Watching movies from your computer has never been easier with the advent of streaming technology. Basically streaming is watching a movie from your web browser directly instead of having to download a file. There are tons of websites that stream movies and TV shows online, however, it can be a challenge to find websites that stream online movies in high quality formats.

The reason for this is that streaming a video actually takes up bandwidth on the website, and as such, high quality videos will take up more bandwidth than low quality ones. The .divx format is typically used to stream online movies in high quality; however, this format requires a special DivX player to be downloaded.

Many sites that stream online movies offer the movies in standard video formats, such as .avi, .mov, and .mpg. These are your typical video formats that can be found on almost any website that offers movies to be streamed. These standard formats are so common that it can be difficult to find a video that is not one of these formats.

Being able to watch a movie without downloading anything reduces the risk of getting a virus or other malicious piece of software. It also saves hard drive space because downloaded movies tend to take up to multiple gigabytes of storage capacity. Some websites that stream online movies may also put up a download link to allow a person to download the movie to his or her hard drive to watch whenever he or she wants. This is useful for people who use laptops for their entertainment and want to be able to access the movie on the go without an Internet connection.

Websites that stream online movies are a stepping stone to the future. As more and more computers, and people, gain access to the Internet, the popularity of movies that can be streamed online will rise. No longer will people need to go to the theater to watch a movie. Indeed, they can now get on their computers to find and stream the movie that they want to watch.