RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player

by RCA

Product Details

Product Manual [645kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006CXS8
• Item model number: RD1080
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,178 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Compatible With Mp3, Mp3 Pro & Windows Media Files. Backlit, Alpha-numeric, 3-line Dot Matrix Display. 128 Mb Internal Flash Memory. External Multimedia Card Slot. Digital Fm Tuner With 10 Presets. Usb Connection For Faster Downloads. Upgradeable For Future Audio Compression Formats. No Moving Parts For Skip-free Audio Playback. Includes Musicmatch Jukebox Personal Music Management Software (for Pc & Mac). Online Instruction Manual & Support Information. Includes X-phone™ Stereo Headphones, Neck Strap, Removable Hanging Hook For Waistband & 2 Aaa Batteries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mp3 player for the price!, August 20, 2002

By 

Tony Desland "Flyboy86" (Vacaville, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

Having had this mp3 player for a week now, I can honestly say that I am quite impressed. This unit is lightweight, very simple to use, and I didn't find the buttons awkward to mess with as I did the other mp3 players that I have tried. The RCA Lyra RD1080 also boasts an FM tuner -a feature that seems to be lacking on other mp3 players out there on the market. And the audio from this bad boy? Well, The sound from this little toy is simply awesome!

I wasn't able to find any specific instructions (could be I didn't look hard enough) on how to download my mp3's to this device, but after loading the software, I was able to play with the software and download into this mp3 player within 15 minutes.

This player comes with Musicmatch software where all of your files are managed. Keep in mind that you cannot download raw mp3's into this unit, as the Musicmatch software converts your mp3 files into mpy files. Therefore you wouldn't be able to just go to your friends house and download mp3's off his/her PC without the Musicmatch software.

To download into this mp3 player, I simply hooked it up to the provided USB cable, opened up the Musicmatch software, went to "file", then "send to device", and then I simply clicked and dragged my mp3 files from a folder on my hard drive to the Musicmatch software then hit the download button. It took about 6 seconds to convert one mp3 file to an mpy file and download into the player. It's that simple...

All in all, I am very happy with this mp3 player and would gladly recommend it to those looking for a combination mp3 player and FM tuner for a reasonable price!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good sound quality, plays MP3 and WMA raw, downloaded direct, November 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I bought this machine a month ago at Radio Shack

Positive:

No need to use bundled software that many reviewers have complained about. Just plug in the USB cord and it pops up on your computer as another drive. Drag and drop the MP3 or WMA files you want, it will play both types without any intervention for the user.

This is my third MP3 (and WMA) player and the one with the best sound so far.

Many reviews complain about a belt-clip, my model did not come with a belt clip, it came with a very clever elastic arm band that holds it perfectly on your upper arm. I have used it 2-3 times a week at the gym and it is so much nicer than all the other Walkmans (yes I am old, the tape type) and CD players I have hauled to the gym.

Very good value for money.

Negative

The headphones are comfortable, but you can improve sound quality with better headset.

The radio is a nice feature with impressive auto search and memory for many stations, but all that does not matter because the receiver is so poor that most channels give you terrible static noice that ruins the experience.

All in all I am very pleased. The additional memory slot came in very handy as I had an old MMC 128 meg card laying around from an old digital camera. Just fill it with music, pop it in, and voila - you have 256 meg or in my case 61 songs to enjoy.

Good value, buttons and interface easy to use, I have not (yet) had any problems with the volume getting stuck on maximum as some people have reported.

Have fun.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, as long as you keep a few things in mind..., March 20, 2003

By 

Jonathan Ciccone (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA Lyra RD1080 128 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)

Have been looking for an MP3 player for working out and traveling for some time now. Have looked at the Rio for a while but it just seemed so ...expensive. Came across the RD 1080 and decided to give it a try. I LOVE IT! FM Tuner works well, and has good reception and quality. Sound quality for the unit is very good. It's small and lightweight and seems to be pretty reasonable on battery life. However, I'd make sure you keep a few things in mind before you buy.

1) You have to use MusicMatch. Period. No other options. (As far the other user's comment about paying for upgrades to the software, I'd splurge and buy the lifetime membership to the software. I bought it a year ago and love it).

2) This is NOT a replacement for your $2000.00 home sound system. While it comes with some preset equalizer settings, you can't get too creative with the sound quality. But for [the price] you're getting a pretty ... good value.

3) Download times are slow (approx 15 min for 20 128k songs)

4) Belt clip does not really secure the player if you're pretty active with it (ie off-road running). No arm band either. However, you can readily rig one up with a little bit of creativity.

5) You have to use MusicMatch. Enough said.

All in all, I'm VERY happy with the player as an all around compact way to carry lots of great music with me in the outdoors or working out.