Friday, September 10, 2010

The Variety Movie Download Services That Are Out There

By Gary Santana

Above all else, movie download sites are illegal, because they offer free content that should otherwise be paid for. There are some that offer legal content, but the main idea behind these websites is to offer free, illegal content to its users. In the end, it is best that they be avoided.

Some sites have streaming movies. These are movies that you don't download onto your computer, but they are buffered and played directly on the site. This method doesn't take up as much space, and some of these sites are completely legal because they are paid for by advertising. The only problem with it is that it's based entirely off of how powerful your computer is and its connection to the internet. If either are lacking, then the quality of the movie is compromised.

When I say they are paid for by advertisements, I don't mean that you get the occasional pop up or there's a banner on the home page. These sites are littered with ads that cover the majority of the page. Going back to the fact that you have to have a strong enough computer to get the full quality of the video, these advertisements suck up some of that power. So you need that much more power just to compensate for that.

The other form of movie downloading is through torrents. A torrent is a file is an information file that enables your computer to connect to others around the world. While downloading, you are taking file information from all of these computers at once, resulting in a digital copy of the movie you have the torrent of. The process is slow, but the overall quality of the movie is significantly better because you'll be watching a movie file on your computer, rather than downloading it while you watch.

To download these torrents, your computer will have to have a torrent "downloader". The torrents themselves are found on websites, but the "downloader" is a program that interprets these files and downloads their contents. The programs require a lot of your computer's processing power and are likely to load your computer with spyware, resulting in hindered overall computer performance.

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.

These sites work much the same as the illegal ones. You have the option to either stream movies directly on the site or download your own movie file right onto your computer. If you do end up paying for a membership for these sites, the dues are either monthly or yearly and are actually not all that expensive for what you get.

Movie download sites come in many different forms, but the ones that are most recommended are the legal ones. The fines and criminal label that will follow you from illegal downloading is too much of a risk to take. When you think about it, it's only a few bucks a year for all the movies you want. That's a lot better than thousands of dollars in fines and lesser quality movies. - 40723

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