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| Sony VRDMC5 DVDirect DVD Recorder | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $191.81
Buy New: $169.99
You Save: $21.82 (11%)
New (9) Used (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  102 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 12 x 14 x 10
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: VRDMC5
Model: VRDMC5
UPC: 027242718852
EAN: 0027242718852
ASIN: B000SML2BQ
Release Date: September 10, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Record video to DVD from DV or analog video source – Playable in most home DVD players | | • | Record AVCHD video from Sony HDD/MemoryStick Handycam Camcorder to DVD playable in most Blu-ray Disc™ players | | • | Backup digital photos to DVD or create photo slideshow on DVD from Memory card or Sony HDD/Memory Stick Handycam camcorder via USB | | • | Playback/viewing on built in 2.5” LCD display, only discs created by |
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Product Description
Welcome the Sony VRD-MC5, the next generation DVDirect DVD recorder. Transfer home video and digital photos to DVD, quickly and easily - without a PC. Connect virtually any camcorder, VCR, even Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and record video to DVD in real time. Insert a supported memory card into the VRD-MC5 recorder and record digital pictures directly to DVD as a slideshow, or for photo storage. Transfer High Definition video in native 1080 resolution from Sony AVCHD HDD/Memory Stick Handycam(R) camcorders to discs that playback in Blu-ray Disc players. Enhanced connectivity to Sony HDD/DVD/Memory Stick Handycam(R) camcorder family will record video to DVD at up to 6X speed and even ?span? multiple DVDs if the video exceeds the capacity of a single DVD. Capability, flexibility, and ease of use make the VRD-MC5 a DVD recorder you should seriously consider. Records on 4.7GB DVD+R/+RW and 8.5GB DVD+R Double Layer Discs 5 recording quality modes allow up to 12 hours of video to be recorded per disc
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| Customer Reviews: Read 97 more reviews...
Easy To Use December 2, 2008
I have used the VRDMC5 for about a month now. I run it every 2-3 week days and on weekends, so it's had a lot of use. Got a great price on Amazon! The unit is very easy to use. I first transferred all of my camcorder tapes (taken with a Sony Handycam Digital8 DCR-TRV460) to Sony DVD-R disks with the firewire cable that came with the camcorder. You literally only have to push the buttons to make a few choices and the rest is automatic ... start and stop. It's very nice and not hard to figure out (but I did read the manual ... pretty simple). I record everything at HQ quality, so it takes two disks to record a full tape. Now I have moved on to recording my old VHS tapes. This is a little more work. Transferring a full VHS tape to DVD at HQ quality also requires two disks; 1 hr a piece. The VRDMC5 does not control the VCR player (like it does the camcorder), so you have to be present to stop the VCR when it has transferred the 1st hour of Play from the VHS tape. I set a timer so I know right when to get back to the VRDMC5 to stop the VCR after the 1st hr of play, put another DVD in the recorder, and start the VCR again to record the 2nd hour of tape. It's a little bit of a hassle, but worth it to digitize the tapes. All-in-all, the video quality from recorded DVDs is OK, but I think the colors could be brighter .. like they appear on the MC5 viewing screen during recording. One more thing ..... the Date/Time stamps from a camcorder tape does not transfer to the DVD, but they do for recordings from VHS tapes. I talked to Sony (on-line chat) about this and that's just the way it is. If you want the camcorder Date/Time stamps to transfer, you have to run the signal through a computer. Of course, that defeats the purpose of the MC5. Overall, I recommend the MC5. I can see from VHS tapes that are about 18 years old that, sure enough, they have aged ... the picture is a little fuzzy. More recent recordings transfer to DVD clearly. I wish I had digitized my VHS tapes a long time ago, but at least the MC5 makes it easy to do today!
 Easy to use if you don't do anything unusual... December 1, 2008
Plug your camcorder to it with a DV cable, insert a DVD-R and hit the big red button. You can watch it play (no sound) and it ejects the disk when done. What could be easier? Well... that all only works if you are recording 1 hour of tape. If the tape goes on to more than one disk then you are in trouble until you figure out how to manually record and "finalize" the second disk. Also, if you are not using a DV cable then you have to manually record and finalize as well. To "finalize" a disc you have to hit the menu-arrow-enter keys over 10 times. Also, if you hit the "menu" key they you can no longer hit the "big easy red record button". All this weirdness and poor menu interface is the reason I gave it just 3 stars. It records just fine.
Yes, you can set the "record quality" (which adjusts how many minutes of video can be recorded on the disc) to ensure an entire tape can be transferred to one DVD.
I wish Sony had done some things to make using this a lot more user friendly:
1) Add a "finalize and eject" button
2) Make access to the "record quality" menu since I, at least, spend a lot of time switching back and forth.
3) Handle spanning multiple discs automatically (by allowing me to hit the record button again with the second disc to continue and finalize)
 Totally Perfect! November 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This great little gadget works the first time, all the time, every time. And NO computer is required. Can you imagine trying to transfer a VHS tape to DVD with a PC involved! That would never happen. This stand alone unit is the way to go. Oh yes, it is SUPER easy to use.
A great way to get organized. November 26, 2008
I purchased this unit a month ago and I'm very pleased with it. At last I have an easy way to transfer my old VHS tapes to DVD. It's also a snap to turn digital photo's from your camera's memory card into a slide show on DVD. This product does everything they say it will do! I highly recommend it.
DVD Recorder November 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product appears to be the device that I was expecting to receive, but I have not had the chance to use it and verify quality. I plan to do so in the very near future.
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