Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Nice! I ended up streaming a few movie trailers via YouTube at 1080p. Also downloaded the I Am Legend trailer to see how it looks.
 
I used my Mac to get the I Am Legend trailer and loaded it on my iPad via iTunes, but you might be able to use GoodReader to download and open videos.
 
is there a download manager for ipad that is free that will be able to get downloadable files from the web

I don't know about free ones, but the browser I use (iCab) is cheap enough, and is great for downloading. iUnarchive will unpack the file. iUnarchive has a free version, but I bought the full version of that since it allows you to send the file to an external application. If you can afford to buy an iPad I think you can afford the apps.
 
I don't know about free ones, but the browser I use (iCab) is cheap enough, and is great for downloading. iUnarchive will unpack the file. iUnarchive has a free version, but I bought the full version of that since it allows you to send the file to an external application. If you can afford to buy an iPad I think you can afford the apps.

They open perfectly with winzip
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.