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Movie Rental Comparison Chart

Blockbuster
NetFlix
DVD Avenue
Cinema Now
Our Rating
5/5
Go to Site
5/5
Go to Site
4/5
Go to Site
3/5
Go to Site
Bottom Line
2 week free trial, In-store DVD exchange, 1-3 day delivery,lowest starting package cost. 14 day free trial, free streaming videos online, lowest full package price. You can rent movies, games or adult videos with all packages. Legal high quality movie downloading service.
Free Trial
2 Weeks 14 Days No 3 Days
Price
$3.99 – $34.99 $4.99 – $23.99 $9.95 – $24.95 $29.95/mo or $99.95/yr. Includes unlimited streaming and can rent/buy movies for download
Delivery Time
1-2 days. Instant if exchange in store 1-2 days. Instant for streaming 1-4 days Instant. Moview downloaded or streaming
Shipping Cost
Zero Zero Zero Zero
Late Fees
Zero Zero Zero Zero
Customer Service
Email & Phone Email & Phone Email & Phone Email

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Movie Rental

The difference between online movie rentals and normal in store rentals is not easy to describe. Both ways offer particular advantages and disadvantages and deciding which one is better is not easy. But lets start at the beginning with the normal in store rentals. In store rentals always remind me of the family. You get inside the story with your wife or girlfriend and you spend hours fighting over which genre to watch and which movie to rent out. There is something great about this and it is always a great fun browsing the isles picking the actual DVD cases before renting out a movie.

However, the speed of life today definitely against in store rentals because which the hectic style of life, it is not always easy to return movies on time. On the other hand, online movie rentals offer exactly that. Movie rental service from online website at the pace you choose. The movies might not arrive instantly but then again you don't have to return them the very next day. Still, for me there is something impersonal about online movie rentals. There is that abovementioned family thing missing. In the end, conclusion is easy. Each person should decide for themselves what is better : online movie rentals or normal in store rentals.