Why do people convert dvds to divx?

[Denvers Dawgs]

Why do people covert dvds to divx?

[MJA]

size.thats the only reason I can think of,but thanx to my 1st DVD/Divx Philips 642 player I can't stand divx anymore also since last year I converted most of Divx movies to DVD thanx for DIVXtoDVD

[yoda313]

Also they'd do it for laptops that don't have dvdroms. That way you could watch them on a plane trip and other places.

[Bodyslide]

It's easier for me to carry around 1 or 2 DVD's of Xvid's then let's say all 10 Star Trek DVD's or all 9 Star Wars DVD's....

[ntscuser]

Why do people covert dvds to divx?

Because blank DVD's are so horrifically expensive these days it's cheaper to use blank CD's instead

[MJA]

dvd media expensive! I bought the 100 TY DVD's for $24 + free shipping(4x)

[ntscuser]

dvd media expensive! I bought the 100 TY DVD's for $24 + free shipping(4x)

You missed the

[MJA]

I thought u are a happy money saver

[SCDVD]

I have a Pinnacle Media Center which outputs to my TV. It attaches to my PC via a network. The Media Center has a remote control which allows me to view any of the movies stored on my PC's hard disc. I reduce each moves to a Divx / Xvid file of 700 megabytes. So on a 300 GB hard disc drive I can store approximately 400 movies. The resolution of a 700 MB Divx or Xvid file is very good. It's a handy way to have a lot of movies at your fingertips.

[Denvers Dawgs]

how would these movies lok on a HD 65in dlp?

That's actually a sweet idea to store all movies on the PC.....to view whenever

[ntscuser]

In my experience, people like to watch their favorite bits of movies over and over. That is very easy to do with DVD, not so easy with DivX/XviD.

[SCDVD]

how would these movies lok on a HD 65in dlp?

That's actually a sweet idea to store all movies on the PC.....to view whenever

On my 32" TV, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the original DVD and the XVID copy. If you found a discernable difference on a larger screen, you could make the Divx / Svid file a bit bigger (900 MB or so).

[SCDVD]

In my experience, people like to watch their favorite bits of movies over and over. That is very easy to do with DVD, not so easy with DivX/XviD.

I don't know what you mean. On my Pinnacle Media Center, all I have to do is push a button on my remote control and watch whatever movie I wish as often as I wish. I don't even have to get out of my chair.

[ntscuser]

In my experience, people like to watch their favorite bits of movies over and over. That is very easy to do with DVD, not so easy with DivX/XviD.

I don't know what you mean. On my Pinnacle Media Center, all I have to do is push a button on my remote control and watch whatever movie I wish as often as I wish. I don't even have to get out of my chair.

So how often do you watch an entire movie just to see your few favourite bits again?

[celtic_druid]

DivX supports chapters and most players can fast forward upto say 32X. So I really can't see that DVD has any real advantage for watching certain scenes. There is also the goto time feature which works fine for MPEG-4/AVI's at least on my player.

Some people just like converting. Most of these would be compressing with XviD though. So why DivX? Probably because it is easier. Suppose it depends if you are talking about the container or codec though.

DivX/XviD also allow you to fit higher res content on existing media, if you have a higher than DVD res source. AVC is even better for this though. Can also put movies like the LOTR extended cuts or Lawrence of Arabia on a single DVD-5 at full res with no noticable loss in quality. Try doing that with MPEG-2.

[greymalkin]

i don't know anyone who just watches favorite bits of a movie actually..if i'm watching a movie i'm going to watch the movie. With the divx/xvid HD codecs this will be an excellent option for those wanting to record and playback their HD content as well. I'm guessing a hi-def encoded divx file would be about the same size as an SD dvd?

[TBoneit]

Why convert to Divx? Because you can then take them on a trip and not have to worry about losing originals and not have to take as many discs. One DVD can hold 4 or 5 Divx movies at good quality and most of the small DVD portables support Divx.

The Aeso 8.4 incher supports (per the manual) Divx 4 & 5 and states not Divx 3.x. Has a cigarette lighter power cord, I knew there had to be a reason for the Cigarette lighter in my car. Plug in teh ear buds and rechargeable battery and ready to go.

Note I'm only familiar with them from servicing them, along with the Orbit 3 in 1 and 4 in 1 units. I only service and do not sell. They are filler for when the computer repair business is slow.