So what are the must have’s for the online video game/DVD rental system? Here is a simple checklist:

Non-stop functioning: your software must allow you to perform your rental service 24/7, 365 days per year. Easy shipment (barcode scanner integration): the best and more convenient way to organize shipment to purchase the on-line rental which enables generating barcode labels which are indispensable for sending and receiving DVDs/ games in conformity with the individual barcode. The procedure helps to process that streamline the routine of shipment and registering the returned items. A good rental software must be able to automate the work process as much as possible to eliminate human error and speed up the processing, thus increasing the profit. Integrated payment gateways: the online rental system must have integrated online payment processing engines and payment gateways to automate the online transactions. You can choose among PayPal, Verisign, Authorize, etc. Shopping cart availability is also advisable. User friendly and intuitive interface: the online rental system must be convenient for your customers to use and easy for the Online Store Administrators to operate. This helps customers to spend more time renting and buying your products instead of searching for them. Solution for buying and renting: the good thing to increase you profit is to have a purchase option provided in your online rental system. You are likely to have more business opportunities if your customers are able to rent, buy, and purchase the rental copies of the DVDs or games you have already sent them. System scalability and flexibility: course, you would like your business to grow, therefore you would probably need more functional system, or you would like to implement new ideas to make your rental system function better. So it is advisable to choose the initial system which will be able to handle a constantly growing number of customers or attach new functionalities and add-ons without any at all or with very inexpensive upgrades. Rental system security: A professional rental system must provide for a password protection of the administration area as well as all customer areas where personal information is stored. For the time being one of the best solutions is the state-of-the-art SSL Encryption system which is able to prevent loss of any customer data. The robust world-class security ensures the highest protection level for your business. Searching capabilities: it should not even be explained why it is important to have an effective and convenient search tool for your on-line rental system. The advanced searching capabilities must help customers to find exactly what they are looking for by various search criteria. Items pictures, reviews and description: it is important to help your customers to get acquainted with the products you rent or sell. The description section contributes to creating a sense of community and helps the customers to choose the DVDs/Games that are appropriate for them. Free trial period: another good feature to attract more customers and promote your business. Pricing management: the Rental Plan Options and Pricing must be fully configurable by you or a Store Operator so you can offer the package options you want at whatever price you want. Customer requests management: you must be able to you manage customers’ requests in a special administration section. Well known and proven technology base: before purchasing an on-line rental system make sure runs on the basis of the industry leading web software solutions such as Apache and MySQL. Thousands of businesses trust the high reliability and availability of this software and all of its components. Enjoy 100% availability with the Internet’s most proven and most reliable software computing platform.

These are more important things to consider before starting your online rental business. However there are other special treats that a rental software development company may offer you such as online + offline rental solution, free life-time technical support, rather cheap hosting specially configured for the rental system, complete exclusive web site and business logo design, branding, SEO and translation services. So make sure you choose the best rental system developer and enjoy your business!

By: Dmytro Nesterov

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While it’s true that gamers can view “walkthroughs” screen shots online, and other online game samples are available to take a look at how a game works, there is nothing like actual hands on playing to find out whether it’s something you will love, like or hate.

Just like movie rentals, video games are available to rent from many or most movie rental companies, along with some game stores and online as well. The big problem with renting form a local store, though, is that they rarely have a good selection, and it can be very expensive.

As a result, being able to rent video game online is making a big splash. Video game rental is the ultimate in convenience and cost savings. Especially with games for new game platforms exceeding $50, renting games can be a good alternative. Video game rental means you don’t have to buy a game for $30 or more, but you can try games before buying to make sure it’s a game you want to keep. Just like services like NetFlix or Blockbuster’s movie service through the mail, game rental companies are springing up too.

For teens and older gamers, trying before buying can keep from spending hard-earned money on games that turn out to be duds. Gamers can try nearly every game that’s on the market. And many video game rental companies let you keep the game you want to buy at a discount.

