Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Study Your Options Before Joining A Movie Download Service

By Clyde Casey

There is a more convenient way of enjoying movies than renting them or buying DVDs. Thanks to the internet technology, movie downloads enable you to enjoy blockbusters with a few clicks of the mouse. But before you subscribe to a site offering this convenience, there are some things you need to consider.

Different download sites have different payment terms. But there are also sites that offer multiple payment terms. What you pick should depend on how much movies you can actually afford to watch. For example, you don't want to go with a fixed monthly rate when you can enjoy movie watching only once a week.

There are sites wherein you pay for flat monthly or yearly rates. You need not pay for anything each time you download a flick. Although the number of times you can do so is limited. On the other hand, there are sites wherein you only pay each time you download a title. You should carefully weigh the pros and cons of each payment mode before deciding on one.

With regards to the titles you can pick, this will depend on which studios the site you're eyeing has agreement with. There are websites that focus more on indie films. But there are also those who carry a lot of mainstream movies. Where you subscribe to will depend on your taste for movies. You don't want to pay for a site not catering to your taste.

Check the quality of the available titles. This is to ensure that you will have an enjoyable experience watching a blockbuster, and not end up with a headache. Consider the movie's screen resolution. A resolution is the size of the picture in terms of pixels. One example is 640x480 pixels. Another is 1280x1024 pixels.

Then there's also the bitrate which you should also note. Usually, it's expressed in bps - that stands for bits per second. But sometimes it's in kbps - kilobits per second. If everything is beginning to look too technical now, fret not. Just remember: for both screen resolutions and bitrates, the higher their numbers, the better quality they are. It's that simple.

One way to tell whether or not a website is good is by checking out the number of subscribers. For sure the site is doing something satisfying to be able to rake in huge memberships just like that. Although it's not really going to give away the excellence of its services, it serves as a gauge, nonetheless.

When it comes to the download security, you should be vigilant about it. Make sure that the site is a safe environment to download your titles from. Having stuff like adwares or viruses with what you buy can spell disaster to your PC's hard drive. And the mode of payment, through credit card or online banking, should be guaranteed secure as well.

Finally, check the site's terms of use about your movie downloads. Some sites can be very flexible with your purchase. You can transfer and play your titles on different gadgets, like another PC, or a portable media player. Others also enable you to burn movies onto DVDs and other popular media. But still there are sites which do not provide such flexibility at all. - 40732

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