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Online DVD Rental Comparisons

Services: Our Ratings: Bottom Line:
Blockbuster Rating:
 2 week free trial & in-store DVD exchange makes Blockbuster our top choice
Netflix Rating:
 Free trial & free streaming movies
DVD Avenue Rating:
 All plans allow renting of movies, games and adult
CinemaNow Rating:
 Great download service for legal and high quality computer viewing of movies

NextAdvisor Online DVD Rental Blog Headlines

The Internet can save you gas money!
On Earth Day, we posted some tips for living a more eco-friendly lifestyle with the help of online services. One suggestion was to attend an online college or university, since it reduces the environmental impact of getting an education. ABC recently ran a story informing viewers that online classes are gaining in popularity as a [...]

Netflix streaming set top box review
Netflix announced the launch of a new streaming video player that will allow subscribers to view over 10,000 movies and televisions shows on demand over the Internet. The set top box is powered by Roku and will retail for about $99 when it is released later this year. Since we have yet to test the [...]

Netflix continues to innovate, explores movie streaming over Xbox Live
Online DVD rental company, Netflix, has begun surveying subscribers to determine their interest in being able to stream movies over Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. In theory, such a service would allow Xbox 360 users to stream movies from Netflix’s title library through a broadband Intternet connection. Netflix is not releasing the results of the survey [...]

Netflix issues apology, 5% discount
Online DVD rental service Netflix is issuing a 5% discount to all subscribers as a result of a technical issue in their automated shipping system on Monday March 24 that caused all DVD deliveries to be delayed by one day. The discount was announced in an email sent to all subscribers this morning: Dear Joseph, As you may [...]

Best Buy to offer blu-ray rebate to HD DVD owners
The blu-ray high definition dvd format became the default standard format after rival HD DVD players were officially discontinued earlier this month.  This move rendered the HD DVD players little more than $400 paperweights since no additional movie titles would be launched in the format. Best Buy electronics stores are stepping in with a bit of [...]

Netflix to invest in expanding Blu-ray movie inventory
Netflix, our top rated online dvd rental service, expects to increase their blu-ray high definition dvd inventory by 1,300-1,500 titles including both new releases and older films. According to the company’s CFO, Barry McCarthy, high definition dvds only account for a small single digit percentage of movie rentals at Netflix.  The move to increase the number [...]

Blu-ray is last technology standing in high def dvd wars
Toshiba, the developer of the HD DVD technology, announced this week that it would be exiting the high definition dvd market and cease all production of HD DVD players and movies that play on them.  The announcement was a big win for rival high definition dvd techology blu-ray, which was developed by Sony, as it [...]

NetFlix beats Apple to the unlimited download punch
NetFlix announced today that they will allow unlimited streaming of movie and TV downloads as part of a revamp of their Watch Now streaming service.  This is likely a preemptive response to the new iTunes movie rental download service that is expected to be announced this week. Said NetFlix CEO and Founder Reed Hastings: We named our [...]

Our review of Apple?s new movie download service - Stick with NetFlix!
Apple is preparing to announce a new online movie rental service later this month that will allow consumers to download movies through itunes and view them on their personal computers and apple devices such as iPhone, IPod and Apple TV. Both new releases and older titles will cost $3.99 to rent and can be viewed for [...]

HD DVD vs. Blu-ray - Who will be the next Betamax?
Two different high definition DVD formats are competing to bring HD quality DVD entertainment to your home. because we have been reviewing online dvd rental services for some time, we decided to take a look at each of the competing technologies, HD DVD and Blu-ray, in an attempt to bring some clarity to our [...]


Did you know?

If you rent more than one DVD per month, you can save a lot of money, time and hassle by using an online DVD rental service. These services offer tens of thousands of titles (far more than your local video store ever could), and let you select and receive your DVDs from the comfort of your own home. You pay one monthly fee for as many rentals as you want and will never have to pay a penny more. There are never late fees, allowing you to keep your DVDs for as long as you like.

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How does it work?

Online DVD Rental Services save money by housing all their DVDs in central warehouses instead of having thousands of retail stores. They can usually ship you a DVD within one day and always include a pre-paid envelope to ship it back. As soon as they receive it, they ship you the next one on your list.

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Free Trials

Our top rated service, Blockbuster, offers a 14 day free trial when you sign up through our website. You can cancel your service at anytime during your free trial and not be billed for the service. The 14 day free trial and in-store movie exchange makes Blockbuster our top overall choice. NetFlix also offers a free trial.

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