You sold your television set almost two and a half years ago and have not miss it for a minute. The programming on TV was, in your opinion, so exceptionally dreadful that, when you finally decided to get rid of the thing, all you were really using your set for was watching movies on DVD and occasional hockey games. And so you sold it on Craigslist and put the money you got for it towards a top quality LCD HD monitor which you could hook up to your laptop. A straightforward elegant solution.

When you had to replace your laptop, last month, you decided to pick up a MacBook Air. However, it does not feature an optical drive which means watching DVDs is impossible now. You were talking to your brother-in-law the other day and he proposed that you didn't even need a DVD player any longer. He pointed out that he streams and downloads all the movies he wants for free.

##Are you someone who can't be bothered trying to figure out bit torrent?

There is no need for that any longer. If you don't want to download large files, you are now able to stream movies online over any respectable high speed connection. There are websites out there that make it unbelievably easy. Streaming means you don't need to worry about burning up your hard drive space either. You can simply settle-back and watch movies online.

##Are you worried about the picture quality?

You can stop worrying. The days of grainy, pixilated videos that are slightly out of sync with their scratchy audio tracks are long gone. Nowadays when you watch movies online, the streams feature brilliant video and crisp audio, and they play so smoothly and seamlessly that you can scarcely tell that you are not watching a DVD.

##Skeptical about the selection?

The selection is not to be believed. We are talking not about hundreds of movies but about thousands of movies that span every conceivable genre. Whether you're simply looking for comedies, horrors, or historical dramas or your tastes run more toward anime, foreign films, and documentaries, the selection of movies available online is spectacular.

##Curious about TV shows like The Walking Dead?

Not all television these days is horrible, and any decent shows are available to watch online at these same websites. You can stream full episodes of your favorite shows, often in HD, and usually within a couple of days of it airing.

If you want to find a site that makes it possible for you to watch movies online, you have but to go online, Google "watch free movies online", and start examining the various websites that pop up. There are many to choose from and they're all free these days, making their money from ad revenue.