Bittorrent Alternatives

Has bittorrent finally seen its day? After years of using bittorrent to download and watch your favorite tv shows, the technology is starting to look obsolete while streaming tv has nearly caught up with demand and is replacing bittorent for many former downloaders.

Top 5 reasons to abandon bittorrent

1. Streaming from legal sites is now almost always faster.
2. For new shows, it's illegal, and there's a risk of being sued.
3. There is always a risk of downloading a virus or malware of some sort.
4. The lifespan of torrent sites these days seems to be measured in months.
5. Torrent sites are prone to frequent outages and DDOS attacks.

So, now that you've decided to give it up, where do you go to fill the gap? Fortunately, a handful of sites have stepped up to index tv show sites like the old bittorent sites did for torrents. With Watch.io, for example, you can find TV shows and movies to watch for free online in a matter of seconds.

Watch.io indexes content from Hulu, the CW, CBS, the WB, PBS, and NUMEROUS others. Now, you don't have to remember where to watch 90210 or whether you can watch Gossip Girl  on Hulu or the CW. Just search for it on Watch.io and click the link. All links go straight to the watch page.

A big bonus for former torrent lovers, Watch.io doesn't use advertising and it's 100% legal, so there are no popups and no worries about being sued.