DVDirect

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 14750/- and

comes with 1 year warranty.