RCA DRC600N Portable DVD Player with 7" LCD Display
Macrovision and More Restrictions
RCA DRC600N portable DVD player includes Macrovision copy guard.  This feature is incorporated into the player itself.  When commanded to do so by the disk, the Macrovision generator alters the video signal by inserting very-high-level pulses in to the vertical blanking interval.  It also initially shifts the color-burst phase on some lines of video thoughout the picture.  This results in severe video distortion if the player is connected through a VCR.  Some monitors are adversely affected even if connected directly.  The next feature is regional code restriction which allows the DRC600N to only play DVD's that are encoded for Region 1 or all regions.  Both NTSC and PAL DVD's from overseas can be played and displayed on screen if they conform to this regional code restriction.  To ensure only the highest-quality viewing experience, this DRC600N can only play factory-stamped DVD's.  Copies or home videos recorded onto DVD-R will not play on this machine.  Both factory-stamped and recordable CD-R audio compact disks will play.  The DRC600N includes remote control, power supply/charger, A/V cables including \\"S\\"-video, and a great lithium-ion battery pack.  Picture quality and battery capacity are quite good.  Unfortunately, despite extensive research, there are no available upgrades available to render this player multi-region and VCR Friendly.  That plus its inability to play recordable DVD's makes it a marginal value.