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RCA Lyra 128 MB MP3 Player
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Rating: 3.66/5 from 97 reviews Nice Features, But Cheap Little Plastic Body = No DurabilityPretty Good, But Not GreatI received this mp3 player for my birthday in 2003. It comes with everything you need and its quite easy to set up. Most computers will detect it automatically, and the software that comes with it is very helpful, which includes a smaller version of MusicMatch Jukebox. The headphones I got with it were okay if you plan on using the included arm strap, but I decided to use different ones because the arm strap was uncomfortable and the cord was too short to reach my pocket. The tuner presets worked out alright. For some reason they designed it so you can only change the volume level while a song is playing, so if you pause your music or are just starting it up, you are not able to lower the volume if need be. I also noticed if you weren't using the arm strap and you accidentally bumped the mp3 player, it cut out all of a sudden and turned off. This was especially annoying when you are listening to a song and when it cuts out and you start it up again, you are back at the song you were at the last time you manually turned the device off. I didn't think I would bump into it that much, but I surprised myself many times. 128mb memory is great, as is WMA playback. I also like the expansion slot, you can add much more memory without spending an arm and a leg. The transfer rate with USB 1.1 wasn't the best, and there is no support for USB 2.0. Overall, an okay product for its price, but there are better mp3 players out there. Keeps on Ticking!!I absolutely LOVE this mp3 player! I received it as a gift in October 2003, and it still works as it did the day I got it! I'm a clumsy person and it's been dinged and knocked around. When it gets dinged a little too hard, it'll shut off, but turn it back on, it's good as new.
It's definitely worth the money. I also love that XP immediately recognizes it and pulls it up as another drive. It makes it easy to change music when I'm in a hurry.
I also bought an fm transmitter by Belkin (around $20) and it plays through my car stereo flawlessly.
I like the earphones that came with them. My ears are tiny and earbuds hurt. I also clip them on my shirt when I'm not using them. This is truly a great buy and worth every penny! | ||||||||||||||||
PROS
1) nice, big LCD screen
2) very small and easy to fit into a pocket
3) the buttons were well-laid out and I especially liked the volume buttons on the side
4) lots of people complain about the headphones, but I had a previous pair and like the clip-on design.
CONS
1) The arm band is really not practical if you are not working out, and there is no clip.
2) NO DURABILITY. The reason that the Lyra 128 get such a poor rating is because, even with all of its nice features, it didn't last me more than a weekend. About two days after I received it in the mail, i dropped it about 2 feet onto a tile floor. (I will make a point of saying now that I had a Nike PSA]play 60 for 11/2 years and dropped the thing upteenth number of times. Never once did it stop working.) The RCA, on the other hand, would start playing after the drop, but when I tried to skip songs it made a terrible screeching noise and then would turn off. Also, if the player was jostled too much it would switch off.
Needless to say, i returned it the next day and will not be purchasing another one.