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Divx
There are two meanings of the word "Divx". The original was used to describe a proposed encrypted video format and rental scheme which required phone lines. This initiative died in 1999. This is the topic of this category only.
More recently, DivX (note capitalization) was the name used to describe a highly compressed video standard based on the MPEG-4 standard. It is unrelated to the old Divx rental scheme.
More recently, DivX (note capitalization) was the name used to describe a highly compressed video standard based on the MPEG-4 standard. It is unrelated to the old Divx rental scheme.
Sites in Divx
Divx Owners Association
News, reviews, forum, and resources, as well as the history of the Divx home video system.
Fight Divx
Information on fighting Circuit City's DIVX format and help protect Open DVD. Related links.
The DIVX Lover's Website
News, resources, information about the DVD conspiracy, and links.
WashingtonPost.com: Divx's Deathbed Is Livelier Than You Might Think
Article on the last months of Divx playback.
Absolute Divx
Pro-Divx site, which operated during 1998-99, put online again to provide a historical resource.
TechTV.com: The Origins of the Original Divx
Detailed article on the Divx home video system, which was the original video product to use the name "Divx."
ZDNet.com: Divx Dies - DVD the Big Winner
News release explaining that the makers of Divx, a rentable DVD system, have announced they will discontinue operations.
Divx on the Defensive
Article about the criticism directed towards the former Circuit City video rental scheme.
CNET.com - Divx DVD Backers Call it Quits
Marketing of Divx video systems and disks to cease, and customers to be given rebates. |
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