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Unlike Circuit City’s disaster, the modern DivX VOD is a for rented video files.

The service never became a mainstream hit. It was eclipsed by: divx vod

While most people remember DivX as the MP3 equivalent for video (allowing you to fit a movie on a single CD), its Video on Demand (VOD) system was a bold—and ultimately failed—experiment to bring the Blockbuster experience into the living room via the internet. Unlike Circuit City’s disaster, the modern DivX VOD

| Component | Description | | :--- | :--- | | | MKV (Matroska) or AVI | | Video Codec | DivX (H.264 or MPEG-4 ASP) | | Audio Codec | AC3 (Dolby Digital), MP3, or AAC | | DRM | DivX DRM (a symmetric encryption system tied to a device key) | | Metadata | Embedded expiration timestamps, rental period, purchase ID | | Component | Description | | :--- |