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In recent years, internet is becoming the medium of communication and entertainment. The exchange of data and multimedia files in a simple, fast and dynamic way is the main feature that provided the popularization of web in the four corners of the world.

But what would be the best way to enjoy your favorite music and videos? You prefer to download the files and have at your disposal when you want or the convenience of not having to load any application to get the desired content makes your head?

It is quite probable that each user has a different opinion on this subject. The answers to these questions, among many others, generate heated discussions and constants in the tech world. In this edition we will have the final showdown between the Torrents and Streaming. Place your bets, because the confrontation will be memorable! Let the conversation mole and let’s announce Gladiator.

Knowing the Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen, in the right corner is the biggest villain of copyright in recent years, the Torrent! Created in 2003 by Bram Cohen and computational structure based on P2P architecture, this technology has a fantastic potential of sharing and increase in speed of downloads. On the other hand, this veteran Internet loads a plethora of critical, fines, lawsuits and claims against some users due to violation of their copyright laws.

On the other side of the corner where USB keys are expendable, having YouTube as their largest representative, based on the concept of cloud computing, whereas, however, no Internet connection serves no purpose, is online streaming.

Round 1: Convenience

One of the trends to new technologies is that the comfort and convenience for the user to be increased. Interfaces and intuitive systems, as well as tools are simple and agile success. Doesn’t it?

Therefore use of Torrents to download songs and videos necessarily need to have installed some video and audio player installed, like Windows Media Player, RealPlayer or VLC Media Player. Another point to remember, these programs have to be compatible with the format of content stored on the compromised machine, for example codec pack such as K-Lite Mega Codec should also have installed on your computer.

While Streaming doesn’t require any software installation that occupy large slices of space on your hard drive except Flash or Java. Another advantage of this technology is that the user doesn’t go out hunting songs lost into folders scattered through the machine. Access the website and search what you want, simply click and it is played for you.

Round 2: Quality

While streaming, the user accesses the online service, defines the playlist of songs and begins humming. When it comes the best part of your favorite song, loading buffer latch and execution is stopped for nothing! Has no other option to wait for loading the file.

Fans of P2P systems architecture used in the construction of the Torrent, suffer less impact in this regard. After the file is downloaded the user has the full assurance that their desired content is accessible. Simply play the music or video and enjoy whenever you want.

Round 3: Flexibility

Although the technologies in question have very specific features, but they have one thing in common; the use of the Internet as a means of exchanging data. The fundamental difference between them is how its contents have been ordered by the web.

Using Torrents you need the internet to download the files you want. Whatever the reason, you need to shut down the PC, no problem, P2P downloads can be paused and restarted whenever needed. However, if you want to take advantage of downloaded files in other locations, a portable device is indispensable. This is where the problems begin, such as incompatibility with the operating system, the loss of the apparatus, device damaged, among others.

Streaming is not such a risk. Anybody can play any song or video on any OS and without the need of any codec installed. The only limitation is that your internet connection should be working. The songs and videos served by this technology are stored temporarily in cache memory, without having to save them locally. But, if the internet falls, the streaming does not work, then you would have to wait until the connection is reestablished.

Round 4: Search

The Internet is really something amazing. Who would have imagined a decade ago to download files with so much convenience? Surfing the mobile web? This was not the case or in the movies! To our luck, the technological development happened with an impressive speed.

When using the Torrent you need to take care of organizing files and folders very well, otherwise with the accumulation of stored songs, videos and images, get ready to find a needle in a haystack.

Streaming allows its users to spend time and burn their neurons with other tasks in addition to organize thousands of folders and documents. Many services already offer the creation of playlists and applying filters at the time of search for the desired content, which is a hand on the wheel for those who don’t like wasting time. Few clicks later, it’s all what you wanted very well organized on the screen of the browser.

Round 5: False-Positive

Not everything is what it seems. Keep this simple phrase always in mind, because it warns against false positives, term widely used when the Antivirus interprets that a common operating system file is detrimental to the functioning of the machine.

For the Torrents and Streaming, this concept is a constant source of frustration for users. Let’s say you have seen the announcement of the launch of a film with legal rights released for download. Without waver, you open your torrent client, download the film and put together your family in the room to view the film. Everyone is happy with soda and popcorn pack in hand. However, the scenes presented were not as well as expected. Sure, the embarrassment would take account of family event.

Streaming already began to poke fun at who uses the P2P. Would be free of that evil? Of course not! YouTube is the greatest proof of this. You get to your House and suddenly feel desire to enjoy the clip of the band at the top of the chart. After a brief search, the video opens. What do you see? The vocalist of the group with all their resourcefulness and stage presence? No. Your neighbor is holding a guitar and singing a song. Disheartening.

Round 6: The Final Gong

During the first five rounds both the Torrent as streaming presented their strengths and weaknesses. Guess who will decide this fight? Leave your opinion and help us raise the bits of the appropriate candidate for the best technology for the enjoyment of multimedia files.