Directory of Divx Resources

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There are two meanings of the word "Divx". The original was used to describe a proposed encrypted video format and rental scheme which required phone lines. This initiative died in 1999. This is the topic of this category only.

More recently, DivX (note capitalization) was the name used to describe a highly compressed video standard based on the MPEG-4 standard. It is unrelated to the old Divx rental scheme.

Resources in This Category

• CNET.com - Divx DVD Backers Call it Quits

  http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-227194.html
  Marketing of Divx video systems and disks to cease, and customers to be given rebates.

• Divx on the Defensive

  http://money.cnn.com/1998/12/11/technology/divx/
  Article about the criticism directed towards the former Circuit City video rental scheme.

• Divx Owners Association

  http://www.the-doa.com/
  News, reviews, forum, and resources, as well as the history of the Divx home video system.

• TechTV.com: The Origins of the Original Divx

  http://www.intelliot.com/blog/2004/05/techtv-the-origins-of-the-original-divx/
  Detailed article on the Divx home video system, which was the original video product to use the name "Divx."

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