storing .avi files

[scottie255]

this may be a stupid question but here goes.............is there any better way to store .avi files that wont take up space on my computer than putting them onto CD-Rs?........also if not, is there any faster way to download movies than K++? (they take at least an hour for a good quality movie).......thanks as always

[broadwayrock]

dvdr?

just kidding

Cdr is the cheapest way to do it im afraid.

You say it takes at least an hour to download a good quality movie from K++, What size are the movies that you download? & what speed is your connection?

I'd love to download a 700mb movie at that speed.

I find k++ is very fast for well known/recent movies.

DC++ & IRC are good alternatives for downloading movies fast aswell.

[scottie255]

the size is usually over 700 MB (your standard DVD rip)..........and i have a cable connection (about 1500K at best)

[mrlipring]

if you wanna max out your speed, i can only recommend bittorrent.

other than that, get onto some ftps or usenet, but usenet will cost you $15/month, and it pretty hard to use, comparitively.

As for the storage, i'd recommend getting a dvd burner. 6 700mb films on a $1 dvd-r blank is great, and it's only 30 minutes to burn it. especially good for films that are 2+ cds.

but yeah, try out bittorrent, it's generally faster than anything i've seen.

oh, and to make sure you're getting the best out of your connection, don't forget to download 2 or 3 things at a time :D

[matt merch]

try mirc (irc ) if u want speed and content takes an hour or so to grasp but u will get stuff fast and free (unlike newsgroups where u gotta pay) and the fiilm are far superior versions svcds etc i tried bittorent and spent a day getting 18% of a certain 2.3gb file went on irc and got the file complete in 8 hours or so
i find irc is the only place i can max my d/l d/l just ONE file from one source as someone else here said irc is like gourmet food after the fast food that is kazaa

[mrlipring]

yeah, i gotta say that irc is pretty good. get a good xdcc listing script, and you're away.

I only really use it for grabbing the odd album here and there though, i wouldn't grab a gig and a half's worth of film off it. it's another weapon in your arsenal though.