Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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-square14fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down12
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAt the same time, nearly everything on PCs was watched with DivX, which made things annoyingly confusing
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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.
At the same time, nearly everything on PCs was watched with DivX, which made things annoyingly confusing
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.