Online DVD Rental

Screen Select 

Apart from the simple matter of convenience, the main benefit of renting DVDs online is the wider range of choice than you can get from brick and mortar rental stores.  In this respect, Screen Select doesn’t disappoint.  With over 58,000 movie titles to choose from, Screen Select offers one of the largest movie catalogues of any rental service. 

With such a huge range of options, it can often be a little tricky to sift through the titles to find the movies you want to watch.  Fortunately, the Screen Select catalogue is designed to allow you to hunt down those great movies with no fuss.  Not only is the catalogue divided into the basic movie types (drama, comedy, romance etc.) but you can also choose from a range of sub-categories, such as ‘Indian Cinema’, ‘Gay/Lesbian’ and ‘Foreign/Arthouse’ if you have a particular type of movie in mind.

Best of all, the Screen Select catalogue is constantly filtered by the users themselves.  All members can assign ratings to the movies they have rented, so if you’re struggling to make up your mind you can simply listen to what other movie buffs have to say. 

Pricewise, Screen Select competed well.  With packages ranging from £9.99 to £14.99 per month you can choose an option that suits your pocket and allows you to rent as many DVDs as you can watch.  Two thumbs up.

There’s no denying it: Blockbuster is the leader of the pack in DVD rentals.  However popular any rental service becomes it will always be overshadowed by Blockbuster, which is still the most popular rental service both online and offline.

But why is it number one?  Is there any good reason to choose Blockbuster over any other service, or is it just that we recognise the name?  Short answer: yes, there is good reason.

Not only does Blockbuster offer excellent prices for their three rental packages (from £9.99 for one movie at a time to £22.99 for 5) but they also offer a massive range of titles – in their own words, they say you can ‘choose from almost every DVD available in the UK’.

Not only that, but the site is designed to help you track down the films you want to watch.  Apart from the basic categories (drama, comedy etc.) Blockbuster gives you the option of searching through specific categories such as ‘Stag Night Movies’, ‘Wedding Disasters’ and ‘Falling in Love’. 

As if that isn’t enough, the site offers special features such as interviews with film stars Uma Thurman, Jennifer Aniston and Brent Spiner – as well as reviews and great competitions.  In short, it isn’t just a DVD rental service, but a great source for all your entertainment needs. 

You’ve probably heard a lot about these new online DVD rental services.  They offer unlimited movie rentals with no late fees and a vast range of titles to choose from.  Sounds perfect, doesn’t it?

The problem, though, is the fact that you have to set up an account with them to take advantage of these benefits.  You have to commit yourself to a monthly charge, and nobody likes to do that without knowing what they’re paying for.

Fortunately, the majority of rental services offer a free trial to new customers so you can get an idea of the service before signing up.  You can use this trial to test out as many or as few services as you want before choosing the best for your needs.  This is what you should look out for:

Price

You can find packages running all the way from £5.99 to £25.99 per month, so you should decide during your trial whether the service is worth the price.

Choice

Before you set up a trial, think of a few movies you’d like to watch.  As soon as you sign up, browse through the online catalogue to see if they have your choices in stock.  If they don’t, you might want to consider choosing a service with a wider choice.

Speed

Possibly the most important factor in the whole thing is speed and reliability.  Once you’ve ordered your movies they should arrive within two days.  If they take much longer you have to wonder if the service is worth your money.

At the end of the day only you can decide whether a service is right for you.  Try out a few trials and pick the service that performs the best.  Hey, if it doesn’t work out you can always cancel and try another, can’t you?

Anyone who likes to play video games will understand how expensive the hobby can turn out to be.  Games can cost upwards of £40 – too much, if the game has low replay value.

Fortunately, though, there is a solution.  Using Gamesfrenzy you can rent games from a catalogue of around 800 titles.  The catalogue includes games for the PS2, Gamecube, PSP, Xbox and Xbox 360, so there should be something for everyone.

From as little as £2.49 per week you can test video games on any of these platforms, allowing you to either play them to death or just try them out with a view to buying them.  There are two packages available (allowing either one or two rentals at a time) so you should have no problem getting through a few games each month for much less than the cost of a single game.

While many brick and mortar DVD rental services offer game rentals the majority of these only offer a limited range, and the prices are nothing to write home about.  Gamefrenzy solves both these problems.  With low prices and a wide range of games to choose from, Gamefrenzy is head and shoulders above the rest.