What is the difference between streaming and downloading a movie?
Streaming a movie on Private Clips is done using Windows Media compression format. The benefits of streaming a movie are you can begin watching your movie immediately, you can begin watching it from different points in the movie, and it does not require you to have extra space on your hard drive. Downloading a movie on Private Clips is done using the Microsoft Digital Rights Managment (DRM). Downloaded movies may take a little longer to download as downloaded file sizes are larger, but the results will be a high-quality full-screen viewing experience. However, the Windows Media Player does allow your file to buffer, which enables you to start watching your DRM encoded clip before the entire file has been downloaded. The length of your wait depends on your bandwidth connection. Those with cable modems may not notice a difference in download/playback time. Once downloaded, you can watch the movie again and again as long as your rental period has not expired. You just need to be connected
