SONY EXPANDS DVDIRECT DVD RECORDER PRODUCT FAMILY.

Expanding the DVDirect DVD recorder product family, Sony Electronics has introduced a new model that allows both digital photos and home videos to be recorded onto discs without the need for a computer.

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 f rom memory cards to DVD as a slideshow for playback on most home DVD players and PC DVD-ROM drives.

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