How do Windows users feel abvout H.264 videos?

[MightyMidget]

Originally Posted by Cleo

QuickTime is my first choice but it seems like many Windows users are weary and even have a strong dislike about QuickTime. Why is that?

Personally I dislike it because every time I watch a QuickTime file off my harddrive I have to answer a question on whether or not I want to upgrade to the "Pro" version of QuickTime. This doesn't happen if the file plays inside the browser though. I also hate it because there is no fullscreen option on my offline player.

Originally Posted by Cleo

Some of the members to Angel's site have been asking for vids in in DiVX format which I know even less about.

Anyone have any comments on DiVX?

DivX is an AVI codec, or rather, a whole bunch of them. There's a hacked one out there that I believe is the most commonly used, but since there is no real standard I would avoid it like the plague.
A better option would be to use XVID, which I believe is a spinoff of DivX, but there is only one codec in use. XVID is more and more becoming the standard for AVI files.