#8, while DIVX does conform to ASP MPEG4, there are BETTER (read that higher quality) codecs that use ASP MPEG4. AAC is also a MUCH better audio codec to use than the MP3 variant used in DIVX encoding (I'm referring to the MP3 codec embedded in Dr. Divx and the old WMA v2 codec that was in the original hacked divx 3.11 codec).
There are also indeed players that playback MP4's with AAC audio natively, the KISS DP-600 for example. This player not only has HDMI and optical audio output, but also has standard component video output, svido, scart, 10/100 ethernet (for network playback) integrated wireless, etc.
My point is, modern players should support the modern codecs as well as the old-school codecs (like the KISS player does).
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Nick @ Mar 28th 2006 1:10PM
#8, while DIVX does conform to ASP MPEG4, there are BETTER (read that higher quality) codecs that use ASP MPEG4. AAC is also a MUCH better audio codec to use than the MP3 variant used in DIVX encoding (I'm referring to the MP3 codec embedded in Dr. Divx and the old WMA v2 codec that was in the original hacked divx 3.11 codec).
There are also indeed players that playback MP4's with AAC audio natively, the KISS DP-600 for example. This player not only has HDMI and optical audio output, but also has standard component video output, svido, scart, 10/100 ethernet (for network playback) integrated wireless, etc.
My point is, modern players should support the modern codecs as well as the old-school codecs (like the KISS player does).
BTW, the link for the supporting documentation behind my comment is
http://www.kiss-technology.com/?p=600en&v=users
Cheers.