With this short guide to free mp4 downloads, you will find that the many benefits of the mp4 format will allow you to store compressed video media just as the mp3 format allows storing compressed music and audio media. The format has become a big hit with users of portable media players by allowing them to store a huge number of video files on their portable players which occupies much less space than when compared to traditional formats such as AVI or MPEG.

If you own a portable media player which allows you to watch videos as well and has a large memory, then downloading and storing movies on your player can be a great way to make any boring journey pleasant. You could store as many movies on your player depending on its memory capacity. The question then is where to find these movies and media that are in mp4 format.

Mp4 video files can be downloaded from any of the numerous sites that offer them for free. These files can be downloaded from the internet onto your computer and then transferred onto your portable media player. These sites have either a searchable database full of mp4 media or gives you access to download links from file hosting websites such as rapidshare or megaupload.

It all sounds too good to be true and it is. The catch is that the files you download from these sites might be harmful in more ways than one. Either they could be in violation of a copy write infringement or could be embedded with viruses or Trojans and spyware that can harm your computer and your media player. The links provided to the popular file hosting services from these free websites could be genuine on the other hand and might be even safer.

The other option is to register with one of the many sites that let you have access to their Mp4 content for a monthly fee or a onetime joining fee. The database is bound to be much larger and more refined and ordered and the search facility on these sites would also be top notch. There need not be any fear of downloading infected files either from these premium websites.

If you are looking to freeload and do not want to spend money on buying media for your portable player, then it would be a good idea to explore the possibilities offered by file sharing and peer to peer networks. You can download mp4 files form networks such as kazaa or limewire if you have a client installed on your computer. Here again, there is a possibility of virus or Trojan infection.

Using torrent clients such as bit torrent, u-torrent, azureus etc is another option. Always use trusted websites like mininova or pirate bay to download the torrent file from. The quality and safety of the files need to be ascertained by reading user comments by other downloads before you proceed to download it yourself.

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