What was Divx?
Depending on whom you ask, Divx (once known as ZoomTV) was either an insidious evil scheme for greedy studios to control what you see in your own living room or an innovative approach to video rental with cheap discs you could get almost anywhere and keep for later viewings. On June 16, 1999, less than a year after initial product trials, Digital Video Express announced that it was closing down. Divx did not confuse or delay development of the DVD market nearly as much as many people predicted (including yours truly). In fact, it probably helped by stimulating Internet rental companies to provide better services and prices, by encouraging manufacturers to offer more free discs with player purchases, and by motivating studios to develop rental programs. The company is offering $100 rebate coupons to all owners of Divx players. This actually makes the players a good deal, since they can play open DVDs just as well as other low-end players that cost more.
Note: There is a computer-based “DVD ripper” that was named after the original Divx in an annoying little joke that has caused untold confusion. See 4.8 for more info. Depending on whom you ask, Divx (once known as ZoomTV) was either an insidious evil scheme for greedy studios to control what you see in your own living room or an innovative approach to video rental with cheap discs you could get almost anywhere and keep for later viewings. On June 16, 1999, less than a year after initial product trials, Digital Video Express announced that it was closing down. Divx did not confuse or delay development of the DVD market nearly as much as many people predicted (including yours truly). In fact, it probably helped by stimulating Internet rental companies to provide better services and prices, by encouraging manufacturers to offer more free discs with player purchases, and by motivating studios to develop rental programs. The company offered $100 rebate coupons to all owners of Divx players
Note: There is a computer-based “DVD ripper” that was named after the original Divx in an annoying little joke that has caused untold confusion. See 4.8 for more info. Depending on whom you ask, Divx (once known as ZoomTV) was either an insidious evil scheme for greedy studios to control what you see in your own living room or an innovative approach to video rental with cheap discs you could get almost anywhere and keep for later viewings. On June 16, 1999, less than a year after initial product trials, Digital Video Express announced that it was closing down. Divx did not confuse or delay development of the DVD market nearly as much as many people predicted (including yours truly). In fact, it probably helped by stimulating Internet rental companies to provide better services and prices, by encouraging manufacturers to offer more free discs with player purchases, and by motivating studios to develop rental programs.
Note: There is a computer-based video encoding technology that was named after the original Divx in an annoying little joke that has caused untold confusion. See 4.8 for more info. Depending on whom you ask, Divx (once known as ZoomTV) was either an insidious evil scheme for greedy studios to control what you see in your own living room or an innovative approach to video rental that would have offered cheap discs you could get almost anywhere and keep for later viewings. On June 16, 1999, less than a year after initial product trials, Digital Video Express announced that it was closing down. Divx did not confuse or delay development of the DVD market nearly as much as many people predicted (including yours truly). In fact, it probably helped by stimulating Internet rental companies to provide better services and prices, by encouraging manufacturers to offer more free discs with player purchases, and by motivating studios to develop rental programs.
Depending on whom you ask, Divx (once known as ZoomTV) was either an insidious evil scheme for greedy studios to control what you see in your own living room or an innovative approach to video rental with cheap discs you could get almost anywhere and keep for later viewings. On June 16, 1999, less than a year after initial product trials, Digital Video Express announced that it was closing down. Divx did not confuse or delay development of the DVD market nearly as much as many people predicted (including yours truly). In fact, it probably helped by stimulating Internet rental companies to provide better services and prices, by encouraging manufacturers to offer more free discs with player purchases, and by motivating studios to develop rental programs. The company is offering $100 rebate coupons to all owners of Divx players. This actually makes the players a good deal, since they can play open DVDs just as well as other low-end players that cost more. The Divx billing computer will co
