What about those Promised Currus Logic chips by Christmas?

[glorfindel02]

This was posted earlier this year and promised lots of new players by Christmas. It's getting very close to the deadline for getting product out for the buying season and still nothing. Does anyone know?

Posted: Jun 01, 2003 12:01

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If this really happens, no more avi to mpeg conversion. Simply burn an avi file to a cd, and pop it into the dvd player. Kind of exciting really!
And for less than $150!

Got this from the Cirrus logic website:

"Cirrus Logic Targets Enabling the First Affordable DivX-Certified DVD Players by Year-End 2003


Licensing Agreement with DivXNetworks Key Step Toward New Era in Digital Entertainment Consumer Products


LOS ANGELES – March 26, 2003 – Seeking to dramatically expand the opportunities available to consumers for accessing and enjoying digital video content, Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) today announced that it will incorporate the popular MPEG-4-compatible DivX® video technology into its new DVD processors. Through a licensing agreement with DivXNetworks, Cirrus plans to incorporate DivXNetworks’ highly successful DivX technology into upcoming semiconductors for DVD-based digital entertainment products. The DivX series of CODECs is the most popular MPEG-4-compatible compression format in use today, with more than 80 million downloads. As an official DivX Certification partner, Cirrus expects to enable the first sub-$149 DVD player that supports DivX-enabled content by late 2003.

“MPEG-4 technology has the potential to revolutionize digital video much like MP3 technology revolutionized digital audio,” said Terry Ritchie, vice president of Video Marketing, Cirrus. “This DivX licensing agreement capitalizes on the world’s most popular MPEG-4-compatible video compression standard and will enable consumers to take DivX-based content off their PCs on CD media and enjoy it through DVD devices in the living room. With Cirrus DivX-ready silicon planned for later this year, we intend to help DVD manufacturers rapidly deliver this capability to consumers at very affordable price points.”

[BJ_M]

they are out already