RentCaddy DVD organizer for online rentals Sep26 '05

# (1 of 3): Stuart » smkz.is-a-geek.net

1 hour, 5 minutes after the fact. (Mon 26 Sep 2005, 7:06 PM CST)

Just out of interest, how do online dvd rentals work?

# (2 of 3): Matthom

1 hour, 34 minutes after the fact. (Mon 26 Sep 2005, 7:35 PM CST)

Hey Stuart... it's simple - you have an online account of your movies - it's called a "queue," which you can add and subtract movies from. The first movie in your queue is the one that goes out - whenever you send a movie back.

This is all done by postal mail - postage costs are included in the monthly rental fee.

You can keep your DVDs at home as long as you want.

Each DVD comes in a self-return envelope, with a sleeve-protector.

I wish Australia would "catch up" with this stuff ;) ... I'm just kidding..

# (3 of 3): Josh » joahua.com/blog

2 hours, 38 minutes after the fact. (Mon 26 Sep 2005, 8:40 PM CST)

Just for the record, we do have DVD rental services here... I just don't think they're particularly widely used as of yet. WebFlicks, Quickflix, HomeScreen and BigPond Movies, just to name a few. All offer free trials, but I haven't personally tried any of them yet (don't watch enough movies/haven't got enough time to) nor do I know anyone else who has.