Motorola to Offer DivX Certified IPTV Boxes

DivX and Motorola have announced that Motorola will be offering DivX certified IPTV set-top boxes that will initially be offered in Europe and come to other countries at a later date. The boxes will support playback of DivX video format.

The DivX compression allows up to eight normal DVD movies to be stored on one 8GB flash drive. There are tons of items on the market already that are DivX certified from Blu-ray players and HDTVs to several game consoles.

"Motorola is committed to accelerating the delivery of personal media experiences and satisfying consumer demand for high-quality, compelling services," said Keith Kelley, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and Asia Pacific Set-top, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. "With the wide adoption of the DivX technology in Europe and the increasing availability of Hollywood content in the DivX format worldwide, we felt it important to incorporate DivX into our next generation of set-top boxes."

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