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DIVX

January 01, 1970

This article is about the videodisc format. For the video codec, see DivX. For the company that develops the codec, see DivX, Inc.

DIVX (Digital Video Express) is a discontinued digital video format. Created in part by Circuit City, it was an unsuccessful attempt to create an alternative to video rental in the United States. The format's poor reception from consumers resulted in major financial losses for Circuit City and is credited with being part of the company's downfall.

DIVX
Media typeOptical disc
EncodingSame as a DVD, but with DRM
Capacity4.7 GB (single-sided, single-layer), 9.4 GB (double-sided, single-layer)
Developed byDigital Video Express, LP[1]
UsageStandard definition video and standard definition sound
Extended fromDVD
ReleasedJune 8, 1998 (1998-06-08)[2]
DiscontinuedJune 16, 1999 (1999-06-16)[3]

Format edit

DIVX was a rental format variation on the DVD player in which a customer would buy a DIVX disc (similar to a DVD) for approximately US$4.50, which was watchable for up to 48 hours from its initial viewing. After this period, the disc could be viewed by paying a continuation fee to play it for two more days. Viewers who wanted to watch a disc an unlimited number of times could convert the disc to a "DIVX silver" disc for an additional fee.[4] "DIVX gold" discs that could be played an unlimited number of times on any DIVX player were announced at the time of DIVX's introduction, but no DIVX gold titles were ever released.

Each DIVX disc was marked with a unique barcode in the burst cutting area that could be read by the player, and used to track the discs. The status of the discs was monitored through an account over a phone line.[5] DIVX player owners had to set up an account with DIVX to which additional viewing fees could be charged. The player would call an account server over the phone line to charge for viewing fees similar to the way DirecTV and Dish Network satellite systems handle pay-per-view.

In addition to the normal Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption, DIVX discs used Triple DES encryption and an alternative channel modulation coding scheme, which prevented them from being read in standard DVD players.[2] Most of the discs would be manufactured by United Kingdom-based Nimbus CD International.[6]

DIVX players manufactured by Zenith Electronics (who would go bankrupt shortly before the launch of the format[7]), Thomson Consumer Electronics (RCA and ProScan),[8] and Matsushita Electric (Panasonic) started to become available in mid-1998. These players differed from regular DVD players with the addition of a security IC chip (powered by ARM RISC and manufactured by VLSI) that controlled the encode/decode of the digital content.[9] Mail systems were included on some players as well.[10] Because of widespread studio support, manufacturers anticipated that demand for the units would be high. Initially, the players were approximately twice as expensive as standard DVD players, but price reductions occurred within months of release.[citation needed]

History edit

Development and launch edit

DIVX was introduced on September 8, 1997 (after previously being made under the code name Zoom TV),[11] with the format under development since 1995.[12] The format was a partnership between Circuit City and entertainment law firm Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca & Fischer, with the former company investing $100 million into the latter firm.[13] One advertiser attempted to sign with the company, but was unable to do so, which spurred a lawsuit between the two.[14]

The product made a quiet showing at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 1998,[15][16] but won the attention of 20th Century Fox which on February 20, 1998 signed a deal to release their titles on the format.[17] After multiple delays,[18] the initial trial of the DIVX format was run in the San Francisco, California and Richmond, Virginia areas starting on June 8, 1998.[2][19] Initially, only a single Zenith player was available starting at $499, along with 20 to 50 titles. Very few players sold during this time period, with The Good Guys chain alleging that fewer than 10 players were sold during this time period.[20] A nationwide rollout began three months later, on September 21, again with only one Zenith player and 150 titles available in 190 stores in the western U.S.[21]

At the format's launch, DIVX was sold primarily through the Circuit City, Good Guys, and Ultimate Electronics retailers. The format was promoted to consumers as an alternative to traditional video rental schemes with the promise of "No returns, no late fees." Though consumers could just discard a DIVX disc after the initial viewing period, several DIVX retailers maintained DIVX recycling bins on their premises. On September 22, 1998, a fourth retailer, Canadian Future Shop, signed a contract with DIVX to stock the format, although only in 23 stores in the U.S. only.[22] Thomson's player, after multiple delays, arrived on October 3, 1998,[23] followed by Panasonic's on December 10.[24] The format made its overall national debut on October 12, 1998.[citation needed] A marketing push began that November for the 1998 holiday season, with more than $1 million going into the campaign.[25][26] The fortunes of the format would seemingly turn for the better in mid-December 1998, when a shortage of DVD players occurred.[27] In total, 87,000 players were sold during the final quarter of 1998, with 535,000 discs across 300 titles being sold, although fewer than 17,000 accounts for DIVX were created.[28]

