DivX and Seagate Announce DivX Plus(TM) HD Certification Planned For FreeAgent Theater+(TM) HD Media Player
January 06 2010 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Take video to the next level with Hollywood movie playback, DivX
Plus HD video up to 1080p and advanced features in the MKV
container LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc.
(NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital entertainment company, and Seagate, the
worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today
announced that Seagate's latest version of its FreeAgent
Theater+(TM) HD media player will be DivX Plus(TM) HD Certified.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081124/DIVXLOGO) The
FreeAgent Theater+ media player is a next generation home theater
solution designed to instantly and easily enable people to bring
their digital media libraries from their computer to the home
entertainment systems. The player makes it simple for consumers to
have access to their full library of videos by connecting to their
TV via outputs like HDMI. The Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ player
combines a docking system for a Seagate FreeAgent Go(TM) portable
drive, as well as two additional USB ports and Internet access
through an Ethernet port or the optional USB wireless adapter.
Internet video is booming and many consumers have rapidly growing
personal video libraries that they want to enjoy on their TV. Once
the FreeAgent player is DivX Plus HD Certified, and following
delivery of a firmware update scheduled for the first quarter of
calendar year 2010, digital Internet videos up to 1080p and
Hollywood movies in the DivX format can be loaded onto the portable
drive or easily played back via one of the USB drives. Consumers
will be able to store up to 100 HD movies on a 500 GB hard drive.
DivX Plus HD Certification is the premium level of certification
from DivX, providing consumers with a very comprehensive digital
media solution for enjoying high-quality standard definition and
high definition Internet video from the PC to the TV and beyond.
Only DivX Plus HD Certified devices support playback of DivX Plus
HD content (H.264 video in the MKV file container) created with
DivX or other third-party tools, while also supporting previous
versions of DivX video up to 1080p. DivX Plus HD also enables the
playback of Hollywood movies in the DivX format now available on
online video download e-tailers in the U.S. and Europe. DivX Plus
HD technology also provides advanced features for a richer media
experience, including automatic and authored chapter points, quick
start, smooth fast forward and rewind (up to 32x in both
directions), and support for high-quality AAC audio, up to eight
subtitle and audio tracks, and meta data. "Seagate's media player
represents one of the exciting new emerging product categories
where DivX Plus(TM) HD Certification will add tremendous value so
that consumers can enjoy all their digital video including HD
Internet content, personal video libraries, and Hollywood movies in
the DivX format," said Kevin Hell, Chief Executive Officer at DivX.
"We're pleased to partner with Seagate and enable its customers to
take high definition video to the next level on the next generation
FreeAgent Theater+ media player." Products that bear the DivX
Certified® logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure
a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video
creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified
devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX. For more
information about Seagate, visit http://www.seagate.com/. For more
information about DivX, visit http://www.divx.com/. About DivX
DivX, Inc. is a leading 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 250 million DivX 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. About Seagate Seagate is the
worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Learn
more at http://www.seagate.com/. 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; the risk of DivX's dependence
on its licensees and partners; risks related to 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. 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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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: DivX, Inc. CONTACT:
Jennifer Baumgartner, +1-503-901-5371, , or Investor Contact: Karen
Fisher, +1-858-882-6415, , both of DivX, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.divx.com/
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