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DivX DVD Players Arrive

Posted by timothy on from the what-no-ogg dept.

division21 writes "Geeks rejoice -- DivX Enabled DVD Players finally surface! (With all the goodies: MP3, SVCD, etc.) I remember when MP3 compatability appeared back in the day -- And it looks as though DivX Compatibility could be a real possibility for the mainstream ..." And if you can live without the compression, cherrypi points out this surprisingly favorable review of perhaps the cheapest (under $200) portable DVD player with a built-in screen.

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  1. Ambiguous by red_dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shouldn't the article point out that these DivX DVD players aren't the same as the DivX players once sold by Circuit City? Or are they?

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    In Soviet Russia, Jesus asks: "What Would You Do?"
  2. divx? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought penny-arcade really put it best:

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=1999-06 -18&res=l#

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    "Quoting famous computer scientists out of context is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming." - K
  3. irony... by havaloc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, a DivX player that people will actually want to buy.

  4. Re:Pathetic by Phosphor3k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, these things dont even support SACDs or DVD-Audio.

  5. man this is confusing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    we've got VCD, DVD, DeCSS, MPEG4, Dvix, DVIX, DviX, DviX;-), DviX B-], DviX (_)(_)=D, god knows what else!!

    I bought a DVD player the other day, it was plastered with acronyms. MP3/DVD/CD/VCD/CDR/CDRW.......

    This alphabet soup is pretty damn confusing.

    Look, let's cut to the chase. All I want to do is pirate DVDs and trade them with other people like I do MP3 files. Why do I have to learn all this? When will somebody give me Point&Click piracy tools, like Apple's iTunes?