Opposition edit

Almost immediately after the format's reveal, a movement on the Internet was initiated against DIVX, particularly in home theater forums by existing owners of the then-still nascent DVD format.[29] Broader groups of consumers had environmental concerns with the format, since under the advertised "no returns" model a disc would be discarded as waste once the initial user was done with it, rather than being reused as they were under the traditional rental model.[16] Both companies that created the DVD format (Sony and Toshiba) also denounced DIVX, as did major studio distributor Warner Home Video (who was the first major American studio to distribute DVD)[30] and the DVD Forum (a consortium of developers on the format who standardized DVDs).[31] Titles in the DIVX catalog were released primarily in pan and scan format with limited special features, usually only a trailer (although a few widescreen titles did arrive on the format in early December 1998[32]). This caused many home theater enthusiasts to become concerned that the success of DIVX would significantly diminish the release of films on the DVD format in the films' original aspect ratios and with supplementary material. Some early demos were also noted to have unique instances of artifacting on the discs that were not present on standard DVDs.[10] Many people in various technology and entertainment communities were afraid that there would be DIVX exclusive releases, and that the then-fledgling DVD format would suffer as a result. DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures, for instance, initially released their films exclusively on the DIVX format (something that DIVX did not originally intend to happen),[12][33] as did Disney, which released on both formats.[citation needed] DIVX featured stronger encryption technology than DVD (Triple DES instead of CSS) which many studios stated was a contributing factor in the decision to support DIVX.[34] Others cited the higher price of DIVX-compatible DVD players and rental costs as their reason for opposing the format,[35] with one declaring DIVX as "holding my VCR hostage".[36] One online poll surveyed 786 people on the format, of which nearly 97% disapproved of the format's concept,[37] and another poll in December 1998 reflected 86% disapproval even if the format were free – a testament to the fierce online backlash the format received.[38] As early as December 1997, news outlets were already calling the format a failure for Circuit City.[39]

In addition to the hostile Internet response, competitors such as Hollywood Video ran advertisements touting the benefits of "Open DVD" over DIVX, with one ad in the Los Angeles Times depicting a hand holding a telephone line with the caption: "Don't let anyone feed you the line." The terminology "Open DVD" had been used by DVD supporters and later Sony themselves;[40] in response to DIVX's labeling of DVD as "Basic DVD" and DIVX/DVD players as "DIVX-enhanced". Other retailers, such as Best Buy, also had their concerns, most of them citing possible customer confusion and cumbersomeness with the two formats.[41] Pay-per-view companies were also concerned with the format intruding on their business sector, namely with their objective of single-use rentals of a film being offered to the consumer.[42]

However, early concerns of alleged or feared constant usage of the phone line proved to be somewhat exaggerated, as all players needed to do was verify its usage twice a month.[12] Despite this, informational-freedom advocates were concerned that the players' "dial-home" ability could be used to spy on people's watching habits,[4] as well as copyright and privacy concerns about its licensing of the media, with some alleging it violated fair-use laws entirely.[43]

Allegations of anti-competitive vaporware, as well as concerns within the software industry prompted David Dranove of Northwestern University and Neil Gandal of Tel Aviv University and University of California, Berkeley, to conduct an empirical study designed to measure the effect of the DIVX announcement on the DVD market. This study suggests that the DIVX announcement slowed the adoption of DVD technology. According to Dranove and Gandal, the study suggests that the "general antitrust concern about vaporware seems justified".[44]

Demise edit

Right after the launch of the format, Circuit City announced that despite a gain of 4.1% in net profit, huge expenses of launching that format (among other issues) massively undercut that profit.[45] As early as September 1998, Circuit City was looking for partners to share their losses from the format's launch.[46] Retailers such as Blockbuster Video did not carry the format at all.[47] Not helping the format's defenders was suspicious activity of pro-DIVX sites, with one shutting down as quickly as it opened.[48]

