Netflix vs Blockbuster: Which DVD Rental Service is King?
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Online movie rental services are the way of the future. While many still roam the local movie mart, whether blockbuster or otherwise, many are switching to the conveniences of online DVD rental service. Simply order a DVD online, and with the click of a button your movie is queued in for delivery. No late fees, and competitive prices between the two companies make it a great time to sign up. So, which DVD rental service is the best?
Netflix was the company that really started this trend, and so a good look must be given to them. The Netflix service was so popular, that Blockbuster considered it a big threat and launched the Blockbuster online DVD rental service in response. Netflix offers over 55,000 titles, nearly 5,000 more than their competitor, and has about the same turn-around time, for now. I would like to point out the impossibility of finding their phone number online, they expect you to go through their online FAQ's first, whereas Blockbuster has "contact us" tab that makes it easy to contact them. That aside, Netflix has a reputable name built up from the speed, and quality of their service. So can Blockbuster stop the march of this DVD rental service behemoth?
The answer is yes. While Netflix may have "gotten there first", Blockbuster has and plans to remain a store-driven service. In this way, Blockbuster has a huge advantage over Netflix, and knows how to manage their customer service team. Blockbuster has plans in the immediate future to begin using their stores as distribution points, which means delivery could be extremely quick, and make their stores a possible drop off point for the online DVD rental service. While priced about the same, Blockbuster gives free in-store rentals. This is very important to me personally, as it allows me to grab the new release I've wanted immediately for free and then put the older classics on the backburner.
Between the two, it's so neck-and-neck that the Blockbuster free rentals are the deal breaker for me. I'd go with Netflix only if you really don't care about free in-store rentals. Otherwise they are mostly the same price, the same speed, and consumer appreciation is about equal for both DVD rental services. I'm not sure if Netflix just hopes their customers won't notice, but Netflix should take a price dive if they expect customers to pass up the free monthly in-store DVD rentals from Blockbuster.
By: Jonathan Baldwin
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Netflix was the company that really started this trend, and so a good look must be given to them. The Netflix service was so popular, that Blockbuster considered it a big threat and launched the Blockbuster online DVD rental service in response. Netflix offers over 55,000 titles, nearly 5,000 more than their competitor, and has about the same turn-around time, for now. I would like to point out the impossibility of finding their phone number online, they expect you to go through their online FAQ's first, whereas Blockbuster has "contact us" tab that makes it easy to contact them. That aside, Netflix has a reputable name built up from the speed, and quality of their service. So can Blockbuster stop the march of this DVD rental service behemoth?
The answer is yes. While Netflix may have "gotten there first", Blockbuster has and plans to remain a store-driven service. In this way, Blockbuster has a huge advantage over Netflix, and knows how to manage their customer service team. Blockbuster has plans in the immediate future to begin using their stores as distribution points, which means delivery could be extremely quick, and make their stores a possible drop off point for the online DVD rental service. While priced about the same, Blockbuster gives free in-store rentals. This is very important to me personally, as it allows me to grab the new release I've wanted immediately for free and then put the older classics on the backburner.
Between the two, it's so neck-and-neck that the Blockbuster free rentals are the deal breaker for me. I'd go with Netflix only if you really don't care about free in-store rentals. Otherwise they are mostly the same price, the same speed, and consumer appreciation is about equal for both DVD rental services. I'm not sure if Netflix just hopes their customers won't notice, but Netflix should take a price dive if they expect customers to pass up the free monthly in-store DVD rentals from Blockbuster.
By: Jonathan Baldwin
About the Author:
Jonathan Baldwin is the owner of a DVD Rental comparison website, you can find his article here: Netflix vs Blockbuster
The Movie Booth Launches Flagship DVD Rental Kiosks in the UK and Ireland Retail Stores
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In the coming weeks shoppers will be able to benefit from the deployment of robotically operated DVD vending kiosks, and one machine being launched as a trial in a Tesco Ireland store initially could see the concept rolled out in 2008. The kiosks, which offer users touch-screen access to a range of new release movies, will also be launched in Centra and Applegreen stores with an expected deployment across both the UK and Ireland should the trials prove successful.
