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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

How You Can Watch Movies Online

By Cody Bray

In the past, the only way to watch movies was to go to the local cinema or trek out to the video store. However, with today's great advances in internet technology, it is possible to rent and watch movies over the internet, without ever having to leave your house. This essay will talk about the types of equipment you need to watch movies online, the best places on the internet to find movies, and will also discuss which websites you should avoid.

Before you can start to watch streaming video, there is some basic equipment you need. Having lost of bandwidth and a high speed connection to the Internet is a must, if you want your videos to play properly. Because streaming files are very heavy, playback will stall if you have a slow connection.

It is also important to have a computer with a fast processor and a good video card, so that your computer can process the incoming streams of data effectively. Modern laptops are designed with digital entertainment in mind, so if you have purchased a new desktop or laptop recently, you should be good to go.

There are a plethora of places on the Internet which offer streaming video. Hulu is a particularly popular site as it offers access to free streaming movies. Thought the video quality is good, Hulu's selection is small and you do have to watch the occasional commercial.

It is also possible to stream movies from popular rental websites. There is a decent selection and many have very reasonable rates. Most allow you to download movies to your hard drive for a period of 24-48 hours. These files are heavily protected by licensing software, so don't try to burn them to DVD, because it won't work.

If you like the idea of streaming video, but aren't attracted to the idea of watching movies on your computer screen, there are several ways to transfer video from your computer to your television set. For example, older laptops or computers can be hooked up to your television using a serial monitor cable. This cable basically turns your TV into a second computer monitor and will make your TV display everything on your computers desktop.

If you have an HD TV and a newer laptop that supports high resolution output, you can get an HDMI cable which will allow you to watch high definition movies on your television screen. Laptops are also currently being developed which will allow you to wirelessly stream video from your computer to the television.

When looking for sources of online video, be careful to steer clear of websites offering pirated video content. Most of these sites features movies that are still in the theatres. Of course, since these sites do not have the licenses to display this video, the content is illegal. Furthermore, these websites are generally lousy with malicious software that will damage your computer if you try to watch the online movies.

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