The News Review:
- Few Tears Are Shed As Divx Joins the 8-Track
- Divx dies
- The truth about the DivX revolution
Few Tears Are Shed As Divx Joins the 8-Track
New York Times – Jun 24, 1999
Thousands of consumers and the leaders of more than a dozen companies championing the acceptance of the conventional or open DVD format fulminated for years over fears that Divx would confuse potential consumers who shy away from format wars and slow acceptance of DVD. Paradoxically Divx actually hastened acceptance of DVD.
Divx dies
CNN – Jun 16, 1999
“The majority of customers purchasing DVD players in Circuit City stores have selected players that include the Divx option” said Richard L. Sharp chief executive officerof Digital Video Express and Circuit City Stores the majority partner in the venture. “Unfortunately we have been unable to obtain adequate support from studios and other retailers. Despite the significant consumer enthusiasm we cannot create a viable business without support in these essential areas.
The truth about the DivX revolution
Register – Aug 31, 2001
DivX is already here it’s already being used and most importantly it’s great quality at full screen we were told. It is the equivalent of MP3 for videos and the world will never be the same. Hollywood studios are right to be worried and they may already be too late. We’ve checked out DivX before and were unconvinced that it possessed the full powers ascribed to it by its supporters.