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Old 27th January 2023, 19:49   #72  |  Link
kurkosdr
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Originally Posted by rwill View Post
You seem to be missing that Katie Boundary's reply was below something about MP3.

Unless music requires a surround format you can buy 44.1kHz Stereo albums for download in MP3 which sound just fine, given their ~250kbps VBR. 44.1kHz Stereo is still somewhat current.

I have not yet seen 2CD Xvid releases of full length movies in (U)HD though. (U)HD is somewhat of a current standard as well.
So? People will download a (U)HD copy for the living room and bedroom and also a Divx avi copy for the car DVD player or TV/DVD player in the kitchen (or other player that doesn't do H.264 or H.265) and have it both ways

Most people here can't understand that:
- Some people will tolerate bad video quality outside the living room and bedroom, because some people just don't care that much.
- DVD players that won't play any kind of H.264 are still being sold today (because H.264 requires better chips and extra royalty payments). You should expect the average DVD player to support DVD-Video and Divx avi and no H.264 (unless it specifically lists HD support, which most don't). See my posts above for an example.

So, to answer the original question: Xvid will still be used for as long as there is a demand for compatibility with non-H.264 hardware, which is still being manufactured and bought by some people even today (no matter how that makes you feel).

Last edited by kurkosdr; 27th January 2023 at 20:22.
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