Samsung set to release YP-PB2 PMP in Korea

Samsung's done pretty well for itself with its YP-P2 PMP, and it now looks to be set to bust out yet another upgrade to the player, although you likely won't be seeing this one outside of Korea. Helping to keep it close to Samsung's home base is the addition of not only a DAB radio tuner but, apparently, a DVB-T mobile TV tuner as well. Other than those two notable additions, however, the device appears to be unchanged from its previous incarnation, with it boasting the same 3-inch WQVGA display, built-in Bluetooth, black or white color options, and 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB capacity as before (no word on a 16GB model). There's also no word on a price or release date, but you can pretty safely expect to pay a tidy premium over the tuner-less models.

[Harm Wesselink @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:17PM]

Wow,

I'm wondering when gadgets like these will be available in The Netherlands. (IF they even appear outside of Korea)

Best,

Harm Wesselink,
http://www.gadgets-vergelijken.nl (gadgets comparison in Dutch)

[strangesweet @ Apr 22nd 2008 2:27PM]

It will also feature new engine for better movie playing quality and bigger battery.

PB2 will be little bigger than P2 for those reasons.

[Johan S @ Apr 22nd 2008 5:08PM]

WQVGA sucks. Seriously why do people tolerate such low resolutions? WVGA and higher is the way to go .. at least for any display that is 2.5" and bigger.

[Yuri @ Apr 22nd 2008 6:16PM]

Honestly, I don't think I, or many other people, can notice the difference between a tiiiiiiiny resolution increase and the P2, because the screen is so damn small anyways.

For the tiny screen, it gets a great picture, and I'm able to read my subtitles that I put on videos for friends. If it can play the videos I fansub while keeing the subs legible, it's good enough for most people I think, because those subtitles are tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny