Epilogue: SD card compatibility
Written: Feb 18 '07
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Pros: Handles mp3PRO format and 2GB cards.
Cons: No SDHC (4GB+ SD card) support in sight.
The Bottom Line: This unit has proven itself well in the couple of years I've owned it. Not perfect, but very worthy.
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| revbob's Full Review: RCA Lyra RD1080 (128 MB) MP3 Player |
Okay, so most of the information about this item's features and usability have already been covered in the existing reviews. It's a USB 1.1 device, it's not easily searchable through its primitive "back/next" interface, and so on. (Has anyone else mentioned that if your batteries die in the middle of a song, the player doesn't "save your place" in the playlist? Say you have 30 songs, you started at #5, and your batteries die during #16. When you replace the batteries and power up, you're back on #5 instead of #16.) That's the bad news - I'm here to give you the good news.
First, although early units were tied exclusively to MMJB, later firmware fixed that problem. All you have to do these days is connect the unit (which reads as a USB flash drive) and drag MP3s into it. It's slow by modern standards, but it works. Just make sure you pay attention to the way you load it, as the first song loaded is the first one played.
Second, and to my very happy surprise, I've been able to use two 2GB cards in my unit (the 1080B version) - one regular SD stick and one TransFlash/microSD chip in an adapter. I have verified that the player is reading past the 1GB threshold; it will handle the full 2GB card capacity. Of course, I don't suggest using the player's USB 1.1 interface to load a card of that size; you're much better off using a USB 2.0 reader for that. Unfortunately, the device's age dictates that it is not SDHC-compliant (and likely never will be), so 2GB is as good as it gets - but given the other features of the unit, that's plenty.
In short, I've had this for a long time and plan to have it for the foreseeable future - as long as it doesn't die on me.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 50
Recommended for: Audio Book Listeners - Download Audio Books and Radio Programs
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