Sony VRD-MC5 2.5 in. DVD Recorder Reviews

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This recorder is a great addition to any video team or individual. The only down side that I have encountered with it is, there are no video or audio outs. from Bhphotovideo.com I USE THIS RECORDER WITH MY HI-DEF. CAMCORDERS. from Bhphotovideo.com The Sony MC5 works perfectly and simple to use. Simply plug the 4 to 4 firewire from your camera to the recorder and you have a DVD of your miniDV tape for all to watch. from Bhphotovideo.com Very easy to use...essentially, 'plug and play' Burns DVD while you are recording, so you can 'finalize' the disc and hand it to the end user. from Amazon.com its a great product. works well. records in real time thats alittle bit of a downer. for the price a great deal. from Amazon.com If the proportions hold up, that means about 30 minutes for a single layer DVD. A dual layer would hold 2X that...much better! Funny part is that Sony lets you record from the other inputs to dual layer disks, but the only way to record AVCHD is through the USB input. So the format that REALLY needs the dual layer disk, cannot use it. from Amazon.com Warning: this review is coming from someone who requires someone else to set up anything electronic... The manual was a bit confusing. It intimidated me so much that I actually left the recorder alone for a couple of weeks thinking I should just return it. The trick was to put in the blank recordable DVD and once that's in place the prompts were self explanatory. from Amazon.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

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Cherish your memories with the help of reliable DVDs. With the VRD-MC5, you can easily transfer your outdated media quickly and easily to DVD without the need for a PC. Just connect to your camcorder, VCR or DVR for recording video DVDs playable in standard DVD players. Built-in slots accept common memory cards for recording digital pictures to DVD as a slideshow or for photo storage.

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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	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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