Even though the aroma of fresh popped popcorn as well as a darkened theater with a towering wide screen lures us to new released films, most of us still view much more movies at home than at the theater. With the introduction of online movie rental and movie downloads nearly 10 years ago, the selections provided by the local video store are not the only options viewers have for their home entertainment.

Aside from the improved affordability, movie fans enjoy watching movies at home due to convenience. With busy lives that keeps us at the workplace and on the road, time spent relaxing at home will be at a premium and any service that enables us to enjoy that time without additional complexity or effort is highly prized. With this in mind, which of these movie services provides the most value for the home viewer?

Traditional video stores can be convenient for some last minute movie picks; or at least convenient if someone lives in a few blocks of the shop. If somebody suddenly decides at 5:30 pm. that there is period to squeeze in a showing of the most recent Harry Potter flick with the children, then it is certainly easy to get to and from the shop and expect to view within a half an hour. This assumes of course that the store shall have a copy of the Blu-ray obtainable in house at the time it's being sought.

If Harry is not at the local video store, then browsing through the remaining films and examining the Blu-ray cases may provide a hint as to exactly what the family might enjoy. After the film, the viewer will then have at least a few of days to shuttle back to the store and return the movie before incurring any late fees.

Movie downloads are among the newer options. Specifically, downloading a movie can allow viewers to determine at the last minute to view Harry Potter, or some other movie, also. Just a quick 5 minute visit to the download visite site on line to select and initiate the download allows viewers to remain at home through the process. Most films require approximately an hour to download based on connection speed. The good news however is that many movie downloads are capable of allowing viewers to begin watching the movie only a matter of minutes in to the download process.

There is absolutely no be worried about returning rented movies that are downloaded or any late fees. Upon download, viewers have a specified time period through which to watch the film before it expires. Movielink for example allows movies to be stored for up to 30 days. Perhaps the one drawback for many movie downloads is the fact that they frequently must be viewed on a PC rather than a television unless viewers have a connection between their PC and television. The future conversely, may provide greater flexibility as legal movie download services could be better positioned to allow burning movies to Blu-ray as some of the digital rights management issues are going to be addressed with movie studios.

Online movie rental services can certainly ease the process of selecting and obtaining movies. Users can go online and select from over 75,000 titles, nearly five times the range of titles offered in a local video store. Here users can create a number of movies in advance that can automatically arrive at their door. Movies requested generally arrive within 1 to 2 business days after they are requested. Users merely stick the Blu-rays within an envelope for the mailman to pick up when they are ready to return them; and only once they are ready to return them. There are actually no due dates and no late fees either. The most evident drawback to this system is for all those viewers who do not decide they possess the period to view a movie until earlier that same day. Mail delivery doesn't allow such last second decisions.