Comments on: DivX partners with Google Video, Pioneer

The video technology provider announces plans to help make Google Video available on consumer electronics.

[Dead Soulman]

What???

DIVX was/is goood. MPEG2 has better "screen size:file size" ratio. Sure you can fit an entire movie onto a cd-r. But, the quality would be equivalent to MPEG4.

I'm not saying that DIVX is bad for movies. With the abundance of portable video units, iPods and many of other manufacturers, now would be a great time for them to show their full potential. DIVX is a great option for encoding movies to have on portable units as well as the inevitable car-movie entertainment system.

I hope they have a great comeback plan.

[David Arbogast]

DivX Problem

My biggest issue with DivX is that, once encoded, any further manipulation of the file results in terrible loss of quality. A DivX file is clearly best suited for *final* delivery to the consumer... not to the consumer's wide range of devices that require reencoding.

[BMR777]

Google > DivX > Claria/Gator!!!

Yes, DivX is popular, but in order to make DIVX movies you need a program such as DivX Pro, which, last time I checked, is still bundled "free" (there is no such thing as free anymore) with Claria's Adware Gator.

So, basically, all of these companies such as Google and Pioneer are helping spread a format who is supported by an adware app, and thus they are spreading the adware with their dollars.

I don't trust any company that distributes adware, nor do I trust their partners. Perhaps I should remove Google as my homepage? I never thought I'd see the day...

DivX - Clean Up Your Act.
Brandon Rusnak
http://www.rusnakweb.com

[czdurham]

or maybe not

DivX hasn't included Gator since 2003.

[skeptik]

nonsense

You only need the decode the distributed files, which is a free codec, without adware. If you want to create a DIVX file you can use the free codec or spend a few bucks to get the full program. You're not forced to install any adware.

[technewsjunkie]

Why proprietary Divx over a Standard MPEG-4?

Anyone?

[technewsjunkie]

I meant H.264 (MPEG-4)

To be more specific.

[Earl Benser]

DIVX is a waste of time aand dollars....

MPEG-r andor H.264 are already available. Divx in not needed, not
can Divx add anything new to the deal.

DivX works, WMVs don't

Perhaps the reason that Google is partnering with DivX is because their DRM works while Microsoft's doesn't. I have successfully rented and downloaded DivX movies and played them on my DivX capable DVD player on my HD set. I've yet to get a DRM'd WMV file working on it even though it is supposed to work. As for quality I have successfully encoded HD content much faster and better looking than with WMV 10. Good for the underdog!