RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player

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(13 reviews)

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Bizrate User Review.

Needs changes

by Tina , Apr. 22, 2006

Comments:
I like the style, there aren't many on the market that are fabricated to take a beating. I have dropped it many times with no porblems. I wish they would upgrade this one by adding memory up to 1-2 GB at least (however it does allow the use of memory car

QuickTake:

Pros: Very durable design and waterproof-good for exercise

Cons: Short battery life and not enough memory

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 2 years

Bizrate User Review.

Perfect Sport MP3 Player

by steve , Mar. 12, 2004

Comments:
A very easy to use, light, compact MP3 player with excellent sound quality, low power usage. No need to use any 3rd party software. Simply load MP3 files onto an SD card (I suggest 256M) using Windows Explorer (of course you need a standard SD card read

QuickTake:

Pros: Easy to use. Load MP3 files to an SD card, plug in & play.

Cons: Weak FM sensitiviy.

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 6 months

Bizrate User Review.

THINK BEFORE YOU BUY.

by Mateo , Mar. 2, 2004

Comments:
I belive that this product is okay for the price you pay, but if you are in the market for mp3's take your time and purchase somthing that has a good music management, a decent case, and good battery life. The Lyra does have built in memory, I will give R

QuickTake:

Pros: Small, easy to carry. Built-in memory. Radio.

Cons: Poor battery life. Cheesy "armband." Musicmatch is poor.

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 2 months

Bizrate User Review.

Nice product!

by Brian , Jan. 30, 2004

Comments:
I got this player for running. It has worked great. Even the radio sounds good. I've expanded the memory with a 256 MB SD card (watch for sales). It comes with a lanyard and arm strap, but a pocket clip would be better. Don't recommend using the MusicM

QuickTake:

Pros: Sounds great, excel battery life, easy to copy files

Cons: MusicMatch software

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 3 months

Bizrate User Review.

READ THIS PLEASE

by Ibpimpin83 , Jan. 26, 2004

Comments:
I have yet to purchase an MP3 player but am persuing the market in search of the perfect one. My problem is that I have read reviews where people are complaining over the service, and the warrenty for this product. OK....lets be realistic....when the aver

QuickTake:

Pros: Its less than $20.00

Cons: Its less than $20.00

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 1 year

Bizrate User Review.

Lyra MP3 Player, good for its price

by Being helpfull , Aug. 2, 2003

Comments:
I have dropped this several times & it keeps working. Holds plenty of music without being forced to buy an extra mem. chip. Only problems, no support & I hate having to use 3rd. party music support to load my music... should have come with its own progr

QuickTake:

Pros: Great size and lots of memory without HAVING to buy extra.

Cons: Have to use MusicMatch (3rd. party programe)

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 6 months

Bizrate User Review.

terrible customer service

by Online Shopper , Jun. 2, 2003

Comments:
I sent it in for warranty repair and they lost it. After many long distance calls to the service center they found it and returned it, unrepaired.

QuickTake:

Pros: small size, lots of memory

Cons: no factory service for warranty work

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 7 months

Bizrate User Review.

Excellent player unless it breaks

by TN , Apr. 29, 2003

Comments:
This was the best MP3 player until it broke. A bad head phone socket caused 2 months of waiting, emailing, and phone calls in an attempt to get it replaced from Thomson ( manufacturer) at the end of this poor support Thomson replied that they could not s

QuickTake:

Pros: light, good fm reception, sw easy to use, sound quality exce

Cons: no support from manufacturer if it breaks

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 4 months

cnet.com Professional Review.

RCA Lyra RD1080

by David Carnoy

Comments:

Review Verdict: The Lyra RD1080 is the best of RCA's current crop of flash-based MP3 players.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Relatively inexpensive; compact design; 128MB of built-in memory; built-in FM radio; expansion slot for adding memory.

Cons: Carrying case is a little chintzy.

pcmag.com Professional Review.

RCA Lyra RD1080 reviewed by PC Magazine

by Online Shopper

Comments:
The 2-ounce RCA Lyra RD1080 is the smallest device we tested, but it comes loaded with features. The 2-ounce RCA Lyra RD1080 ($129.99 list) is the ...

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

RCA Lyra RD1080

by Online Shopper

Comments:
This funky RCA Lyra player is all the rage among digital music enthusiasts. You won't want to be without this colorful and compact device - you won't have any reason to be since we made it small...

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of RCA Lyra RD1080

by alaTest

Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 338 reviews of RCA Lyra RD1080 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 63/100. Comparing these reviews to 329319 other MP3 Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 73/100 = Good.

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amateurphotographer.co.uk Professional Review.