DivX Announces Sony BRAVIA(R) Series Now Certified for DivX(R) Playback
March 03 2010 - 8:49AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN DIEGO and TOKYO, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc. ,
a leading digital media company, today announced the first line of
DivX Certified ® HDTVs from Sony. The new Sony flagship
BRAVIA ® LCD HDTV series enhances consumers' viewing
experience with support for high-quality DivX ® video. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081124/DIVXLOGO) Available
now in Europe and other regions, these already feature-rich BRAVIA
EX, BX3/BX4, HX, and NX5 series TVs will be capable of playing back
digital video and Hollywood movies in the high-quality DivX format.
BRAVIA provides full high definition TV widescreen experience and a
variety of line-ups to choose from including stylish TV designs,
innovative LCD TV picture technology, ultra slim televisions or the
latest Full HD and HD Ready digital TVs. DivX technology allows
digital videos to be compressed to a fraction of their original
size while maintaining excellent visual quality. For example, eight
full-length standard definition movies in the DivX format can fit
on an 8GB USB drive. With the DivX format, full-length movies can
be quickly downloaded from the Internet and played on DivX
Certified Sony TVs, as well as other consumer electronics devices.
"DivX is clearly a de-facto standard for high quality playback of
video content from the Internet in the living room," said Hiroshi
Sakamoto, VP of TV Marketing Sony Europe. "I am pleased to announce
that our new BRAVIA ® line up can now playback DivX videos so
that you can enjoy them via USB on the big screen." "We are pleased
to continue our partnership with Sony to deliver a true cinematic
experience to consumers as they watch digital videos and movies on
their new BRAVIA TVs," said Kevin Hell, Chief Executive Officer at
DivX. "Through the addition of outstanding products such as the
Sony BRAVIA product line, we are expanding the DivX ecosystem and
adding value for our partners and consumers worldwide." 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 high-quality users expect
from DivX. 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 worldwide 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 and the availability of certain DivX enabled products to
consumers. 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; risks related to DivX's partners' ability to make
certain products available to consumers on specified timelines, or
at all; 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. BRAVIA is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
DATASOURCE: DivX, Inc. CONTACT: Media Contact: Jennifer
Baumgartner, +1-503-901-5371,jbaumgartner@divxcorp.com, or Investor
Contact: Karen Fisher, +1-858-882-6415,kfisher@divxcorp.com; both
of DivX, Inc. Web Site: http://www.divx.com/
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