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RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Needs changes

, Apr. 22, 2006
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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
Has Owned Product: 2 years
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Perfect Sport MP3 Player

, 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.
Has Owned Product: 6 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) THINK BEFORE YOU BUY.

, Mar. 2, 2004
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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.
Has Owned Product: 2 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Nice product!

, Jan. 30, 2004
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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
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) READ THIS PLEASE

, Jan. 26, 2004
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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
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Lyra MP3 Player, good for its price

, 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)
Has Owned Product: 6 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) terrible customer service

, Jun. 2, 2003
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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
Has Owned Product: 7 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Excellent player unless it breaks

, 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

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Pros: light, good fm reception, sw easy to use, sound quality exce
Cons: no support from manufacturer if it breaks
Has Owned Product: 4 months
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.65 star(s) RCA Lyra RD1080

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.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) RCA Lyra RD1080 reviewed by PC Magazine

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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