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40GB RCA Lyra: Apple Fans Needn't Fret

Posted by timothy on from the picked-a-tough-task dept.

PaulEshoreLives writes "The Globe and Mail isn't taking too kindly to RCA's Lyra 40GB iPod 'competitor.' Amongst its gripes are a crazy-slow FFW. How slow? Like 6 minutes to get to the end of a 60 minute file. Gotta wonder how these things get missed at the beta stage."

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  1. Re:ffw ? by jrandall · · Score: 4, Informative

    I believe what is being referred to is a ridiculously slow "Fast Forward" function.

  2. Re:But there already IS something better by Talthane · · Score: 5, Informative
    Actually, the iPod doesn't convert everything to AAC. Why do you think it's called an MP3 player? It'll play either of those two formats.

    Secondly, AAC can either be lossy or lossless, depending on which format you choose. AAC Lossless is, by definition, lossless (er...hence the name).

    So apart from getting both of those facts wrong, you were almost right :-)

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