The statement DVD rental game seems a little strange, but there is no other way to describe it. We will show you that playing the game is quite easy but can be frustrating at times. We will go into more of those details later in this article. You can find a list of DVD rental Companies at www.RentTheFilm.com

To get started it is best to give a little history about online DVD rental companies. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph started a company, back in 1997, called Netflix.com INC. At this time Netflix focused on trying to sell DVDs with a side business of renting the inventory. In 1999 all sales were stopped and Netflix chose to focus on its Rental portion of the business. With financial backers and partnerships in place it wasn't until 2003 that Netflix actually turned a profit. Today Netflix has over 1 million subscriber dishing out around $17.99 a month.

Seeing the huge success of Netflix it was time for other companies to jump on that bandwagon. Blockbuster, DVD Avenue, Intelliflix are just a few of the companies currently offering online DVD rentals. Even companies like walmart tried their hand at the DVD Rental party. These new people in the market are both a blessing and a curse. You have the LITTLE guys thinking they can take on the huge company and end up failing miserably. Or you have a Company like blockbuster who is already huge actually giving healthy competition to Netflix making service better for both of these companies.

So you have a choice and this brings along great new features from these companies to keep you around. Lower prices, more shipping centers, and faster delivery. Each of the many companies have both flaws and shine bright in certain aspects. Best way to see what matches your needs is to try them out.

Free trials have been offered by these companies in an attempt to get people to try out this new idea of renting DVDs through the mail. These free trials are a great way to test how well you enjoy the individual companies and see what one you like best.

The United States Postal Service is a major player in this GAME. In order for dvd Rental companies to be able to afford to send dvds to your house the mail has got to come cheap the average round trip price to send a DVD through the mail is around $0.80. So the time it takes you to receive and send back your rentals can all determine the DEAL you will get. These companies often say it usually takes one day to receive your movies this stamen all depends on your location in the United States and proximity to the shipping centers. You may also take into account that urban locations seem to get the mailers much quicker than rural communities.

It is very important to know that these companies are in it for the money any good business is. You are still dealing with no name people that think of you the individual as a drop in the bucket of the 1 million subscribers so if you do have issues, expect to whittle away a good chunk of your month trying to get a resolution.

The seedy underbelly of dvd rental companies. Yes there are some IFFY things you want to watch out for when dealing with dvd rental companies. They tell you right off the bat that you will get unlimited rentals this may be true but read the fine print of the user agreement to see how things work. you may also want to do a search on netflix throttling to find out more about an underhanded technique of slowing rental returns and shipping to prevent you from renting too many dvds.

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