Emprex 16X DVD Video Decoder for PC Systems, About This DVD-ROMDrive

16X DVD-ROM

DRIVE

DVD Video Decoder for PC Systems

There are three types of DVD-Video decoders on the market:

Type 1: The RPC code has been set by the manufacturer and can’t be changed.

Type 2: The RPC code can be changed up to the maximum of four times (except the initial setting).

Type 3: With RPC Phase 2 drives, the DVD-Video decoder copies the same region code as the drive

Here is a table to help you understand how DVD-ROM drives and the decoder (DVD MPEG cards or DVD playback software) work together for region code setting.

	DVD Drive
DVD Decoder	RPC Phase 1	RPC Phase 2
Type 1	Decoder	Decoder & Drive
Type 2	Decoder	Decoder & Drive
Type 3	Decoder	Decoder & Drive

About This DVD-ROM Drive

This drive is a RPC2 DVD-ROM drive and according to DVD-Forum, PC chip must be designed into DVD-ROM drives to record how many times a user has changed the region code. The first region code will depend on the DVD title you play and you are allowed to modify the region code 5 times (including the initial one). After the fifth alteration, the region code will be locked and only those DVD titles of the same region code could be played afterwards, so set the code carefully.

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