Re: ONLY BUY SONY AND TOSHIBA DVD PLAYERS-- NO DIVX

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Posted by JOANTAN YAW from 129.7.172.250 on December 07, 1998 at 14:55:54:

In Reply to: Re: ONLY BUY SONY AND TOSHIBA DVD PLAYERS-- NO DIVX posted by T.N. on October 06, 1998 at 22:02:14:


: : To avoid DIVX is like putting your head in the sand and letting technology pass you by. DIVX is the wave of the future. Don't be fooled by the "Sony Insider" who equates DIVX to Big Brother. Most people when they buy a DVD movie, they watch it a few times initially, and then they put it on a shelf somewhere for months, if not years, at a time. And what did you pay for this seldom watched DVD Movie? About $20. DIVX gives you freedom by allowing you to only pay a small price initially, about $5, and then six or nine months down the road if you want to watch that movie again, you are only charged a small viewing fee, about $4. Just becuase Sony and Toshiba are not supporting the DIVX Hardware, doesn't mean it won't fly. As a point of clarification, all the major motion picture companies have signed on to DIVX. This means that the motion picture companies will be producing their movies int he DIVX Format. If Sony and Toshiba choose to neglect this multi-billion dollar market by not supporting the Hardware, why should we neglect it also. It saves us money, and it makes sense. It's not at all big brother. As for Circuit City's support of DIVX, that was the smartest move they ever made. When it was announced that they had bought into DIVX over $100 Million Dollars, their stock jumped $10 in one day! I fail to see how any decision that could have that great of an affect on their stock price could be wrong? I don't think so. So all you ostriches out there, pull your heads out and go with the future. DIVX.

: surely this guy works for circuit city.




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