Only slightly bigger than the single "AAA" alkaline battery that powers it, Samsung's YP-T5H flash memory player can store up to two hours of music, play both MP3 and WMA files, tune in FM stations, serve as a voice recorder, and do a few other things as well. Having that much audio entertainment in something that takes up less pocket space than a disposable lighter is my idea of portable electronics!

The Samsung YP-T5H MP3 player carries your tunes in a tiny, tidy package.

Compact and cool
Samsung offers two different models of this little player, differing only in casing color and memory capacity. The YP-T5H has a white and silver casing, and 128MB of storage. The YP-T5V has a blue casing, and can hold 256MB of music. Both devices have MP3 and WMA playback, and can encode incoming signals from various sources (including the built-in radio) as compact MP3 files.

The YP-T5V holds 256MB of music, and comes in a distinctive blue and black color scheme.

When I first received the white Samsung yepp YP-T5H MP3 player to review, I was taken by the look — compact and cool. But was it too compact? Since the player was only slightly larger than my thumb, I was a little concerned about using the controls. I needn't have worried. Despite its miniature size, the yepp player controls were well laid out. I could easily work all the functions without any fumbling.

The player's controls are few in number and simple to use.

Few controls, many options
The front panel had a small toggle switch, which handled most of the navigation chores. The few buttons on the top had multiple functions, depending on what the player was doing at the moment. They were raised enough to feel, but low profile enough not to be accidentally activated while rattling around in my pocket (unlike the buttons on my cell phone).

The three-line LCD screen was legible at a comfortable distance, and by changing the color of the screen to one of seven different tints, I could modify the look of the yepp to suit my style — I could even set it to random color selection if I didn't want to make up my mind!

Various jacks were located on the ends of the player. One end had the headphone jack, the lanyard loop and the cover for the battery compartment. The other had the sub-minijack audio input and the USB port.