i finally decided to go with DVDHype.
mostly because it's closer so i'll get the first batch of dvd's quicker this way. remember, this is only a temporary fix for my tv series. i'm not looking into a new service here, Zip is doing an excellent job. it's just that following a television series on dvd while also renting out movies can put a snag in your rental list. add to that about week, sometimes even two, for the next disc to make its way into the rotation and to your home and you've lost quite a bit of time between episodes. with dvd sets, i got used to being able to watch a few episodes if i felt like it. i also found out i'd actually registered before with VHQ. they had my name and address down, so i couldn't use their free trial, it seems (it's weird because i don't remember ever getting a disc from them. ever). but that's alright, i might go to them for a month for the second and third seasons of Alias if DVDHype bogs down on me. we'll see. i'm hoping to see quick shipping times, especially considering it's only 90 minutes away.
but i wanna continue urging you to share your thoughts and comments on any canadian rental service (aside from my dear old Zip or RentaDVD), especially DVDHype and VHQ. thank you very much.
update, 11:08 am
DVDHype -- the first three discs have shipped! :)
they're for real.
and i'm pretty pleased with it. as i was expecting, they shipped my top three choices (they were all In Stock items, which means they physically had the discs in their warehouse at the time). i'm just relieved, and a little bit surprised, to see them shipped this morning. that's cool. they say the eta on these discs is thursday. we'll see how that goes. i would love to see them get here in two days, though (Montreal is so close by). it's a possibility, but thursday would put them on par with Zip and i've got no problem with that. hey, i'd be with them for my two-week trial and probably for a full month after that (i found a $5 rebate - 4 discs out/$19.99) then call it quits. i could live with that. we'll see how it goes with the next batch (some Med Wait discs are coming up on my list) but i'll probably just end up mixing-n-matching with Zip when the time comes. i just wanted to stock up on these sets asap so i could save some time and energy on renting them.
sorry if i've been chewing your ears off lately about this but, as you've probably realized by now, it's kinda been obsessing me :P
Posted by Anonymous | 11:11 AM
