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Rob van dam
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Mar 31, 2006, 10:41 AM
 
Plain and simply all i want to know is the following.After doing a past search on these forums it seems that transmission is the least resource draining of all the options available.Am i correct?.Basically all i want to do is download one episode of a tv show that i missed and no one taped.Is it as simple as it seems?

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nbn22385
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Mar 31, 2006, 11:30 AM
 
Just download the desired .torrent file, open it with a client (Bits on Wheels, Transmission, whatever) and that's about it.
     
Rob van dam  (op)
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Apr 1, 2006, 08:59 AM
 
So if i understand correcty i download the software and simply find the tv episode i am after and click download.Sorry if i sound silly here but i have never done ths before.
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Apr 1, 2006, 12:18 PM
 
You find a .torent file for whatever you want to download/

This torrent file is then opened with a BitTorrent Client.

The torrent file tells the client where to download the file you actually want.
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Apr 1, 2006, 12:40 PM
 
Yeah just download .torrent filefrom MiniNova or Demonoid, open with client (try Azureues) and you'll see your TV Episode being downloaded. It'll show the percentage, status, everything on there. Have any more questions, just PM me. I understand torrents can be confusing for starters :-)
     
   
 
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