I'm currently enjoying my Netflix free trial offer.
This is far better than renting movies at Blockbuster. Blockbuster is only good for the latest releases. If you want to watch older movies, or television shows, then you're out of luck at Blockbuster.
Netflix is a great deal. Blockbuster charges more than $4 for a DVD, so if you just see five DVDs per month with the Netflix $17.99 plan (which allows you to keep 3 DVDs out at one time) then you're doing better than with Blockbuster, assuming you would have even been able to find the DVDs you wanted at Blockbuster.
Until now, the alternative to rentals was actually buying the DVDs outright at Amazon.com. I wound up buying all eight seasons of Stargate SG-1. At the discounted price of $36/season, I now have $288 worth of DVDs that I probably won't ever watch again. It would have been less expensive to use Netflix, and this is even more true for expensive TV shows like the HBO titles. Carnivale, an excellent series, has a list price of $100. Six Feet Under is also $100 per season. What a rip-off!
The downside of Netflix is scratched DVDs. This is the same problem I always had renting. But considering how much money those HBO TV shows cost to buy, I guess I can put up with the hassle.
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