The companies that let you rent video game online have incredible selections of games, and have them for every platform on the market – handheld game systems like the Game Boy or Nintendo DS, through GameCube, and the high end too like Xbox, Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. For gamers that have multiple game systems, such as console as well as handheld, it helps to be able to choose games for short rental periods when going on vacation for example.For the games you want to rent, you can add them to a “queue” or list, and when one is returned, the next one is sent out.

But best of all, many game services offer credits that add up as you continue your subscription. These credits can be applied toward buying games. When you find a game you like, you can usually just keep it and they will send you the box and inserts, with free shipping. In just one sample of purchase pricing, a game that retails for $50 could be purchased for $27 after applying credits and discounts – a really great deal all around!

Video game rental is a great way to try out games before spending the ever-higher prices to buy them, and can even let you purchase a game at a discount. Many online video rental companies offer a free trial – it’s worth it to see if it is right for you.

By: Jane Calhoun

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Online video game rental is the ultimate in convenience and cost savings. Video game rental means you don’t have to buy a game for $30 or more, but you can try games before buying to make sure it’s a game you want to keep.

As a parent, online video game rental was a godsend. Our gamer at home was about 6 years old at the time we bought the GameCube. We had no idea about content of games or which games were any good, video game rental was a great way to go. I wanted to make sure I could view games before I let my son play them. I wanted to make sure they weren’t to violent, or moronic, or frightening.

It turned out to be a great decision! They had an incredible selection of games, we had so many to choose from. We also saved money over the local store because we paid no late fees or shipping; we were able to just send back the games that were really bad. But best of all, we earned credits toward buying, and if we found a game we liked, we just keep it and they send us the box and inserts, with free shipping. One game we bought retails for $50, but we “kept” it for $27 with credits and discounts – a really great deal all around! With another game, he played and completed all levels in just 3 days – definitely not one we’d have been happy to buy.

Now my son has a Nintendo DS in additional to the GameCube, and we’re thinking of getting the Nintendo Wii. Our service has all the games for every platform – it’s easy to put them in our “queue” and when we return one, the next one is sent out.

Online video game rental has been a wonderful service for us, and it can be a great deal if you want to try out games before buying and see if they’re worth keeping. Many online video rental companies offer a free trial – it’s worth it to see if it is right for you.

By: Sue Calhoun

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Top choices not sent, instead games from lower down the user rental queue are sent instead meaning if you want the latest releases, you still need to head off down to the video store.

Long delays between sending back a rental and receiving the next one in your list.

Poor customer service and support levels.

After free trial customer still charges

Let’s look at each in turn…

Top choices not sent

This is pretty much standard across the board and is really no different to taking a trip down to your local video store only to find the game is already rented. Online rental companies have thousands of customers and many more copies of each game than your local video store but still, there are going to be delays. Now, you can minimise the delay by pre-reserving the titles you are interested in before they go on release or you can exercise a little patience. Bigger companies like Netflix & Blockbuster tend to carry more copies of each title so you’ll get to rent newer games, faster but you pay a little more for the priviledge. Cheaper rental services typically carry less copies and you’ll wait longer. Simple as that.

Every company recommends you build a lengthy wishlist and keep it that way. This ensures they always have something to send you. if you put five choices on your list and they are all rented out already then you’ll not receive any games…same as going to the video store and finding your top five choices are rented. If waiting isn’t your thing, build a bigger list.

Long Turn-Around Times

In the United States, the location of distribution centers is an important aspect when chosing a rental company. Choose Online Rental websites with multiple distribution centers.

Poor Customer Service

Research before you get involved with a company (read our reviews on freedvdtrials.com). In the case of online rental websites we have done the research for you but these are just our opinions and experiences and you should still read around the net for further information.

Cancel Free Trial

A few days before the free trial ends make sure to return the DVDs and then close your account. Closing you account is a piece of cake and usually involves putting a tick in a box in the account details section of the website or email the company. Just to be on the safe side ask them to send you a confirmation. Your account will then be closed and your credit card will not be charged.

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By: Harpreet Parmar

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A better option for your budget and for your child or teens ever-changing taste surrounding video games could be on line video game rentals.

