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There was a time, in the not so distant past, whenever a trip out to the local video store with the family was a weekly or monthly treat. If you were lucky enough to have a bigger video rental store that had multiple copies of new releases and thousands of DVDs on hand, there was a great chance you can find movies to suit everybody. But a few things have happened since those times that have rendered video rental stores all but obsolete.

To start, big box outlets such as Blockbuster are already driven out of the bricks and mortar video rental business to seek salvation online. For most of us, our video stores are nothing but corner convenience stores with a few hundred movies on hand at any time. Space is at a premium for these guys so they can only afford to have a few copies of new releases together with a smattering of older movie rental titles on hand at any time. It is a bit frustrating to drive out only to discover the film you had your heart set on is always out.

Likewise, next day returns as well as the inconvenience that it implies, usually finds us racking up late fees that often could have worked out cheaper for us if we'd bought the DVD instead. And what if you are heading out on a road trip or to the cottage for a weekend - 24 hour rental periods just don't cut it for a lot of us. And what about the actual rental fee? $3 or more per movie rental? Everybody with a cable or satellite subscription has access to pay-per-view movie rentals, as well as the concept will be very sound. The downside is that typical pay-per-view rentals cost $5 or even more. I am not sure the convenience may be worth that a lot more.

Maybe it's time you rent movies online!

Why? Well, rather than run on about online movie rental and why it's the proper option for you, allow me to state my case with the following number of 10 Reasons It's Time That you can Rent Movies Online!

Selection. If you rent movies online from instant movie streaming or DVD by mail providers, you will normally get access to between several thousand up to 80,000+ movie and tv titles to select from. The local video store probably can not hold a match to that sort of selection.

Availability. In most but a number of rare exceptions, the film you want will be available. Most DVD by mail services have hundreds of copies of individual movie titles on hand. Instant movie streaming services like Netflix have no limitation on how many subscribers watch individual movie titles. If you rent movies online, your favorites are more often than not available.

Savings. When you rent movies online from DVD by mail services, they typically have subscription plans that allow several DVD rentals, some even unlimited, a month for monthly fees as low as $5.95. Even if you only rent movies online only 2 times every month, you are already ahead. With instant video streaming services, typical plans run from about $8+ monthly or, if you choose a per rental provider for example iTunes or YouTube, you will typically pay $0.99 - $3.99 per online movie rental. Even though the second could be close in price to what you are currently paying at your local video store, you will need to element in both points 1 and 2 (Selection, Availability) and, more importantly, point 4 which is "Convenience".

Convenience. Your local video outlet or convenience store will never be as easy for you as when you rent movies online. Bottom line - shopping for an online movie rental through your computer, tablet or TV means you never have to leave the house for movie night again. And online movie rental providers are open 24/7 meaning, you may rent movies online anytime you want, day or night, from just about anywhere. Instant video streaming services enable you to choose a movie and start watching right away. DVD by mail services will deliver movies to your mailbox, for free, within 1 - 3 days.

No late fees - ever! This really is a big one for me and perhaps for you also. When you rent movies online from instant video streaming services you generally have up to 30-days to start watching your movie and 24 to 48 hours to watch it as often as you like. Next period has elapsed, the rental is automatically deleted from your rental library. If you rent movies from an unlimited subscription provider for example Netflix then there is absolutely no limitation on the range of times you watch a movie and also you never have to remember to return it. On the DVD by mail side, they don't have due dates or late fees. Instead, they usually put a cap on how many DVD movies you can rent at one time. You can hold on to them for days, weeks or months and send them back when you are carried out. This really is especially handy when renting children's movies as, all of us know, they could watch the same movie several times a day for days on end.

Browsing. The local video store will usually have a wall or section devoted to new releases. The rest of their catalog will either be organized alphabetically or by genre or never. Browsing for movie titles may take hours in case you are undecided. Whenever you rent movies online, all providers offer easy to use websites that allow you to search for movies alphabetically, by genre, by year, by director, by actor, by rating and many more. Picking a movie to watch online is a cinch.

TV Shows and special genres. I know this sort of falls under "Selection" however the fact is, most smaller video stores just do not stock Seasons of your favorite TV shows. And they generally do not carry much in the way of Foreign language films, Documentaries or even more obscure movies.

Interactive features. One nice thing about online movie rentals when browsing your provider's website is the capability to watch movie trailers, read viewer reviews and many offer a suggestion feature that can provide you with similar titles that you should check out.

Flexibility. Whenever you rent movies online for download or to watch instantly, you have a number of options as far as devices go. You may watch on Internet enabled TVs, BluRay players, gaming consoles such as Wii - Xbox - PS3, PC, Mac, tablets as well as other handheld devices. Granted, not all services make it possible for you to stream on all of these devices, but you definitely aren't limited by just watching on your TV.

Options. Most small towns or neighborhoods might only have a few video rental stores for you to choose from and most with more or less the same selection and pricing. When you rent movies online, you have more options available to you. You are free to choose a DVD by mail or instant movie streaming provider and in the event that you don't like their selection or service you can try out a host of other providers. None of them have long-term contracts to bind you to their service.