Monday, August 23, 2010

Find Fast Movie Downloading

By Eva Fischer

Have you watched any movies on your PC lately? What is the best way to download movies? Let's explore a few options if you don't have a DVD drive installed onto your computer. With the new technology, this is normally the case only in older computers, but may be the case if you chose not to include one in your new PC.

If your older computer does not have one of these drives, there are plenty of other ways to watch your movies. Movies can be downloaded on demand from several different sites on the Internet. Keep in mind that they may or may not be illegal sources of the shows, but that does not mean you cannot access them. Usually, everything you need in software form is already pre-installed on your laptop or desktop.

User-fed sites are one of the questionable sources out there. Of course, one of the worries about using them is the possibility of downloading a virus. These can sometimes be disastrous in the harm of your computer and pocketbook. I have included the source option in this list just to cover all the bases. And most often, you must agree to hold harmless the host site before you are able to complete any downloading. This prevents anyone pursuing them for damages if and when they acquire a virus that causes extensive damage to their equipment.

In today's changing markets, companies are changing the way they offer services. Blockbuster has updated with the times and begun to offer Internet and express mail movie subscriptions. By subscribing to their service, you are assigned the movie for a pre-arranged amount of time, and you don't have to be concerned with possibly crashing your drives after receiving a virus by mistake.

Other companies have started out online and continue to grow with their subscription service. An example of this is Netflix and they are growing their subscriber list every day. The convenience they offer, along with a quality service, allows their customers to watch movies whenever they please, both on their computers and TVs.

Some sites offer movies that you can watch just by streaming them. These do not require any downloads and the only product you need is a viable video player. Windows Media Player is usually all you need, but there may be some cases when better software would be desired. Users upload these movies to the site and share them with others.

While there are no real rules to watching these movies, you'll notice I'm sure that some are pirated and some are not. Once these have been tagged as pirate movies, they are quickly removed. However, the danger of a virus is slightly removed, because there is not a download option.

My recommendation to download movies would be to subscribe to a service like Blockbuster or Netflix. This prevents any future problems regarding virus contamination of your drives, or legal issues such as pirated movies, possession of stolen material, etc. Often too, you can get subscription rewards when these companies give benefits to their customers.

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