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There are numerous options in downloading and/or watching movies online. Initially, like music downloading, downloading movies online usually meant doing something illegal. Currently, there are various places to download or watch movies online. The illegal options are still available, simply, however the legal movie sites are picking up steam. The following post shall focus on the legal online sites to watch and/or download movies.

There are tons of options out there. Each site offers their own pricing model, selection, movie formats, and user experience.

There are 2 main pricing models that the online movie download sites use – monthly subscriptions and per download pricing.

Sites which offer monthly subscriptions give unlimited downloads, for a flat monthly cost. CinemaNow, Netflix, and Vongo operate under this model.

The additional major pricing model, per download pricing, is precisely what it sounds like. There will be a fee for each movie download. Amazon Unbox and iTunes operate this way.

Unless you aren’t planning on watching very many movies in a month, the flat monthly fee is the way to go. Additionally, there are some movies that will be available for free new movie from each of the services and various free trials are available to try them out.

The selection varies from service to service. New releases are hit or miss. Movies seem to be available on DVD as well as for rental ahead of being available for download. CinemaNow appears to get the films more quickly than the others. iTunes selection will be the most limited of the major services.

The predominant file format for the download services is Windows Media Video files (.WMV). iTunes is the obvious exception, which offers files as MPEG-4s.

Each service requires you to download their software as a way to download and watch movies. Each interface differs, but its really a matter of personal preference. Vongo and CinemaNow each have good interfaces.