Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Future Of Movies Is With Movie Downloads

By Vernon Nelson

Downloading movies recently have become an alternative to traditional movie watching. Before, you would have to go to a rental store, rely on mailing services, or actual DVD stores. With the increase in movie downloads, the convenience of watching a movie whenever you want and need with just the click of the button has become an emerging market for consumers and business alike.

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.

One reason for this growth of this market is the rise of steadily available high speed internet. Before, with slower internet connections, downloading a digital file of a movie would simply take too long. A disk is simply easier to carry around and use. Now a days, with high speed connections and better compression formats, the ability to download movies is readily available for almost anyone who has a high speed connection.

There are several venues that are available to download movies. One of which is directly from satellite and cable providers through your TV set. Many companies now, including Direct TV and Comcast, allow downloading of movies through your cable box. You can simply press a few buttons on your remote and streaming high quality movies are downloaded straight into your living room.

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.

Another way to download movies is through streaming sites such as Hulu. They offer free TV shows as well as movies free of charge with limited commercial interruptions. They have great quality and can be accessed from anywhere. It is a great opportunity for TV shows and movies alike to gain more viewership and make more commercial revenue.

Companies are starting to pick up on the movie download business. Understanding that movie downloads cut down on their costs is a large factor in many movie rental companies starting to develop websites and servers allowing for online viewership. No longer do they need to pay the high rental costs as well as the purchasing of discs. Instead they have one file on one server and allow the pure profit business model take it's course.

Knowing this, there are many alternatives to renting, buying or simply going to the movies. Downloading movies may be a cheaper alternative for entertainment for the whole family. Other companies are beginning to realize that this emerging market is something that they can capitalize on and many more are sure to dive into the fray.

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