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DVD for Rent 1.A pay-for -play system
for video DVD (digital versatile disc) will emerge by summer as an alternative,
and possibly a competitor, to the DVD format currently available.
2.The new system called Digital Video Express (Divx),operates like a DVD
player, except for the specially coded discs. These will cost $ 5 for initial
viewing over a 48-hour period and can be viewed again for additional fees and
even purchased for unlimited viewing. 3.Divx combines the
service of a video rental store with the operation of a pay-per-view TV channel.
Unlike a rented videotape, though, the Divx disc needn’t he returned. The
48-hour viewing period doesn’t begin until the disc is first played. Customers
can retain the disc for replay in the future at an additional fee, or simply
discard it. (Divx plans a collection and recycling programme.)
4.Subsequent plays, or the purchase of unlimited-viewing rights, are
billed to the customer’s Divx account and charged to a credit card. The player’s
built-in memory keeps track of all Divx plays, and relays this information by
toll-free phone modern to the Divx record-keeping centre. Each Divx disc and
player has a unique identification code, so the system knows which discs have
been played and where—something that may raise concerns over privacy.
5.Some Divx discs could be converted for unlimited play at a price likely
to be lower than buying a conventional DVD. Others, called Divx Gold, would be
sold from the beginning for unlimited play without further charge. Although
conventional DVDs will run in a Divx players, conventional DVD player will lack
the decoding and communications ability to play Divx discs. Divx players will be
offered by Panasonic, RCA and Zenith. 6.About 100 discs will be
available initially from Disney, Dreamworks, Paramount, and Universal, growing
to 500 titles within a year. Most of these will be released in the 4:3 pan-and-
scan mode rather than in the 16:9 letterbox format. Other filmmakers have yet to
adopt the Divx system. Which is owned by retailer Circuit City, the 350-store
electronics chain that bankrolled its development. The conventional DVD player cannot play any Divx disc because it______