When you have a need for entertainment, or just want to learn something new, you can resort to using torrents for a new source of fun. Torrents and the programs used to make use of them can be a bit complicated if you are new to how the system works, but it won’t take long until you too are a torrent expert.
You start off with a torrent program- or what is called a torrent “client.” The client is what allows you to download the torrent and make use of peer to peer technology, which allows you to share what you download with others. Popular clients would include Bit Comet or BitTorrent, although there are many out there to choose from.
Your security while downloading legal movies online is important. Torrent clients will be connecting you with many different computers; some of which might not be so friendly. You can keep your identity safe by using software that blocks your IP address from being shared. Programs such as PeerGuardian will do this for free, so you won’t have to pay just to keep your location and identity safe while you are online.
Torrents will come in different file types. It’s best to check what files you are downloading before you start for several reasons. First, it will verify that no viruses or malware is lurking about the torrent. It will also allow you to see which program you will need to use to open the file. Media players such as VLC Media Player do a great job in playing many types of files.
It is common to run into files that have been compressed in some shape or another. Compressed files are easier to transfer, but they require special programs to unzip. Windows users are familiar with commercial tools such as WinZip, but open source selections such as 7-Zip won’t force you to pay an initial fee just to open the files. Do note that file types could be specific to a certain operating system.
After you are setup, you still need to find the torrents! Torrent websites found online act as search engines, only they search torrents instead of finding websites. Torrent websites aren’t similar, although they do perform the same functions. You should look into searching multiple torrent websites if you aren’t able to find the results that you intended on getting.
Final Thoughts
Notice that commercial movies will not be able to be downloaded via torrent publicly. If you do spot a commercial movie, and you don’t have rights to download it, know that if you do you can face severe financial penalties and even possibly go to jail for doing so.
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