DIVX and Thomson teamed up in January 1999 to create another format made for high-definition video using existing DVD technology, predating the development of both Blu-ray and HD DVD by many years.[49] The market share for DIVX players was 23% in January 1999,[50] and by that March, around 419 titles were available in the DIVX format. However, sales for the format quickly fell off after the 1998 holiday season, with all three third-party retailers pulling out of DIVX sales by that point.[51] In May, studio support for DIVX would start to be phased out with Paramount refusing to convert their titles to "Silver" discs (and then later stopping DIVX releases entirely), and Disney increasing their DVD activity.[52] By the format's first anniversary, the future of the format was very grim - with only five DIVX-compatible players (and no DIVX-compatible computer drives), 478 titles, and only Circuit City selling DIVX discs.[53]

The format was discontinued on June 16, 1999,[3][54][55] because of the costs of introducing the format, as well as its very limited acceptance by the general public and retailers. At the end of the format's life, Circuit City announced a $114 million after-tax loss,[56] and Variety estimated the total loss on the scheme was around $337 million.[2] Over the next two years, the DIVX system was phased out. Customers could still view all their DIVX discs and were given a $100 refund for every player that was purchased before June 16, 1999. All discs that were unsold at the end of the summer of 1999 were destroyed. The program officially cut off access to accounts on July 7, 2001. The player's Security Module, which had an internal Real-Time Clock, ceased to allow DIVX functions after 30 days without a connection to the central system. Unsold players were liquidated in online auctions, but not before being modified to remove the DIVX Security Module. As a result, certain player models demonstrated lockups when DIVX menus were accessed.

On the company website to announce discontinuation of the product on June 16, 1999, it stated: "All DIVX-featured DVD players are fully functional DVD players and will continue to operate as such. All DIVX discs, including those previously purchased by consumers and those remaining in retailer inventories, can be viewed on registered players anytime between now and June 30, 2001. Subsequent viewings also will be available during that period. Discs can no longer be upgraded to unlimited viewing, known as DIVX Silver. Customers who have converted discs to DIVX Silver can continue viewing the discs until June 30, 2001, or can receive a full refund of the conversion price at their request".[3] This meant no DIVX discs could play any content after June 30, 2001, rendering the medium worthless.

DIVX appeared as a "dishonorable mention" alongside PC World's list of "25 Worst Tech Products of All Time" in 2006.[56]

Hardware edit

A total of four DIVX players were released in 1998:[57]

  • Zenith DVX2100 (June 8, 1998)[58]
  • RCA RC-5230Z (October 3, 1998)
  • Proscan PS8680Z (November 24, 1998)[59]
  • Panasonic DVD-X410 (December 10, 1998)

Several DIVX players from other manufacturers were announced for the year 1999, but cancelled. This includes Harman Kardon, JVC, Pioneer and Kenwood, with the latter cancelling a late 1999 to early 2000 release.[57]

