Right then.

DivX is a file format for video, like mp3 is for audio. There's a few video file formats, just like there are many different audio file formats.

It just so happens that with the DivX format you can squish a video down into a smaller amount of data than DVD format. The drawback is, if you try to put that DivX file on a disc your DVD player in the livingroom will likely not know how to play it.

So you use software to convert the file format from DivX to DVD - there's a prog called DVD Santa that does this, doubtless many others. Therefore you download 750Mb of divx, spen a couple of hours converting it to a 3-4 Gb DVD file, copy it onto a DVD and then you can play it in the living room on the telly.

You can actually buy hardware DivX players, that live under the telly like a DVD player, but they're not so common.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on December 7th 2007 at 16:09:08

Message Thread

Irritated to hell by this "Knockoff Nigel" campaign (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:25:19
- The DVD companies are a fucking rip off anyway - region encoding (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 7, 15:51:04
- why would anyone want to buy a knock off dvd? (General Chat) - Dave in France, Dec 7, 15:36:54
  - I have downloaded various clips of NCFC goals (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:41:48
    - Near DVD ?!!! (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 15:52:34
      - GOOD answer, ta Steve (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:56:42
        
        It's in yoof speak tech (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:02:47
        
        OG, here's how I did it... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:13:30
        
        Rude boy (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:17:40
        
        Yeah, but you just sound a little bit scared! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:21:41
        
        In fairness though Steve (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 16:16:04
        
        Whuff. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:20:56
        
        I say (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:17:02
        
        Right then. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:09:08
        
        Brilliant, thank you (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:16:16
        
        Aha - well if you download a free (legitimately free, don't get uppity) bit of software (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:19:52
        
        Or, if you have a laptop, get a S-video to SCART cable and watch it straight from (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:16:09
        
        Or that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:18:17
        
        I leanred a new word today, "frazil" (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:22:25
        
        Pub quiz trivia fodder that sort of thing. Committed to memory. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:24:09
        
        So the old queen was wrong to ask me if I wanted frazil in my martini (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:27:18
        
        Cor, taking a chance there. It could have easily been the latest soho slang for (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:32:58
        
        Yes, such as typing at a speed your port-sozzled fingers can cope with, for starters (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 16:05:11
        
        I have had an ickle drinky (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:06:48
    - yes it is (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 7, 15:48:13
    - You hent sin me, roight? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 15:46:51
      - What size is the file for decent quality please? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:47:51
        
        You can get a DVD rip and encoding of just the filum at about 750-800Mb (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 15:55:41
        
        TWO DAYS to download a film?? FFS! Shit the bed!! (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:05:15
        
        'Tisn't "out of action" at all - it can still do all the other stuff. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:11:35
        
        Same here, plus software (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:18:30
        
        aaaand, you can't use the phone for 2 days either!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:06:48
        
        Well, no, that's not true at all. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:09:54
        
        Who (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:12:11
        
        Uh. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:16:39
        
        Ta (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:59:29
        
        I'll do you a deal. A promise, more like. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:01:58
        
        My local DVD shop has opened a noodle take-away in it in an attempt to make money ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:04:32
        
        Don't they make a mess of your DVD player? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:05:44
        
        Sounds reasonable (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 16:04:12
        
        "Well officer, I only robs banks because the clerks are so useless" (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:03:56
        
        Bet you wont. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 16:02:44
        
        I bet they won't either. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:04:01
        
        And how long would that TAKE, anyway?? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:48:19
        
        He's not talking to us, is he? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:53:40
        
        ^^^ Up there, mongfaces. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 15:58:33
        
        What is the difference between that and nicking them off (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:50:26
        
        Quality can be ace (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 7, 15:52:17
        
        I agree, it would be downright immoral (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:52:12
        
        I know the feeling (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:55:28
        
        Suggy, I get the same attitude from the assistants in the Orange shop. I don't (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:07:42
        
        They don't with me - I'm young and have cool hair. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:12:47
        
        The Hoxton Fin is NOT cool (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:23:52
        
        That's only for very special occasions though. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 7, 16:25:11
        
        I would have tendy hairstyle if it were possible. I've been thinking... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 16:31:36
        
        Live with it OG, it's fine when you get used to it - (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:54:19
    - I've borrowed a few that've been downloaded (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:43:16
  - I don't, no. Mind you, I did email (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:39:26
  - I do, but I bought a package with a download limit (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:39:13
- please dont.......... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 7, 15:32:55
  - With morals like his the question is rather (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:34:04
    - I'm very fond of ducks (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:36:26
      - Roast duck is a dish fit for the angels (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:43:35
      - you should start a facebook group with brom (General Chat) - Dave in France, Dec 7, 15:38:41
        
        I've never eaten any of the three (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:40:47
        
        Octopus and Skate are fine - draw the line at horse though (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:44:57
    - i like 'em........... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 7, 15:35:40
- you may as well just stick the needle in their arm whilst you're paying (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:28:09
- Neee nah, neee nah, neee nah (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:26:58
  - Bit tetchy Gittie? The purple ermine was tutted-at, was it? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:28:46
    - Yup (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:32:15
      - Er, yes, I did read it, hence the response (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:35:10
        
        Bastard (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:39:23
        
        (prolonged chuckle) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:41:43
  - Do you know what he's on abart then OG? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:27:31
    - yer tiz (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:30:52
      - DON'T CLICK THAT LINK (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:31:19
        
        It's been on the radio a lot lately (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:33:44
        
        there's an ad at the mo that has me in the giggles, it's for a pen (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:35:52
        
        here we go, genius!!!!! (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:38:05
    - HE'S A CRIMINAL (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:30:35
      - Ah, never seen the ad I must admit. Still, I very, very rarely (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:38:19
        
        Do you have a DVD player? (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 15:40:14
        
        I do and I do. I just borrow them or get them from (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:43:41
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 7, 15:33:13
      - Well - you'd know. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:31:36
        
        Missed that thread, then. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 7, 15:32:41
- Pardon? Run that one by us again (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 7, 15:26:58

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