I recently received an email from a friend asking if she could borrow a DVD of "Godzilla". I wrote back telling her to quit bugging me and just download it.
Ok, maybe I wasn't quite so harsh. But I think I threw him off at first!
What I was trying to convey to her was that she didn't need to go track down the DVD. If you want to watch a movie, all you really need is an internet connection.
More and more people have been asking us what the best way to download movies online is, and whether it is possible to find a big selection online.
First, let me assure you that, yes, there is an enormous selection of movies available online. Not only can my friend find Godzilla, but she can choose from all the latest releases as well as old favorites. In fact, you have more to choose from online than any video store can offer.
Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about the question so many of you have ? "Where can I download movies online?"
It's important to say where you shouldn't go to download movies. Avoid peer-to-peer networks like LimeWire and Kazaa. While these are OK for find music, they are a very poor choice for movies.
When you download a movie from a program like Kazaa, you run a huge risk of getting a virus. It's an unmonitored website so you never know what you're downloading.
Two other problem with these types of sites - selection and download speeds.
A movie is a large file to download. When you're using a shareware program it can easily take over a day or two to finish downloading as the speeds can be terribly slow at times. You also won't find many of the movies you are looking for. The selection is limited compared to other options you have.
Your next option is to use some type of paid download service. There are different websites that let you download movies for a "per download" fee. You search for a movie, pay a fee for the download (about $10), and are able to have the movie over a secure network at a good download speed.
While this is not necessarily bad choice, there are cheaper ways to download movies.
You can also choose to go with membership based movie download websites. These sites charge a onetime fee for unlimited access to the movies on the website. This fee is usually somewhere between 30 and 50 dollars ? you can download all the movies you like at any time after paying this membership fee.
The nice thing about this service is that you have the ability to download any movie you want simply for paying the one-time membership fee. The selection is massive and the downloads are both fast and guaranteed to be virus-free.
The good membership sites will also provide software that lets you burn the movies onto DVD so you can watch them on your TV instead of just your computer.
Did my friend find Godzilla?
She did. And I don't think she'll be asking me to loan her any DVDs anytime soon!
With more and more people downloading movies online, there will be less and less traditional video stores. Why go out to a store when you can download all the movies you want without ever leaving your home? - 15615
Ok, maybe I wasn't quite so harsh. But I think I threw him off at first!
What I was trying to convey to her was that she didn't need to go track down the DVD. If you want to watch a movie, all you really need is an internet connection.
More and more people have been asking us what the best way to download movies online is, and whether it is possible to find a big selection online.
First, let me assure you that, yes, there is an enormous selection of movies available online. Not only can my friend find Godzilla, but she can choose from all the latest releases as well as old favorites. In fact, you have more to choose from online than any video store can offer.
Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about the question so many of you have ? "Where can I download movies online?"
It's important to say where you shouldn't go to download movies. Avoid peer-to-peer networks like LimeWire and Kazaa. While these are OK for find music, they are a very poor choice for movies.
When you download a movie from a program like Kazaa, you run a huge risk of getting a virus. It's an unmonitored website so you never know what you're downloading.
Two other problem with these types of sites - selection and download speeds.
A movie is a large file to download. When you're using a shareware program it can easily take over a day or two to finish downloading as the speeds can be terribly slow at times. You also won't find many of the movies you are looking for. The selection is limited compared to other options you have.
Your next option is to use some type of paid download service. There are different websites that let you download movies for a "per download" fee. You search for a movie, pay a fee for the download (about $10), and are able to have the movie over a secure network at a good download speed.
While this is not necessarily bad choice, there are cheaper ways to download movies.
You can also choose to go with membership based movie download websites. These sites charge a onetime fee for unlimited access to the movies on the website. This fee is usually somewhere between 30 and 50 dollars ? you can download all the movies you like at any time after paying this membership fee.
The nice thing about this service is that you have the ability to download any movie you want simply for paying the one-time membership fee. The selection is massive and the downloads are both fast and guaranteed to be virus-free.
The good membership sites will also provide software that lets you burn the movies onto DVD so you can watch them on your TV instead of just your computer.
Did my friend find Godzilla?
She did. And I don't think she'll be asking me to loan her any DVDs anytime soon!
With more and more people downloading movies online, there will be less and less traditional video stores. Why go out to a store when you can download all the movies you want without ever leaving your home? - 15615
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