Q: What's the difference between Region Coding and RCE?
A: Regional Coding enhancement(RCE) is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on REGION One DVDs to prevent them from playing on region-free or multi-region players. Region Coding is a part of the DVD spec which divides the world into 8 regions:
Region 1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
Region 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
Region 5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6: China
Region 7: Reserved
Region 8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)

Basically, DVDs released in each region will typically only play on players sold in that region. IE a DVD released in the UK *Region 2* would not play on a player sold in the us *Region 1*. You can tell what Region a DVD is coded for by looking at the back of the box for a Globe with a number on it. The number correlates to the region list above. If a DVD is listed as 'Region 0' it means that it isn't coded for any region and should play on ALL regions players.

Q: What titles have RCE?
A: Currently the following titles have RCE
• 6th Day (First Single Disc Release Only)
• All The Pretty Horses
• America's Sweethearts
• Anger Management
• The Animal
• Auto Focus
• The Brothers
• Bad Boys 2
• Charlie's Angels
• Cowboy Bebop The Movie
• Daddy Day Care
• Darkness Falls
• Dogtown and ZBoys
• Enough
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Disc 1 Only)
• Finding Forester
• Ghosts of Mars
• Glass House
• Glitter
• Hollow Man
• Hollywood Homicide
• Identity
• Joe Dirt
• A Knight's Tale
• The Master of Disguise
• Maid in Manhattan
• Men In Black II
• Mr. Deeds
• National Security
• The New Guy
• Panic Room Superbit
• Punch Drunk Love
• Spiderman
• The Patriot
• Saving Silverman
• Snatch
• South Park : Chefs Experience
• South Park : Xmas in South Park
• Stealing Harvard
• Stuart Little 2
• The Sweetest Thing (Rated & Unrated Versions)
• Tears of The Sun
• Thomas Tank & Magic Railroad
• Tomcats
• Trapped
• Urban Legend Final Cut
• ................. to be continued

Titles in BOLD have been confirmed by several sources.
*Starred titles are reported to be RCE but not confirmed.

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