How is DivX Doing

Breadf-n wrote in to send usa link to an interesting techweb snippit where you can read how DivX and Circuit City are doing. The interesting thing to me was the number of DVD players sold. I wonder how long before it becomes the standard. I'd really love to obsolete analog movies ASAP.

Comments

Not too Scary "Open DVD" is still firm leader

[Pretender R*S]

I really like DVD. It is a nice medium, that takes the convienience of CD and brings it to video. Unlike some peoples complaints about pixilization here, they are unfounded. Yes there are issues on high grade video, but that is not what you get from the video store. DVD fails as a media for profesional mixing but pixlated high resolution is better than grainy low resolution. The sound is nice as well.

While I am a firm LP for quality sound man. VHS has multiple failings. One VCRs use variable gain so dynamic range of sound and sound quality is not preserved. Could Analog tape be a better media? Yes. When I rent "Apocalypse Now" and view it at home will it look and sound better on DVD or VHS? Definitly DVD. Not to mention how grainy and worn out video places let their video's get.

Though I have to admit I have already rented a scratched up DVD from blockbuster.

DIVIX is a dumb idea. I think it is a niche market to make some money for a little while, then toss. (and leave the DIVIX purchasers with an overpriced piece of crap that can't get new DIVIX titles.)

People still go to the close place ot rent videos. DIVIX makes people go to circuit city and pay more to "rent" a video. And if I want to buy, I can still purchase from Blockbuster, Amazon.COM, Fry's, Best Buy.....

The common fool will eventually succumb to his pocket book.