Lovefilm or Netflix?

I don't know anything about LoveFilm. I've had Netflix, Blockbusters, and RedBox... and there's no comparison. Netflix, hands-down.

I've been a netflix customer for over seven years and can't remember how I got along without it. I think it's only a US thing, but wouldn't be surprised if there was a UK equivalent.

I'll give another thumbs up for Netflix. I've been a member since almost the beginning (1999? 2000?), and I've enjoyed every month with it. My wife takes forever to watch a movie, so it's nice to be able to keep them as long as we need.

I love Netflix and have used it to replace most of my premium cable (if it weren't for The L Word and The Tudors on Showtime...). I've heard good things about Redbox. Does Lovefilm look similar?

Netflix's mail delivery is scary fast.

Has Netflix been around for so long already? Wow, time flies. I subscribed to them right from the beginning.

netflix! I do feel bad for all the video store chains that have gone, and poor Blockbuster can't keep up. Remember West Coast Video, anyone?

Another Netflix-er, but I've never heard of LoveFilm.

I love Netflix! I've never heard of the other one.

joyce said:

I love Netflix! I've never heard of the other one.

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Same here. Great selection, super fast service, reasonable price.

Netflix all the way! I don't have cable, so that's my form of entertainment. I love seeing the little red envelopes in the mail.They've also been good about getting the DVDs to me quickly. I did have my DVDs completely broken in half once, but I know that was a result of our crappy mail service rather than Netflix.

They sent me replacements as soon as I notified them and sent those back. Besides the cracked DVD issue, I haven't had any others. I was hesitant at first to do the Netflix thing because I thought the DVDs would be so worn that they wouldn't play (I've had that happen plenty of times from DVDs at the library). But they've been great every time.

Also, you can keep the DVDs as long as you want (of course you won't get any new ones until you turn in the others). But you don't have to worry about late fees.

Netflix also has a selection of movies you can watch from your computer too.

I've never heard of LoveFilm though.

In addition to our mail and blu ray accounts or online viewing options, we also have the roku box from netflix on our TV for the instant watch viewing. Roku plans to add more content, with Amazon On Demand streaming next. I'd like to see Hulu there as well, but I don't know all the details. I leave that to my husband.

I get Netflix instant watch on the XBox, but I'm thinking of getting a Roku -- or at least a small PC as a media center. How's the Roku?

There's no Netflix in the UK, just Lovefilm and a range of others including Blockbuster and Amazon. From the sounds of it, they're definitely the UK-Netflix equivalent. Netflix did plan to launch a UK service in 2005 but pulled out to concentrate on the US market.

I've been with Lovefilm since it was ScreenSelect, back in 2003 and can recommend it. Quick turnaround, lots of titles and helpful staff when you get the odd scratched disc. They send you a fair few adverts/leaflets with your rentals and are always trying to get you to sign other people up but that stuff's easy to ignore if you're not interested.

They've been accused of "throttling" whereby they balance out high and low use customers by slowing down certain transactions, but as a high use customer on their highest price plan who routinely sends titles back the same day, I can say I haven't really experienced that at all. The quality of service will mostly depend on the reliability of the postal system in your area.

I like the roku box. We do have a mediacenter pc hooked up to the television as well, but the streaming content is kind of slow for that. I didn't know you could do it through xbox. I just asked the husband and he said the Roku box was $100, so a bit cheaper than some of the gaming systems.

I'd give ten thumbs up for Netflix if I could. I ABSOLUTELY love the watch instantly as they're adding new movies all the time.