Sony DVDirect VRD-MC5 DVD Burner

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By Zyke  Aug 17, 2009

Pros: Easier than manually sketching movies frame-by-frame.

Cons: Constant, erroneous "copyright" blocking of old home movies.

This device is horrible. It incorrectly reads "copyright information" and I have to use workarounds just to transfer old home videos to DVD. When I contacted Sony they insisted that I must've been trying to copy copyrighted material. I wasn't, but now I'm motivated to copy and distribute every purchased DVD I own that would cost Sony money.

Also, because of Sony's 'child-proofing' you can't truly edit/manipulate video and you absolutely CANNOT convert the input into MPEGs like you can with the HandyCams.

I used to love Sony products, but with each passing year they get harder to love. Their customer service is arrogant and rude anytime you have a problem other than something that can be solved by the drones in Malaysia with their customer service scripts.

Beware of "expert" reviews - they are often shills whose livelihoods rely on the sales/ad revenues of the companies which produce/distribute the very products they are reviewing.