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Now that high speed internet or broadband is pretty much readily available anywhere, more and more movie download sites are popping up all over the internet. For the legitimate sites, the newest addition is from Apple with its iTunes movie store from which you can download your favorite movies and watch it on your iPod, Mac or PC wherever you might be. Imagine being somewhere along the Riviera with your iPod in hand, watching your favorite movie. How convenient is that? You no longer have to lug around DVDs or CD’s and hope that the hotel where you’re staying provides visitors with their own DVD players. Gone are those days. The largest movie download sites are Movielink and CinemaNow which are both supported by the major film distributors in the form of Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. Many of the movie download sites on the internet would require you to have certain types of media players installed in order to play your downloaded movie. Sometimes, they would even offer free downloads of these softwares which oftentimes include; Real player and QuickTime. Smaller movie download sites such as Unbox and Guba are the same.

If you want reputable, secure and a wide variety of movie titles to choose from the MovieLink is your best bet. Its is arguably one of the largest movie download sites on the internet and was formed through a partnership by several of the largest and the most influential movie distributors such as Paramount Pictures, MGM, BBC, Sony Pictures and Universal Studios to mention a few. MovieLink not only has movies available for download. There are also special documentaries as well as TV shows and the prices are definitely reasonable. Prices range from $4.99 to $19.99 for more recent movie releases. These downloadable movie files are protected by DRM or Digital rights management which ensures that the movies are protected by copyright and to help prevent piracy. Basically, what this means is that you won’t be able to make a copy of your downloaded movie and make copies for your family and friends.

Most of these sites may also charge for a pay per view basis or a pay per download basis but basically, you would need to pay to be able to watch the streaming movie or download it onto your PC. For many sites, the average price is around $9.99 to $29.99 but the price depends on how new the movie is as well as the costs of the movie itself. Of course, this price will vary from website to website. So I suggest you do a quick round of all the reputable websites and see for yourself which ones offer the best price and the best movie choices. People predict that movie download sites are the future of movie distribution. Meaning, there would no longer be any CD’s or DVD’s to lug around. Just movies as well as TV shows that are all conveniently stored in your iPod or laptops which you can watch whenever and wherever you want to.

The Apple I-pod is one of the most technologically advanced multi media players on the market. The new I-pod touch and I-pod video have the capabilities to store and play thousands of songs and pictures like the older models, but now have the technology to store and play hundreds of hours of video as well.

Apple has taken instant, hand held entertainment to a new level, allowing I-pod users to create their own videos and upload them onto their I-pods to enjoy and share, or to purchase their favorite music videos from I-tunes (or one of any number of other online retailers) to carry with them anywhere they go.

Where to get your Favorite Videos

There are a number of ways to get your favorite music videos and movie clips onto your I-pod where you’ll be able to enjoy them wherever and whenever you want.

The Safest Bets

You can join a website for the specific purpose of supplying videos for portable media players. This is often a good option, because the files will already be in the format that will be compatible with your I-pod software, so all you have to do is essentially point and click to have all of your favorite music videos in the palm of your hand. The only downside to joining a membership site, is that you have to pay the fee regardless of how many videos you download – so if you only find a few that you really want, then you could be paying an exceedingly high per-video fee. The up side is that downloading videos this way is perfectly safe and legal; you can search and download all the videos you want without any fear of viruses or legal repercussions.

You can transfer videos from DVDs that you already own, which will be free, but a little bit more complicated. I-pods only support video in the MPEG 4 format, which means that any videos in any other format will have to be translated into the MPEG 4 format in order to be compatible with your I-pod. Translating video into this format will require you to purchase software that can change the video format, creating an extra cost and adding an extra step to the process. You may or may not be able to find a software application that can translate certain video formats for you for free, but be very wary about what sites you download programs from – in looking for a cheaper alternative, you may just find yourself with an unwanted virus.

You can also join a “pay as you download” site, where you won’t have any out of pocket cost to join, but will pay for each individual video that you download. This is just as safe and legal as the pay membership sites, but you will probably end up paying a bit more for each individual video that you download. These sites often have very extensive libraries containing thousands and thousands of videos to choose from, so finding the exact videos that you want shouldn’t be very challenging.

A Cheaper but, Risky Option

If you don’t want to pay for the software to translate videos into the MPEG4 format, or pay anything for the videos that you download, you can always visit a free download or shareware site. You’ll usually be able to find exactly what you are looking for on these sites, but the big downsides here are that it is dangerous and illegal. These sites usually aren’t monitored very well, so it’s pretty common to find that either a virus or some form of spy-ware has found it’s way onto your computer, particular if your are on the sites often.

Whatever method of downloading videos to your I-pod that you happen to choose, you’ll be opening yourself up to a whole new style of entertainment. You’ll have instant access to all of your favorite music videos, no matter when or where you want to view them. Apple has totally changed the way we are able to entertain ourselves with the capabilities of the new series of I-pods.

With all the newest internet technologies available to us, downloading movies has become very easy. But downloading movies online free should be carefully done as you may easily step into some legal problems.

There are online movie sites that may not be completely legal as far as copyright and piracy issues are concerned. So, make sure you only download copyright free and piracy free movies online.

The use of file sharing networks is another method of downloading free movies online. These sites make use of the peer-to-peer technology to exchange data between users. An example of this is the Limewire website.

Many of these sites are still in operation. However, there are certain disadvantages like most movie files on these sites are considered illegal copies. This is a serious issue which you need to be aware of.

Furthermore, with free file sharing sites you risk having your computer infected by viruses and spyware which are common on these sites. This is a consequence of distributing the files freely.

So, the best way to download movies online is to get enrolled into a movie membership program site. With these sites, you pay a membership fee, but you get unlimited access to downloading movies. You can download full version movies from these movie sites and you can save a lot of money from buying movie tickets and other expenses.

All you need to do is search for the term and you will find a host of websites offering movie downloads. Each of these websites has major movie collections and thus you can search for your favorite movies on them.