If you’ve been holding out on buying a Blu-ray disc player or just waiting for one that included both network connectivity and built-in Wi-Fi, then wait no longer. LG’s new BD390 is now the hands-down hottest device of its type on the market (MSRP $450). What makes it so great? Well, for starters, it’s the first network Blu-ray player to offer built-in 802.11n connectivity and provide DivX HD 1080p content playback (from a DVD or USB flash drive) and PC streaming support. MORE »

Got $20? You might be interested in picking up DivX’s latest software release, DivX Pro 7 for Windows XP/Vista (32-bit). The new application is capable of encoding 1080p HD video in H.264 with multichannel audio (AAC) and subtitle tracks all in the smoking hot MKV audio/video container. The company actually calls this new configuration the DivX Plus HD format — so keep an eye out for it when you make your next CE device purchase that supports DivX. MORE »

Joost fans will be happy to know that a Joost Plug-in for DivX Connected has just been added. Though not all Joost functionality is currently available, the developer is off to a good start (as you can see from the demo video). What’s more, the plug-in’s open-source code is being hosted at Google Code so other people can contribute and develop the plug-in further. [via]

According to a shared press statement (attached below), Warner Bros. Entertainment will begin making their entire movie catalog available to online retailers for distribution starting this month in a “secure format.” Initially, only standard definition (SD) format movies will be available with high definition (HD) flicks to follow September 2009. All movies are said to be compatible with all DivX Certified DVD players, Blu-ray devices, gaming consoles, media streamers, and handhelds. For more info on DivX’s DRM platform click here – esentially, DivX DRM ties content to a user instead of tying content to a particular device or set of devices. MORE »

As you can see in the above image (and other photos) taken by Dave Zatz, the D-Link DSM-330 is having no problem displaying and playing back Flash video content from sites like Hulu, YouTube, and ABC News. The latest Flash plug-in support has been rolled into Beta Release 1.4.0 build 54. However, the catch with all this Flash goodness is… users have to download individual website property plug-ins to display the content. In other words, you can’t just enter a URL of a flash-based site you like to view and have it automatically supported on the device. A full list of DivX Connected 1.4 plug-ins can be found here.

DivX, Inc., a digital media company, and CinemaNow, the digital entertainment innovator in delivering high-quality Hollywood movies and TV shows across multiple platforms, have announced an agreement that will allow CinemaNow to offer users the ability to download premium content in the high-quality DivX® format and play back those titles on the PC, as well as a range of DivX Certified® consumer electronics devices from major manufacturers, including DVD players, mobile devices and more. MORE »

D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, and DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the availability of the first DivX Connected™ device in the U.S., with distribution in Canadian markets soon to follow. The D-Link® MediaLounge® DSM-330 enables the seamless streaming of music, photos, Internet services, and high definition video from PCs to the television. MORE »

DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certification™ of byd:sign Corporation’s new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB [black], DC-1902DWW [white]).

To be released this month, byd:sign’s LCD HDTV (liquid crystal display high-definition television) is the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market. With guaranteed DivX video playback, users will enjoy a media experience that seamlessly bridges from the PC to the television while maintaining superior video quality. MORE »

It was just a few months back that Sony certified their PlayStation 3 console to support DivX video playback. And in January Sony gave approval to port their entire Sony Pictures Television catalog to the DivX DRM-protected format for distribution to consumers. Now, the company is announcing they will begin porting its Sony Pictures Television International catalog to DivX as well. Obviously, this bodes well for DivX, Inc. and it also gives consumers a bit more flexibility on the type of devices (i.e. PC, TV, mobile) they can watch their purchased content on. It will be interesting to see what other big name players will join in and how DivX, Inc. plans on using H.264 encoding as part of their future strategy (referring to their acquisition of MainConcept AG).