RCA Lyra RD2312 256 MB Personal Digital Audio Player with Voice, Line-in and FM Recording

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 7.5 x 9 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00092M1S8
• Item model number: RD2312
• Batteries: 1 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,675 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

RCA LYRA 256MB Personal Digital Player, Model includes; Digital FM Tuner with FM Record. Full Dot Matrix backlit display for navigating through this product's different features and for navigating through your music selections. Dual orientaion LCD screen. Multiple recording option; Voice Record, Line in Record and FM Record

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect but still pretty amazing, September 6, 2005

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Greg Gale (Kamloops, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA Lyra RD2312 256 MB Personal Digital Audio Player with Voice, Line-in and FM Recording (Electronics)

I just bought my first MP3 player, the RCA Lyra RD2312. This one has an FM tuner, takes an SD card, records and plays WMA and some other sound formats

I spent most of the first day reading the manual and trying to figure out the quirky user interface. There is a lot of text on the little screen. Once you get used to it, the extensive functions are pretty intuitive to navigate.

I think this is a good quality item. The music sound is excellent. The radio reception is really good too. The volume goes a lot higher than I will ever listen to it. The battery life is incredible. The Battery-Low indicator is on but the same single alkaline AAA battery is still going strong after playing for almost three days solid. The clip-on ear buds sound fine but I think I will try to replace them with something more comfortable.

Being able to add in SD cards means you can take along as much music as you want. It's a small consolation that this model only supports up to 512MB cards. A plastic insert comes in the card slot. There is nothing but friction holding in the card. The card hangs downward when you wear the player on the neck strap and I'm a bit worried that the card could shake out but it hasn't happened yet.

Altogether, I am very happy with my choice and I would certainly recommend it to anyone else. The user interface and the card position are not major weaknesses. For this price, it's hard to find an MP3 player with all the features, sound quality and battery life this one has. For the most part, I think this is a top-notch item.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good size for runners, August 2, 2005

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Randy M. Murphy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA Lyra RD2312 256 MB Personal Digital Audio Player with Voice, Line-in and FM Recording (Electronics)

The size and weight of this device make it desirable for joggers or walkers. The FM reception is not as good as my old arm band FM radio. The head phone jack had a small short in it straight out of the package. Have to position the plug perfectly to prevent signal cutout. The display is very detailed and has alot of features. I'm sure they would be nice if the lettering was large enough to read!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little player!, April 5, 2006

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Miss B (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA Lyra RD2312 256 MB Personal Digital Audio Player with Voice, Line-in and FM Recording (Electronics)

I bought one of these needing one for working out, and now everyone in the house has to have one!

Two teens in the house fighting over mine just isn't going to get it. They've already worked out that they just have to put in their memory cards, and they can ignore the music I have loaded on it.

I like the ease of loading it, just drag music from the pc to the folders that come up when you plug in the usb cable, and it's set. The type is small on it the display, but I figured that with as small as the player is.

The earphones that came with it could be better ( too big for my ears), but switching with ones I already had was an easy fix.

Clear sound is great, even of the recording that it does.

Love that it has an f.m. tuner as well.

Like I said - great little player!