List of films available on DIVX edit

See also edit

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January 01, 1970
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This article is about the videodisc format For the video codec see DivX For the company that develops the codec see DivX Inc DIVX Digital Video Express is a discontinued digital video format Created in part by Circuit City it was an unsuccessful attempt to create an alternative to video rental in the United States The format s poor reception from consumers resulted in major financial losses for Circuit City and is credited with being part of the company s downfall DIVXMedia typeOptical discEncodingSame as a DVD but with DRMCapacity4 7 GB single sided single layer 9 4 GB double sided single layer Developed byDigital Video Express LP 1 UsageStandard definition video and standard definition soundExtended fromDVDReleasedJune 8 1998 1998 06 08 2 DiscontinuedJune 16 1999 1999 06 16 3 Contents 1 Format 2 History 2 1 Development and launch 2 2 Opposition 2 3 Demise 3 Hardware 4 List of films available on DIVX 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFormat editDIVX was a rental format variation on the DVD player in which a customer would buy a DIVX disc similar to a DVD for approximately US 4 50 which was watchable for up to 48 hours from its initial viewing After this period the disc could be viewed by paying a continuation fee to play it for two more days Viewers who wanted to watch a disc an unlimited number of times could convert the disc to a DIVX silver disc for an additional fee 4 DIVX gold discs that could be played an unlimited number of times on any DIVX player were announced at the time of DIVX s introduction but no DIVX gold titles were ever released Each DIVX disc was marked with a unique barcode in the burst cutting area that could be read by the player and used to track the discs The status of the discs was monitored through an account over a phone line 5 DIVX player owners had to set up an account with DIVX to which additional viewing fees could be charged The player would call an account server over the phone line to charge for viewing fees similar to the way DirecTV and Dish Network satellite systems handle pay per view In addition to the normal Content Scramble System CSS encryption DIVX discs used Triple DES encryption and an alternative channel modulation coding scheme which prevented them from being read in standard DVD players 2 Most of the discs would be manufactured by United Kingdom based Nimbus CD International 6 DIVX players manufactured by Zenith Electronics who would go bankrupt shortly before the launch of the format 7 Thomson Consumer Electronics RCA and ProScan 8 and Matsushita Electric Panasonic started to become available in mid 1998 These players differed from regular DVD players with the addition of a security IC chip powered by ARM RISC and manufactured by VLSI that controlled the encode decode of the digital content 9 Mail systems were included on some players as well 10 Because of widespread studio support manufacturers anticipated that demand for the units would be high Initially the players were approximately twice as expensive as standard DVD players but price reductions occurred within months of release citation needed History editDevelopment and launch edit DIVX was introduced on September 8 1997 after previously being made under the code name Zoom TV 11 with the format under development since 1995 12 The format was a partnership between Circuit City and entertainment law firm Ziffren Brittenham Branca amp Fischer with the former company investing 100 million into the latter firm 13 One advertiser attempted to sign with the company but was unable to do so which spurred a lawsuit between the two 14 The product made a quiet showing at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 1998 15 16 but won the attention of 20th Century Fox which on February 20 1998 signed a deal to release their titles on the format 17 After multiple delays 18 the initial trial of the DIVX format was run in the San Francisco California and Richmond Virginia areas starting on June 8 1998 2 19 Initially only a single Zenith player was available starting at 499 along with 20 to 50 titles Very few players sold during this time period with The Good Guys chain alleging that fewer than 10 players were sold during this time period 20 A nationwide rollout began three months later on September 21 again with only one Zenith player and 150 titles available in 190 stores in the western U S 21 At the format s launch DIVX was sold primarily through the Circuit City Good Guys and Ultimate Electronics retailers The format was promoted to consumers as an alternative to traditional video rental schemes with the promise of No returns no late fees Though consumers could just discard a DIVX disc after the initial viewing period several DIVX retailers maintained DIVX recycling bins on their premises On September 22 1998 a fourth retailer Canadian Future Shop signed a contract with DIVX to stock the format although only in 23 stores in the U S only 22 Thomson s player after multiple delays arrived on October 3 1998 23 followed by Panasonic s on December 10 24 The format made its overall national debut on October 12 1998 citation needed A marketing push began that November for the 1998 holiday season with more than 1 million going into the campaign 25 26 The fortunes of the format would seemingly turn for the better in mid December 1998 when a shortage of DVD players occurred 27 In total 87 000 players were sold during the final quarter of 1998 with 535 000 discs across 300 titles being sold although fewer than 17 000 accounts for DIVX were created 28 Opposition