Archives for December, 2005
DivX DVD Players
Okay, so there is a trend to offer DivX support on some of the newer DVD Players. I found this list of officially certified DVD Players at DivX.com. Honestly, I’m surprised to see so many considering you don’t see that many in any one consumer electronics store. I’ll attribute that to the list containing some overseas models and some that may be listed, but not yet released to mainstream outlets.
Are we seeing a new trend?
While I was perusing through the hot deals of the morning, I ran across this new beauty. Toshiba is now a player (punn intended) in the DivX DVD market. The model SD-4980 has DivX and MPEG-4 support as well as HD upconversion via HDMI. Check it out. Did I mention, it is also under $100?
Philips has released next-gen DivX DVD Player
Introducing the DVP-5900.
I just saw this online at CostCo.com and it is only $80. That is not bad for a DivX playing upconverting DVD Player. The manual, as well has a high res photo, can be found here. Buy it at CostCo.
I’m still contemplating getting one for the HD upconversion. I currently have three of the older DVP-642 units, so I would either sell one of those or move it to the last TV I have without one. $80 is not bad for the HDMI feature alone, much less a player that plays DivX videos. Oh… what to do… what to do?