. There is a problem with transferring video clips onto the player and I was told by Samsung that they are aware of the problem and are working on a firmware to correct the problem, but they were not able to say when that firmware would be available. I am disappointed that Samsung put a product on market while there is still a problem.
What's great about it: beautifully crafted, inexpensive
What's not so great: very sensitive touch buttons, buggy
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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