Sony DVDirect MC5 (VRDMC5) Recorder Reviews

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sale price. A week later, I purchased the JVC G630 camcorder. Upon reading the burner instruction manual I discovered the usb port was only for the Sony Handy Cam. I still attempted to connect the JVC usb to it to see if it might work but I received a message stating usb device not recognized. from Bestbuy.com Though the MC5 is easy to use, I had to search for a format function hidden in the setup menu to reuse Nero-burned +RW and -RW media. The MC5 does nothing you can't do with a PC and a DVD burner, but for videographers on the go, it's both quicker and more convenient. from Pcworld.com I have a JVC Mini DV Camcorder which uses mini dv tapes. I received my Sony VRDMC5 DVDirect DVD Recorder yesterday from Amazon, after unpacking it and reading the Sony Quick Start Guide, I hooked up the recorder and turned it on, went through the onscreen menu on the recorder, made my selections, then hooked up my JVC Camcorder to the recorder, (the Sony Manual tells you if you have another brand of camcorder other than a Sony what hook up it will accept, all of the accepted hookups came with my camera) I then pushed play on my camcorder, pushed the record button on the Sony recorder and 'Walah', a beautiful recorded DVD. When you push the eject button on the recorder it lets you know if you have any remaining time on the dvd to record on and then asks you if you want to finalize the dvd and reminds you that you will not be able to make changes after that. from Amazon.com Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1P7RA88N078WG I filmed my friend recording one of his camcorder tapes to dvd+r with this new Sony on Youtube - couldn't put the video review on Amazon as it was too large. I would recommend this - I don't know how to record from cams (Bill goes thru it pretty well in this vid) as I'm been using it to be able to discard my videos from Amazon.com Made over 50 Dual Layer DVD's form Sony Memory card camcorder. Made duplicates using my mac book pro. from Amazon.com DVD+R DL is also only partially supported. Also, CD-R, CD-RW, and 8-cm DVD are not supported. I think a cost effective approach will be to purchase a Sony 60 GB, standard definition Hard Drive camcorder, and then use this machine to record everything onto the disc. Probably saves a lot on memory sticks, or whatever. from Amazon.com Amazon's technical details for the Sony VRDMC5 as of July 16, 2009 are grossly inaccurate. According to the Sony link below, there is: from Amazon.com Does not record from all cable stations ... you will see a waiting for signal message if a channel is copy encoded. Bad news since my JVC and Phillips recorders do not balk at these channels. A regular burner will not put you through a pre-formatting phase ... from Amazon.com This Sony VRDMC5 DVD Recorder is very easy to set up and very simple to operate. I am using it to copy my VCR tapes to DVDs. from Amazon.com We use this to record church services from a Sony video camera. It can record live video and is seamless, formats discs fast and finalizes them fast as well. from Amazon.com

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Released	over 2 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Recorder
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL
Surround Sound	Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
Exterior Color	Black
DVD Recording Time	12 Hrs. Maximum
Depth	8.8 in.
Height	2.6 in.
Inputs	Composite x 1 S-Video x 1 Analog Audio x 1 iLINK DV Input USB
MPN	VRDMC5
Memory Card Slot	Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Pro SD Card xD Picture Card CompactFlash Card SDHC Card
Number Of Discs	1
Outputs	Composite x 1
Playable File Formats	MP3 JPEG
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Record and Play Fetaures	One Touch Recording
Recordable Media	DVD-R DVD+R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD+R DL
Screen Size	2.5 inch
TV Resolutions	576i 576p
UPC	027242718852 272427188528
Video Output System	PAL SECAM
Video Upconversion	1080p (HDTV)
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	3.3 lb.
Width	7.6 in.

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