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Since beginning my first internship that put me far from the comforts of home, I've been forced to adapt to new ways of satisfying my movie/tv cravings. First, I subscribed to Netflix, and spent a surprising amount of time watching movies on my laptop with their 'watch now' option. However, at some point, I started using bittorrent to download fansubs of foreign movies and shows I like - it's been like a revelation. All I have to do is find the right torrent and I can pick widescreen or full screen, subbed or dubbed, or any of a number of other options I would associate with DVD watching.
The only drawbacks? Even with cable download speeds it can take days (or even weeks) to download particularly large files, and I'm afraid I'll run out of space on my 500GB hard drive faster than expected.
