Monday, October 18, 2010

The Future Is Now For Movie Downloading

By Steven Carr

Never before have movies been so easily accessible. There are rental stores, DVD delivery services, and places to purchase movies every few blocks. However, all of this may be coming to an end. Movie downloads are quickly becoming the future of movie watchers everywhere. The convenience of downloading a movie for your own viewing pleasure and the low cost to companies has created a burgeoning market for all consumers to enjoy.

Watching movies is an important part of our lives. Movie viewership has steadily risen despite our tough recent economic times. It has the ability to take us away from our everyday lives for a few hours and is a great time to bond and have fun with family and friends.

The growth of the movie download market is attributed by many to high speed internet availability. Before the days of DSL and Cable a dial up modem was all we had to download. Downloads at this speed would be too slow. Renting a DVD was simpler and easier. Technology has allowed us to all have readily accessible high speed internet, allowing many American's the ability to download large movie files.

One of the providers that may not even require you to have a high speed internet connection is your cable box. Your satellite or cable provider probably has the capability to allow you download movies with just a press of a remote control. They will send on demand movies straight to your living room and bill you through your standard monthly bill. This is a great way to rent movies, without even leaving the comfort of your couch!

Netflix and other websites also have capabilities to allow downloading of movies. Using your computer one can download movies straight from these providers website for a nominal fee. It sure beats the wait time of mail delivered DVDs. It allows the viewing public to watch movies from their computers without having to be around their mailing address. They could be in a hotel room on a business trip and download the movie to their computer.

The other form of websites that allow movie watching are sites like Hulu. Hulu not only has movies but also television shows. They show these free of charge with some commercial breaks. The quality of these videos are great and can also be watched whenever and wherever you are, as long as you have a high speed internet connection. It really broadcasts to the a larger viewing audience, which make the companies that produce these shows happier.

The new market for movie downloads have caught the attention of companies. It benefits them also because of the lack of costs. They don't need to print DVD's or even have a warehouse to store them. Rental companies no longer have to pay rent to keep large stores open. They simply encrypt their movie and pay for a server to host the files. After that, they can make almost pure profit from downloads.

So next time you want to watch a movie with some family and friends at home think about downloading your movies. It may be a cheaper and more convenient alternative to going to video store. There are plenty of different options. The growing number of digital copies of movies past and present is only going to get larger. Also companies like Blockbuster and Netflix are realizing that there a large market for movie downloads. - 40726

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