Watching Movies: Computer or TV?

There are great reasons to watch movies on your television, and you probably already know all about these. There are also some truly excellent reasons to watch movies on your computer that you may not have thought about. I’ll review both just so no one can accuse me of being biased.

Watch Movies on your TV

Bigger screen

You paid for the big screen, you might as well enjoy it.

Surround sound

My husband and I love watching movies and have invested in surround sound. It is a fantastic way to amp up your movie watching experience.

Traditional

It’s the way most people are used to watching movies. Oldie but a goodie and all that.

Watch Movies on your Computer

Instant access

You can download the movie whenever you want it and don’t have to wait for it to be mailed to you and you don’t have to run into town to grab it.

Portability

You can watch a movie while waiting at a doctor’s appointment, for a flight, or for your kids to finish baseball practice.

Diversity

You can watch what you want to on your computer not what the rest of the family wants to.

Of course there are some downsides to watching movies on your computer if you are downloading them (instead of inserting a dvd). For example the download process will eat up temporary memory. Once you finish the movie your hard drive will probably be a bit more fragmented than before you began. Fortunately, this is one of those problems that is easy to remedy. Just be sure to defrag after each movie and you will be good to go.

Do you watch movies on your computer? What made you make the switch from TV to computer?

Photo Credit: Odd Sock on Flickr

May 29th, 2009 by birdievogel | Posted in Download Movies | (0)