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chs71
Posts: 70
Feb 9, 2010 4:16pm
I've just discovered torrent files. Can you download onto a CD? What's anybody know about this?
UA5straightin2008
Posts: 3,246
Feb 9, 2010 4:18pm
yeah im curious too, ive tried to download them from torrent websites before but i get no where...not exactly sure how to go about it?
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Feb 9, 2010 4:20pm
Aren't torrent websites kind of known for giving you viruses?
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UANyg
Posts: 265
Feb 9, 2010 4:20pm
you need a client. after you download the torrent file, you have to open it up using a torrent client to download the actual data. i have a mac and use transmission, and love it.
tcarrier32
Posts: 1,497
Feb 9, 2010 4:32pm
if you download files that have a low amount of seeders then yes you can get viruses. ive been using torrents for a while and never have had a problem.
i use bittorrent as my client. just downloaded a few cd's last night.
i use bittorrent as my client. just downloaded a few cd's last night.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 9, 2010 4:36pm
Get the utorrent client, it's the most popular and lightweight client (program to download torrents) plus it's free.
What's great about torrents is many of them have comments. This is useful as the comments are usually along the lines of "Great torrent, quality is good, clean" or "Stay away! Fake torrent tries to get you to download a video player".
What's great about torrents is many of them have comments. This is useful as the comments are usually along the lines of "Great torrent, quality is good, clean" or "Stay away! Fake torrent tries to get you to download a video player".
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Feb 9, 2010 4:39pm
I use Transmission for Mac as my client and get my torrents from Demonoid.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 9, 2010 4:40pm
I second Demonoid, I think they're actually letting the public sign up right now too. Only problem is it might disappear at any moment like it did for a while there.
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UANyg
Posts: 265
Feb 9, 2010 4:50pm
if you have a mac, as long as you aren't downloading any software, then you don't have to worry about a virus. you can only get a virus by installing it yourself, so if you stick to music videos and such, you will be fine. on pc's, you do have to be a little more careful with which torrents you download.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Feb 9, 2010 4:51pm
I get my torrents from isohunt. I use bitlord to download them.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Feb 9, 2010 4:58pm
so...you need one program to download them, and another to open them up?
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Feb 9, 2010 5:01pm
well, I do it like this....
I find the files on Isohunt.
I click on them and they automatically start downloading using Bitlord.
I then either transfer them over to my HDTV Media player hard drive or open and watch them with VLC media player(there are others, but this one will open almost any file).
All of these are free of charge...other than my HDTV media player.
I find the files on Isohunt.
I click on them and they automatically start downloading using Bitlord.
I then either transfer them over to my HDTV Media player hard drive or open and watch them with VLC media player(there are others, but this one will open almost any file).
All of these are free of charge...other than my HDTV media player.
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UANyg
Posts: 265
Feb 9, 2010 5:02pm
you don't need any program to download them, just a site such as demonoid.com, isohunt.com, etc. then you do need a program to actually open it up and download the real file.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Feb 9, 2010 5:03pm
is this shit legal?
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Feb 9, 2010 5:04pm
Thepiratebay.org = GOAT
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Feb 9, 2010 5:05pm
umm....stealing movies and music is def illegal.derek bomar wrote: is this shit legal?
Downloading torrents is not.....so as long as it isn't copyrighted material, it is legal.
Honestly, most people(including me) are stealing copyrighted material.
Sykotyk
Posts: 1,155
Feb 9, 2010 5:08pm
A torrent is just an way in which to transmit the data (rather than bit by bit, you can get different pieces of the file at different times from different seeds).
Isohunt is the best site for searching for torrents. You then use a torrent program to download it (I use utorrent). The torrent will appear on your computer as a folder with files inside of it (isohunt will show you what files will be contained inside the torrent). The files are just like any other file. Most video files (if you're downloading videos, they're divx files, which will require a divx player--WMP, Real Player, etc can't play them, download the divx player).
Now, if the torrent is a DVD with the r0(x) filetypes, they'd have to be burnt onto a DVD to view them. I don't mess with those torrents, I prefer the ones that just have a .avi divx file.
Sykotyk
Isohunt is the best site for searching for torrents. You then use a torrent program to download it (I use utorrent). The torrent will appear on your computer as a folder with files inside of it (isohunt will show you what files will be contained inside the torrent). The files are just like any other file. Most video files (if you're downloading videos, they're divx files, which will require a divx player--WMP, Real Player, etc can't play them, download the divx player).
Now, if the torrent is a DVD with the r0(x) filetypes, they'd have to be burnt onto a DVD to view them. I don't mess with those torrents, I prefer the ones that just have a .avi divx file.
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tcarrier32
Posts: 1,497
Feb 9, 2010 5:08pm
its not legal, just a safer and quicker way to get music
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Feb 9, 2010 5:16pm
Same here..except I use utorrent.wes_mantooth wrote: well, I do it like this....
I find the files on Isohunt.
I click on them and they automatically start downloading using Bitlord.
I then either transfer them over to my HDTV Media player hard drive or open and watch them with VLC media player(there are others, but this one will open almost any file).
All of these are free of charge...other than my HDTV media player.
HDTV Media Player = GOAT (just got my old man one for his birthday since he loves mine so damn much)...oh yeah...thanks again wes!
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Feb 9, 2010 5:19pm
^^It really is a handy little device. Still my favorite electronic toy.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Feb 9, 2010 5:21pm
Hell yes..I have 300 movies at my fingertips! Just turn on the power and click your remote! And I can still fit another 300 or so movies on my hard drive.
heel023
Posts: 241
Feb 9, 2010 5:49pm
I used torrents to dl Royal Rumble for the kids.
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eersandbeers
Posts: 1,071
Feb 9, 2010 6:43pm
Not really. I don't know how other Torrent sites are set up, but on Pirate Bay, there are comments and number of total users sharing a file. The files with the most users are usually safe. Plus you can read the comments before you download.jordo212000 wrote: Aren't torrent websites kind of known for giving you viruses?
As for the legality, the douches at the RIAA aren't going after downloaders anymore. They are going after the people sharing music and movies.
osudarby08
Posts: 734
Feb 9, 2010 6:45pm
i agreeiclfan2 wrote: Thepiratebay.org = GOAT
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kiksfomikee
Posts: 12
Feb 9, 2010 7:03pm
Download the program Bittorrent...just google that, it's free and safe. And then go to isohunt.com to search for your music, movies, whatever. They will come up and download in the bittorrent program.
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Make sure you use firefox to download them with, if you use internet explorer there is a good chance you will get a virus.
To get the files once they are downloaded, right click the torrent and go to "open containing folder" from there you can drag them into whatever program you use, such as itunes..
Hope this helps!!
****IMPORTANT****
Make sure you use firefox to download them with, if you use internet explorer there is a good chance you will get a virus.
To get the files once they are downloaded, right click the torrent and go to "open containing folder" from there you can drag them into whatever program you use, such as itunes..
Hope this helps!!