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April 7, 2004Have a Cow, ManIt is a sad day for Gateway - all their retail stores are closing. Even the one right here. Too bad for them = good for me! I moseyd up there at lunch today (and if you've never seen me mosey, the you, my friend, are missin' out) and rooted around their table 'o' floor models. Among the crap I found a bargain! The Lyra 1080b 128MB MP3 Player is now mine! I paid $40 for it, and it retails for $119. Am I lucky or what? Yeah, well you can be too. I know they have quite a few good deals still, like the Gateway Connected DVD player for $89 (that's the one PVR blog talks about being so h@ckable - and thanks to them for the tip about the clearance sale). I passed on the DVD, even though they had several left. I don't have $89 not a wireless network so kinda useless to me (drat). In 2 years I will regret that decision. I think the coolest thing about it is that it has an SD card/Media card slot, so I can expand the capacity to as much space as I can afford! OK, to be honest, I was sweating it a bit. I mean, I'd never even thought about getting a stand-alone MP3 Player. I usually use my Pocket PC, or when I mow the lawn, I use my portable MP3 CD-R player. But this dinky thing? I'd not even considered it. Turns out, going by the e-pinions reviews (and Amazon), that it is a pretty decent player. The downside of course, it is a floor model. So, no headphones, no lanyard, no shoulder-strap or belt clip. No software or manual (though I did find a PDF for it). BRB, gonna tinker with it.... * Good news is it works and there is at least one firmware update for it that supports MP3 Pro (which I know nothing about, but it is supposed to make files smaller and sound better). *When you plug it in via USB it shows up like a hard drive, so it's just drag-n-drop, baby. Thank goodness I don't have to use Music Match for it. I detest that software! *Much like all digital storage, the full capacity is not what is available. Only 120 MB is user available. Feh, so what. * I decided to baptize my Lyra with Solonor's Big RIver MP3. The first MP3 I transferred and listened to is his tune, and what a great tune it is! Thanks Sol! *Found a community online of Lyra ownser - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rca-lyra-mp3 * Man, this think is super tiny. Like 2.5"x2" and goes right in the pocket. Still, wish I had all the extra clips that came with. OK, that's all for now. I just had to tell someone about my new gadget. This is gonna be fun!
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