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Summary: Awesome device
Review: This is a GREAT unit. Everyone here depends on Music Match for some reason. I find that Music Match bites, so I just drag and drop. HOW do I do this? Easy.. just open 2 Windows Explorer windows.. select the MP3's, then copy, then paste it to the Lyra... it's that simple.. no music-match needed.Good job RCA! Just get rid of that Music Match thing, will ya?
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Summary: Beware
Review: This is becoming a saga, I'll write a trilogy and sell it via this site. I just found out that the reason the Lyra keeps crashing is because I don't use the terrible (in my opinion) MusicMatch software to transfer music files. The tech support person made it clear that MusicMatch is REQUIRED for music transfers, not optional. If you drag and drop you will experience intermitten crashes. Oh, and I discovered an even better hardware defect. The plug where you connect headphones into got stripped. Basically the metal prongs inside that make contact with the headphone plug have recessed so that I can't get a solid connection unless I hold it in with my hand or use some sort of paperclip while tightening the cord so that the edge of the plug presses against the prongs. How many years have we had this whole "connector plug" technology? 40? I'm glad some of you haven't experienced any issues, this little thing has put me through hell for the past month. They even refused a return/replacement. Thankfully I bought it on a platinum card, a dispute has been filed with money credited back to me. ... I'd advise waiting for the new generation of mp3 players about to come out from superior companies with up to 100GB and USB 2.
Rating: 
Summary: pretty good
Review: This is my first portable mp3 player and I think I made a good choice-got it and had no problems getting things started,it was pretty straight forward.
I could not give it the fifth star cause I dont know if it's me or a drawback in the player-but somehow I am not satisfied with the tracks sorting.
I use kazaa for my downloading and I can sort by title of track,artistes (genre etc etc)..Ofcourse this can be done with the Lyra but somehow when im not getting it like that (how it's done in Kazaa)I have to see if i can sort that out.
And also after transferring all my mp3 files to a new folder I created in the Lyra hard drive-I renamed alot of the tracks-however,when im scrolling through the lyra-it's the same as before (no name change)
Hopefully it's a defect on my part-but if I somehow fiddle till I get what I want out of this player-it would definitely deserve 5 stars.
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Summary: This product is a BOON
Review: This item is fantastic. The controls are easy as pie, the unit fits in your coat pocket or briefcase, it holds gobs of files, what else do you want. I feel bad for all those suckers who shelled out all that extra cash for an I-Pod. The only complaints are that I hate Music Match and I really prefer Real Player. I tried to transfer my mp3 that were created with Real and the tags did not transfer. But that criticism is of MusicMatch, not the Lyra. File transfers are slow, I loaded the Lyra to a quarter of capacity and it took 90 minutes to transfer the files from the PC. Again, not a major problem. Still, it was a great purchase and I highly recommend it. I use XP and had no problem. Well, that's a lie, the first time I hooked it to my PC the Lyra froze. I think it was my fault as I did not follow the instruction card. Anyway, when it froze it was a snap to reset, so no problem. I guess you need to be a little (very little) computer literate to use the machine, but if you use mp3 files for music, you need to have some computer knowledge. So, in conclusion, if you want an mp3 juke box, this is a good choice.
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Summary: Best So Far
Review: This mp3 player just rox, If You don't have an mp3 player just go out and get one of these You will never be sorry.
It's one of the best products i have bought in the last couple years.
Rating:
Summary: great product
Review: What can I say, the thing just works. I pulled it out of the box and I was syncing my entire music collection -- which is substantial -- in minutes. The product supports FireWire, but I still use USB and am glad that RCA chose to let you do it that way too. You get a nice set of accessories with this so you can play it in your car -- a big bonus. And it supports WMA. I also appreciate the fact that it is compatible with Musicmatch. The price is all right too. This thing rocks!
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Summary: Watch for windows xp
Review: You will have trouble with windows xp. Call 580-634-0115 they will guide you thru.
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Summary: USB
Review: You've got to be kidding! USB on a player with a hard drive this large? Better get used to L-O-N-G waits for downloads. Anything without Firewire (or even USB 2) shouldn't even be considered, unless you're buying solely on price.
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