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Old 03-14-2011, 07:50 AM   #68
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I know this isn't home theater circles like I normally frequent, so...ever hear of DiVX? Not the internet codec...the product. Pay-per-use competing format with DVD. Luckily, it died.
The model didn't die with it though. Xbox360 and AppleTV both use pay-per-view for TV and film content. On Apple you even have to pay to watch BBC TV programmes. (BBC is funded through a sort of TV tax that everyone has to pay).
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