Funai Blu-ray Player Achieves DivX Certification(TM)
September 02 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, and Funai
Electric Co. today announced the DivX Certification� of a new
Blu-ray player from Funai. The player will be launched in the
European market in October. With DivX Certification, Funai�s new
Blu-ray player, the B1-M110, is capable of seamlessly playing back
high-quality DivX� video. DivX technology enables a premium visual
experience in digital video while considerably reducing its file
size. The B1-M110 will allow consumers to play back DivX video that
has been burned to DVDs and CDs. Funai�s newest Blu-ray player
expands the DivX ecosystem within the Blu-ray device category and
joins over 100 million other DivX Certified� devices shipped by
DivX licensees into the market including digital televisions,
mobile phones, digital cameras, personal media players and set-top
boxes. �Consumers are increasingly turning to next generation
solutions for their home entertainment and there has been continual
demand from them to support the playback of DivX video in the
living room,� said Moriyasu Yoshitake, General Manager, DVD Product
Planning Department, Funai Electric. �Working with DivX has allowed
us to provide our customers with a high-quality solution for
digital video.� �DivX has become a standard feature in the DVD
category and our increasing traction within Blu-ray devices speaks
to our continued mission of enabling a high-quality media
experience across any device,� said Patrice Lagrange, Senior Vice
President, Products, DivX, Inc. �Consumers have demanded a premium
experience for their digital video entertainment and the DivX
Certified B1-M110 delivers.� Products that bear the DivX Certified�
logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a
high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video
playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and
the visual quality users expect from DivX. For more information on
DivX Certification, visit www.divx.com/certification. About DivX
DivX, Inc. is a digital media company that enables consumers to
enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind of device.
DivX creates, distributes and licenses digital video technologies
that span the �three screens� comprising today�s consumer media
environment�the PC, the television and mobile devices. Over 100
million DivX Certified devices have shipped into the market from
leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX also offers
content providers and publishers a complete solution for the
distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven
by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of
hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video
experience to enable the digital home. Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical
in nature constitute �forward-looking statements.� Such statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding DivX's
visibility within the investment community. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause DivX's actual results to be materially
different from historical results or from any results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include,
but are not limited to: the risk that customer use of DivX
technology may not grow as anticipated; the risk that anticipated
market opportunities may not materialize at expected levels, or at
all; the risk that the Company�s activities may not result in the
growth of profitable revenue; risks and uncertainties related to
the maintenance and strength of the DivX brand; risks associated
with DivX's ability to penetrate existing and new markets; risks
regarding the effects of competition; DivX's dependence on its
licensees and partners; the effect of intellectual property rights
claims; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section
of DivX's most recent report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 8, 2008. All forward-looking statements are
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. DivX is
providing this information as of the date of this release and does
not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this release as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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