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A standard VCD (Video CD) held 700MB. A DVD held 4.7GB. But a DivX or XviD AVI file? You could compress a two-hour Bollywood movie down to 700MB or even two CDs (1.4GB) with "acceptable" quality. If you grew up in the Gulf (UAE,

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Suddenly, you could watch Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1080p for $5 a month. The demand for a grainy 700MB AVI file evaporated.