The Movie Booth is a newly created brand which supplies DVD rental kiosks to retail stores throughout the UK and Ireland enabling users to rent movies on a pay-as-you-go basis from a fully automated machine, offering a modern alternative to the traditional high street DVD rental store.
The futuristic concept is the brainchild of award winning young entrepreneur Carlos Marco Rider, who noticed the gap in the DVD rental market and came up with a solution that could offer a convenient and cost-effective way for people to rent their favourite new release movies from their local shop.
Mr Rider commented, “The DVD rental market has faced big changes in recent years, and I felt that high street DVD rental services didn’t offer value to their customers. By eliminating space and staffing costs, our kiosks can offer the most competitive DVD rental prices in the UK and Ireland. To many people renting a DVD from a machine can be intimidating but these kiosks are designed to be completely user-friendly”.
He added, “Customers use a touch-screen system to select and rent their movies, and it takes three steps to rent a film from the kiosk. These new kiosks have been designed with the end-user in mind and have several features which make renting a DVD a simple process. The partnerships we are developing with retailers should ensure we achieve substantial coverage across the UK and Ireland by the end of 2008”.
In an ever changing market, retail outlets should soon feature automated DVD kiosks to be able to benefit from the fall from grace of the traditional DVD rental store. The successful trials with Tesco, Centra and Applegreen would lead to national deployment of DVD kiosks in a parallel to the success they have achieved in the United States. DVD machines have experienced a massive growth in the USA with over 9000 kiosks being installed in the last two years with ease-of-use, convenience and cost being provided as the main reasons for the kiosks success. Kiosks are currently deployed in Wal-Mart’s, Wal-Greens and McDonalds to name but a few in the US. Further details on this concept can be found at www.themoviebooth.com or by calling 0870 1436769.
By: The Movie Booth
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The Movie Booth is a newly created brand which supplies DVD rental kiosks to retail stores throughout the UK and Ireland enabling users to rent movies on a pay-as-you-go basis from a fully automated machine, offering a modern alternative to the traditional high street DVD rental store.
The futuristic concept is the brainchild of award winning young entrepreneur Carlos Marco Rider, who noticed the gap in the DVD rental market and came up with a solution that could offer a convenient and cost-effective way for people to rent their favourite new release movies from their local shop.
Mr Rider commented, “The DVD rental market has faced big changes in recent years, and I felt that high street DVD rental services didn’t offer value to their customers. By eliminating space and staffing costs, our kiosks can offer the most competitive DVD rental prices in the UK and Ireland. To many people renting a DVD from a machine can be intimidating but these kiosks are designed to be completely user-friendly”.
He added, “Customers use a touch-screen system to select and rent their movies, and it takes three steps to rent a film from the kiosk. These new kiosks have been designed with the end-user in mind and have several features which make renting a DVD a simple process. The partnerships we are developing with retailers should ensure we achieve substantial coverage across the UK and Ireland by the end of 2008”.
In an ever changing market, retail outlets should soon feature automated DVD kiosks to be able to benefit from the fall from grace of the traditional DVD rental store. The successful trials with Tesco, Centra and Applegreen would lead to national deployment of DVD kiosks in a parallel to the success they have achieved in the United States. DVD machines have experienced a massive growth in the USA with over 9000 kiosks being installed in the last two years with ease-of-use, convenience and cost being provided as the main reasons for the kiosks success. Kiosks are currently deployed in Wal-Mart’s, Wal-Greens and McDonalds to name but a few in the US. Further details on this concept can be found at www.themoviebooth.com or by calling 0870 1436769.
By: The Movie Booth
About the Author:
Mitchell Leszczyszak
The Movie Booth
0870 1436769
mitchell@themoviebooth.com
Options to the Free Movie Download of the DVD Movie Zelig
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I spent 15-20 minutes searching for a free download of the Zelig movie but I couldn?t find where to download it from. Instead, the next best thing I discovered was the offer of Amazon.ca. For a small fee, they offered access to the movie, which for a Woody Allen maniac like me is more than acceptable.
