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Below is a wel known
picture wich is projected if your DVD Player does not Support the DVD
from the region you want to play!
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Question:
What is Regional Coding Enhancement(RCE)?
Answer:
It's an enhancement added to some Warner and Columbia DVD's to stop region
#1 (R1) DVD's from playing on Region-free DVD players. |
Question:
Does RCE effect Multi-Region
Players?
Answer:
Multi-Region players are not known to be affected by RCE. If you have a
Multi-Region player, you shouldn't have any problems with RCE. |
Question:
Are there workarounds for RCE Region-Free or Code-Free DVD players?
Answer:
RCE does affect these players but there are work arounds:
1. If your player has manual Regional Switch capability, then use the
manual
switch and set it to Region 1.
2. If this doesn't work, play a non-RCE Region 1 title for a few seconds,
and then put in the RCE title. This works fine for
me...>:o) |
Question:
How does it work?
Answer:
How It Works - In simple language, the RCE allows the disc to detect if
a
hardware player is region specific (as required by the CSS licensing
agreement), or if it has been manufactured or altered in the market to be
"region free". If the player is "region free" the RCE
will not allow the
disc to play the program material. It will instead display a message on
the
television advising the consumer that the machine is not authorized to
play
this disc. The actual wording will be as follows:
THIS DVD PLAYER MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED AND IS UNABLE TO PLAY THIS DISC THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS DISC DVD PLAYERS
AND DISCS ARE DESIGNED TO WORK IN CERTAIN REGIONS THIS DISC IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PLAYER PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
RETAILER OR PLAYER MANUFACTURER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE |
Question:
What titles have RCE?
Answer:
Currently the following titles have RCE:
. All The Pretty Horses
. Bedazzled
. Charlie's Angels
. Dancer in the Dark
. Hollow Man
. The Patriot
. A Perfect Storm |
Question:
Which players pass the RCE Test?
Answer:
Here's a list:
|
RCE Compatible
Players |
Denon 2500
Denon 3000
Denon 3700
Denon 5000
Grunding GDV210A
Hitachi DV-K2
JVC 501
JVC 505
JVC 511
JVC 515
JVC 521
JVC 522
JVC 523
JVC 555
JVC 557
JVC 701
JVC 721
JVC 723
JVC K503
JVC TH-A10R
Kenwood 9010
LG 3200
LG 3350
Marantz 890
Nakamichi 10
Panasonic 130
Panasonic 150
Panasonic 160
Panasonic 350
Panasonic 360
Panasonic 560
Panasonic A7
Panasonic L-50
Panasonic LV55
Panasonic LV75
Panasonic PV55
Panasonic RV20
Panasonic RV40
Panasonic RV60
Panasonic SC-HT80
Panasonic SC-PM08 |
Philips
705
Philips 710
Philips 730
Philips 735
Philips 750
Philips 910
Philips 930
Philips 935
Philips 950
Philips 955
Pioneer 302
Pioneer 414
Pioneer 505
Pioneer 515
Pioneer 525
Pioneer 530
Pioneer 535
Pioneer 606
Pioneer 626D
Pioneer 636D
Pioneer 7003
Pioneer 717
Pioneer 727
Pioneer 737
Pioneer DV-05 Elite
Pioneer DV-F07Elite
Pioneer DVL-888
Pioneer DVL-909
Pioneer DVL-91
Pioneer DVL-919E
Pioneer DVS-5
Pioneer LC10
Pioneer NS-DV1
Pioneer NS-DV55
Pioneer PDV10
Samsung 511
Samsung 611
Samsung 707
Samsung 709
Samsung 711
Samsung 807
Samsung 808K
Samsung 907
Samsung 909 |
Sharp
560H
Sharp 600
Sharp 660
Sharp 700
Sharp 760
Sharp L70
Sony 3000
Sony 315
Sony 325
Sony 335
Sony 336
Sony 525D
Sony 530D
Sony 535
Sony 536
Sony 550D
Sony 7000
Sony 705
Sony 715
Sony 725D
Sony 735
Sony 7700
Sony 9000
Sony AV6
Sony CX850D
Sony F11
Sony FX1
Sony K303
Sony S300
Teac 1000
Teac 1050
Thomson 3300
Thomson 3600
Toshiba 1009*
Toshiba 100E*
Toshiba 200E*
Toshiba 2109*
Toshiba 3107*
Toshiba 3109*
Toshiba SD9000*
Yamaha 700
Yamaha 795 |
* with intervention they play
Toshiba 100, 200, 2109:
Put in the disc.
You'll see the RCE warning sign, a world map
Press MEMORY on the remote control.
Press 01 in the Title Box.
Press 00 in the Chapter Box.
Press ENTER Note: The DVD will play, but MENU will not work.
Experimenting with title 2 and
chapter 1 will get you the special
features.
Toshiba 3107, 3109, 9000:
Play the disc. Press STOP
before you see the RCE warning sign, the world map
Press the T button twice to bring up time input.
Enter 1 second
Press PLAY.
Hitachi 505:
If it's upgraded with the Auto-Manual switch, then it's RCE
compatible. If it's an auto player you can:
Use the remote, press SETUP,
LAST,
SKIP «,
SKIP »
You will get a LOOPHOLES menu.
Select REGION ID,
REGION 1
To play R2 title, repeat the above, but select BYPASS or
REGION 2. |
Question:
Have any of the
studios officially released information on RCE?
Answer:
No, but Warner Brothers has issued an internal note on
an enhanced Region Coding Program to DVD Suppliers in R1:
The new advanced approach may render some R1 discs unplayable on existing Multiregion players. Known discs to include this technology are The
Perfect Storm and Columbia Tristar's The Patriot, Hollow Man, and All The Pretty
Horses. Regional Code Enhancement (RCE) Program WHV will start a program
to
enhance the capabilities of the regional code specification for DVD
beginning in October. This program is a response to the unauthorized
practice of altering DVD video hardware players so that they bypass the region code requirements for DVD. This is happening on a more frequent
basis in many territories, and retailers are openly marketing these
non-complying players with names such as "region free" and "multi
zone". The Technology - The enhancement is an additional imbedded code (RCE - Regional Code
Enhancement) on the DVD disc that makes the current regional coding more robust. |
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