Online DVD Rental - Common Questions

Q: Why use online DVD rental?

A:

• No late fees - Online DVD rental services let you keep a certain number of movies as long as you want as long as you are a member.

• Convenience - You can browse and rent DVDs from the comfort of your home. No more waiting in line at the rental stores.

• Selection - Even the smaller online DVD rental services offer a larger selection than most brick & mortar DVD rental stores due to storage and shelf stocking restrictions. It is not uncommon to find 50,000 titles or more from online DVD rental services.

• Availability - Most online dvd rental services have multiple well-stocked warehouses full of DVDs. It is quite uncommon for a new release DVD to be 'out of stock'. However if they are, most services use a queing system, which automtically ships the DVD out once it becomes available.

• Movie Reviews / Recommendations - Most online DVD rental services store a database of movie reviews and rankings. Some, like Netflix, offer a recommendation system in which you rate movies based on your preferences. Your ratings are stored and additional similar DVDs are 'recommended' based on your ratings by determining which types of movies/actors you like.

• Cost - Most online DVD rental services offer very competitive subscription plans. Depending upon how often you typically rent DVDs, your savings could be huge compared to renting individual DVDs from a DVD rental store.

Q: How long does it take for a DVD to arrive?

A: Depending on the DVD rental service, it will typically take between 1 and 4 days, with the the average being about 2 days. Although this may be a longer wait than you would like, most online dvd rental services have a 'movie queue' in which you can select several movies in advance. As long as you haven't exceeded your allowance of movies that you can have out at a time, the movies will automatically be sent to you.

Q: How do I return the DVDs?

A: Each DVD that you rent will come with a postage paid mailer. When you are done with the DVD, you simply put it in the mailer, and put the mailer in your mailbox.