RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player

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Manufacturer: RCA
Price at amazon.com: $129.99
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List price $129.99



Product Features:

• 128 MB of upgradeable flash memory; expandable via Multimedia cards
• USB connection for fast downloads
• Digital FM tuner with 10 presets
• 3-line backlit display
• Includes headphones, USB cable, music management CD-ROM, 2 AAA batteries, and carrying case with belt clip

Product Description:

Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Good sound quality, plays MP3 and WMA raw, downloaded direct Rating:
I bought this machine a month ago at Radio Shack

Positive:

No need to use bundled software that many reviewers have complained about. Just plug in the USB cord and it pops up on your computer as another drive. Drag and drop the MP3 or WMA files you want, it will play both types without any intervention for the user.

This is my third MP3 (and WMA) player and the one with the best sound so far.

Many reviews complain about a belt-clip, my model did not come with a belt clip, it came with a very clever elastic arm band that holds it perfectly on your upper arm. I have used it 2-3 times a week at the gym and it is so much nicer than all the other Walkmans (yes I am old, the tape type) and CD players I have hauled to the gym.

Very good value for money.

Negative

The headphones are comfortable, but you can improve sound quality with better headset.

The radio is a nice feature with impressive auto search and memory for many stations, but all that does not matter because the receiver is so poor that most channels give you terrible static noice that ruins the experience.

All in all I am very pleased. The additional memory slot came in very handy as I had an old MMC 128 meg card laying around from an old digital camera. Just fill it with music, pop it in, and voila - you have 256 meg or in my case 61 songs to enjoy.

Good value, buttons and interface easy to use, I have not (yet) had any problems with the volume getting stuck on maximum as some people have reported.

Have fun.

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Comment: Great little player! Too bad it broke... Rating:
I had this inexpensive little mp3 player from November until January, and in that time, boy was it great! The size of it is the most striking feature. You could literally make a fist around it and it would be completely covered. The transfer of music to the player was very simple and musicmatch wasn't a problem at all to use. The headphones that came with the model did their job without much fuss. My only two gripes that I had with the player was that there was a barely audible whine when it was playing songs, especially on WMA formatted songs, and the joystick control button kept getting knocked into when I was excercizing, thereby fast-forwarding and skipping tracks unexpectedly. All in all, I was very impressed and satisfied with the player, until it broke. Three months after I bought it (just past the 90 day store warranty at circuit city) the volume button got stuck on the up position, constantly maxing out the volume. This annoyed me to no end, so I sent the player back to Thomson (RCA's parent-company) in February... Four months later in the middle of June, I got a refund for the damn thing. Finally! I can't say I'm completely peeved though, things could have turned out much worse. So anyway, if you're still reading this be warned: You get what you pay for, so spend a little extra on another sturdier model and save yourself several months of disappointment.

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Comment: Love this Little Gizmo! Rating:
OK, so I'm not the most sophisticated electronics user and am easily impressed, but I have to say that this mp3 player has everything I was wanting and more! At 128 mb it holds more than enough music to keep you entertained for hours, and with the option of random play it should be quite awhile before you grow tired of your songs. Once you do grow tired of them, however, or if you are just looking for much more variety, the expansion slot allows you to easily expand your library without limit. Sure, this little guy may not be as sophisticated as some of the mini jukeboxes, but for the price it offers an incredible capacity with super sound. I would recommend this little guy to anyone, especially someone new to the technology!

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