Besides, who wants to drive to movie store, pick through (possibly) meager selection, wait in line, drive home, and still be saddled with late fees because you didn’t want to do that all over again in a few days?

In steps online movie rental site. No driving, no late fees, and a selection to die for. Plus, for a flat fee you rent what you want as often as you want. There’s no doubt that for busy (or lazy), online movie rentals are way to see every movie on your ‘must see’ list.

Just in case you’re unfamiliar with online movie rentals, here’s a brief summary. For a monthly fee, you can rent a certain number (many times, unlimited) of movies per month. You can only have a few DVDs out at any one time, but as soon as you send one back, company will automatically send you next movie on your preference list. Almost always, there are no late fees. You can hold movies as long as you want, but realize that you don’t get new movies until you return old ones.

Here are some of most common questions (and their answers) concerning online movie rentals.

How do I pick movies? The DVD movie rental website will list all of their available DVDs to rent. When you open an account, you set up a preference list of 10-50 titles that you would like to see. Setting up preference list allows movie rental company to know what to send you next, without having to check with you every time. If first selection on your preference list isn’t available, you’ll receive highest DVD on list that is available.