RCA Lyra Audio/Video 20 GB Jukebox

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Summary: Better than iPOD & Archos - buy this!!
Review: Got this for my son for his teenage birthday. He wanted an ipod, but they're just so antiquated already. He loves this machine, and all the buds are clamoring over it because he can play movies, funny TV clips, all his favorite music, and show photos. It also can play stored movies and music onto a friend's TV or stereo, or do a slideshow from our camera's CF card. Also comes with a tape adapter to play your music on your car's tape player. The size is still pocket-sized and not too heavy (around 12oz.). The video screen is excellent and shows up much better than the Archos models. Comes with nice earbuds and has great sound quality. A HUGE plus is that it comes with all the accessories you need: case, USB cable, two audio/video in/out cables, self-contained battery, tape player adapter, etc. Has 20Gb memory, and if you go to the yahoogroups user site, you'll see that alot of techhies have upgraded their Lyras to 80Gb without much difficulty.

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Summary: O.K . Product for an I.T. Pro not for Me!
Review: I purchased this product from a local Circuit City Store, and was very excited taking it out of the box. I uploaded pictures to it taken with my Nikon Coolpix 3100 with ease, but incountered all kinds of problems finding music formats that this device would take. I also was unable to download DVDs from my collection to view at work. This was my #1 purpose for buying this product, well that and its affordable price tag compared to the Archos and Zen portables. I found out that DVDs can be recorded using a fix provided by another Amazon reviewer. And there are tons of downloads that add functionality and fixs to this product. Unfortunately, these firmware upgrades require many,complicated steps. Visit RCA's Site, and you'll see what I mean! I promptly returned it to the store. I think my pictures are still on it, so if you purchase one and it has pictures of my girlfriend on it; please just erase them for me. Do not post them to a site! While looking for help with this player, I stumbled on a site that actually gives simmiler players away absolutely free. All one has to do is sign up with BlockBuster on Line or U.S.A. Today, and tell 3or 4 other friends to do the same. These subscriptions can then be canceled or kept.Check Out: WWW.pvps4free.com/default.aspx?137362, it's free..... No @%#*! I got mine 2Wks. later. I have since been looking for similar offers on the net.

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Summary: ABSOLOUTLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, please read-informer
Review: I just recieved this RCA Lyra for my 14th birthday...llike another reviewer, when constructing a *wish list* I looked into the acclaimed IPOD and also competitive Archos MP4 player (similiar to the RCA LYRA). Probably like most of you, from reading reviews, good and bad, this item is a lot to spend your money on. I hope this review changes your mind. This incredible device strives where other competitors fall. Easily able to move files, audio, video, pictures, and word documents onto the device is amazignly simple. When looking forward to the device, I was expecting a screen lacking crystal clear picture =yet I recieved a detailed picture on a small, yet sufdficeint screen. If questiopning to buy this product I encourage you to do so. Although not able to record live TV like the archos, this device can rtecord dvd's and vhs's as well as cd's. You can plug the device into any car to hear it through the cars internal speakers as wells as put in output into a television.

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Summary: a normal persons reveiw
Review: ok you might have some doubts about this product form soem of the other reviews but trust me this product is great as long as you update the software when you get it. ok this picture is just amazing, the sound for your songs is also very nice, not quite as good as an ipo but an ipod doesnt have video. it is soo easy to record video you plug it in turn on the dvd and press record an thats it, if it a copyrigted dvd here is a tip when you first start recording unplug the wires, the systemw ill check to see if it is copurigted and it wont find anything after about 10 seconds plug it back in and the system wont know the difference, you can put so much on this little thing i am so glad i bought it

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Summary: Great Gadget
Review: Pros: Amazing amount of space. I have audiobooks, video television programs, and music on mine right now.

Software is easy to use. I actually had an earlier version of the jukebox program that I got with my first MP3 player (gathering dust somewhere. It had 16 meg of memory!) And if you use this program to digitalize audio tapes you need to be aware if you install the new version that they have made this feature available only on the upgraded version that you have to purchase separately. The other software is great.

Screen is small but clear.

Cons: I don't like the front controls. They are like cheap video game controls and feel "mushy".

This is well worth the purchase price though!

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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!
Review: So I bought this lyra thinking it looked pretty cool in comparison to the IPOD, and not too expensive at the same time...but after it broke...5 times...and i had to send it all the way back to the company only for them to re-send me another model which would break within a time period of 30 days, I decided that maybe I should stick with an IPOD or ANY other mp3 player...DO NOT BUY THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH SENDING IT BACK TO THE COMPANY EVERY OTHER MONTH!!!

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Summary: Why RCA jukebox/Video Player is Amazing
Review: THIS IS A SEXY,SEXY PRODUCT BETTER THAN THE IPOD. IT IS CHEAPER THAN IPOD PHOTO BUT I WAN TO KNOW HOW TO PUT DVD FILES ONTO IT. PLEASE WRITE IT DOWN STEP BY STEP. MANY PEOPLE WILL BUY IT IF THEY KNOW ITS A EASY WAY TO CARRY AROUND VIDEOS AND MUSIC.