Product Description

Watch your TV or cable programs on your CLI? handheld, anywhere, anytime! The Video Recorder records TV programs or videos onto the Memory Stick media for playback with the CLI? handheld. Take your CLI? handheld and watch those recorded videos at your convenience...on the plane, on the subway or when you're waiting in the lobby for your next meeting.

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Product Details

• Brand: Sony
• Model: PEGA-VR100K
• Released on: 2003-10-24
• Dimensions: 1.10 pounds

Features

• Record TV shows onto Memory Stick media and play them on your CLIÉ handheld
• Easily hooked up to a standard TV antenna, cable service, satellite receiver, VCR, or video camcorder
• Can be used as TV tuner on LCDs or PC display with video inputs
• Record up to 16 hours and 40 minutes
• Compatible with these series: PEG-NZ, PEG-NX, PEG-UX, and PEG-TG

From the Manufacturer
Early Adopters Pick: October 2003 This breakthrough product lets you record TV shows onto Memory Stick media (up to 16 hours!) and play them on your Clie handheld.

It's the ultimate CLIÉ handheld accessory--it lets you watch record your favorite TV shows on Memory Stick media and play them on your handheld, anywhere, anytime! It has a built-in TV tuner to record cable or TV programs (channels VHF 2 to 13, UHF 14 to 69, cable TV 1 to 125). It can be hooked up to a standard TV antenna, cable service, satellite receiver, VCR, or video camcorder, and can be used as TV tuner on LCDs or PC display with video Inputs. Compatible CLIÉ Handhelds include the following series:

• PEG-NZ Series
• PEG-NX Series
• PEG-UX Series
• PEG-TG Series

Record your favorite TV shows or personal home videos onto Memory Stick media and playback the recorded videos on the CLIÉ handheld. Recorded videos, TV and cable programs are stored on the Memory Stick media (sold separately). The product is also compatible with the following media: MagicGate Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, and MagicGate Memory Stick Duo media. It can record up to 16 hours and 40 mins using a 1GB Memory Stick PRO in LP1/LP2 mode. Video utilities software is included for automatic recording of TV or cable programs. The following Movie Player modes are supported: HQ (High Quality) SP (Standard Play) LP1 (Long Play 1) LP2 (Long Play 2).

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Customer Reviews

Prototypes should remain in R&D
I bought this system when there were no reviews based on:
o Trusting the Sony brand name.
o Impulse Buy after getting a Clie
As to every device, there are pros and cons. Problem is when the cons >> Pros.

Pros:
o System is small, Light Weight.
o Can be placed vertical or horizontal.
o Accepts MS & MS Pro (30 min for every 128 megs approx. at high quality)
o Can record at various quality levels for memory efficincy.
o Line-in and Line-out + RF in.

Cons:
o System ONLY RECORDS, it does not play what you recorded, so playing recordings on a big screen TV is out of the question.
o No remote provided, which means you have to get up every time you want to start or stop a recording. Placing the system in a small space between your TV and DVD player adds the disadvantage of awkward button pressing.
o Way too expensive. for the price of 2 I can get a top quality DVD recorder.
o Recordings do not play on a PC.

Sony always does this,come up with a great product (Clie) and flood the market with prototype add-ons that are discontinued due to 'lack of sales'. I hope this trend doesn't last long.

Read the box already........
First off, some of these people who offer reviews need to stick to beta and 8 tracks. In reference to a previous review, of course it doesn't playback, its a freakin recorder. Second, just because it lacks a remote doesn't make it bad (get up and start the record process yourself!!!!!!!!!) I digress though, I purchased one of these so I could watch movies on long plane rides from DC to LA via my Clie UX-50. I load up a 1 or 2 gig memory stick with about a half a dozen movies and I am in a happy minature video coma for hours. Of course I have to initially deflect all the curious questions about the UX-50. Ughh. The bottom line is that this is a great product that does EXACTLY what it is designed to do.... record video to memory sticks for later viewing on other memory stick compatible products. Sure its expensive, but its cutting edge, well designed and its a Sony product. If you havn't noticed, Sony products are not cheap. You get what you pay for.

Fantastic device...
I love this unit. You can choose to record at, basically, 3 quality levels. The sound and picture are great on my Sony UX-50. Many will consider it an expensive toy, but the quality is fantastic and I enjoy it. For the person that has everything...