An Introduction To Renting,
Downloading, Watching and
Copying DVD Movies

Amazon May Get Into DVD Rental Business - Competition Could Mean Lower Prices
There are signs of a price war brewing in the DVD rental business, and there may soon be a new player in the field. Netflix was the company that got the business rolling, charging a monthly membership fee and mailing DVDs to millions of customers ...more

Amazon to launch DVD rental business
Amazon are rumoured to be ready to launch their own DVD rental business in the US and UK ...more

Disposable DVD Maker Challenges Hollywood System
A little known Atlanta company hopes to change Hollywood's thinking about movie distribution with a novel marketing plan that includes using relatively new disposable DVDs, the company, The Convex Group Inc., said on Monday ...more

Netflix Sticks to Guns in Online DVD Rental Fight
Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. on Monday pledged to stick to a costly plan to double its subscriber base by next year despite a price war with rival video chain Blockbuster Inc. that analysts warn could threaten its future ...more

Netflix delays UK launch
Netflix is synonymous with online DVD rental, but its pioneer status hasn't been much help in fending off ferocious competition Stateside. On worse than expected US figures, stock crashed by 35 per cent and the company said it's cutting fees and delaying its UK launch. All this despite turning in its best ever profit: $22.6m after adjustments, on revenue of $141.6m ...more

DVDToMe.net launches DVD Rental Service
DVDToMe.net are offering a free two week trial to all new members and 3 DVDs at a time for £14.99. They seem well worth giving a try ...more

Sony ships 'world first' PC/PC-less DVD burner
Sony will next month ship what it claims is the world's first external DVD recorder that can also operate without a host computer ..more

Frequently Asked Questions About DVD Burning
No question is too big--or too small. This week I've compiled a list of five of the most commonly asked questions from readers. If you don't see an answer to your own burning query, drop me a line and let me know what's on your mind. I'll be cherry-picking letters to answer in an upcoming column, so in your e-mail please include your place of residence and permission to run your question online ...more

DVDS365.COM Stops Unlimited DVD Rental
DVDS365.com have made a decided to stop offering unlimited DVD rental to it's members ...more

FilmGold DVD Rental Service Launches
Another company has decided to join the DVD rental market. FilmGold are offering 3 DVDs for £16 with the first month's rental half price ...more

DVD Lagging TV in Recorders Race
DVD recorders are getting cheaper and easier to use, but that may not be enough to spark demand for the sluggish selling devices. Part of the problem is that customers have not yet been convinced of the value of the devices in relation to products like digital video recorders or even their home computers ...more

The iFilm rental store steps closer
Netflix and TiVo have signed an agreement to let TiVo subscribers access Netflix's library of movies over broadband Internet connections in the US.The two companies are working out with movie studios the details of exactly how the movies will be distributed, said Kathryn Kelly, a TiVo spokeswoman ...more

Netflix, TiVo team up on online movies
Online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. and digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Thursday said they would jointly develop a product to download movies over the Internet that could mark a revolution in home entertainment ...more

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Top DVD Rental Sites

1) ScreenSelect
2) LoveFilm
3) DVDS365.com
4) MailBoxMovies