Sony VRDMC5 DVDirect DVD Recorder | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $191.81
Buy New: $156.99
You Save: $34.82 (18%)
New (9) Used (4) from $129.99
Rating:  97 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 92 more reviews...
 Wrong Expectations November 23, 2008
J. Babu
I bought this product with high expectations. I am a Sony afficianado (Sony Everything) and will not apologize for it. This product disappoints mainly because
- It chops off the top and the bottom portions of the video from a MiniDV (transfered using a iLink cable). my 4:3 video will look like a 16:9 but I lose picture!! Close upshots lose the forehead and chin while long shots lose the picturesque mountain peaks.
- Video quality using a Sony camcorder supplied A/V cable (Red, White, Yellow) was very bad.
I am returning mine and will wait for another product.
 Great tool for creating DVDs from old movies November 23, 2008
Jim W (Burke, VA USA)
This unit is easy to use in transferring Hi-8 and VHS tapes direct to DVD. Also, another VERY interesting feature is that you can hook up your Hi-8 video camera to the VRDMC5 and switch the video camera on AS IF you were going to record videos on Hi-8 tape. The images that would be taped then immediately show up in the VRDMC5 monitor. I was able to use a Telecine Converter and play old Super 8 movie reels with the Hi-8 camera on and ready to record (but with no Hi-8 tape in it) and the images were captured direct to DVD on the VRDMC5 recorder. This has saved me thousands of dollars I would otherwise have spent with a video conversion service. This is a great investment for anyone with this kind of a project to tackle.
No sound with a Mono input November 23, 2008
Keith Sargent (Rockville, Maryland USA)
I have an older camcorder and VCR that have only mono outputs (not stereo); the VRD-MC5 will not record any sound from my VHS and VHS-C tapes. I contacted Sony to ask for a software upgrade, but was told they could not provide one. They also told me that they do not guarantee the VRD-MC5 to work with all models of camcorders and VCR's. I will try to find a "Y" RCA male cable to see if providing two input signals, instead of one, for the sound will work. If it doesn't, I'm sending the VRD-MC5 back to Amazon.
Makes child's play of copying Hi8 tapes to DVDs! November 21, 2008
Redman1953 (Saint Louis, MO)
This product is simply amazing! It's so easy to use that it's just incredible. I was able to start copying my old Hi8 camcorder tapes to DVDs in literally just minutes. And the results are fabulous! I played back my first DVD on a 52" 1080p LCD TV using a Blu-Ray player and the DVD videos copied from my 12-year old Hi8 tapes looked absolutely magnificent! I couldn't believe my eyes! It has an easy to use menu to guide you quickly through the setup. Aesthetically it's a homely little device, but it's very well laid out, trivially easy to use and quite versatile. And who can beat the great price and speedy delivery from Amazon! I highly recommend this product!
 SONY DVDirect November 19, 2008
Huy J. Tae (California USA)
Disappointed that the memories cards readers do not transfer video, it for photo only. The USB only recognize SONY camcorders.
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