| | |  | Satellite Radio | Home » » » » Sony RCD-W500C Compact Disc Player/Recorder | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Make your own music mixes and enjoy the sonic results with Sony's RCD-WC500 Compact Disc Player/Recorder. Featuring a 5-CD/Dual Deck with 4x High Speed Dubbing and CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 Playback Capability*, this product records CD-Recordable and CD-ReWritable Discs*, offers SBM - Super Bit Mapping® Recording and High Speed Finalizing, and CD Text Entry. Also utilize 24-Step Program Play, One-Touch Synchro Start/Record, and the supplied Remote Commander® Remote Control. Begin burning your CDs today with the RCD-WC500. *CD-R/RW Playback may not be compatible with all discs, depending on recording conditions. | | | Features: | |
• 5-CD/dual deck with 4x high speed dubbing
• Records CD-Recordable and CD-ReWritable discs
• CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 playback capable
• SBM - Super Bit Mapping® recording
• High speed finalizing
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 17.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 15.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 15.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 20.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 19.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 9.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 18.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 117 reviews |
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 It'll be a busy winter...Nov 17, 2009
My husband's uncle wished he could listen to his extensive LP collection in the car, but didn't have a CD recorder. He has recorded many of his favorites in the past two weeks, and plans to go digital with the entire collection (several thousand albums). Very satisfied with this recorder, very easy to set up and operate, very good results.
 Infested with Electronic BugsNov 05, 2009
I am now starting to use my second RCDW500C and hoping that it will hold up better than the first one. I was delighted with the first until it began to develop bugs, which got progressively worse. I'm praying that it was just a lemon, else I will have to try another brand -- and the pickings are slim.
I make composite recordings (mostly CD to CD), and I do it only occasionally, so the machine does not get heavy use. This unit was easy to learn at first, though it took a while to get the hang of doing CD-to-tape and back-to-CD recording, with all the tweaking of levels that were involved. I never mastered the fade feature.
Over time, though, this unit started to give me recording error messages, especially once I got more than half of a disc recorded. At first, I was able to work around these by repeating the same steps -- or by finalizing and unfinalizing the disc. Eventually, though, it was taking me literally hours to get the last two or three tracks in a collection to take. That's when I switched off to the new one that I bought as a backup. (If it does the same thing after a bit of use, I'll not only try the Teac option but swear off Sony electronics altogether.)
It's a pity that the Sony machine develops bugs. The sound quality is very good. Though it takes practice, adjusting recording levels is rather simple, and there are separate level controls for digital disc-to-disc dubbing and for recording from an analog source. The problem is that, unless my first one was a lemon, I'd have to replace this unit with a new one every year, even with relatively light use.
 Too Complex To MatterOct 26, 2009
This product was represented as being very good....but with frequent statements about "Read the Directions". This sounded like warning enough. "Read the Directions Over and Over".
It is much worse than that. The is no place in the directions that tell you how to record single tracks from multiple discs. The directions for finding this are actually intermingled into 3 separate places..one being...in how to PLAY from multiple discs. I have had other recording machines...so..although not the most "tech inclined"...had enough knowledge to use and enjoy the others.
This machine is terrible. Try finding the "Program" button....usually a first step in recording from multiple discs. This machine is just not worth the trouble. It does do a fine job in just copying an entire disc...beyond that? Garbage heap material.
don't buy this product!Oct 20, 2009
This is a total rip-off. I bought this unit because I didn't want the confusion of recording my own CDs from a computer. Was I mistaken -- big time. This is the most confusing unit I have ever worked with, and I still have not been able to figure out how to record my own CDs on this unit. Plus there is no customer support -- you call and get the usual run around via robotic messages.
A total waste of money. Sony, you should be ashamed.
 The worst cd recorder I ever owned!Oct 16, 2009
The Sony recorder is the worst I ever owned. When I first bought it after a week recorded cds would skip or not play.I sent it back for repair it was lost for three months.Now 15 months later the player is skipping and not playing disc.Get alot of no disc,when there is a disc in it.Before I bought the Sony. I had three JVC units never any problems other than I wore them out.When I went to purchase another one Jvc no longer made them. The sony was the only one I could find.I have never been a fan of Sony except for their portable items Walkmans ect. I'm now going with the Yamaha CDRHD1500 HDD its high price,but you get what you pay for. It also seems the home CDR recorders are becoming a thing of the past so if you plan on buying one you had better act fast.Get a good one,it might be the last one you can find.
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