Sony VRD-MC5 2.5 in. DVD Recorder

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Average User Rating

(3.50 out of 5) from 4 reviews

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The only electronic gadget my wife loves to use!

(4.00 out of 5) by farbod_mm on Sep 30, 2009

Pros: Super easy-to-use, no PC required, affordable, saves you a lot of time.
Cons: A bit slow, no editing capabilities.
The Bottom Line: Makes DVD creation easy and fast for almost everybody, even the ones with no technical background or computer experience.

So we all know the burdens of transferring our digital videos from your camcorder (specially a hard ...
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Convert those old VHS tapes to DVDs!

(4.00 out of 5) by marindavid on Mar 13, 2009

Pros: Small, easy to use, relatively inexpensive. No computer required.
Cons: A copier - not an editor. Slow. Copies VHS tapes in real time to DVDs.
The Bottom Line: A nice simple machine to attach to the old VCR and make long lasting DVD copies of your slowly corroding VHS favorites.

The VHS format is becoming obsolete. The time to convert your favorites to DVD is now, easy and inex ...
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A Very Handy Thing To Have

(4.00 out of 5) by ziggybrunosmom on Jun 1, 2008

Pros: This unit is fairly user-friendly.
Cons: Read the directions carefully, and complete each step of the process.
The Bottom Line: I recommend this to anyone who has several videos to transfer and only has old video equipment.

I originally bought the SONY VRD-MCF DVD Recorder because I have an old (purchased in 2000) 8 mm. vi ...
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Great concept, flawed execution!

(2.00 out of 5) by mitchells on May 13, 2008

Pros: Very easy to burn from one's camcorder to DVD
Cons: No automated chapter inputs on Mini-DVs and no dual layer support for HD inputs.
The Bottom Line: I wouldn't bother with this burner as it has too many non-sensical limitations. Wait for something better that handles dual layer DVDs from any input.

I bought this DVD burner thinking this would be a great way to help my transition from Mini-DV tapes ...
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