Hi,
iTunes has music plus movies, music videos, TV shows (entire seasons or individual episodes) etc. Most of the movies, tv shows etc you can either rent or buy and it just downloads them.
Rentals are around $2.99 or $3.99. It varies, but those are all I see. Rentals are good for 30 days and it usually download quite quickly. I can usually start watching within a minute or two.
If you buy the movies they are around $9-$15, which is what I do with a fair number of movies.
They have a reasonable selection of new releases and a pretty good selection of others. It seems like a lot are being added every day/week.
They just added The Nightmare Before Christmas about a month ago.
I like it because I don't have to wait at all, I don't have to spend $ on gas to pick them up or return them (a round-trip to Blockbuster uses about 1/2 gallon of gas). Very convenient and less expensive.
You don't actually get the DVD, but as long as you backup your computer you have a copy of the movie if you buy or you have it for 30 days if you rent (you have 24 hours to finish once you start if I remember correctly).
Regarding the selection compared to a typical Blockbuster, I am sure it has much more than the average store. Compared to NetFlix, I suspect it has fewer right now but no doubt will catch up soon enough like it did with music.
Haunt Master wrote:HalloweenCom wrote:I usually go with iTunes because I don't have to drive anywhere and I don't have to wait for the mail.
Does it have iTunes online? Never heard of it before. Does it carry many many more movies than NetFlix or what? How much does it charge each dvd?
