Torrent search engines

Pt. 4 of 5 | 3:41 |

An introduction to torrents

Thursday July 1, 2010

In our last segment, we downloaded Ubuntu to demonstrate

how to use uTorrent

. Of course, some of you may not find Ubuntu that exciting. For those of you who want to download other files, this episode will show you where to

search for torrents

. A word of warning however: most of these sites will have links to illegal downloads. It's up to you to use your discretion and make sure that you aren't breaking copyright laws. Now, with that said, here are a few examples of

where to find torrents

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Show Notes

ExtraTorrent:

- This site has a good selection and lots of information.

- For example, you can get plot summaries for movies.

- Verified torrents will show the names of those that verified it.

BTJunkie:

- One of our favorites. It has a massive database.

- The site is easy-to-use.

- This site can email you about new additions.

Cinema Torrents:

- This offers IMDB ratings of movies.

- It also shows opinions of users who have seen the movie.

- You can see this information before you download which is a time-saver.

Demonoid:

- This is a private torrent site. If registrations aren't open, the only way to join is to be invited.

- If you get an account, you can lose it if you do not share as well as take.

- Demonoid is considered by many to be the top private site.

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