DVDirect from Sony


Features: Sony has announced the introduction of a new model of DVDirect in India. Like the presently available VRD-VC20 model, the new VRD-MC1 recorder can transfer home video footage in real-time from a camcorder or VCR tape to a DVD without a computer, and also enables “computer free” recording of digital still images directly from memory cards to DVD as a slideshow for playback on most home DVD players and PC DVD-ROM drives.

Another new functionality is direct connection to PictBridge compatible photo printers for printing individual digital pictures from a memory card or from a DVD disc. The VRD-MC1 features a two-inch color LCD screen for previewing video and images when used in stand-alone mode. It can burn up to 12 hours of high-quality hardware encoded MPEG-2 video on DVD+R DL Double Layer discs, or up to six hours of video or up to 2,000 photos onto supported standard single layer discs. These discs can then be played back on most home DVD players or computer DVD-ROM drives.One side of the new DVDirect model incorporates digital and analog video/audio inputs, enabling direct connection of a camcorder or VCR to transfer tape-based videos to DVD. On the other side, it sports slots for five of the most popular digital camera memory cards, to take pictures from digital camera and create a slideshow on a DVD disc, all without a computer.“Videos and digital pictures tend to end up languishing on tapes or memory cards,” said Vincent Chng, regional Product manager for branded storage products in computer peripheral division of applications & devices marketing Singapore (a division company of Sony Electronics (S) Pte Ltd).The new DVDirect model VRD-MC1 is available in India through select Rashi partners.

Price: It is available at suggested end user price of Rs 14,750 and comes with one year warranty.