Sony VRDMC5

alaTest has collected and analyzed 364 user reviews of Sony VRDMC5 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.com. Views about the size and image quality are generally positive. The design and price also get good opinions. Some have doubts about the finish, while reviews are divided on the reliability.

I love my new toy. It's easy to use and works great.

Very happy so far with the Sony VRDMC5. I have been worried the last few years about losing all my old VCR and Hi 8 tapes shot from expensive vacations, tours of my aging parent's country house back in the 80's, footage of long dead dogs and other...

I found it very easy to hook up to it with my camcorder as well as hooking up a VCR. If there is an easier way to transfer VHS to DVD I would like to see it.

If you own an AVCHD (High-Def) Sony camcorder, this recorder makes a lot of sense in order to catalog high-def video. Unfortunately, the process (and the documentation) to down-convert high-def to standard-def and record to DVD is not quite as...

This product has worked very well for its intended purpose. I record services at my church for review and analysis by the worship leaders. The camera's A/V patch cord connects as intended. The first of two shortcomings I found is that the finished...