Monday, October 4, 2010

Bit Torrent Software Speeds Up Movie Downloading

By Eula Hoover

Movie downloads provide film buffs convenience when it comes to getting new titles. They don't have to get out of the house to rent DVDs or pay for a cinema. With a few click of the mouse, they can have a new title to enjoy right in their computer.

Perhaps you have seen pages on the internet that allow you to download movies. But they ask for a certain price - per download, month or year, depending on the subscription terms. But there is a way of getting movies from the internet, for absolutely free. And it is via torrent, or P2P (peer-to-peer) sharing of files. Through this, you may also enjoy other stuff like books, games, useful applications, music videos, songs and others.

How does this torrent sharing work? You know that the internet is a network of people from all over the planet. Through torrent sharing, you get pieces of the movie from various users online who got it in their PC's hard drives. At the same time you are downloading those pieces, you are sharing them to millions others looking for exactly the same film.

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.

You will notice in the list that various movie files will show up, although having the same title. Which you will pick depends on your preference. Do you want something that's of good quality? Then pick a file with a larger size. Do you want something playable on your media player? Then pick a compatible file type.

While you're at it, look for something with the most number of seeders. Seeders are online users or peers which got the particular film you wish to download. Naturally, the more seeders a file has, the faster the downloading time is. However, it will also depend on the computer you are using, or the internet hookup's speed.

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.

Movie downloads usually complete in a few hours. But again depending on factors like the file size, seeders and the speed of your internet connection. You will get a prompt after the entire process is done. And you can enjoy the film right away using your computer's media player. - 40732

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