free computer recording software, cheap computer software

Have you ever been watching your favorite show online and wished you could watch it on your MP3? Well, some companies have developed free computer recording software that will let you download streaming videos straight to your hard drive. These free computer recording softwares work by sniffing or snooping for the source of any streaming video on the internet and then extracting the file right from that source. In the past, without the help of free computer recording software, we would have to go online and stay put in front of our computers every time we wanted to watch an online movie, but with the ability to download streams into our hard drive we can then convert those files into formats that our MP3 players can understand and take them with us. One of the best free computer recording software package is interestingly enough the new Real Player. When you download the new Real Player, you get the free computer recording software automatically and all you have to do is go to any streaming video on the internet and position the mouse pointer on top of the video. You will then see a tab on top that will prompt you to record that video into your hard drive if you desire—that’s it! Of course there might be some cheap computer software out there that might do the same thing, but cheap is not free and free is the best kind of software there is.