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® Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Qflix™ Drives 12. What are the Minimum PC requirements needed to use the Pioneer DVD/CD writers with Qflix support?  Windows® XP® or Windows Vista® PC  1.4 GHz Pentium® IV processor or equivalent recommended  512 MB RAM  Video display with at least 1024 x 768 resolution and 32-bit color  5GB of available hard disk space (for downloaded movies)  Broadband internet connection 13. Which software applications are on the installation disc for the Pioneer Qflix DVD/CD writers? The bundled applications on the installation disc are as follows:  CinemaNow™ Media Manager  Roxio® Venue™  Roxio Easy CD and DVD Burning™  Roxio Cineplayer® 14. Do the Qflix writers read and write to standard CD and DVD media? Yes, please reference your drive's specification for supported read/write speeds. 15. Is Qflix media available for recording in both the single layer (SL), and dual layer (DL), formats? Currently Qflix media is only available for SL recording only. Downloaded titles are encoded to fit on a single layer 4.7GB piece of Qflix™ media. 16. How many titles are available for downloading? As of October 2008 there are approximately 200 titles available for downloading. This number is increasing as more Hollywood studios release their content. 17. Is the video quality on the downloaded title similar to that of a replicated DVD? Yes, the downloadable video content is encoded using MPEG-2, with a constant bit rate setting (CBR). Replicated DVD titles encode using MPGE-2 with a variable bit rate setting (VBR). Downloaded titles are encoded as Region One for North America playback only. 18. What happens if my download fails or there is an interruption in my internet connection? If your network connection is interrupted during the download process, it resumes automatically from where it left off when the connection is re-established. 19. Can I download and record HD video content from the CinemaNow website? No, currently only standard definition video format files are available for download. 20. Can I download the extras and artwork that are available on replicated DVD titles? No, at this time the Hollywood movie studios have not made the extra material or artwork available for download and/or print. 21. Can closed captioning and subtitles be downloaded and supported on Qflix media? No, not at this time. Updated: 22-June-2009 Page 2 or 3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Qflix™ Drives
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12.
What are the Minimum PC requirements needed to use the Pioneer DVD/CD writers
with Qflix support?
Windows
®
XP
®
or Windows Vista
®
PC
1.4 GHz Pentium
®
IV processor or equivalent recommended
512 MB RAM
Video display with at least 1024 x 768 resolution and 32-bit color
5GB of available hard disk space (for downloaded movies)
Broadband internet connection
13.
Which software applications are on the installation disc for the Pioneer Qflix
DVD/CD writers?
The bundled applications on the installation disc are as follows:
CinemaNow™ Media Manager
Roxio
®
Venue™
Roxio Easy CD and DVD Burning™
Roxio Cineplayer®
14.
Do the Qflix writers read and write to standard CD and DVD media?
Yes, please reference your drive’s specification for supported read/write speeds.
15.
Is Qflix media available for recording in both the single layer (SL), and dual layer
(DL), formats?
Currently Qflix media is only available for SL recording only. Downloaded titles are encoded to
fit on a single layer 4.7GB piece of Qflix™ media.
16.
How many titles are available for downloading?
As of October 2008 there are approximately 200 titles available for downloading. This number
is increasing as more Hollywood studios release their content.
17.
Is the video quality on the downloaded title similar to that of a replicated DVD?
Yes, the downloadable video content is encoded using MPEG-2, with a constant bit rate setting
(CBR). Replicated DVD titles encode using MPGE-2 with a variable bit rate setting (VBR).
Downloaded titles are encoded as Region One for North America playback only.
18.
What happens if my download fails or there is an interruption in my internet
connection?
If your network connection is interrupted during the download process, it resumes
automatically from where it left off when the connection is re-established.
19.
Can I download and record HD video content from the CinemaNow website?
No, currently only standard definition video format files are available for download.
20.
Can I download the extras and artwork that are available on replicated DVD titles?
No, at this time the Hollywood movie studios have not made the extra material or artwork
available for download and/or print.
21.
Can closed captioning and subtitles be downloaded and supported on Qflix media?
No, not at this time.