Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down19
arrow-up1420arrow-down1external-linkTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78·3 months agoDivx was a video codec and much better than the others at that time. It was super confusing when Circuit City announced their DIVX program.
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoYeah DivX was awesome. Really led the way in allowing videos to be shared online. I wouldn’t have seen half the anime I did if it wasn’t for it.
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI think the first DivX I watched was Princess Mononoke. Not a bad start for sure!
minus-squaretheangryseal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoMine was a cam recording of Scary Movie 2. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Not the fault of the codec. I avoided cams after that and waited for the screeners. But oh boy did I love my divx South Park episodes. I probably haven’t watched a movie in 5 years.
Divx was a video codec and much better than the others at that time. It was super confusing when Circuit City announced their DIVX program.
Yeah DivX was awesome. Really led the way in allowing videos to be shared online. I wouldn’t have seen half the anime I did if it wasn’t for it.
I think the first DivX I watched was Princess Mononoke. Not a bad start for sure!
Mine was a cam recording of Scary Movie 2. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Not the fault of the codec. I avoided cams after that and waited for the screeners.
But oh boy did I love my divx South Park episodes.
I probably haven’t watched a movie in 5 years.