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 meant to tell him is that he didn't have to go find a DVD; you can find any movie you want if you have an internet connection.
I've been getting an increasing number of questions about what the best way to download movies online is and whether there is anywhere on the web with a good selection of films.
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 we've addressed that, let's get to the real question ? 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.
These networks may have some movies, but they also are completely unmonitored, so you never know what you are really downloading ? you can easily catch a virus this way. You never know just what you are downloading from these networks.
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.
There are also paid download sites out there. There are many pay-per-download sites. You can look for the movie you want, pay a fee (about $10, usually) and download the movie quickly on a secure connection.
While this is not necessarily bad choice, there are cheaper ways to download movies.
There are membership-based movie download websites which allow you to download unlimited movies for a onetime fee; usually about $30-$50. You can then download all the movies you want, whenever you want.
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 best download sites will also provide you with software to burn these movies to DVD so you can watch them on your TV instead of only on your computer.
Did my friend find Goodfellas?
He sure did. And I doubt he'll ask me to borrow any more DVDs 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? - 15634
Ok, maybe I wasn't quite so harsh. But I think I threw him off at first!
What I meant to tell him is that he didn't have to go find a DVD; you can find any movie you want if you have an internet connection.
I've been getting an increasing number of questions about what the best way to download movies online is and whether there is anywhere on the web with a good selection of films.
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 we've addressed that, let's get to the real question ? 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.
These networks may have some movies, but they also are completely unmonitored, so you never know what you are really downloading ? you can easily catch a virus this way. You never know just what you are downloading from these networks.
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.
There are also paid download sites out there. There are many pay-per-download sites. You can look for the movie you want, pay a fee (about $10, usually) and download the movie quickly on a secure connection.
While this is not necessarily bad choice, there are cheaper ways to download movies.
There are membership-based movie download websites which allow you to download unlimited movies for a onetime fee; usually about $30-$50. You can then download all the movies you want, whenever you want.
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 best download sites will also provide you with software to burn these movies to DVD so you can watch them on your TV instead of only on your computer.
Did my friend find Goodfellas?
He sure did. And I doubt he'll ask me to borrow any more DVDs 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? - 15634
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