Posted by Netmask on 12/16/05 22:09

One of the best DivX and Xvid players I've used is the Zensonic - it seems
to be able to play any file you throw at it. It is only let down by the
flimsy tray mechanism if you are not a naturally gentle person with
electronic gear, not designed for people with big fingers!!

"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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