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White_Cat posted 06-21-99 01:41 AM ET
DIVX is dead!
Thoughts?
OhWell posted 06-21-99 08:10 AM ET
It was born dead! Brain dead that is.
DanS posted 06-21-99 10:22 AM ET
I could never understand why they invested so much in that business (the business model didn't make sense) and am glad it died.
onepaul posted 06-21-99 10:32 AM ET
Thank god, I've got me a DVD, but what the hell was the DIVX anyway?
OhWell posted 06-21-99 10:43 AM ET
You would buy the DIVX disk and then pay a fee each time you wanted to play it. Stupid idea IMNSHO
onepaul posted 06-21-99 11:00 AM ET
OhWell, are you kidding me? That is one piece of shet (sic) of an idea!!!
Hugo Rune posted 06-21-99 03:30 PM ET
VIDX will rank high up there with the Yoda Furbie and the Square Wheel.
Thue posted 06-21-99 03:38 PM ET
Like internet where you pay for how long time you use it?
Hugo Rune posted 06-21-99 03:42 PM ET
You do. In europe. It's called "local call rates".
The point is, we have no alternative. VIDX had to compete with DVD...
JohnIII posted 06-21-99 04:03 PM ET
So normal ISPs could compete with ADSL?
Cool
John III
Valtyr posted 06-21-99 10:07 PM ET
Who? Ray?
Valtyr posted 06-21-99 10:08 PM ET
Forget about that post (and this post too).
White_Cat posted 06-21-99 11:12 PM ET
The idea behind DIVX was that it was a rental that you didn't have to return. You'd pay a few bucks to buy the disc, which you could then watch as many times as you wanted to for 48 hours. After that, you could throw the disc away, or pay a few more bucks for another 48 hours of viewing, or pay the full price to get unlimited viewing.
My main problems with it were privacy issues (your machine phones in all the movies you watch to DIVX central) and the fact that it was a closed, proprietary standard, owned by Circuit City and some legal firm.
Dreadnought posted 06-22-99 12:26 AM ET
YEAH, er um, DOWN WITH THE MACHINE!
What the hell is DVIX anyway? Is it some other brand of DVD? If so, you better not be that excited. I wouldnt want a single company to have a monopoly over such a major market.
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Author	Topic: Hooray!
White_Cat	posted 06-21-99 01:41 AM ET DIVX is dead! Thoughts?
OhWell	posted 06-21-99 08:10 AM ET It was born dead! Brain dead that is.
DanS	posted 06-21-99 10:22 AM ET I could never understand why they invested so much in that business (the business model didn't make sense) and am glad it died.
onepaul	posted 06-21-99 10:32 AM ET Thank god, I've got me a DVD, but what the hell was the DIVX anyway?
OhWell	posted 06-21-99 10:43 AM ET You would buy the DIVX disk and then pay a fee each time you wanted to play it. Stupid idea IMNSHO
onepaul	posted 06-21-99 11:00 AM ET OhWell, are you kidding me? That is one piece of shet (sic) of an idea!!!
Hugo Rune	posted 06-21-99 03:30 PM ET VIDX will rank high up there with the Yoda Furbie and the Square Wheel.
Thue	posted 06-21-99 03:38 PM ET Like internet where you pay for how long time you use it?
Hugo Rune	posted 06-21-99 03:42 PM ET You do. In europe. It's called "local call rates". The point is, we have no alternative. VIDX had to compete with DVD...
JohnIII	posted 06-21-99 04:03 PM ET So normal ISPs could compete with ADSL? Cool John III
Valtyr	posted 06-21-99 10:07 PM ET Who? Ray?
Valtyr	posted 06-21-99 10:08 PM ET Forget about that post (and this post too).
White_Cat	posted 06-21-99 11:12 PM ET The idea behind DIVX was that it was a rental that you didn't have to return. You'd pay a few bucks to buy the disc, which you could then watch as many times as you wanted to for 48 hours. After that, you could throw the disc away, or pay a few more bucks for another 48 hours of viewing, or pay the full price to get unlimited viewing. My main problems with it were privacy issues (your machine phones in all the movies you watch to DIVX central) and the fact that it was a closed, proprietary standard, owned by Circuit City and some legal firm.
Dreadnought	posted 06-22-99 12:26 AM ET YEAH, er um, DOWN WITH THE MACHINE! What the hell is DVIX anyway? Is it some other brand of DVD? If so, you better not be that excited. I wouldnt want a single company to have a monopoly over such a major market.