Saturday, May 1, 2010

Movie Downloads Available Through Bit Torrent Sharing

By Sheena Stone

Through movie downloads, you can enjoy blockbusters even without renting a DVD or going to a movie house. With just a computer and broadband internet connection, you can get movies from other people online. Imagine the convenience this means provide among movie buffs.

While there are sites on the internet where you can purchase movies, there is a way wherein you can get them for free. And it is how many net users these days get their regular dose of movies. Through torrent sharing - also called P2P or peer-to-peer file sharing - you can get blockbusters at no cost. Other file types may also be achieved through this means. They include: e-books, audio books, music, games and many more.

How does this wonder work? Well, first you need for the film you are looking for saved on other people's computers. And most of them have to be logged on the internet at the same time you are looking for a particular title. Through torrent, you can get small pieces of the film you are looking for from such users, or peers. You download bits, until they are completed in your own computer.

Now let us get on with the actual downloading of film through torrent. But before you can do that, you need to download torrent application and install it on your PC. Worry not as you can easily find one on the internet, and it is for free. This application will enable you to locate files and download pieces of them from various users.

Once you have successfully installed the application, the next step is to find available films on the net. Using your favorite browser, you need to open a torrent website. It is very easy to find one. Once you have one open, look for the search bar, usually in the upper portion of the torrent website. Simply type in the title of the flick you wish to download, then click on the search button. Almost instantly, a listing of available files related to what you typed in will show up.

The next step is to pick one among the available files presented by the torrent website. So how do you pick the right one? It depends on your preferences. The files on the list will vary based on file type, size and others. If you want good quality ones, then go for something with a large file size. And also consider the number of seeders.

You might also want to pick the file with the highest number of seeders available. Users that provide copies of a complete movie file are the seeders. They are the numbers of users online with the blockbuster film you are looking for. So the more seeders a file has, the more likely you will download it the fastest way. But it will also depend on the speed of your internet connection.

Once you have decided on a particular movie, based on file size, type and seeders, the next procedure is to start the download. By double-clicking on a file on the list, the torrent program which you previously installed will start up. Click the okay button, or any other similar button, to commence the downloading.

In a matter of hours, the process is done. Again, the time movie downloads take to finish depend on the sizes and number of seeders. And don't forget your internet speed. But still compared to renting or going to movie houses, this means is evidently more convenient.

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