Sony just released (press release) “INDUSTRY’S FIRST DVD BURNER THAT COMBINES STAND-ALONE AND COMPUTER-ATTACHED DVD VIDEO RECORDING”

Sony’s new DVDirectâ„¢ (pronounced DVD Direct) device can connect directly to a camcorder or VCR for transferring tape-based video footage to DVD for playback on most home DVD players and PC DVD-ROM drives.

The DVDirect device can burn up to 12 hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video onto compatible double layer DVD+R DL discs or up to six hours onto standard single layer DVD+R or DVD+RW discs. The device can also automatically insert chapters onto DVDs through DVD+Video Recording (+VR), or “start and stop” recording, so users can jump to specific parts of a DVD during playback and edit video footage on the fly.

I don’t really need a portable unit, I might ebay my DVD-+RW for this unit, it’s only $300!

Erik

cool!

Nice, but Its probably very expensive…

uhhh thats bomber….

but prob more duckets than one of each, or a few of each:-)

I don’t think $300 is that expensive for what it does…or claims to do.

At least that’s my opinion on it…most external DVD-+RW drives would be somewhere in that range anyway…

Erik

I don’t think $300 is that expensive for what it does…or claims to do.

At least that’s my opinion on it…most external DVD-+RW drives would be somewhere in that range anyway…

Erik

+1

It’s already available on SonyStyle…

As soon as my credit goes through from my laptop purchase I will be ordering this, honestly, to archive my Tivo alone it’s worth it.

Erik

[quote author=“tifosiv122”]It’s already available on SonyStyle…

As soon as my credit goes through from my laptop purchase I will be ordering this, honestly, to archive my Tivo alone it’s worth it.

Erik

I just tried to put one in my shopping cart. Told me the product was unavailable and to try later.

I’ve still got a 20% coupon I thought I’d try. Likely won’t work, but…

Is that from registering your vaio?

Erik

Is that from registering your vaio?

Erik

I’m not sure. I had two, on for the TR one for the T1. It just showed up in my mailbox a couple of weeks ago. I used one to pick up some cables for my T1, so this might be the Vaio coupon. I doubt it will work, but I’ll give it a shot.

Is that from registering your vaio?

Erik

I’m not sure. I had two, on for the TR one for the T1. It just showed up in my mailbox a couple of weeks ago. I used one to pick up some cables for my T1, so this might be the Vaio coupon. I doubt it will work, but I’ll give it a shot.

Cool, let me know if it works, I have a few too that i’d love to use…not sure if it will work because technically it’s not a T1 or TR acc. but would be cool if it did.

Erik

BRTW, Buy.com is right on top of it. On order but available for sale:

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10383806&loc=101&sp=1

I know there’s a current 5% coupon out there and possibly a 10% and/or free shipping.

No doubt we’ll see it in the UK for £300 ($540) at some point :( 

Now looking forward to my next trip to the US.  If this thing does what it says it can, its well worth $300.

Anybody out there using an Apple Airport Express yet?