[austonia]

from www.dapReview.com

"RCA Lyra RD2840 is on sale now. This new DAP was spotted on the shelf at a Circuit City in Springfield, MO. One of our readers made the purchase for $285. Briefly, the features include MP3, WMA, and MP3 Pro support, 40gb capacity (2.5" notebook drive), size of 3.1" x 4.5" x 1", weight is 250g, USB2.0 interface, hi-res LCD, ID3 tag support, logical drive support (no software required), and has headphone-out (3.5mm) and Line-out (2.5mm) jacks."

http://www.austinv.com/newfiles/RCA40gbFIRSTLOOK.htm

 

[blessingx]

One of the few alternatives for Mac users and MP3Pro support!

 

[Swigger]

Mmm, that sounds like a nice MP3 player.

Cheaper than the new 60GB Zen, at least.

 

[fappar]

nice! but are there any alternatives to music match? i dont wanna install that crap on my system....

 

[Swigger]

*Hides, as he used MusicMatch 8 to record .wav's at work*

They installed it for me, and it works well enough for me not to upgrade when the sound quality sucks like it does.

/me is converting to cd's: tapes that were recordings of old 45's.

 

[MadDog5145]

That is an excellent price for a 40gb player. But 250g sure sounds hefty to me.

 

[purk]

Hi,
The Lyra should be a great alternative for the expensive Digital Odyssy. 40 Gig is hugh storage. Sizewise, is it that much bigger than the iPod?

 

[Moguta]

No Ogg Vorbis support? Drat.

I hope it has a really good way of finding your songs... with 40GB you're going to have a hellava lot.

EDIT: Ugh, having to run a program to profile your music every time you add songs? No fun. And no leave-off memory, even when it turns off when paused too long? Well, at least the Like Dislike listing is kinda neat.

And the guy in the article is wrong. MP3 always *adds* silence to the end of a file. It sounds like the player is trying to cut off too much to compensate that. (One more good thing about Ogg Vorbis, woo!)

 

[psxguy85]

I like that price tag and HD size.....

 

[fappar]

Quote:

Originally posted by Moguta No Ogg Vorbis support? Drat. I hope it has a really good way of finding your songs... with 40GB you're going to have a hellava lot. EDIT: Ugh, having to run a program to profile your music every time you add songs? No fun. And no leave-off memory, even when it turns off when paused too long? Well, at least the Like Dislike listing is kinda neat. And the guy in the article is wrong. MP3 always *adds* silence to the end of a file. It sounds like the player is trying to cut off too much to compensate that. (One more good thing about Ogg Vorbis, woo!)

the rio pearl will be the first mp3 player with ogg support...

im not going to buy this, prolly, but its a good one to keep in mind....

 

[MagusG]

People, this thing is made by RCA. There is a reason it is cheap. Nuff said.
-Mag

 

[fappar]

Quote:

Originally posted by MagusG People, this thing is made by RCA. There is a reason it is cheap. Nuff said. -Mag

did you even read austonia's review...?

 

[stevesolo]

Whats the battery life and is the battery replaceable?

 

[austonia]

Quote:

Originally posted by Moguta I hope it has a really good way of finding your songs... with 40GB you're going to have a hellava lot.

40gb is a lot for some people, but my NJB3 holds 60gb now and that's only enough for half the collection on my PC.

but I am sure 40gb is more than enough for 98% of consumers.

it's a good deal for $285 if you need that kind of capacity. It's about the same price is as a 20gb Nomad Zen.

 

[psxguy85]

Quote:

Originally posted by MagusG People, this thing is made by RCA. There is a reason it is cheap. Nuff said. -Mag

Did you even read the review to get an idea of this device? I would say it is very good for that price. Speaking of useless comments.........