RCA RD2780 20GB Lyra Personal Digital Multi-Media PlayerRCA RD2780 20GB Lyra Personal Digital Multi-Media Player
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- 20 GB hard drive and digital multimedia player
- Plays MP3 formatted audio and is MP3pro ready
- Stores any file type, including word processing documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and more
- Comes with MusicMatch personal music management software
- Uses USB interface to connect to you computer
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- Platforms: Windows NT, Mac, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, PowerMac, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and below, Windows
- Publisher: RCA AUDIO
- Label: RCA AUDIO
- Studio: RCA AUDIO
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94 of 98 people found the following review helpful:  So close, but yet so far..., By This review is from: RCA RD2780 20GB Lyra Personal Digital Multi-Media Player (Electronics) Last week I bought a Lyra 40GB mp3 jukebox and really enjoyed the storage, how it functioned as a hard drive, the sound, and ease of use.The one thing that kept nagging me was how the 40GB mp3 jukebox was $299 and the Lyra AV was $399, so why not spend the $100 more and get the video player/recorder? At first I loved the RCA AV device and spent the entire weekend playing with the features that were available. It was good improvement over just a pure mp3 jukebox, however after a few days the drawbacks and limitations became clear. These are some big problems: 1. The video you capture is in ASF format and not avi, which makes editing in a common video editor a far tougher task. 2. The picture play back is only for .jpg files and not all jpg compression files worked. 3. Battery life with video only or mp3 only was very close to the same, which is alarming. The battery indicator also would go from full charge to 1/2 to 3/4 and never showed the correct charge. In one mixed...Read more 64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:  Above Par for a First Generation Product, By This review is from: RCA RD2780 20GB Lyra Personal Digital Multi-Media Player (Electronics) I gave the RCA lyra AV 4 stars only because it is a bold new product that has few competitors and deserves praise for being a high level of versitility out of a 1st generation product. That said, if there were many PVPs out there on the market, then I would not recommend buying this particualr one because it has many quirks.Cons: 31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:  Different Nifty Tips on some issues involving the lyra..., By Secret Agent Man "S-A-M" (USA (NY)) - See all my reviews This review is from: RCA RD2780 20GB Lyra Personal Digital Multi-Media Player (Electronics) This item is excellent.... i give it 5 stars i have had a long time to review this so i would know...all the problems that people have can be fixed with updates,warrantys, or by this review...(lol)Mp3 sounds wonderful..the movies are good...but
this item has its glitches.. as long as you update right when you get it and before you put anything on it or do anything with it, it will be fine..... a little slow cf transfer and it is picky with the different types of movie files are allowed on it.... here are some helpful tips HOW TO RECORD A COPYRIGHTED DVD ONTO THE LYRA: step 1: pick your dvd and plug the cables into the dvd player... step 2: start recording your dvd and after 6 seconds stop the movie (where you are allowed to resume it) or unplug the connection cables attached from the RCA to the dvd player... the LYRA takes about 9 seconds to determine a copyrighted dvd so after about 7 more second replug the cable back into the dvd player and...Read more |
