So far there is no known way to disable a DIVX player permanently. I am sure
there are many different hackers working on this right now. If anyone has any
news on hacking a DIVX player please email fightdivx@fightdivx.com.

This box that is for sale on this site for $150. Here are the claims

This device communicates with the DIVX player to wipe all the purchased movies
off the memory chip. This device connects into the RJ45 connector (phone outlet)
in the back of your DIVX player. When your DIVX player thinks it is calling out to
report you billing information it is actually communicating with the DIVX HACK
which erases all you current billing information.

*** Update 2/19/99 ***
The website that once offered this hack box (http://www.teltron.nu/) now automatically
forwards to Circuit City's DIVX website. No one can prove that Circuit City is behind
this scam as many believe they are behind many of the Prodivx websites.

As reported on this Anti-DIVX page here are the known ways to decommission
a DIVX player. This is what stores that sell DIVX players do when the players
are returned so that they can sell the player to someone else.

• Decommissioning a Zenith DIVX player:

**Make sure there is no disc in the machine then power the machine on and 
then off--- while the machine is off press the following keys in the exact order
(STOP-STOP-REVERSE-STOP-FORWARD-FORWARD-REVERSE)**
The process takes about two minutes. The letters DEC should flash on the
screen and your player is decommissioned.

Decommissioning a RCA DIVX player:
To decommission a RCA DIVX player. **Make sure there is no disc in the
machine then power the machine on and then off--- while the machine is off
press the following keys in the exact order while holding down the POWER
key at the same time. (STOP-STOP-FOWARD-FOWARD)**
The process takes a minute or so. The letters DEC should appear on the
screen and your player is decommissioned. 

(1/29/99) - (Tech Web) DIVX hack box viewed with suspicion
(1/26/99) - (Wired.com) Mighty RIO now a two-way street
(1/21/99) - (CNN.com) Cracking DES code all in a day's work for security experts
(1/21/99) - (CNN.com) Trojan horse gathers user data, e-mails it to China
(1/18/99) - (Wired.com) More Tales from Encryption (MP3)

• Even if a hack was created for DIVX players, all the DIVX discs you would buy to

watch over and over for free would still have no features. Support only the players and
companies that support Open-DVD only.