For me videos are one of the favorite free time activities. It is also a great way for me and my family to relax after a busy day or week at the office or school. But when one has a large family, seeing newly released movies in the theatre is very expensive. Renting movies is more of an option but still it is not always possible to get the movies you want. So, the best option is to get movies for free (or for a small fee) from the Internet.
My search for a free download of the Zelig movie was fruitless but I managed to find some great reviews about it. There were people who considered the movie absolutely bogus but the majority of people agreed that this movie is great and it is worth watching. However, have in mind that the movie requires your full attention; otherwise you can miss a lot of the humor.
The reviews say that Zelig resembles a documentary about an individual who is actually not a person. The main character borrows other people?s personality and features because he doesn?t have a personality of his own.
This personality borrowing is the main topic. The poor man assumes so many and different personalities (such as a pope, a dictator, and a novelist) that you can?t help but laugh at all of the transformations he goes through.
So, what is the message Woody Allen is trying to convey with this comedic attempt at portraying an individual with chameleon-like qualities? One review suggests it is a satiric approach to the importance of being your own person, without the need to seek public approval.
Some say that the main character is based on Woody Allen himself. This is hardly the case because Woody Allen certainly does not seek public approval for what he does, though to some extend his own personality is somehow controversial. But the movies he directs and acts in are certainly everything but lacking personality.
If you are really determined to get all the latest and greatest movies, you should subscribe to a movie download site. The main advantage of these sites is that downloads are hassle-free, all the stuff is legal, and their support is fantastic.
Finally, if you can?t find where to download the Zelig movie for free, you might resort to either renting it, or buying it. If you are a fan of Mr. Allen, then you should really make your best to get this movie and watch it. However, have in mind that this movie really does require all of your attention, so plan a few hours only for it!
By: Isaiah G. Henry
About the Author:
For me videos are one of the favorite free time activities. It is also a great way for me and my family to relax after a busy day or week at the office or school. But when one has a large family, seeing newly released movies in the theatre is very expensive. Renting movies is more of an option but still it is not always possible to get the movies you want. So, the best option is to get movies for free (or for a small fee) from the Internet.
My search for a free download of the Zelig movie was fruitless but I managed to find some great reviews about it. There were people who considered the movie absolutely bogus but the majority of people agreed that this movie is great and it is worth watching. However, have in mind that the movie requires your full attention; otherwise you can miss a lot of the humor.
The reviews say that Zelig resembles a documentary about an individual who is actually not a person. The main character borrows other people?s personality and features because he doesn?t have a personality of his own.
This personality borrowing is the main topic. The poor man assumes so many and different personalities (such as a pope, a dictator, and a novelist) that you can?t help but laugh at all of the transformations he goes through.
So, what is the message Woody Allen is trying to convey with this comedic attempt at portraying an individual with chameleon-like qualities? One review suggests it is a satiric approach to the importance of being your own person, without the need to seek public approval.
Some say that the main character is based on Woody Allen himself. This is hardly the case because Woody Allen certainly does not seek public approval for what he does, though to some extend his own personality is somehow controversial. But the movies he directs and acts in are certainly everything but lacking personality.
If you are really determined to get all the latest and greatest movies, you should subscribe to a movie download site. The main advantage of these sites is that downloads are hassle-free, all the stuff is legal, and their support is fantastic.
Finally, if you can?t find where to download the Zelig movie for free, you might resort to either renting it, or buying it. If you are a fan of Mr. Allen, then you should really make your best to get this movie and watch it. However, have in mind that this movie really does require all of your attention, so plan a few hours only for it!
By: Isaiah G. Henry
About the Author:
At MoviesandDownloads.com, we are proud to have Isaiah Henry as a writer and reviewer of online bootleg movie downloads sites. Read articles on the Movies Blog on movie downloads.
The Booming World Of DVD Rental Industry
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DVD rental industry came into being in the last decades of the 20th century. Around 1999, companies began to come up with the idea of online DVD rental system. The system soon became a great success as it offered convenience with no extra charges.
