Monday, October 4, 2010

Bit Torrent Technology Improves Film Downloading Speeds

By Eula Hoover

Through movie downloads, enjoying blockbusters is made more convenient. It spares you from going out of your home to rent a title or watch in the cinema. That is why millions of people worldwide opt for this convenience, made possible by the internet technology.

While there are sites on the internet where you can purchase movies, there is a way wherein you can get them for free. And it is how many net users these days get their regular dose of movies. Through torrent sharing - also called P2P or peer-to-peer file sharing - you can get blockbusters at no cost. Other file types may also be achieved through this means. They include: e-books, audio books, music, games and many more.

This works by enabling you to download small bits of files from various web sources, or users, at the same time. When downloading blockbusters, it means you are getting parts of it directly from other people's computer hard drives. Likewise, you are also sharing yours to millions of internet users worldwide.

But before doing so, you need to have a torrent program installed on your computer. Fret not as one can be easily obtained on the net, and for free too. This program is important as it will be the one which will download file pieces from online peers all over the planet.

After downloading and installing the program, it is time for you to search for available movies. For this, you should go to a torrent web page. You will not have trouble finding such, as there are many popular ones on the internet. You will see a search bar on the web page. This is where you key in the title of the film which you wish to download. Clicking the search button will give you a list of movies related to the title that you keyed in.

The next step is to pick one among the available files presented by the torrent website. So how do you pick the right one? It depends on your preferences. The files on the list will vary based on file type, size and others. If you want good quality ones, then go for something with a large file size. And also consider the number of seeders.

Seeders are online users who got the files you want saved on their respective hard drives. So simple logic will tell you that the more seeders a file got, the more available pieces of that film you can download. When you pick a file that has more seeders, as indicated by the torrent website, the quicker the downloading process is. Of course it will also depend on the reliability of your internet hookup.

Once you have chosen the right file type and the highest number of seeders, it is time to download the title. Double clicking on it will fire up the torrent program you earlier installed. Clicking okay, or any other equivalent button, depending on the program, will immediately download the file.

In a matter of hours, the process is done. Again, the time movie downloads take to finish depend on the sizes and number of seeders. And don't forget your internet speed. But still compared to renting or going to movie houses, this means is evidently more convenient. - 40728

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