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I liked Divx. I think it could have been more sucessful had they sold them in 7/11's or other convience stores. I mean it cost 3.00 to rent a movie, why not 3 to rent and not have to return.
I think DIVX was the precursor to the "video on demand" services we see now, but they tried to implement it when the technology wasn't quite there yet. They offered no major advantage over simply renting a DVD (beyond the one you mention), and were actually inferior in many other respects (e.g., DIVX movies were all pan-and-scan, as opposed to the widescreen letterbox editions available on open DVD).
Here's a good article on what DIVX was, and why it failed so completely.
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Huzzah for Larsky hating on Divx! What a POS that was. I can remember posting in the alt.dvd* newsgroups about what a rotten deal it was and how many of the early adopters were up in arms over the concept.
My folks are unable to attend my graduation next month. I want to videotape the ceremony and send it to them. I want to be able to send it to them, but I don't care really about editing the tape. I also want to be able to have an electronic copy that I can either host somewhere or send via email (if it is small enough).
Does anyone have any information about the different recording formats or what models are good? Sony is of particular interest.
To be a professional means that you don't die. - Takeru "the Tsunami" Kobayashi
YT - Thanks. But i'm not a lawyer yet. Got to pass the bar first. even then it'll only be in washington. But I'll be happy to help
Thanks for the offer.
Passing the is a formality for you, IMHO. I just hope the Washington State process for passing the bar is more logical than California's.
Leti's best friend graduated in the top 5% in law school and started working on passing the bar (she took it 3 times before passing).
The 1st try she was very close to passing.
On the 2nd try she scored even higher than her first try, yet the cut-off score had been raised from the previous year (guess they wanted to cut down on the amount of new lawyers in the state)
She passed on her 3rd try, yet it was her lowest scoring effort (guess the bar was lowered)
The kicker is that the scoring is all subjective to the panel of 3 judges. Kind of a goofy way of scoring if you ask me.
I can't give any specific advice because a) I don't know the applicable law in your state and b) I'm not gonna develop a lawyer-client relationship by accident.
That said, I'm happy to spell out general rules and policies (as I know them) for free...
To be a professional means that you don't die. - Takeru "the Tsunami" Kobayashi
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