- Makes home movie DVDs you can easily share and enjoy
- Connects directly to your camcorder or VCR, no PC required
- Compatible wtih i.LINK/FireWire through DV input
- Records on DVD+R/+RW discs and DVD+R DL double layer discs
- Can also be connected to computer via USB 2.0 connection for up to 16x DVD burning
Product Description
movies on DVD as easy as 1, 2, 3 Sony’s latest model of DVDirect DVD Recorder is the easiest way to get your own DVD movies to change. You connect your camcorder, VCR or other video device, DVDirect, hit the front of the reputation of the recorder, and play or your camcorder and Presto! You have the DVD, which can be played on most consumer set-top DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive. Up to 6 hours video fits on a standard DVD recorder or home rewrita. . . read more>>
John Bloom says:
I. a digital link connection is not compatible with other Sony devices. I bought the VC20 and the DCR-TRV480, so the high quality transfer of old Sony Hi8 analog tapes to DVD, such as Sony advertises. While both products are in digital i. The link function, they are not compatible with each other. I spent two months with the return to Sony for testing each: Each works well alone, but the TRV480 is not a link to a digital signal i. The fact that the VC20 identified. Sony’s technical support was for me to link to another cable to buy, and if it does not work, they finally recognized the compatibility problem, but they have no solution. I found nothing in the literature for Sony, which warned that these two products from Sony can not be connected via the link i.. I have wasted much time and another $ 100 i-link cable and shipping, testing, and the Sony Techs have walked the problem. Buyer beware!
March 14, 2010, 10:28 amG. Crain says:
I bought this only archive of the old analog Hi-8 camcorder tapes. (I do not have any old movies and TV shows, I just videos of deep and wonderful children.) Submission of the old analog tapes to DVD seems the only purpose of life is VRDVC20.
time requirements and the level of frustration of the other methods had me pulling your hair out. So I bought myself VRDVC20 save much, much time and effort.
For the most part I’m happy with the device. I’ve only made four coasters (a total of about 35 made), which is a better ratio than other methods I’ve used the archive. I did some research and found that the device needs a firmware update, I am ready. Since the update I just made a coaster, but it seems to work.
(I have a big problem for each device goes commercial, especially one who is so low in this VRDVC20 and immediately send a mass producer to the correct device. Do these people are not in-house testing?)
the picture quality seems quite good. I have a DVD back to archive 32 “television, and is a very minor pixellation (My family absolutely honored to watch these videos). However, if the photo is indoors, or very little light, pixellation is quite remarkable. I understand that This is normal analog tapes, so I expected no better.
I bought a Sony CD-R, DVD-ROM archiving process. After burning, they do not work in my Panasonic DVD player, on his last legs, anyway. a kind friend lent me her Samsung DVD player, Sony CD-R discs will not play, either. However, in-law to my Sony DVD player works well in this, so it seems that I am forced to a new Sony DVD player. I’m not sure if I’m good with.
As I ready for archiving my Hi-8 tapes I send this burner the other members of the family archive video footage of their strip.
March 14, 2010, 1:05 pmHeath G. says:
I usually research products to death before making a purchase, customer reviews and I take very seriously. I have Sony VRD-VC20 from my wife for my birthday – and of course, before I even had the box I opened the control of the CNET / elsevier / Amazon reviews to ensure that this is a good product. Findings that the pros were generally good, reviews were mixed – but I wanted to convert these tapes to DVDs and I just could not load tapes for hours on my computer, edit, and then authoring them – only to blow the process of the ninth inning with no evidence. So. . . . I opened the box.
WOW – I’m really glad I did. This product is good. In the first place – it is one of the easiest gadgets I have used. Out of the box I looked at the Quick Start instructions, connected my analog Hi8 camcorder with S-video cable and 2 RCA cables (red / white), connected to the device, put a video tape and was ready to leave. Once you have that setting up a video just play and record DVD Direct – it’s that easy. When the tape ends – DVD Direct to acknowledge that there is no longer a video signal, and it will stop recording. You can then choose to increase DVD (tells you how much recording time is available) or you can close the DVD in such a way that playing a DVD player. Everything you need to finalize the disc suffers from the recorder and asks you to eject the disc to stop. It is really easy.
So far I have 9 plates and coasters. They are all in my Sony DVD player (he has a few years old). I used a Sony DVD-R discs – I have not tried a different disc manufacturers added.
All I want the unit to a stand-alone mode to provide greater flexibility for the titles of the disc and the frequency of the disc. I have to connect the device to the computer as a burner – but at a certain moment I aside time to test it. In the meantime, I recommend this product to those old songs they want quickly and easily convert DVD to n.
March 14, 2010, 3:47 pmC. Cederberg says:
I bought the DCR-TRV480 D8 and VRD-VC20 burner to convert the old 8mm tapes to DVD and D8. So far I have tried 3 digital and one analog. Digital lost a good 20 minutes after. Two hours of the analog had no voice – two hours wasted. I’ve spent a few days to try to reduce the problem. Sony support was very nice to work, “Take the Storage Group” and “a video camera. When connecting DV signal is not recognized until I scroll through the various options tape going. There is a button for this device save!
March 14, 2010, 4:09 pmCCR says:
Buyer beware if you try for a digital video 8 tape copying, with I-link to the burner.
I bought this burner, with the aim of vaccination cover all my Digital 8 tapes to DVD, using the I-link. What I’ve found that this burner will automatically go into suspend, if there is any gap in the band tries to copy. To start recording again, you must physically press the Record button to start recording again. If the tape is quite a gap – which has many home videos, you sit beside the stove to the press stops recording every time. Bottom line to burn a DVD with this device you have to sit next to the hour, make sure that does not stop – unless you a very altered, with no gaps at all.
I contacted Sony’s technical assistance in this matter and they admitted that breaks the burner is an I-link, because the deficiencies in the band was “design error” was no change. Besides, she drafted numerous calls on this exact question only a proposal to back burner to the seller.
If you do not intend this burner i-link and the video camera, then I think you’re okay to use. If you do not complete the output tape, which does not have holes, and the frustrating experience you’ve used this burner. Buyer beware!
March 14, 2010, 6:48 pm