February 15th, 2006 at 1:39 pm by Rakesh
DivX is a popular format but it’s pretty tough to record your shows directly to DivX with most of the hardware out there today. The best quality you can expect using a software encode TV card and a 2.4 GHz P4 is medium quality DivX Portable — definitely not suitable for a TV (see the Beyond TV FAQ, section 3, question 13 for more on this).
So what’s a DivX fan to do? The solution is: The Plextor ConvertX PX-TV402U (yes, the model number is a mouthful). The Plextor ConvertX is natively supported in Beyond TV 4 and it has a DivX hardware encoder so you can record shows directly to high-quality DivX even if you don’t have the latest multi-core processor from Intel or AMD. And now you can purchase the Plextor ConvertX in the Beyond TV DivX bundle (great if you are new to Beyond TV) or you can purchase it standalone (great if you want to add the ability to record straight to DivX to your existing Beyond TV system).
Enjoy recording to DivX!
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March 27th, 2006 at 10:56 am
I would say you Gotcha a great viewpoint.
April 22nd, 2006 at 6:09 am
Perfect article for a beginner
December 31st, 2006 at 1:59 pm
I’ve got the ConvertX PX-TV402U and it’s certainly a good piece of kit. I’ve never looked back at the earlier DivX hardware.
March 14th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I bought a divX bundle from snapstream media that came with the Beyond TV 4 software and the Plextor PX-TV402U tv tuner hardware. The problem is that they didn’t send the driver disc that’s supposed to come with the Plextor PX-TV402U. This makes the whole bundle useless. I’m waiting to hear back from snapstream media.