RCA Lyra RD1021 (64 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Price is cheap, high quality, portability
Cons: Little more memory? don't really need it though.

Click for full Review! This was the first MP3 player I have bought. I must say I am extremely impressed with it. I didn’t understand the big MP3 craze until I picked this up now I understand it. You will not get a better jogging buddy than this ...

Pros: Small, easy to use, can add memory, battery life is great.
Cons: Not reliable, customer service is bad.

I got this at my local Fred Meyer for about $65.00. Seemed like a good deal at the time, but thing ended up dying on me about 4 months later, but about that later. I was very excited when I first got it, I rushed home, threw in the start up cd ...

Pros: Great Sound , EQ, Random play modes, "play from where you left off" feature,expandable memory.
Cons: Software, drivers, no customer support.

First off let me say I'm a retailer and handle many different brands of players. I did a stock appraisal for sales of RCA brand MP3 players, mainly the models 1021, 1022 and the 1028 and out of 77 units sold in Feb.....69 came back as "can't install" ...

Pros: compact, expandable with SD Card
Cons: buttons a little too stiff

This little mp3 player(it's one of the smallest I've seen with a display) is really cool. I'm very pleased with the sound quality. It offers several DSP settings for tonal quality adjustment (i.e. Rock, Jazz, Pop etc.)The ear clips that are included are ...

Pros: Can hold a lot of music Really small The price is RIGHT Durable
Cons: Not sure about battery life No back light It could use a clip

I was overjoyed when I got this neat looking, little compact mp3 player for this Christmas. Being a newbie when it comes to these things, I tore open the box and promptly installed the MusicMatch software. Moments later, I was totally stumped... trying ...

Pros: Price, easy of use, drag and drop, decent sound.
Cons: Headphones, no backlight.

I bought this unit for my 7 year old son, that has become a music fanatic, and loves all forms of music. I have a Rio S30 sport which I will make comparisons to. The Lyra is simple to use, I did not install any of the software, just the drivers ...

Pros: small, good battery life, expandable
Cons: 200 file limit, no folder browse

I was looking for an MP3 player for the gym with only the following requirements - a) was small/lightweight b) supported SD expansion I found this player for $55 on amazon, so I went for it. You can find it for $49.99 on rca.com now. The ...

Pros: Small, includes everything, expands to 128Mb, easy on batteries
Cons: Only two hours of music, other players may have better sound

After deciding that I needed an MP3 player, for use at the gym, I found volumes of information on all sorts of products. The number of options available can be confusing and one of the first things any potential MP3 consumer needs to do is to decide ...

Pros: Light, inexpensive, simple, but expandable
Cons: No backlight for the LCD display.

I was looking for an MP3 player for my daughter's birthday (I use my iPaq for that) and shopped the web quite a bit until deciding on the RCA Lyra RD1021 player. Several features attracted me. One, it was very inexpensive ($69.99 at Walmart) but still ...

Pros: Small. Expandable w/ Secure Disk Memory Cards. Cable and even Battery included.
Cons: Headphones. 64 meg. of space. Maybe durability issues.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: Creative Labs MUVO 64 or 128 player. EXPERIENCE: Approx. 11 hours of use, while Driving, walking, browsing in stores and the mall, and swimming (enclosed in an Aqua Tunes Waterproof Pack). SIZE: Between 1/3 and 1/2 the size ...

Pros: Small/ Lightweight/ Good Sound
Cons: Not as compatible with Mac as one would expect. Headphones suck for most activities.

Great Bargain Basement price for such a ultra portable device. This device is more than capable of utilizing as many songs that can fit on its embedded memory or from the upgradeable memory cards (sold separately). I have over 4000 Mp3's on my hard ...

Pros: small, good sound, eq & play functions, arm band, key lock, WMA support.
Cons: No back light or illumination, no battery charger, have to use usb cable.

This player is great for working out/jogging due to the arm band that comes with it. Great for wearing while doing chores around the house or when you don't want to bother others with your music. Despite what some reviews say you don't have to use the ...

Pros: light weight ease of use. lock key
Cons: earphones of course. Also the instruction manuals.

I bought the Lyra 1021 player at Radio Shack and paid $110.00 canadian. I sat down and read all two booklets and then went to the website to download all drivers for the Lyra 1021. It took a little while (about 5 hours) to install the Lyra and get it ...

Pros: Tiny, cheap, and practical with great sound. Great for working out!
Cons: Huge Mac compatibility, and functionality problems

The Lyra is a practical player. Its very tiny, and comes with an arm band that is very convenient if you want to use it while working out. The controls are conveniently placed and easy to use, and the sound is great. It has a preset equalizer that ...

Pros: Inexpensive,long battery life,Holds huge amount of songs,You DON'T have to use MusicMatchJukebox!
Cons: Those Cheesy "headphones"

I Got my 1021 RCA lyra about a month ago too use while I work. It has 64MB internal memory, which I ...