How to watch great videos on your PC for free

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These days it is very simple to find interesting and compelling content on the Internet that you can watch directly on your PC. This article does not advocate illegal downloading and hence will not be geared as such. Instead, this article will let you know the different resources out there that provide free content.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

First, you need to make sure you have a suitable player. Get as many as possible because videos come in all types of different extensions. Different extensions basically means it only works with a certain player or certain types of players. Install Windows Media Player, Real Player, DVD Software, iTunes, and Quicktime. Not all of these are required but are recommended.

Step2

Here is a list of networking sites where you can find content for free: YouTube.com--Anyone can upload videos to this site, so there is a fairly large collection of content. I'd recommend checking out different videos especially if you are into music. There is a great selection of independently made live footage as well as many fan-made videos. MySpace.com--MySpace has several video sections where anyone with a profile can upload video. Facebook.com--similar with Facebook.

Step3

Here is a list of several larger media outlets and blogs that offer video: Comedy Central--Extensive summaries from The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and other Comedy Central favorites. CNN--Offers video for much of their news. The same applies to CSpan, MSNBC, and most other main media outlets. Television shows are usually made available as well. Blogger.com--People can add videos to their blog websites. Alternet.org--Great news source, contains many current event videos.

Step4

Other Miscellaneous Sources: freedocumentaries.org.--This is a fantastic site for those that like documentaries. I'm a pretty big documentary fan myself, and I use this web-page frequently. They offer tons of popular documentaries all free of charge and you can stream them directly from your computer. Google Video--It's Google, enough said.

Tips & Warnings

If you do not have the appropriate software, chances are your computer will tell you what is needed and an icon will appear offering to download the missing programs.