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Sony DVDirect® VRD-MC3 2.5 in. DVD Recorder

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(3.70 out of 5) from 12 reviews

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Sony DVDirect® VRD-MC3 DVD Recorder.. DVD Archiving With Simplicity

(5.00 out of 5) by lllopez on Feb 24, 2009

Pros: Simplicity, Functionality
Cons: Poorly Written Manual
The Bottom Line: Sony’s DVDirect® VRD-MC3 DVD Recorder is the perfect solution for Do It Yourself video transfer.

One piece of advice that I took to heart years ago, was to get lots of pictures of your family. That ...
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Good solid product from Sony

(4.00 out of 5) by all_4sale on Oct 28, 2008

Pros: Bypass the computer for DVD burning. Easy to use.
Cons: Any date/screen information is lost during the conversion. No good at creating menus/thumbnails.
The Bottom Line: Good solid product from Sony that is good for converting home vides from tape to DVD.

I bought the Sony DVDirect MC3 in March 2008 and so far have had no problems what so ever. The burne ...
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Satisfied with the results

(4.00 out of 5) by mheilbron on Oct 14, 2007

Pros: Easy to use, creates high quality DVDs.
Cons: Not much

As others, I've purchased this unit primarily to convert analog and digital 8mm tapes to DVD format. ...
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This could be Sony's last chance with me.

(3.00 out of 5) by bottleslingguy on May 26, 2007

Pros: Not hard to figure out. Looks nice. Accepts a wide variety of devices.
Cons: Only had it two days and so far no good.

I just received the VRD-MC3 yesterday and it took me about a half hour to figure out how to record f ...
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It almost works

(2.00 out of 5) by dsziede on Apr 16, 2007

Pros: Works fine for standard TVs.
Cons: Wrong aspect ratio displaying standard video on a HDTV.

Mine gets returned as "don't work." Yes it records, but I can't persuade it to record in the right a ...
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