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Select the dvd movies you want to watch by adding them to your rental queue. Browse by title, actor, or by genre.	DVDs are shipped free in a pre-paid return envelope. Most titles arrive within 1 business day.	Watch the movies and keep them as long as you like. Both Netflix and Blockbuster don't have any late fees or due dates.	When you're done, drop them in any mail box and they'll ship you more.

Company	Founded in 1999	Founded in 1985; online rentals started in 2004
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Members	More then three million members	More then one million online members
Number and Type of Titles	More than 50,000, including un-rated and NC-17 movies	More than 50,000, including un-rated movies
Monthly Pricing Plans (unlimited rentals)	Eight plans, ranging in price from $9.99 for one movie out at a time to $47.99 for eight movies out at a time.	Four plans, ranging in price from $9.99 for one movie out at a time to $47.99 for eight movies out at a time.
Monthly Pricing Plans (limited rentals)	$11.99 for a total of four DVDs per month (two titles out at a time).	$11.99 for a total of four DVDs per month (two titles out at a time).
Shipping Centers	35 Distribution Centers, 0 Stores	30 Distribution Centers, 200 Stores
In-Store Rentals	N/A	Free with Membership
Distinguishing Features	Each account can have as many as five separate rental queues (with ratings-based parental controls), offering separate viewing choices to individual family members	Online subscribers are entitled to one free in-store rental per week (four per month)
Community Features	Users can invite each other to join a Friends list, so they can see each other's rental queues and make additional viewing suggestions.	Currently, Blockbuster does not offer a way for users to share rental information with other users.
Future Plans	Netflix has announced a partnership with Tivo, and is planning to roll out a video-on demand online viewing option .	Blockbuster is said to be planning to integrate its online and store operations, presumably offering users a unified membership that would allow rentals and returns from stores or online, but no firm timetable or details are available.
Fee's	No Late Fees, No Due Dates	No Late Fees, No Due Dates
Shipping	Free	Free
Conclusion	Netflix enhanced customization features and extensive catalog will appeal to those who want to only rent online.	One free in-store rental per week and the promise of increased online/in-store integration makes Blockbuster a good choice if you prefer to mix Web ordering with real-world aisle browsing.
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