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Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

roger4181 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:48:17 -0000

Can you make copies of the DVD's you have made after you are done with the transfer?
I will want to make copies for family.

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jack — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:24:04 -0000

Why is it that devices like the Sony rdr-hx dvd with hard drive recorders are so tough to find? They seem like an optimal solution to recording not just your old vhs tapes, if you already have a vhs player, but also a means of recording television programming directly to a hard drive. For some reason no one seems to sell them though?

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MC — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:51:16 -0000

The DVD that this device burn can play with any regular dvd player? I have a lot of VHS tape wanted to convert, so just simply connect my old VCR to that device with those red, white & yellow cable isn't it? What about if connect TV to this device? Will it record TV program directly?

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

stevemod — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:15:22 -0000

I have the sony VRD-MC5 recorder and would like to know how to record from my cable company dvr to the sony VRD-MC5. I hooked up the RCA cables from my dvr out to the sony in and nothing happened. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
SM

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

Atane — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:48:15 -0000

Sanny, you can record tv broadcasts by connecting it to your DVR, and it is 5.1 capable.

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Atane — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:44:26 -0000

Lee, that is stereo. (L/R) = Left and Right = stereo.

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Atane — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:42:45 -0000

Charlo, this site should help you with transferring 8mm to DVD.

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_i...

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

Atane — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:28:09 -0000

Dusty Chalk, 1080/24p mean 1080 lines of resolution by 24 frames per. second. It will go up to 1080i.

With regards to formats, it is MPEG-2 for standard DVD and AVC/H.264 AVCHD recording only on a DVD for playback.

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sanny mendoza — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:12:13 -0000

Is the device capable in recording TV broadcast and has a timer to record such program? When copying a DVD is the audio 5.1 be identical to the new copy?

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Lee — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:20:13 -0000

Input(s) : x1 (L/R) Audio

Not stereo??????

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Charlo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:53:33 -0000

I have a bunch of 8mm tapes that i would like to transfer to DVD. Unfortunately the Sony camcorder I used to make the films does not work anymore. What do I have to do? Is there another machine that has a built in 8mm play back in it?

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Dusty Chalk — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:03:58 -0000

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv...

Sony's site says "1080/24p Input Capable : x1" -- what does that mean? Is that garble-speak for 1080i? So does that mean that it will record at 1920x1080? At what frame rate? And since DVD's only go up to 852x480 (?), how do they store it on the DVD? Files? What format?

If this is as good as it sounds, it's a real bargain!

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ORESTE GASTON — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:21:07 -0000

please advise me when the price come down I'm definetely interesting
in this device but how long does it take to duplicate a (2) hours dvd.

thanks
Oreste Gaston/ long Island, N.Y.

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

RNYK — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:53:26 -0000

Pete: Unfortunately, this product will not read DVD Ram.

http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/product/VRD-MC5

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

Pete — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:41:50 -0000

If I have a Panasonic Camcorder using DVD Ram disc. Does this machine read this type of format and copy to a DVD?

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pub — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:22:21 -0000

Yes.

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rafael — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:02:01 -0000

i buy samsung sd camcorder will i able to transfer to dvd

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Fiji Jiim — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:21:54 -0000

Can we see a photo of the back of the item, to see what jacks / cables it will connect to?

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Linda — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:49:29 -0000

Hi - I have a Canon 8mm video camcorder Hi8. Will this allow me to use your product to transfer my videos to a disk?

Thank you!

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:37:01 -0000

I have a flip camcorder it take video for about 30 min. When I upload it to a PC to make a dvd it a lot of work. Just wondering if this would compatible with this.

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

Albert Levy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:12:11 -0000

How long will it take to copy a 2 hour movie on DVD to another DVD? Half the time? A quarter of the time? 30 minutes?? Kindly let me know.

Are these copies playable on a PC

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Kathy Bruninga — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:31:32 -0000

Can edit pic and movies with sound or sometype narrarating.

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Alan Mushnick — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:02:34 -0000

this is a great device. It connects to any camcorder and easily lets you transfer the information on the tape to DVD format. You can add a scene marker every 5 10 or 15 minutes for quick scanning during playback. It is almost like making a tape copy, but you do have to finalize the DVD for playback at the end. The little screen has really easy menus to follow. It is idiot proof. I have also used it to copy DVR recordings onto DVD for future viewing.
If you have a Sony camcorder with a DV output, the DVDIRECT talks to the camcorder and controls it with automatically rewinding etc.
It is nearly idiot proof. Great product. I am loving this thing.
When you look at the cost of tape to DVD transfer, this is a bargain, and really so easy to use yourself.

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

Roy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:23:46 -0000

Purchased this recorder from this site and am thrilled. Works like a charm. For anybody who had been doing dvd recording or uses as a backup for recording sessions, this machine works great. Does not have turner or will not playback as a source machine, but as a stand-alone recorder, it is what I have been searching for. Have used for 5 remote sessions which require 6 dvd's per session (as SP speed), not one hiccup.... pre-format dvd (takes about 1 minute) - hit record and you're recording. Hit record and you've paused. If you need chapter points, hit stop, then record again and you're off. Finalizing takes about the same as any other recorder I've used. I have just ordered three more.

Re: Sony Makes Backing Up to DVD a Snap

Larone Stevens — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:52:58 -0000

This unit will allow you to back-up video from an HD camcorder. If your camcorder records in the AVCHD HDD format you can transfer the video on to disc. The VRD-MC5 handles up to to 1080i and stores the information in H.264 format on a DVD for use in most Bluray players.