Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 4th Aug 2005 16:26 UTC
There have been many rumors lately about a potential video iPod that's around the corner... However, what about the existing mobile A/V solutions? We took the RCA Lyra RD2780 for a spin, the audio/video recorder/playback jukebox that's currently selling for only $219 at Geeks.com.
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Member since:2005-06-28
JrezIN, some of these questions are answered in the article, like all 4 first of your questions (the answer is "yes" to all 4).
Regarding the rest of your questions, usually, if I don't mention them, it means that these things are not supported. There are many things that are not supported on any product, you can't always mention everything, but you can mention what it IS supported.
Also, some of the things you ask are answered in the freely downloadable PDF manual of the product. There is no reason to duplicate that information as the imprortant thing of any review IMHO, except a quick introduction, is to attest if it works as expected or not and if ultimately is a good buy or not.
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2005-06-29
RCA's making good portable media products... I'm looking foward for their future players as this device looks very nice (and not expensive).
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Some advice about important itens in media players reviews:
-Does the device use standard USB cables?
-Does music (and maybe video too) selection done via metadata/Tags? Via foler browsing too?
-Can media be transfered without any program (besides DRMed media), like drag'n drop the a portable harddrive? (does the new media is recognized this way?)
-Can we make playlists on fly?
-Can the device be charged via USB connection? (if so, can it be used when charging via USB?)
-If the device supports USB Host, does it support MSC devices? PTP devices? (maybe MTP devices too?)
-Does the device suport for WMA includes DRM? (if so, includes "Janus DRM"/subscription services?)
-If the device has colour screen, does it support album art for music?
-What versions of ID3Tags the device supports?
Well... just *some* of important features for a media player. I'm sure these information will be available in future reviews! =]