Posted by kim on 08/28/07 14:54

"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:52:46 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:31:52 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:55:27 GMT, "*alan*" <in_flagrante@hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:09:35 -0700, Greg Farr <gregfarr@comcast.net>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I had a lead but misplaced it as I tend to forget things. I remember
>>>>>>>>someone had a place with good fair hash numbers for movies, was that
>>>>>>>>here or somewhere else?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Never mind. I found it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Congratulations. I'm happy for you. It'd be nice if you shared it.
>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>--Alan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sorry, it's just that I seem to be alone as a film fan around
>>>>> here;
>>>>> http://winmxworld.com/extras/mxcentral.winmxworld.com/index.html?contact.html
>>>>
>>>>You're not the only film fan around here Greg but you may be the only
>>>>one
>>>>who would consider using WinMX to download a film? I certainly wouldn't.
>>>>
>>>>(kim)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Which one do you use, is it superior?
>>
>>eMule, BitTorrent or Usenet, all have better resistance to file
>>corruption.
>>
>>On a big file like a movie that's crucial.
>>
>>(kim)
>
>
> Which is easiest?

eMule (eDonkey2000) is most similar to WinMX and the best option for finding
obscure video titles. It's also the slowest.

> Are they equal in speed, I have broadband.

Usenet is fastest. It will always download at maximum speed but is the most
complicated to use. There is also a limit on how long a particular title can
be stored on a newsserver. BitTorrent lies somewhere between the two in
terms of speed, availability and ease of use. Checkout the guides at
Slyck.com to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different file
sharing apps: http://www.slyck.com/guides.php

> I don't
> get a lot of corrupt files, just found one tho, that stops playing
> half way thru and I'd like to try & fix it by changing to mpeg or
> something. Do you know how to do a repair job. It's a rare film,
> otherwise, I'd just d/l it again.

There are programs which can make corrupted avi files playable again but
I've never used one as picture quality is all important for me.

(kim)

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