How to download YouTube videos?

http://themediaguru.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-download-embedded-flv-youtube.html

Get URL from www.mediapirate.org

To play (windows platform) - http://www.wimpyplayer.com/products/wimpy_standalone_flv_player.html
To convert (windows platform): http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/Free-Flv-to-AVI-Converter.shtml

Carrotmadman6 - loads of info. Do check out his page for more (windows platform). Does everyone here use Windows @ home? Kinda weird.

I only use Windows XP mainly, but i guess quite a few around here use linux distros.

aside from Linux, any other *nix?