Friday, September 10, 2010

Movie Download Sites Have Many Styles

By Gary Santana

When looking for movie download sites, it's important to note that the majority of them are illegal. They are designed to offer movies for free when they should, in some way, be paid for. There are legal ones, however, and they are the ones that are much more highly recommended.

One of the types of download sites is streaming sites. By using these sites, you'll be buffering movie content as you watch it and do so directly on the website. You won't have to download any files onto your computer and you can watch the movie right away. In return, the quality is significantly worse than a fully downloaded movie. Some of them, however, are free to use and are completely legal, but that's because of the many advertisements that are posted on the site.

The legal versions are the ones with all the advertisements. And the term "all" refers to the fact that there are, in fact, a great deal of them. Usually, you'll have to watch the video next to five other advertisements on the page. These advertisements also reduce overall video quality and make the movie take that much longer to load because there is usually a lot that your computer has to load, making the requirement on your computers part that much greater.

One of the most popular forms of movie downloading is through files called torrents. These are information files that link your computer to hundreds of others throughout the world and the files they hold. It's typically a slow process, even for fast internet connections, but the end result is a movie file on your computer. You won't be able to watch the movie as readily as if it were streamed, but the quality is more likely to be improved, since less processing power is required by your computer.

If you plan to use this method, you'll need to have a torrent "downloader" that can read these files. They are able to make this connection for you and acquire the movie within them. The programs themselves are guaranteed to slow down your computer because how how processor heavy they are, and so are commonly run during times when you won't be using your computer, like while you're at work or sleeping.

The illegal methods should be avoided, because of the penalties for using them. Luckily, there are legal methods for downloading movies: sites that are paid for either by membership dues or advertisements. They are more likely to offer better quality movies and (the best part) they're completely legal and the dues that you pay (for the membership sites) aren't all that much in the long run.

Like their illegal cousins, these sites come in streaming and downloading forms. You'll be able to watch these movies directly on their sites or download them onto your computer. The memberships are generally in the form of monthly or yearly dues that you have to pay in return for endless content.

It's no question that movie download sites are incredibly convenient, and the prospect of being free is enticing. Their convenience is worth the investment, but being free is not. Look at it this way: by paying a minute amount of money, you are able to view endless video content as long and often as you want. If you get caught downloading illegally, you'll pay thousands in fines, so it's infinitely more expensive. - 40728

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