Saturday, May 8, 2010

Check Out How Movie Download Sites Work First

By Janelle Livingston

Going for movie downloads is a more convenient way of enjoying blockbusters nowadays. Because of the internet, now you got other means of getting titles aside from renting or purchasing DVD copies. Through this, you need not step out of the house and drive elsewhere. But before signing up for a site providing this convenience, there are some thing you need to take note of.

First, find out if the payment mode will work for the kind of movie viewer you are. One site may have a completely different payment term than the other. But it's also possible for one site to carry a variety of payment terms. When deciding, the rates you will pay for need to be justified by the amount of movies you can actually afford to watch.

Some sites will require you to pay a fixed rate, either per month or per year. However, there are those where you pay only for each title that you buy and download. Before getting a subscription, weigh the pros and cons. Will it be cheaper than actually renting a movie or buying a DVD? Will you be able to take full advantage of the payment you will make?

You might also want to check a site's selection of titles. The number of movies a site has depends on how many film studios it has an agreement with. Lucky you if the site you're eyeing is in agreement with several different major studios. It means that you have plenty of mainstream titles to choose from and enjoy.

Check the quality of the available titles. This is to ensure that you will have an enjoyable experience watching a blockbuster, and not end up with a headache. Consider the movie's screen resolution. A resolution is the size of the picture in terms of pixels. One example is 640x480 pixels. Another is 1280x1024 pixels.

Then there's also the bitrate which you should also note. Usually, it's expressed in bps - that stands for bits per second. But sometimes it's in kbps - kilobits per second. If everything is beginning to look too technical now, fret not. Just remember: for both screen resolutions and bitrates, the higher their numbers, the better quality they are. It's that simple.

Check how many current members a webpage has. For sure it will tell something about the quality of services offered by the site. Of course movie buffs will flock to websites that will satisfy their needs, more than just joining in based on popularity. Besides, it's what makes these sites popular in the first place: good service.

Security is another issue you need to be wary of. And by security, it means both on the files you download and online payment methods. Some files you get online may come with adwares, trojans, malwares, etc. These can harm your computer. But most legal sites are free of such threats. Payment through credit card or online banking must be guaranteed secured as well by the site.

Lastly, read on the terms and agreements of the website what you can do with your movie downloads afterwards. Will you be able to transfer your titles to other devices and play them? Will you be able to burn them onto DVDs? Some sites only allow you streaming, so you really don't get to save the movie itself. Check just how much flexibility a site can give you.

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