Blockbuster DVD Rental

BLOCKBUSTER are the old dogs of high street DVD rental but they've picked up a few new tricks lately.

Their website has had a revamp - making it a lot easier to navigate the service's gigantic selection of DVD, blu ray and games titles - and new titles are easier to get hold of .

It's fair to say that Lovefilm get more exposure but changes like these are fast making Blockbuster DVD rental the service of choice for those in the know.

Best choice for new titles

In fact, if popular titles are your thing then Blockbuster is certainly worth considering.

Blockbuster DVD rental's considerable sway in the movie industry has been able to guarantee them exclusive rental rights to a number of big budget titles of late and though the exclusive rights generally only last a short while they're sure to satisfy those who hate to wait.

Additionally, Blockbuster are one of the few sites not embroiled in the universal pictures dispute thats left Lovefilm and OutNow users without big name titles including 'A Serious Man' and 'Inglorious Basterds'.

Even if you'd rather watch 'Some Like it Hot' than get hot under the collar about the newest releases the Blockbuster movie catalogue of 65,000+ titles should have something to your taste and, with unlimited deals, members can use the provider's Top Ticket service to get them faster.

Top Ticket guarantees that you'll get the titles you've been waiting for before anything else on your rental. No other DVD rental service offers this.

We're also pleased to see that Blockbuster still send out any bonus discs along with your rental disc. Other DVD rental sites send them out separately, if at all.

Great turnaround times

Turnaround of discs has been the achilles heel of many an online DVD rental service in the past so we're pleased to report that Blockbuster pretty much lead the pack when it comes to getting your next DVD through the door.

This is because they 'borrow' new releases from their high street stores after the first week they come out so they're able to keep the service speedy even if your list is chock-full of popular titles.

We also like that Blockbuster send a notification by email whenever they post out a title and include that info on a tab alongside the rental queue on the website so that you can keep tabs on exactly how quick they are.

In-store rentals

Perhaps the biggest ace in Blockbuster's deck compared to other online DVD rental services, though, is that they have actual DVD rental stores.

Subscribers on most plans can get a free rental when they pay for one in-store.

On the downside...

Unfortunately, there are a couple of niggling problems with Blockbuster DVD rental.

Blockbuster have long-since ditched their free trials. Now trying out the service costs £1 for the first 14 days.

Blockbuster DVD Rental gets two-thumbs up for:

Staying chock-full with the latest releases both online and in-store - we hate waiting - and being one of the only DVD rental services that sends bonus discs with movies as one selection.