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There are numerous options in downloading and/or watching movies online. To start with, like music downloading, downloading movies online usually meant doing something illegal. Right now, there are plenty of places to download or watch full movies online movies online. The illegal choices are still available, bear in mind, though the legal movie sites are picking up steam. This article will concentrate on the legal websites to watch and/or download movies.

There are many of options around. Each site offers their very 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 that 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 exactly what it sounds like. There will be a fee for each movie download. Amazon Unbox and iTunes operate this way.

Unless you are not planning on watching very many movies in a month, the flat monthly fee is the way to go. Additionally there are some movies which are accessible for free 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 and for rental ahead of being available for download. CinemaNow seems to get the movies more quickly than the others. iTunes selection is the most limited of the main services.

The predominant file format for the download services is Windows Media Video files (.WMV). iTunes will be 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 will be different, but its really a matter of personal preference. Vongo and CinemaNow each have good interfaces.