July 10, 2008 The Sony VRDMC3 DVDirect DVD Recorder does just what its name suggests – it records to DVDs directly from other sources, and it does so without the need for a PC.

Sony has issued a statement 'clarifying' what caused many of its DVD/HDD recorders to freeze or lose access to Freeview channels following a firmware update. The BBC was inundated with complaints last ...

As the EngineerGuy explains, the first home video recorder to hit the market back in 1975 was from Sony, and used the company’s Betamax format. Soon after that, JVC released a competing home ...

We've long been fans of Sony's DVD/hard-disk recorders, and they've picked up quite a few What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Awards along the way. New for 2008 are four models, the RDR-HXD790, RDR-HXD890, ...

Sony Electronics took the wraps off four home video products that updated some of the entries into the home AV market. The lineup includes two DVD players featuring a High Definition Multi Media ...

A good choice is the Sony DVDirect VRD-MC5 next generation multi-function recorder. The MC5 transfers AVCHD quality videos to DVD discs in their native 1080i resolution.

Sony DVDirect VRD-MC5. Jonathan Snyder/WiredDoes granny need to transfer some VHS to DVD?Get her Sony’s machine -- it’s the easiest unit we tested. Just connect the RCA composite cables to ...

Sony has released details of its new range of HDD/DVD recorders, ... That's the equivalent of over 500 VHS ... Sony's 'Precision Cinema Progressive' technology uses proprietary algorithms to ...

In a replay of that old VHS vs. Betamax duel, there are two formats duking it out for DVD supremacyone backed by a group that includes Panasonic, Hitachi and Samsung, the other backed by Sony ...

Advances in VHS technology, however, have narrowed or even closed that gap in quality, experts say. And the arrival of DVD, with even better picture quality, has “basically put Betamax to rest ...

Be warned, vintage videophiles: Japan’s Funai Electric, a company that claims to be the last manufacturer of videocassette recorders (VCRs), will manufacture its last VHS player this month.

GfK also notes that Blu-ray recorders are replacing DVD recorders 1.5 times faster than the latter replaced VHS recorders. We wonder if the phrase "selling like hot cakes" has a Japanese equivalent?