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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. yawn by VoiceOfRaisin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    thats like the third time today ive read "news" here that i read elsewhere about a week ago. come on guys, pick up the pace.

  2. You hear that sound? by browser_war_pow · · Score: 2, Redundant

    That's the melodious wails of Jack Valenti screaming bloody murder. Oh wait a second, he did that the moment smart geeks discovered TMPGEnc and similar tools for making high quality VCDs out of DivXs to watch on their DVD players.....

  3. Re:great! by goon+america · · Score: 0, Redundant
    aahh, it was supposed to be funny. like I meant that I wanted to be able to download a physical dvd player box. I should have worded it differently.

    Oh, well, I tried. At least I didn't get modded down : )

  4. Right? NO! by __aafkqj3628 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I see a problem with these devices - they don't support DivX 3.11 and never will.

    Incase you don't know, DivX 3.11 is kinda illegal beacause it uses a hacked version if MS's MPEG codec (or something like that) so incorporation of it would come under the legal finger of MS.

    Why have DivX 3.11? It's arguably the best DivX codec because of compatability, size of files and the fact that it's free with no random software installed with it.