It may be only a couple of weeks since we first started seeing reviews of Thomson/RCA’s Lyra X3000 portable media player, but that hasn’t stopped the company from announcing a successor, the X3030. Like the X3000, the X3030, due out in May, can handle WMA, PlaysforSure, Audible and DivX files, and has a 3.6-inch LCD display. In fact, the main difference between the two models appears to be a bump in hard disk size, from 20 to 30GB (gee, that must be why this is the X3030). RCA has kept the suggested retail price at the same $399 level as the X3000, so if you like the Lyra’s specs and 20GB will do it for you, now might be a good time for you to grab an X3000 from a clearance bin.
Review by CNET
RCA continues its portable video player parade with the Lyra X3030, the upgrade to the company’s short-lived X3000. (In fact, the X3030 was announced just as we finished our review of the X3000 in April.) In addition to a much-needed boost in capacity (particularly for $400), the X3030 adds protected Windows Media Video support and DivX certification. Otherwise, the two units are virtually the same–feature-packed playback and recording devices that could be a little easier to use.
Review by LetsGoDigital
Thomson announced retail availability in the US of the Lyra X3030 by RCA, a pocket-sized 30GB Personal Multimedia Recorder that enables direct recording of audio and video content from multiple sources and is capable of storing dozens of movies, hundreds of hours of music and thousands of photos, all in the palm of your hand. Because the new Lyra unit utilizes secure Windows Media (WM10), video-hungry consumers can easily access purchased content from Zvue, the video download store from HandHeld Entertainment, to download more than 120 hours of DVD-quality music videos, TV shows and movies onto the Lyra X3030. The unit also works with other Microsoft PlaysForSure subscription and download stores such as Amazon’s newly launched Unbox service.
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