San Diego, CA —April 24th, 2008 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a technology company, today announced that the company has made significant progress extending the DivX Certification(TM) program to digital televisions from a variety of manufacturers that will enable consumers to easily enjoy high-quality video they create on their PC or discover on the Internet from the comfort of the home theater.
DivX(R) is a high-quality digital video technology that allows consumers to create and watch content on the PC, living room and on the go. Over 100 million DivX Certified(R) devices have already shipped worldwide from major manufacturers, including DVD players, mobile phones and gaming consoles. The company has extended its ecosystem into digital televisions with over 80 models certified from major brands such as LG and HP that allow consumers to easily play back their content via USB storage devices that plug directly into the televisions. Various models also enable content to be streamed directly from Internet services.
DivX is also working with leading chip providers such as AMD, Chips and Media, Broadcom, and Trident to extend support for DivX on digital television platforms. By working with these major chip providers, DivX continues to emerge as a prominent digital video standard with significant market presence for next generation entertainment across digital televisions.
