RCA Lyra RD1080 (128 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Good sound, decent value in a distinctively styled package.
Cons: Some design issues make this unit susceptible to damage.

It’s out-of-character for me to buy electronics on a whim but found myself almost nonchalantly tucking the blistered pack MP3 player in between a double-pack box of Mini-Wheats and the poinsettias in my shopping cart at my warehouse retailer. What ...

Pros: Simple to use, compact, and light weight...
Cons: Buttons are a bit hard to press...

I purchased this MP3 player before I bought my iPod because I wanted to see if getting rid of my CD’s would be worth it or not. I did not want to pay $150 or more on an iPod and later decide that it was not for me, so this was my try out player. I ...

Pros: Size, price, expandability
Cons: FM, headphones

This is a remarkably small MP3 player with a FM tuner. The unit comes with headphones, a wristband case, a carrying cord and batteries. The Good- Very small size. Decent 128MB capacity. Easily expandable with SD/MMC cards. Backlit Screen. The Bad- ...

Pros: Lightweight compact design, back lit LCD display, 128MB memory, expandable memory, Radio, Music Match Jukebox
Cons: Battery life, Radio reception, Battery cover, no Mp3Pro Support yet, USB cover.

The RCA Lyra RD1080 is an excellent little player despite it's minor problems which are easy to get over.

PROS:

Design-
The RD1080 is fairly ergonomic, small; and lends itself well in ones hand. Controls are easy to...

Pros: Great sound; small size; external SD card slot.
Cons: Supplied earbuds have unequal length wires; carrying case covers controls.

I saw the 1080B on sale at a local Officemax store. I had been considering buying a much more expensive MP3 player, but wasn't sure if I would like it and didn't want to spend $200 or so to find out. The MP3 players under $200 only had 128MB internal ...

Pros: Good price, easy to use, expandable
Cons: Slow navigation, RCA support is almost worthless.

*********-UPDATE-**********
RCA just released MP3PRO support for the RD1080. in addition to supporting MP3Pro, the new update removes the MPY conversion and plays native MP3, MP3Pro and WMA. I am now changing my overall review from three to 4...

Pros: Quality construction, FM tuner, Good battery life, Large display
Cons: Odd design, Difficult to operate buttons, Adding songs not that easy

The Lyra sports a very unique design which I still am having trouble getting used to. Although its construction feels much more solid than my other MP3 players (the Rio S10 and Memorex Biomorph), the Lyra's ergonomics can be troubling. The joystick is ...

Pros: Nice Looking, Easy to use, appears as usb drive
Cons: Horrible sound quality, Horrible FM reception, Poor headphones

SUMMARY JUDGEMENT (See www.thepeters.org/sj.htm ) This product is not worthy of a full ...

Pros: Everything!!!
Cons: Nothing!!!

I cannot overstate the excellent sound quality of this mp3 player! I have listened to different iPods and, let me tell you, they can't hold a candle to the sound quality of this tiny mp3 player!!! Now mind you, I am an extreme audiophile fanatic who ...

Pros: Size, price, sound quality. Controls are easy to use (after I figured them out)
Cons: Slow interface, poor documentation, weak FM radio (like most portable radios).

I am very happy with this unit after a couple of problems initially. I love the sound, but hated the clip-on earphones. I replaced them with a Sony set that I had bought some time ago. I read several reviews complaining about the belt clip, but that has ...

Pros: Battery Life, Size, Weight, Ease of Use, Ease of Transfer
Cons: Speed of Transfer, No Hold Button, Sound Quality

I received an RCA Lyra for Christmas this year. It was the perfect gift for the time. I was about to take a trip and I hate bringing along a CD player and cds. I hate it becuase of the bulk and the fact that when I walk my less then usable CD player ...

Pros: Compact, lots of memory, great sound
Cons: The volume control locked up at 50.

The positive attributes this device contained were it's size (approx. 2oz), memory (128 MB as opposed to other units at comparable prices which had 1/2 the memory size or less), the FM radio tuner (most units at this price did not have the radio tuner),...

Pros: Price for quality ratio is in your favor.
Cons: The buttons are funny.

The RCA Lyra RD1080 is a well rounded MP3 (and WMF) player with quite a bit to offer. This particularly small player offers everything you would expect in a digital audio player plus an expandable memory from an already sufficient 128Mb and a cool little...

Pros: Sound Quality, MP3pro, half decent radio, small & light,
Cons: LAG!!!!, 3HR BATTERY LIFE!!!, no browsing at all, file transfer, joystick and volume controlls

I saw this item on ebay for $10 ($15 shipped) so i decided to buy it. When i got it i saw that it was much smaller than what i expected it to be and surprizingly light. Until you put the batterys in, which brings me to the other issue: Battery Life ...

Pros: Handles mp3PRO format and 2GB cards.
Cons: No SDHC (4GB+ SD card) support in sight.

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 ...