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There was a time, in the not so distant past, when 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 an excellent chance you can find movies to suit everyone. But some things have happened since those times that have rendered video rental stores all but obsolete.

To begin with, big box outlets for example Blockbuster have been driven out of the bricks and mortar video rental business to seek salvation online. For many of us, our video stores are nothing but corner convenience stores with a couple of hundred movies on hand anytime. Space is at a premium of such guys so they may only afford to have a few copies of new releases as well as a smattering of older movie rental titles on hand at any time. It's a bit frustrating to drive out only to locate the film you had your heart set on is always out.

Likewise, next day returns and the inconvenience that it implies, usually finds us racking up late fees that often would have worked-out cheaper for us if we'd bought the DVD instead. And what in case you are heading out on a road trip or to the cottage for a weekend - 24 hour rental periods just do not cut it for a whole lot of us. And what about the actual rental fee? $3 or even more per movie rental? Everybody with a cable or satellite subscription has access to pay-per-view movie rentals, and the concept is fairly sound. The downside is the fact that typical pay-per-view rentals cost $5 or maybe more. I am not sure the convenience is 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 choice for you, allow me to state my case with the next list of 10 Reasons It's Time That you should Rent Movies Online!

Selection. If you rent movies online from instant movie streaming or DVD by mail providers, you will generally gain access to from several thousand up to 80,000+ movie and tv titles to pick from. Your local video store probably can't hold a match to that kind of selection.

Availability. In all but a number of rare exceptions, the movie you want is always 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. Whenever you rent movies online from DVD by mail services, they typically have subscription plans that allow several DVD rentals, some even unlimited, per month for monthly fees as little as $5.95. Even when you only rent movies online only 2 times per 30 days, you are already ahead. With instant video streaming services, typical plans run from about $8+ every month or, if you decide on a per rental provider such as iTunes or YouTube, you will typically pay $0.99 - $3.99 per online movie rental. Although the latter might be close in price to what you are currently paying at your local video store, you may need to factor in both points 1 and 2 (Selection, Availability) and, more importantly, point 4 which is "Convenience".

Convenience. The local video outlet or convenience store will never be as easy for you as whenever you rent movies online. Bottom line - shopping for an online movie rental from 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 that means, 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 full movies online, within 1 - 3 days.

No late fees - ever! This is a big one for me and maybe for you as well. 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 while you like. After that period has elapsed, the rental is automatically deleted through your rental library. If you rent movies from an unlimited subscription provider such as Netflix then there's no limitation on the number of times you watch a movie and you never have to remember to return it. On the DVD by mail side, they do not have due dates or late fees. Instead, they usually put a cap on how many DVD movies you may rent at one time. You can hold on to them for days, weeks or months and send them back when you are executed. This is especially handy when renting children's movies as, all of us know, they could watch the exact same movie several times a day for days on end.

Browsing. Your local video store shall generally have a wall or section devoted to new releases. The rest of their catalog will either be organized alphabetically or by genre or not at all. Browsing for movie titles can take hours if you're undecided. Whenever you rent movies online, all providers offer easy to use websites that permit you to search for movies alphabetically, by genre, by year, by director, by actor, by rating and more. Picking a film 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 Language films, Documentaries or more obscure movies.

Interactive features. One nice thing about online movie rentals when browsing your provider's website will be the ability to watch trailers, read viewer reviews and several offer a suggestion feature that can present you with similar titles that you can check out.

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

Options. Most small towns or neighborhoods may only have a number of video rental stores that you can decide on and most with approximately 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 if you don't like their selection or service you may try out a host of other providers. None of them have long-term contracts to bind you to their service.