Posted by Biz on 12/16/05 17:14

All version of XviD are free, DivX Pro is pay only...Its no different than
Coke vs. Pepsi really, they are both cola drinks. Since XviD is free, more
people tend to use it. There are many DivX/XviD capable players out there,
the Phillips 642 is well known because its so inexpensive, beyond that its
an absolute POS...its a lousy DVD player compared to almost any other
player. If you want a decent one, get teh Pioneer DV-588....
"Wilbur Post" <wilbur@post.com> wrote in message
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> I have the codec but how is Xvid related to Divx, if at all?
>
> I see various explanations and programs like Gspot and Avi Codec will
> identity a file as an Xvid file and say that the Divx codec is Junkxxx
> (where xxx is a version #), or actually have a real Divx version included,
> or no Divx codec at all.
>
> Why is Xvid used and not just Divx 5 or Divx 6? Is Xvid used for greater
> compression? The only player I know of that can handle Divx well is the
> Philips 642 and some say it's not great with Xvid.
>
> Even Videohelp.com isn't that clear on the delineation between divx and
> Xvid.

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