edit Almost immediately after the format s reveal a movement on the Internet was initiated against DIVX particularly in home theater forums by existing owners of the then still nascent DVD format 29 Broader groups of consumers had environmental concerns with the format since under the advertised no returns model a disc would be discarded as waste once the initial user was done with it rather than being reused as they were under the traditional rental model 16 Both companies that created the DVD format Sony and Toshiba also denounced DIVX as did major studio distributor Warner Home Video who was the first major American studio to distribute DVD 30 and the DVD Forum a consortium of developers on the format who standardized DVDs 31 Titles in the DIVX catalog were released primarily in pan and scan format with limited special features usually only a trailer although a few widescreen titles did arrive on the format in early December 1998 32 This caused many home theater enthusiasts to become concerned that the success of DIVX would significantly diminish the release of films on the DVD format in the films original aspect ratios and with supplementary material Some early demos were also noted to have unique instances of artifacting on the discs that were not present on standard DVDs 10 Many people in various technology and entertainment communities were afraid that there would be DIVX exclusive releases and that the then fledgling DVD format would suffer as a result DreamWorks 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures for instance initially released their films exclusively on the DIVX format something that DIVX did not originally intend to happen 12 33 as did Disney which released on both formats citation needed DIVX featured stronger encryption technology than DVD Triple DES instead of CSS which many studios stated was a contributing factor in the decision to support DIVX 34 Others cited the higher price of DIVX compatible DVD players and rental costs as their reason for opposing the format 35 with one declaring DIVX as holding my VCR hostage 36 One online poll surveyed 786 people on the format of which nearly 97 disapproved of the format s concept 37 and another poll in December 1998 reflected 86 disapproval even if the format were free a testament to the fierce online backlash the format received 38 As early as December 1997 news outlets were already calling the format a failure for Circuit City 39 In addition to the hostile Internet response competitors such as Hollywood Video ran advertisements touting the benefits of Open DVD over DIVX with one ad in the Los Angeles Times depicting a hand holding a telephone line with the caption Don t let anyone feed you the line The terminology Open DVD had been used by DVD supporters and later Sony themselves 40 in response to DIVX s labeling of DVD as Basic DVD and DIVX DVD players as DIVX enhanced Other retailers such as Best Buy also had their concerns most of them citing possible customer confusion and cumbersomeness with the two formats 41 Pay per view companies were also concerned with the format intruding on their business sector namely with their objective of single use rentals of a film being offered to the consumer 42 However early concerns of alleged or feared constant usage of the phone line proved to be somewhat exaggerated as all players needed to do was verify its usage twice a month 12 Despite this informational freedom advocates were concerned that the players dial home ability could be used to spy on people s watching habits 4 as well as copyright and privacy concerns about its licensing of the media with some alleging it violated fair use laws entirely 43 Allegations of anti competitive vaporware as well as concerns within the software industry prompted David Dranove of Northwestern University and Neil Gandal of Tel Aviv University and University of California Berkeley to conduct an empirical study designed to measure the effect of the DIVX announcement on the DVD market This study suggests that the DIVX announcement slowed the adoption of DVD technology According to Dranove and Gandal the study suggests that the general antitrust concern about vaporware seems justified 44 Demise edit Right after the launch of the format Circuit City announced that despite a gain of 4 1 in net profit huge expenses of launching that format among other issues massively undercut that profit 45 As early as September 1998 Circuit City was looking for partners to share their losses from the format s launch 46 Retailers such as Blockbuster Video did not carry the format at all 47 Not helping the format s defenders was suspicious activity of pro DIVX sites with one shutting down as quickly as it opened 48 DIVX and Thomson teamed up in January 1999 to create another format made for high definition video using existing DVD technology predating the development of both Blu ray and HD DVD by many years 49 The market share for DIVX players was 23 in January 1999 50 and by that March around 419 titles were available in the DIVX format However sales for the format quickly fell off after the 1998 holiday season with all three third party retailers pulling out of DIVX sales by that point 51 In May studio support for DIVX would start to be phased out with Paramount refusing to convert their titles to Silver discs and then later stopping DIVX releases entirely and Disney increasing their DVD activity 52 By the format s first anniversary the future of the format was very grim with only five DIVX compatible players and no DIVX compatible computer drives 478 titles and only Circuit City selling DIVX discs 53 The format was discontinued on June 16 1999 3 54 55 because of the costs of introducing the format