How to Watch Movies Online
Strangely, many people don't seem to appreciate the ease and joy of watching television online. They seem to think it is more difficult than it really is... or they don't even understand that the major televisions networks now provide many of their largest hits online through various sites and services.
Watching TV on the internet requires accessing a site and clicking play. Many networks include the tv programs right on their own websites (like NBC.com), but a lot more are now starting to add all their programming with the great free website Hulu.
You are not downloading these television shows to watch them from your computer. You stream them through the approved sites. By stream, I mean you watch the tv show as it loads into your web browser. You will not get nor do you need a certain video file to play on your home pc. And yet even people who get what I've explained so far still have not gotten into enjoying tv on the internet. Why? Because they associate net video with low quality video. They think in terms of home-made videos added to YouTube.
Yet the combination of better web connections and better video compression algorithms now means that you can even experience hi def video online. These videos aren't grainy or plagued by compression artifacts. They're crisp and clear, sometimes even more clear than what you see on your older regular definition television set. And you no longer are held back to novelty videos from amateurs. You'll now find full flicks and all the episodes of an entire television series available for your needs.
So get over the fear of technology and let go your ideal notions of what web video means. It costs nothing more than what you're already paying for your net connection, it gives you the ability to view what you want where you want and it allows you to tap into a library of video far greater than your tv guide's listings.
I hope this encourages you to watch and enjoy the web online, freeing you from over-priced cable and terrible satellite service.
