Compare Rental Services
Choose from Blockbuster, Netflix and other video rental services
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Blockbuster
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Netflix
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CinemaNow
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| Offer | One month of unlimited online rentals for $9.99 plus tax | 2 weeks of free membership |
Get a Free 3-day subscription Plus, receive 1 FREE gift card each month for use on any CinemaNow rental or purchase ($3 -$5 value) |
| Initial Cost | A month of unlimited online rentals (3 movies at a time) and 5 in-store movie exchanges for $9.99 plus tax | Varies with plan choice | Varies with plan choice |
| Commitment |
Choose from a variety of monthly service plans: Unlimited-DVD Plans with Unlimited In-Store Exchanges: 1 DVD at a time -- $21.99 per month plus tax 2 DVDs at a time -- $29.99 per month plus tax 3 DVDs at a time -- $34.99 per month plus tax Unlimited-DVD Plans with Limited In-Store Exchanges: 1 DVD at a time and 2 in-store exchanges -- $11.99 per month plus tax 2 DVDs at a time and 3 in-store exchanges -- $16.99 per month plus tax 3 DVDs at a time and 5 in-store exchanges -- $19.99 per month plus tax |
Choose from a variety of monthly service plans: 4 DVDs at a time (unlimited downloads) -- $23.99 per month plus tax 3 DVDs at a time (unlimited downloads) -- $16.99 per month plus tax 2 DVDs at a time (unlimited downloads) -- $13.99 per month plus tax 1 DVD at a time (unlimited downloads) -- $8.99 per month plus tax 1 DVD at a time (no downloads) -- $4.99 per month plus tax |
$9.95 per month plus tax |
| How It Works |
Choose a monthly service plan and make a list of movies you want shipped to you. When youre finished with a film, either send it back for free or take it to a Blockbuster store to exchange it for a new movie. Once activated, membership will auto-renew until you cancel it. |
Choose a monthly service plan and make a list of movies you want, or select a film from a smaller library and click Play to watch it on your computer. Once activated, membership will auto-renew until you cancel it. |
Immediate access to 3,000+ movies on CinemaNow.com and TV episodes. Pay-per-view films are available for 24 or 48 hours, starting when they are first viewed. Pay-per-minute content can be streamed by purchasing minutes, which are sold in various packages. Downloaded films are limited to one computer. Burnable content can be copied only once, unless otherwise indicated. Once activated, your membership will auto-renew until you cancel it. |
| Movies on Your Computer? | No | Yes -- PC systems with active broadband connections only. | Yes -- PC systems only. |
| Guarantee | Cancel anytime | Cancel anytime | Cancel anytime. However, once you have been charged for your monthly or yearly plan, no refund will be issued for early cancellation. |
| Shipping | Free | Free | Not applicable |
| Savings | If you rent 2 or more movies per month ($9.28 with tax at regular prices), all of the Blockbuster rental plans will save you money! | If you rent more than 1 movie per month ($4.64 with tax at regular prices), all of the Netflix rental plans will save you money! | Save between $5 and $10 with the 3-day free trial. |
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