How Online Movie Rental Works

Online movie rental service providers have DVD selections of over 90,000 titles, so you can choose virtually any movies that have been released.

Depending on where you live and how close the DVD distribution centers are, you can expect your DVDs to arrive in 1 to 3 business days. The shipping is always free.

After you have received the DVDs, watch them at your own pace. You can keep the movies for as long as you want. There are no due dates or late fees.

When you are done watching, just put the DVDs into the prepaid envelopes and mail them back. Your next available DVDs will be shipped to you as soon as the returned DVDs are received.

You pay a flat monthly fee ranging from $4.99 to $17.99 depending on the plans. It allows you to rent unlimited movies each month. If you decide to cancel the service, you can do so online anytime. Some companies even allow you to put your account on hold for a certain period of time so that you don't get charged for the months that you decide not to rent movies.

How Online Video Game Rental Works

Just like online DVD rental, you only need to pay a flat monthly fee to get unlimited game rentals. Since the price of new video game costs 2 to 3 times that of a new DVD, the monthly subscription typically costs more than that of a comparable DVD rental plan. However, games depreciate much faster than DVD movies. You will find it more rewarding when you rent new games and buy used ones at a huge discount. In fact, online game rental service providers have many used games for sale.