Free and Low Cost Movie DVD Online Rentals
Netflix, Blockbuster, Redbox, Cinemanow, Amazon offer Many Options
Oct 18, 2009
Renting a movie has undergone many changes in the recent years. Unlike having to go to a store to rent a movie or a game, renters choose the movie online and get their DVD in the mail. Using online DVD rental has the advantage of not having to run to the video store to return a DVD to avoid late fees.
Free Movie DVDsat Local Library
The local library is the best place to borrow DVDs at no cost. Depending on the library's policy, DVDs can be rented for a week or more. Even though the movie DVD can be rented free of cost, it is important to return the item within the due date to avoid fines.
Online DVD Rental at Netflix and BlockBuster Online
Netflix and Blockbuster online have a system where movie renters choose movies online and then receive the DVDs in the mail.
Netflix boasts of over 100,000 DVD titles, besides over 17,000 streaming choices of movie classics, TV episodes online that can be watched instantly from Netflix over the internet. The number of DVDs that can be rented at one time, depends on the type of plan and how soon the outstanding DVD(s) is returned.
Blockbuster online offers over 90,000 DVD titles. Blockbuster doesn't have due dates or late fees for the online rental option, and depending on the plan, also offers free in-store DVD exchanges.
Both Netflix and Blockbuster offer free trials to get new members signed up.
Renting from DVD Kiosks like RedBox
There are also several movie renting kiosks at grocery and convenience stores that have made entertainment easy, accessible and economical. RedBox allows the renter to watch a movie for only a dollar (plus tax) per night. Since there is a high demand for new releases, DVDs can also be reserved at redbox.com and then picked up in one of 15,000 Redbox locations.
Watching a Streaming Video Movie Online on Roxio CinemaNow, Amazon Unbox, iTunes
Roxio Cinemanow, along with competitors like Amazon Unbox, Movie Link and iTunes allows movie renters to download and watch movies on their PCs or MACs, almost instantly.
Google's youtube may soon join the ranks of online video streaming sites. According to Reuters.com, Google's Youtube is in talks with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, Sony Pictures and Time Warner Inc's Warner Brothers about online movie rentals.
There are several online options available to the movie renter, these days. The whole movie could be watched with a click of a button or reserved online and received in the mail or picked up in a store or a kiosk. More selections and better service has enabled home movie entertainment more economical and accessible than ever before.
Sources
- Youtube may stream movie rentals, Reuters.com article on sep 3 2009, by Yinka Adegoke and Alexei Oreskovic.
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