Editorial Review:Product Description:The VRD-MC3 is the next generation in DVDirect DVD recorders. Easily transfer home video and digital photos to DVD without a PC. Connect virtually any camcorder, VCR or Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and record video to DVD in real time. Insert a Memory Stick, Memory Stick(R) Duo, Secure Digital (SD), xD Picture card or Compact Flash (CF) memory card into the MC3 recorder and record digital pictures directly to DVD as a slideshow, or for photo storage. Enhanced connectivity to the HDD Handycam(R) family will record all video to DVD (full mode) or just what's new from your last DVD burn (incremental mode). Using a USB cable, you can connect to Windows XP/2000 PC to make DVD copies to share. Records From USB, DV, Composite Video, S-Video Inputs Supports Memory Stick, SD, xD, CF Camera Memory Cards Real-Time DVD Recording From Camcorder, VCR, DVR Record Up To 8 Hours Video Per Disc Full Support For Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound 2.5 inch Color LCD Display 4 - 3 Full Screen and 16 - 9 Wide Screen Support DVD+R / Double Layer DVD+RW / 2.4x Double Layer DVD+R Connect To PC Via USB To Make DVD Copies to Share Transfer your home videos and digital photos to DVDs without a PC. The VRD-MC3 DVD recorder allows you to record video to DVD in real time. Compatible with HDR-FX1 & HDR-HC3 HandyCam camcorders
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Sony VRD MC5
This unit did not work for me. I mean it did nothing at all. Would NOT recomend to others. I am sending it back. Did NOT work as advertised.Very disapointed. thanks SONY.
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Sony DVDirect
* Product does a great shop recording from my vcr tapes. So glad I purchased it. ...
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dvd direct
Easy to use. got good shipping. have already converted 1/2 our old vhs tapes to dvd and will then edit for content.
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Better Than Expected
* I own this Sony VRD-MC3 for about a year now, and it performs better than my expectation. At first I used it mainly as an independent DVD recorder without connect it to a PC. After the internal (in my PC) DVD burner started to trash many new recordable DVDs, I connected the Sony VRD-MC3 to the PC and windows XP detected it without any problem. It has not failed me so far including all DVDs that the internal DVD burner failed before. Now if I want to use it with a PC, I just go to the menu and set it to PC mode; and if not I just set it to no PC. This device is more than an external DVD burner, it can be use even without connect to a PC which many reviews already mention.
The Nero 7 come with it was a bonus for me. I wanted to buy a software package similar to Nero, and found that it is already included with this burner. The software at the time cost about $xx which is already included for free. Before install Nero, I first created a restore point in XP (I do this before any installation that I am not sure of...). After installed the included copy of Nero 7 the system seemed to work fine, I did not notice any problem. I have the option of upgrade Nero 7 to a newer version for free. I took the option and upgraded. For some reason, XP become very un-responsive after the upgrade. Without spending time to find out why, I un-installed Nero and restore XP back to the pre-installation restore point. I then re-install the included copy of Nero 7 and do a few tests. This copy of Nero 7 has been working fine for me since. I have been using it for about a year now.
I think the Sony VRD-MC3 and the included Nero 7 price is very reasonable. ...
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The one and only...
Since i can't give it less than a single star...if this was a letter grade i'd give it an F minus!!!
Right now i'm in my SEVENTH hour trying to record my cousin's wedding video for his widow, one of the only moving image recordings she has of him...so you can understand why she's reluctant to give it out to one of the photo stores in the neighbourhood.
RIGHT NOW the PAUSE light is on although the RECORDING time meter is still running, and when i tried to view it on my computer on previous recordings i got no picture, although when i went to Roxio there was 4.4 gigs on the disc!
Of course, when you go to the Sony site it's IMPOSSIBLE to get any tech support, and i can't blame it all on the Vista since it doesn't play on the regular DVD player...so it looks like Sony is no longer the premier name in electronics:(
