Frequently Asked Questions, DirectShow, Splitter

DVD Software Support for Compaq Portables

•5.1 channel output for:

-6 channel audio cards

-4 channel audio cards

•Support for 3-D Audio (from 3rd party)

DirectShow®

•DirectShow® Navigator -

-Enables the DVD 1.0 standard interactive features such as multiple language control and camera angles.

-Validates DVD content through a key authentication and exchange system

-Provides region coding support

•Audio and video filters for Plug-and-Play installation

•Perfect audio/video synchronization

•MCI backward compatibility

GUI (as per table 2)

•User interface for playback of DVDs, VideoCD, and audio CDs

•Friendly look and feel

Splitter

•Available for non-DVD file playback

•Separates program streams into audio, video and sub-picture streams

Content Scrambling System (CSS)

•CSS software support for playback of Hollywood movies or other encrypted content

•Tamper resistant

•Supports six regional codes

•Licensed from IBM Microelectronics

Internationalization

•Currently translated into 16 languages:

- English, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Traditional Chinese

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I able to play DVD movies on the slower Armada or Prosignia notebooks?

No, if the notebook processor is an Intel Pentium I generation. Yes, if the notebook processor uses an Intel Pentium II, and includes an optional DVD drive used in conjunction with either the optional DVD-to-Go PC Card from Compaq (Part Number 202861-001) or with DVD Express software, users are able to play DVD movies and other MPEG2 video clips. The DVD-to-Go PC card solution provides hardware assisted MPEG2 decoding (through the PC Card) that guarantees the highest level of movie playback performance regardless of processor. Although DVD Express can be used on 233 MHz processor systems, playback quality is higher if the DVD-to-Go solution is used instead.

How is the DVD region set with DVD Express and can it be changed?

When first attempting to play regionalized movie content with DVD Express the application will prompt the user to select the region. This is a one-time selection and cannot be changed once set. The requirement to ensure the application only allow this selection to be made once is a requirement Compaq must satisfy as a licensor of CSS encryption technology used to protect DVD movies. This licensor requirement also restricts distribution via open networks, like the Internet.

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