as well as its very limited acceptance by the general public and retailers At the end of the format s life Circuit City announced a 114 million after tax loss 56 and Variety estimated the total loss on the scheme was around 337 million 2 Over the next two years the DIVX system was phased out Customers could still view all their DIVX discs and were given a 100 refund for every player that was purchased before June 16 1999 All discs that were unsold at the end of the summer of 1999 were destroyed The program officially cut off access to accounts on July 7 2001 The player s Security Module which had an internal Real Time Clock ceased to allow DIVX functions after 30 days without a connection to the central system Unsold players were liquidated in online auctions but not before being modified to remove the DIVX Security Module As a result certain player models demonstrated lockups when DIVX menus were accessed On the company website to announce discontinuation of the product on June 16 1999 it stated All DIVX featured DVD players are fully functional DVD players and will continue to operate as such All DIVX discs including those previously purchased by consumers and those remaining in retailer inventories can be viewed on registered players anytime between now and June 30 2001 Subsequent viewings also will be available during that period Discs can no longer be upgraded to unlimited viewing known as DIVX Silver Customers who have converted discs to DIVX Silver can continue viewing the discs until June 30 2001 or can receive a full refund of the conversion price at their request 3 This meant no DIVX discs could play any content after June 30 2001 rendering the medium worthless DIVX appeared as a dishonorable mention alongside PC World s list of 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time in 2006 56 Hardware editA total of four DIVX players were released in 1998 57 Zenith DVX2100 June 8 1998 58 RCA RC 5230Z October 3 1998 Proscan PS8680Z November 24 1998 59 Panasonic DVD X410 December 10 1998 Several DIVX players from other manufacturers were announced for the year 1999 but cancelled This includes Harman Kardon JVC Pioneer and Kenwood with the latter cancelling a late 1999 to early 2000 release 57 List of films available on DIVX editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message 101 Dalmatians 1996 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag 1997 The Abyss 1989 Air Bud Golden Receiver 1998 Affliction 1997 Alice in Wonderland 1951 Alien Resurrection 1997 Amistad 1997 Antz 1998 Apollo 13 1995 Armageddon 1998 Army of Darkness 1992 At First Sight 1999 A Thousand Acres 1997 Babe 1995 BASEketball 1998 Beloved 1998 Blown Away 1994 The Blues Brothers 1980 Born on the Fourth of July 1989 Brassed Off 1996 Brazil 1985 The Breakfast Club 1985 Brubaker 1980 Bulworth 1998 The Boxer 1997 A Bug s Life 1998 The Chamber 1996 Chairman of the Board 1998 Chasing Amy 1997 A Civil Action 1998 Con Air 1997 Conan the Destroyer 1984 Cop Land 1997 Courage Under Fire 1996 Crimson Tide 1995 The Crow 1994 The Crow City of Angels 1996 Dante s Peak 1997 Daylight 1996 The Day of the Jackal 1973 Death Becomes Her 1992 Deep Impact 1998 Deep Rising 1998 Die Hard With a Vengeance 1995 Dirty Work 1998 Disturbing Behavior 1998 Dragnet 1987 The Edge 1997 Ed Wood 1994 The Eiger Sanction 1975 Enemy of the State 1998 The End of Violence 1997 Escape from L A 1996 Ever After 1998 Evita 1996 Father of the Bride Part II 1995 Fled 1996 The Flintstones 1994 For Richer or Poorer 1997 The Full Monty 1997 Gang Related 1997 George of the Jungle 1997 GoldenEye 1995 The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 G I Jane 1997 Good Will Hunting 1997 Hackers 1995 Happy Gilmore 1996 Half Baked 1998 Halloween H20 1998 Hard Rain 1998 Highlander The Final Dimension 1994 Holy Man 1998 Hope Floats 1998 The Horse Whisperer 1998 Houseguest 1995 The Hunt for Red October 1990 The Impostors 1998 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 The Jackal 1997 Jane Austen s Mafia 1998 Judge Dredd 1995 Kissing a Fool 1998 Kiss the Girls 1997 Liar Liar 1997 A Life Less Ordinary 1997 The Madness of King George 1994 Mafia 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask 1998 Mercury Rising 1998 Mr Magoo 1997 Mrs Doubtfire 1993 MouseHunt 1997 Mulholland Falls 1996 Nothing to Lose 1997 The Object of My Affection 1998 One True Thing 1998 Oscar and Lucinda 1997 Paulie 1998 Paths of Glory 1957 Patriot Games 1992 Patch Adams 1998 The Peacemaker 1997 Phantoms 1998 Phenomenon 1996 Pulp Fiction 1994 Rapid Fire 1992 Rising Sun 1993 The River 1984 The Rock 1996 RocketMan 1997 Rollerball 1975 Ronin 1998 Scream 1996 Scream 2 1997 The Shadow 1994 Six Days Seven Nights 1998 Sling Blade 1996 Slums of Beverly Hills 1998 Small Soldiers 1998 Sneakers 1992 Species II 1998 Speed 2 Cruise Control 1997 Spy Hard 1996 Street Fighter 1994 Star Trek First Contact 1996 Star Trek Generations 1994 Strange Days 1995 Supercop 1992 That Thing You Do 1996 There s Something About Mary 1998 The Thin Red Line 1998 The Thing 1982 Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Twelve Monkeys 1995 Twilight 1998 Ulee s Gold 1997 Waking Ned Devine 1998 A Walk in the Clouds 1995 Welcome to Sarajevo 1997 Wing Commander 1999 The X Files 1998 Young Frankenstein 1974 See also editPlanned obsolescence Digital rights management Flexplay another disposable DVD format DVD D another disposable DVD format References edit DIVX com Main Page Archived from the original on January 14 1998 Retrieved September 18 2019 a b c d Jim H Taylor Mark R Johnson Charles G Crawford November 21 2005 DVD Demystified ISBN 0 07 142396 6 a b c DIGITAL VIDEO EXPRESS 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