The convenience of ordering for a movie from home became hugely popular. And with the additional facilities like cheap rentals, no late fees, and no due dates, it really caught up with the market. Even postal charges were not included and the viewers could order online 24 hours a day from a huge collection of movies.
From the very beginning the DVD rental industry became quite fashionable and it outdated the general DVD rental shop, which had all kinds of extra charges. The online system became immediately popular as the viewer did not have to go anywhere to watch his favorite movies.
The process of ordering the DVD became simple like never before. The viewer just had to visit the DVD rental company's website, get a membership and choose from the list of movies available on the site. He can then order for the movies and the movies will get delivered by first class post to him in no time at all. In some ways DVD rental industry has given a big boost to the postal system also of every country.
The DVD rental by mail idea was pioneered by the US film Netflix, launched in 1999, to take advantage of the power of the internet and cheap and easy delivery of DVDs by post, while eliminating late fees or any kind of hidden charges. Netflix was the first one to introduce online DVD rentals and was able to get a patent on this business idea. They are the pioneers in the online DVD rental industry. Netflix is the ideal model for the entire industry and is still the dominant company in the U.S.
Another DVD rental industry giant, Lovefilm, alone controls 23 percent of all DVD rentals from all over the world. Lovefilm delivers out over 2 million discs per month. It is a UK based company that offers various types of membership plans and facilities as well.
The other big player in the DVD rental industry is Blockbuster which controls over a quarter of the market and has increased emphasis on its online division, with quality probably just as good as its brick and mortar store. Blockbuster claimed one million online customers in August 2005, two million by March 2006, and finished the first quarter of 2007 with three million.
DVD rental industry had an explosive growth in 2005 and 2006 and is expected to continue for at least several more years. And the DVD rental industry will probably continue this excessive growth for at least several more years as it goes for the big picture, driving many street video shops out of the way in the process.
By: Victor Epand
About the Author:
The convenience of ordering for a movie from home became hugely popular. And with the additional facilities like cheap rentals, no late fees, and no due dates, it really caught up with the market. Even postal charges were not included and the viewers could order online 24 hours a day from a huge collection of movies.
From the very beginning the DVD rental industry became quite fashionable and it outdated the general DVD rental shop, which had all kinds of extra charges. The online system became immediately popular as the viewer did not have to go anywhere to watch his favorite movies.
The process of ordering the DVD became simple like never before. The viewer just had to visit the DVD rental company's website, get a membership and choose from the list of movies available on the site. He can then order for the movies and the movies will get delivered by first class post to him in no time at all. In some ways DVD rental industry has given a big boost to the postal system also of every country.
The DVD rental by mail idea was pioneered by the US film Netflix, launched in 1999, to take advantage of the power of the internet and cheap and easy delivery of DVDs by post, while eliminating late fees or any kind of hidden charges. Netflix was the first one to introduce online DVD rentals and was able to get a patent on this business idea. They are the pioneers in the online DVD rental industry. Netflix is the ideal model for the entire industry and is still the dominant company in the U.S.
Another DVD rental industry giant, Lovefilm, alone controls 23 percent of all DVD rentals from all over the world. Lovefilm delivers out over 2 million discs per month. It is a UK based company that offers various types of membership plans and facilities as well.
The other big player in the DVD rental industry is Blockbuster which controls over a quarter of the market and has increased emphasis on its online division, with quality probably just as good as its brick and mortar store. Blockbuster claimed one million online customers in August 2005, two million by March 2006, and finished the first quarter of 2007 with three million.
DVD rental industry had an explosive growth in 2005 and 2006 and is expected to continue for at least several more years. And the DVD rental industry will probably continue this excessive growth for at least several more years as it goes for the big picture, driving many street video shops out of the way in the process.
By: Victor Epand
About the Author:
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for used DVDs, used movies, and used car stereos. You can find the best marketplace for used DVDs, used movies, and used car stereos at these sites for Netflix, Blockbuster, Lovefilm, used movies, and used car stereos.
