RCA, one of the leading brands in the television and audio industry, today made sure its new media player M5002 made a quiet entry into the market rather than going beserk at announcing it as another iPOD killer. With no real fanfare to mark the occasion, series of digital audio players have rushed into the RCA's website . The players are targetted at the lower end of the spectrum as it is available in capacities of 1GB and 2GB.

The RCA M5002 audio player has a very pleasing design as it is quiet evident from the picture and also it has an easy to use interface. With 2GB of flash memory up its sleeve, it can store up to 80 hours of music and supports mp3 / WMA / WMA DRM / Janus Compatible playbacks. Featuring a beautiful 1.8" Multifunction Multi-Line TFT Color Display, video viewing should not be a problem at all. It can video playback MOV, AVI file formats and also plays downloaded M-PEG videos as well.

Apart from that it includes a built-in Digital FM tuner with 20 presets making sure for a complete on the go entertainment. You can also record your favourite songs directly from the FM station while listening into mp3 or WAV format. Audio and video recording is also possible from different sources (CD player, MP3 player) . The one feature you would love is the display of the lyrics during the playback of the song, provided you have attatched the lyrics of the song. The accessory kit includes USB Cable, Earbud Headphones, Line-In Cable, 100 Free mp3 Downloads for eMusic.com. No price is given on the product page, but RCA audio players are all set to give iPOD nano a run for its money.

Via RCA