Zip or not ZIP
 

I let my members to download full length movie, file size 700mb-1300mb
Should i Zip the file ?
and how big the files should be 300mb each ?

zip doesn't slim down the filesize of medifiles at all

you should not zip them, not everyone knows or have zip extractors. Why not considering providing both zipped and no-zipped? Its better.

I use below < 100 mb zip because of rapidshare limit:Oh crap

i'm worry about the disconnection of member & the hardisk file crc error
is it a big problem, or very less posibility problem ?
should i just go for the big files ?

You can't be serious.

no use in zipping big vid files.

in case disconnection or need restart pc, they don't need to Re-download the
huge move file.

Self Extractor should solve it
The file is too big for zip and no-zip format

People are used to wmv, mpg and avi and a self extractor may still not work on some systems. Bandwidth is way too cheap to care for an additional 100mb+/- and I'd bet that even with selfextracting files you'd have to waste alot of time on additional member support requests.

so did anyone zip their big movie files ?
even it is at least 700MB above

and why rapidshare limit the file size to 100mb and allow zip too ?