The Convenience Of Online DVD Rentals
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Online DVD rental business started in the last part of the twentieth century. It has not looked back ever since. The online disk rental trade became a huge success and attained great popularity among the viewers. The popularity was first attained in the USA and UK where the viewers were overwhelmed by the exclusive and convenient way of watching a movie. The Internet DVD rental trade did not restrict itself in these countries but spread to all other major countries of Europe and Asia.
The online DVD rentals offer an easy and convenient way of ordering for a movie. The viewer needs to go to the website of the rental company. He will need to register himself at the site. Then he can choose DVDs from the list provided in the website. After choosing the desired DVD he can sit back and relax. The ordered DVDs will be sent through post practically in no time at all.
There are no hidden charges or any kind of late fees applicable on these orders. There is no due date and so the customer does not need to worry about sending the DVDs back. Sending it back is also free of charge. The customers can return the DVDs at their own will. But he will get another DVD only when he returns the first one.
The membership fee is quite nominal in the online rental service. Both ways postal charges are included in the membership fees. So, after paying the membership fees the customer can stop worrying about the extra charges.
Before the online rental trade started, viewers had to go to a shop to get a DVD and had to keep the due date of returning the DVD. Extra fees will be charged for late return. But with the advent of Internet DVD rental trade things have changed dramatically. People soon saw the benefits of ordering online for a DVD.
The major names in the field of web DVD rental trade happen to be Netflix that introduced the trade. Another big name is Blockbuster. Blockbuster had already created a name for itself for having a largely popular DVD rental shop. Blockbuster went online and took a very large portion of the share in the market. Blockbuster controls over a quarter of the market and has increased emphasis on its online division. Another giant named Lovefilm has a prominent presence in the onlin business. Lovefilm mails out over two million DVDs per month.
Conclusion
The DVD rental market will probably continue its explosive growth for at least several more years as it becomes more powerful, driving many street video shops out of business in the process. Screen Digest research indicates that by 2009, rental-by-post will account for nearly two-thirds of all British DVD rental transactions and one-third of online DVD rental business in Europe. It is a huge market and the fabulous consumer friendly offers of this business will make the online DVD rental business a complete success story.
By: Victor Epand
About the Author:
The online DVD rentals offer an easy and convenient way of ordering for a movie. The viewer needs to go to the website of the rental company. He will need to register himself at the site. Then he can choose DVDs from the list provided in the website. After choosing the desired DVD he can sit back and relax. The ordered DVDs will be sent through post practically in no time at all.
There are no hidden charges or any kind of late fees applicable on these orders. There is no due date and so the customer does not need to worry about sending the DVDs back. Sending it back is also free of charge. The customers can return the DVDs at their own will. But he will get another DVD only when he returns the first one.
The membership fee is quite nominal in the online rental service. Both ways postal charges are included in the membership fees. So, after paying the membership fees the customer can stop worrying about the extra charges.
Before the online rental trade started, viewers had to go to a shop to get a DVD and had to keep the due date of returning the DVD. Extra fees will be charged for late return. But with the advent of Internet DVD rental trade things have changed dramatically. People soon saw the benefits of ordering online for a DVD.
The major names in the field of web DVD rental trade happen to be Netflix that introduced the trade. Another big name is Blockbuster. Blockbuster had already created a name for itself for having a largely popular DVD rental shop. Blockbuster went online and took a very large portion of the share in the market. Blockbuster controls over a quarter of the market and has increased emphasis on its online division. Another giant named Lovefilm has a prominent presence in the onlin business. Lovefilm mails out over two million DVDs per month.
Conclusion
The DVD rental market will probably continue its explosive growth for at least several more years as it becomes more powerful, driving many street video shops out of business in the process. Screen Digest research indicates that by 2009, rental-by-post will account for nearly two-thirds of all British DVD rental transactions and one-third of online DVD rental business in Europe. It is a huge market and the fabulous consumer friendly offers of this business will make the online DVD rental business a complete success story.
By: Victor Epand
About the Author:
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for used DVDs, used movies, and used car stereos. You can find the best marketplace for used DVDs, used movies, and used car stereos at these sites for used DVDs, used movies, and Online DVD rental business, Netflix, Blockbuster, Lovefilm.