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Summary: A DVD decoder comes in two basic types, which are a hardware decoder and a software decoder. Learn about DVD decoders and their use in capturing and storing different video formats with help from a computer and network administration specialist in this free video on DVD decoders.
"Hello my name is Mark and today I'm going to answer the question what is a DVD decoder. A DVD decoder, there's actually two different types, two basic types of DVD decoders which is the hardware decoder and a software decoder and what a DVD decoder, what it's basic function is, videos are taken and captured and stored in different formats like MPEG2, AVI and so on and so forth. DVD decoders are used in your DVD players at home to decode the different formats of video that's on them to display through your television as well as on your computer, the DVD players on your computer have software decoders through a bunch of different vendors that decode the format to display it properly on your screen. And that's basically what DVD decoders do."
eHow Article: What Is a DVD Decoder?