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March 30th, 2002, 03:39 PM
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Well, firstly, I don't download movies from the net. This is due to a couple of reasons, which I will summarize below:
- Speed: I got a 56k modem, to download a DivX movie, it would take me a few days being on-line non-stop. Even with kazaa, where you can pause your download, I would get impatient and probably go to the cinema to see it by the time it gets to 20%.
- Quality: I can't stand the quality of most DivX movies. It's good to see that they've reduced it to about 600MB, but I'd rather pay $12 (AU) to watch it at the cinemas, or $6 (AU) to rent it from a video store.
Even if I had broadband (which I am getting soon...fingers crossed), I really doubt that I will be downloading movies from P2P programs. This is mainly due to the quality. As I said, I'd rather pay a little bit of money to see it full-quality. It makes the movie more enjoyable for me.
The workload in finding and downloading them?
Workload? I don't thing there is any. With so many P2P programs out there, the movies are easier to get a hold of then errors on a MS program (well, maybe not). My mate has a few folders full of DivX movies on CD's. Each CD holds one movie. He has about 3 folders. Each folder contains 74 slots for a CD. He's only had cable for a year or so...you make the calculations.
Greg
\"Do you know what people are most afraid of?
What they don\'t understand.
When we don\'t understand, we turn to our assumptions.\"
-- William Forrester
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