divx vs. xvid vs. wm9?

[coenocyte]

so what's the advantages of each? isn't wmv9 the best codec since ms invests a bunch of money into it?

[ZippyP.]

isn't wmv9 the best codec since ms invests a bunch of money into it?

Bill Gates would say so.

[D_Knife]

Actually apart from M$ bashing here
It's not easy to find reviews of this codec
I found a couple of these links though:

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/wm9series.asp
This is a good breakdown of the wmp 9 series but it seems a bit MS biased though and only includes a minor comment on codec quality - usually in the form of much smaller than MPEG 4 and so on

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/1565111
This is a very short not particuarly useful one either

The only info is either - Microsoft based and therefore super,stunning and better than everything else under the sun
or
a "review" at the player shell - both of which are useless for what your looking for.

[asisoft]

This may answer your questions:
http://www.doom9.org/codecs-103-1.htm

[SatStorm]

It is not always about the quality.

XviD all the way for me.

[mysticgohan17]

I love XviD
I like DivX
But this is awful sexy.

[SatStorm]

This is US/NTSC (HDTV?)
Useless for me and all the PAL users.

XviD + PAL + Interlace: Hardcore Porn with interactive elements

[Gazorgan]

Doom9.org released the latest Codec comparison today.

XviD won.