RCA Lyra RD2780 (20 GB) Digital Media Player

Pros: Everything is included, works per specifications
Cons: Some features are not yet enabled

I have owned a RD2780 for a few weeks now, and I have to say that the player works very well. The USB 2.0 connection is fast (~20 minutes to transfer about 4 Gb of music). You can connect a CF card in the reader, to transfer pictures or other files to ...

Pros: Fantastic Screen in bright light; includes all accessories; price
Cons: Software not done yet; pixelation of dark areas; strange placement of buttons

I have had the opportunity to play with BOTH the Lyra RD2780 Jukebox AND the Archos AV320 and finally draw my own conclusions as to the best product in my opinion. The Lyra wins the competition, but it does really depend on how you plan to use the ...

Pros: It worked fairly well as an mp3 player...for 2 weeks.
Cons: Known headphone jack issue......no interest in helping existing customers.

I purchased an RCA Lyra model 2780 in early January. This unit worked as expected for about 2 weeks before it exhibited what I found later to be a known flaw with the model, a faulty headphone jack. I contacted RCA/Thomson to attempt to find a place ...

Pros: Design, accessories
Cons: Everything else. Truely the worst device on the market.

I picked up this device for my recent 2 week trip. I wanted an mp3 player, and thought I might as well get one with cool video capabilities as well. I hate this device. Technically, it isn't useless or without nice features. The built in stand ...

Pros: 20GB Hard Drive Easy file transfer Stores and plays: Videos, Photos, MP3's, Files
Cons: movie format can be a pain menu system could be designed better

I bought mine refurbished on ebay for about half the retail price. Everyones talking about ipod, but theres a new realm of entertainment electronics on the horizon and this is one of the first. This unit comes with a 20GB internal hard drive for ...

Pros: Nice specs, full set of accessories, cables, case, etc.
Cons: Horrible sound quality, hard-to-use interface.

Nice looking package that disappoints in several dimensions. The worst feature is the very poor audio quality. I listen to quite a bit of classical music, and it all sounds like listening through broken glass - especially pure strings, or woodwind. ...

Pros: Bright Screen, built in kickstand, Comes with the accessories.
Cons: Beta testing on the public, not a great idea.

At the time I wrote this review, I put the LYRA above the ARCHOS because of the dark screen on the ARCHOS which has only two brightness settings. Last night I found a seperate brightness control on the ARCHOS to use while recording. Sorry RCA the nod ...

Pros: Very portable good value for money personal Digital Video Recorder/Player. UPDATE proves reliable
Cons: Disk glitch flashes, below DVD resolution, UPDATE Still waiting for PAL fixes

Update after 4 months. Machine is still performing well. I do not understand how people get it to crash. My only problem has been recording on battery and the power running down, then it locks up. So you stick a pin in the reset hole, real technical! ...

Pros: Great interface, easy to hook up and use, great sound quality. EXCELLENT for the price.
Cons: 4 hours battery life, poor musicmatch software, limited video capability. Irreplaceable battery.

I cannot say enough about my Lyra Jukebox player. I bought it before a trip to the pacific northwest, and used it extensively. I have 1103 songs on it now, ranging from minute blips to a 20 minute jazz piano solo. They all load and play easily. I ...

Pros: Great video quality, 20GB storage.. that's a lot! It works.
Cons: No scanning through your library while listening to a song

I actually won this product from my radio station when I called in to request a song. But I really love it. I transferred my whole media library off of my computer, and it plays fine on the lyra. I also love how I can record off of the TV and put video ...

Pros: Great hardware, lots of extras included, 20GB hd storage space.
Cons: lacks basic features, no copyrighted recording, long load time, incompatible file types

I have had the RCA Lyra now for about a month and 1/2. I was very impressed with all of the extras that came with it: headphones, leather (belt clip on) case, AV input and output cables, plus a slot for flash memory cards, and USB 2.0 connectivity with ...

Pros: Versatile, stores photos from CF card. Good color screen, can play video.
Cons: Confusing navigation and organization of folders. Firmware still missing some functions.

After seeing that RCA had updated the software I bought a Lyra RD2780 from Amazon. Generally I'm happy with it. I bought it mainly to store and view digital photos that I shoot on photo shoots and trips. It does a good job of transferring photos from ...

Pros: 20GB hard drive, video capability
Cons: EXTREMELY poor customer support, Inferior durability.

None of our units proved durable enough to use anywhere else but at home using headphones, connected through USB to the computer, or to the TV/Stereo using the line out. - If you are tech savvy and learn to work it in spite of the poor instructions, ...

Pros: Keeps on tickin!
Cons: Breaks easily

Hi All, I needed a place I could post my fun (or lack thereof) with the Lyra rd2780. I have stripped the screws I have broken the stand I have replaced the 20gb with an 80GB I have broken the ear jack I have burnt out circuitry that records the ...

Pros: How would I know, the unit never worked properly.
Cons: Inferior product, never worked properly. Warranty is not worth anything!

I definitely agree with the previous post that this is the worst device ever, backed by an even worse warranty department. I was having problems playing songs (which reading the previous post makes me realize that it's a regular product problem). The ...