Re: Has DivX become unnecessary?

"Yef" <> wrote in
news: ups.com:

> Hi all,
>
> Recently it occurred to me that all the time and
> computing power that people devote to backing up
> their DVDs and converting them to DivX, while
> virtuous in its way, seems bound to become
> unnecessary. DivX was important when few people
> had DVD writers, and before dual-layer writers
> were available.

Just cuz you have a DVD writer doesn't mean everyone else does.
Back up your claim. You can't.

> But now it is possible to back up
> VOB files themselves and to play them back,
> in perfect original condition, with no need to
> compress and lose any amount of quality or to
> experience sound quality problems. Conversion
> always introduces errors and noise, but that
> conversion, at least for now during this lull before
> high-definition players, has become unnecessary.
>

If I want perfection I buy/rent the DVD. Many movies I view once and
never again. I give away the CDs since they are inexpensive.


> However, I have downloaded a high-def trailer
> from divx.com and I can say with certainty that
> high-def is the real future. It looks much better.
> Too bad high-def discs and drives aren't available yet.
>
> Yef
>
>

sentry

I must admit I find fewer and fewer reasons for using DivX. Storage is
cheap now, and files can be compressed by Windows XP.

Perhaps the emergence of personal pocket media players may be its salvation.

"sentry" <> wrote in message
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> "Yef" <> wrote in
> news: ups.com:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Recently it occurred to me that all the time and
>> computing power that people devote to backing up
>> their DVDs and converting them to DivX, while
>> virtuous in its way, seems bound to become
>> unnecessary. DivX was important when few people
>> had DVD writers, and before dual-layer writers
>> were available.
>
> Just cuz you have a DVD writer doesn't mean everyone else does.
> Back up your claim. You can't.
>
>> But now it is possible to back up
>> VOB files themselves and to play them back,
>> in perfect original condition, with no need to
>> compress and lose any amount of quality or to
>> experience sound quality problems. Conversion
>> always introduces errors and noise, but that
>> conversion, at least for now during this lull before
>> high-definition players, has become unnecessary.
>>
>
> If I want perfection I buy/rent the DVD. Many movies I view once and
> never again. I give away the CDs since they are inexpensive.
>
>
>> However, I have downloaded a high-def trailer
>> from divx.com and I can say with certainty that
>> high-def is the real future. It looks much better.
>> Too bad high-def discs and drives aren't available yet.
>>
>> Yef
>>
>>
>
>

Gardner

sentry wrote:

>"Yef" <> wrote in
>news: oups.com:
>
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Recently it occurred to me that all the time and
>>computing power that people devote to backing up
>>their DVDs and converting them to DivX, while
>>virtuous in its way, seems bound to become
>>unnecessary. DivX was important when few people
>>had DVD writers, and before dual-layer writers
>>were available.
>>
>>
>
>Just cuz you have a DVD writer doesn't mean everyone else does.
>Back up your claim. You can't.
>
>
>
>>But now it is possible to back up
>>VOB files themselves and to play them back,
>>in perfect original condition, with no need to
>>compress and lose any amount of quality or to
>>experience sound quality problems. Conversion
>>always introduces errors and noise, but that
>>conversion, at least for now during this lull before
>>high-definition players, has become unnecessary.
>>
>>
>>
>
>If I want perfection I buy/rent the DVD. Many movies I view once and
>never again. I give away the CDs since they are inexpensive.
>
>
>
>
>>However, I have downloaded a high-def trailer
>>from divx.com and I can say with certainty that
>>high-def is the real future. It looks much better.
>>Too bad high-def discs and drives aren't available yet.
>>
>>Yef
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
You're right really. Why use DivX; and other compressions - for
ripping movies anyways - when the original is the best going ..
UNless, the original isn't from something that's a higher quality..


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