DivX.com becomes first US retailer for KiSS DP-500 DVD player

Posted by Simon Perry on 14 August 2003 at 10:52 am | Tagged as: Platforms, Gadgets

KiSS was the first licensee of the DivX codec for use in a DVD player, now DivX.com will be the first retail channel for the DP-500 at a price of $299.

In addition to supporting DivX 3.xx, 4.xx and 5.xx.video technology, the DP-500 offers a number of cutting edge features including progressive scan, Ethernet 10/100, Internet radio streaming, PC-Link, support for DVD, SVCD, VCD, CD, MP3, Ogg Vorbis (Digital music format), CD-RW & DVD-RW/+RW playback, and a photo album feature that enables users to view digital photos on a television.

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