Samsung YH-820 (4 GB) 5 GB MP3 Player

I had read alot of negative reviews for this player, so I wasnt sure what to expect when I got it. BTW Got it at a good price. So far it has done everything it should with no problems. A big complaint I saw was it locked up and had to be reset alot. I think I found the reason. Upon disconnecting from your computer, you should use the diconnect hardware feature. I havent had a lock up since I started doing the disconnect properly. Dont just pull out the USB cable. A bit slow on boot, but no big issue. Great storage space. I use it for storing pictures and music, along with some needed files.
Nice unit! Belt clip is a slacker. Careful not to drop it. Enjoy!

I liked while it worked but after 4 days it quit on me, after this problem I began having trouble booting the unit and a message ( device can´t HDD ), and then just died. I won´t buy it again.

I liked it while it worked but after two months it quit on me. Before that it had stopped letting me put songs onto it. I wouldn't buy it again but it was ok.

it is very easy to work with you can use window media player to load your music .the only thing i did not like about it the hard drive is too small for me.

bought one but paid way too much, its nothing more than an IPod look alike, but nowhere near the quality for the price, yes 5 gigs actually 4.5, and then you have to use Napster to put music on this thing, and the napster software, Now a paid site , will try to trick you into getting a subscription in which you Dont' need to put songs that are already on your harddrive to the device, and transfer is not all that easy, like I said I think its becasue of the Napster software. I wish it was a little easier to use.

This device is horrible. The fireware craps out everyother day and needs to be reloaded. and the firmware upgrade on samsung's website does nothing. i had to find a working firmware upgrade on a message board to even get the player working. then after a week, the HDD died and the player becomes useless. the only way to fix it is send it samsung and have it repaired or replaced. Samsung tech support is almost as useless as the player itself. so i would highly discourage anyone from buying this player unless buying it new with a warrenty. (it which case you'll probably highly overpay for it.)

Awesome !!! cheap for music who cares if u get an ipod or a 5 dollar mp3 they both play music idiots

Pros: Nice looking. Small size. Color Screen. Line-In and Microphone Recording. Decent Capacity for the price.

Cons: Hard Drive Failure. Overheats when charging. Non-Standard Sync/Charge Cable.

Summary: I bought a used Samsung YH-820 off of eBay for fairly cheap. The unit worked when I received it, so it was sold in good faith. However, not even two weeks after I bought it, I began having trouble booting the unit. All that I got were some clicking sounds of the hard drive spinning and a message that read "Device can't HDD initialize. Device will be turned off." This problem worsened for about 2 days, then the thing just died. After searching the internet for this error message and reading more reviews on the YH-820, I found that this is a very common problem, which cannot be fixed unless the unit was covered by Samsung's warranty and Samsung replaces the hard drive disk. I've tried multiple versions of the software, drivers, etc. but nothing has brought the YH-820 back to life. Now, it sits at the bottom of a desk drawer unable to boot and I have moved on to another MP3 player. Would not buy again.