| There's nothing like watching video on your Zune. It's | | | | heavily supported by advertising revenue, so you can |
| even better if the videos are free. You can get all the | | | | be deluged with pop up ads and banners strewn |
| video you want from Microsoft Zune marketplace, but, | | | | throughout the site, but that's the price to pay for free |
| as the name suggests, you'll have to pay a | | | | Zune video. Actually, the popularity of the one time fee |
| subscription fee to enjoy the privilege. That's great if | | | | membership sites is soaring as a large number of |
| you can afford it, but those subscription fees can really | | | | consumers discover these kinds of sites. It's kind of no |
| add up. You've already got cable, phone, Internet | | | | brainer if you download a large amount of content, and |
| access, and so on. You may not want to add another | | | | if you really use your Zune like it was intended, you will. |
| $15.00 a month to your video content bill. | | | | Another revenue model used by Zune download sites |
| That's where the free services come in. You can just | | | | is a pay while you use it subscription fee. The fees are |
| sidestep all the subscription fees altogether. Are the | | | | lower than the pay and you own it sites, but as soon |
| sites legal? At this point yes, they are, but who knows | | | | as you stop paying the monthly fee, the music on your |
| how long it will be before the laws are changed to | | | | hard drive goes away. The new Napster is an |
| reflect the whim of some legislator. After all, they're | | | | example of such a download site, as is Rhapsody. |
| under constant pressure from recording and motion | | | | Weather you like such a service is up to you, but |
| picture industry lobbyists to eliminate these loopholes. | | | | many prefer to pay only once and be done with it. |
| Any time one party feels they aren't getting their fair | | | | The best of the membership sites not only have a |
| share of content revenue, it seems like there's a | | | | positively huge variety of content, they are quite fast. |
| lawsuit. | | | | No more waiting for what seems like forever while |
| First of all, they're not entirely free. These are actually | | | | your selections download, it's more like right now! To |
| private membership sites and downloads are for | | | | top it off they'll offer 24/7 technical support as well. I'd |
| members only. The membership fee is typically less | | | | advise against getting a membership at a site that |
| than you'd pay for a month of basic cable TV, but the | | | | doesn't include 24/7 tech support. You don't want to |
| actual cost depends on the specific service you join. | | | | wait for your download and you don't want to wait to |
| And, unlike the subscription download sites, you aren't | | | | get a problem resolved either. |
| hit with a bill on your credit card every month. Most of | | | | Typically you'll need to get the video format of your |
| these sites have millions of songs, videos, movies and | | | | movies converted to be compatible with the Zune. This |
| TV shows for you to download. You just pay your | | | | helps balance the demands of storage and video |
| one time fee and go to town. Any kind of content is | | | | quality. You can pay for one of the many applications |
| yours for the taking Weather you think it's a better | | | | available that will do this, but the better download sites |
| deal than the subscription models is purely a matter of | | | | will give you one as a bonus when you join. This should |
| personal taste. | | | | help you know what to look for on your journey into |
| Some of these membership download sites are | | | | the world of free Zune video. Happy downloading. |