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Pros & Cons
Pros
Sony vrd-mc3 is an easy to use backup tool for your mini dv tapes. For the minidv camcorder, i use firewire and this has an added benefit of recording only the recorded video. Product does a great shop recording from my vcr tapes.
On playback, each title shows up separately on the start-up menu, but the entire contents of the dvd will playback at once. The screen on top of the unit provides good feedback on what is actually making it to the disk. The one drawback that i can see... Read More
It can also be used as a dvd recorder on your pc. And for that this device excels. I'm not very computer savvy and don't have a fancy computer with hundreds of gb space.
Cons
Most of my dvds get a write failed. Next disc, failed to record. There is no way to tell how much time you have left to record until it just suddenly stops recording. If you wish to transfer high def material to dvd (in low def) use one of the recomme... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I am extremely happy with this product.
Using above method i have written about 100 video dvd's, all fine and excellent video quality.
I ended up waiting on hold for a long time to talk to someone in customer service, and found out that i simply had to use a sta... Read More
I do not have a sony digital video camera, i have a jvc, and i tried to hook up the camera with the dvr via a usb cable (as it ... Read More
Price
I think the sony vrd-mc3 and the included nero 7 price is very reasonable.
Competitiveness
I give it highest ratings for performance and price (especially now that it's the old model sold at a greatly reduced price).
Initially i had problem capturing video more that 1 hour in taiyo yuden dvd's.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 21.2% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 62 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 24 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
No need to connect to a computer or monitor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At first i used it mainly as an independent dvd recorder without connect it to a pc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
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
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The software at the time cost about xx which is already included for free
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I took the option and upgraded
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For some reason xp become very unresponsive after the upgrade
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Without spending time to find out why i uninstalled nero and restore xp back to the preinstallation restore point
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now i cant even get close to it
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