>I know this may sound like a stupid question but I haven't installed any >DVD-ROMs yet and will be soon. My question is, is it necessary to get >a decoder card for it? I mean if I just buy a DVD-ROM will it be able to >play dvd disks without a decoder card? Or is a decoder card just an... Take a look at Xing Tech. http:.//www.xing.com. They have software DVD decoder software available, I think you need a powerful CPU to use them. Dan ----- PCBUILD mailing list - http://nospin.com Bob Wright:[log in to unmask] - Drew Dunn:[log in to unmask]