Monday, May 17, 2010

Creative Ways Access Movie Downloads

By Malinda Douglas

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.

There are all kinds of options at your fingertips for watching movies via the small screen. Some choices are legal and some are illegal but you will have to be the judge as to what is best for you. Normally, all that you need to watch these movies is software that comes pre-installed upon purchase of the computer, as in trial movie software versions.

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.

More recently, brick and mortar business are starting to offer this service. Companies like Blockbuster have expanded their services to include online movies, and they can be delivered either online or through express mail. These are great options because you are paying to view them for an agreed upon amount of time, and the downloads are safe without fear of computer-crashing bugs being included.

Netflix has also joined the group of socially progressive companies and offers their movie service both online and through dish or cable. Their subscribers can have access to as many movies as they want and there are no late fees. By combining great service with convenient options, they are selling their service quite successfully.

If you would rather avoid downloading anything to your computer, you can also stream movies online. Most of the time, a video player is all that is needed, like Windows Media Player. Certainly, there are better versions of movie software out there and depending on your objective, may be more desirable to play your movies back with.

There are no warnings on the movies themselves as to whether they have been pirated, and will not be tagged for removal until usually after they have been viewed one or two times. Using a site like this is beneficial in that no downloading is required; it's more like sitting on the side of the road watching the show as it goes by.

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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