Therefore, instead of buying video games that your kids will quickly tire of, save your money by utilizing online video game rental services. Many web sites provide this and renting is as simple as point, click and play.

For a monthly subscription that ranges from 10 to 35$ you can have unlimited access to a database of games, both old and new to rent from. You can choose games from the on line catalogue that you want to play and the company will mail it straight to your home. You can play the game for as long as you want and when finished, returning the game is as easy as sending it back in a pre-paid envelope that they provide.

When you subscribe for the online video game rental service, you will have the option to create a queue with the top of the games you are interested in renting and playing. If the game on the top of your list is not available, the rental company will ship you the following game on your queue. This way you are always getting the video games you want.

Online video game rentals are an excellent choice if you take into consideration some other aspects related to the services you want to subscribe for: if there are late fees, if the shipping is free each way or if the online video game rentals web site has ratings for their mature and age-related game titles.

If you consider all of the above aspects, you can quick and easily enjoy the advantages of diversity, entertainment and the low price of on line video game rentals with your friends and family, for as long as you want.

By: Colin Pike

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Because the new generation of games also uses the optical disks, like DVDs or CD-ROMs for holding video games, the business of game rentals by mail has developed and grew in to becoming a serious option for video game players all over the world.

Game rental online can bring you quality and low price entertainment if you follow some tips, that will make your gaming experience pleasant. Firstly, think about your gaming habits and the time you have for playing certain amount of games; choose a plan that will allow you to pay just for what you can utilize. If you want to change your plan, do not worry, most rental companies will let you do it, and you will not have any video games collecting dust in to your living room.

You must organize your game rental orders in such manner that you can avoid return delays. If you write down what you have rented and have the envelopes that you will need to return them in a visible place, you will not have any problems or late fees.

Fill in your game rentals online list in order to have constant access to your favorite games if your number one game is not available. Sort the games by first choice first and the site will send you the game or games that are available according to your preferences.

The web sites that offer the game rentals should be previously checked in order to find out what the best options are. Find out if the site provides you with a big game selection or if it offers you free in-store game coupons for free rentals. Game rentals online must include free shipping costs both ways in the monthly subscription. Choose a web site with a large variety of search tools, including searches by the title, genre or by video game console.

Do not hurry and chose the first web site that can provide you rentals online: find out if they have free offers, trial memberships and compare the prices with other similar web sites. The prices are similar, but if you will subscribe for a year membership, the amount can increase.

With the possibility to choose from up to 10,000 games titles, inexpensive fees and quality services, game rentals online can provide you the best possible entertainment opportunity.

By: Colin Pike

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By comparing to buying new games, online game rental services are much more cheaper. You are only required to pay a fee for each rental game, and you are able to select your rental plan based on how many games you want to rent per month, Your rental game plan cost will be based on how many games you want to rent per month. Moreover, there are not return dates and no late fees, you can rent and play the game anytime you want and you can mail it back to the game rental company after you finish the game. All video game rental companies will pay ahead for the postage so you don’t have to pay for the shipping.

When you decided to join video game rental service, there are several things you should look for before you choose which service you want to join.

Features – The game rental company should offer free trial for people who want to trial the service. Moreover, the shipping of the game should be free and there is no late fee. The customer service should be good so you can get your response quick. The game rental website should provide all the information you’ll ever need about a game such as cheats and codes, reviews, videos, screen shots, walkthroughs, and recommendations.

Game Selection – The game rental company should provide a large selection of games for all different ages and tastes. These games should work on all the popular gaming consoles.

Shipping – The game rental company should have at least 4 distribution centers around the nation so they can ship your game fast.

Our team researched a number of online game clubs to see which one offers the best selection of Xbox video games with quality points awarded to the clubs who had the best selection of new releases, classic Xbox games, and hard-to-find games as well. Out of 7 online rental game clubs, only 3 were viable and worthy enough to put this analysis to the test. These clubs were Gottaplay, GameFly, and Intelliflix, 3 of the major players within the online game rental realm.

Gottaplay Xbox Rentals Gottaplay rental company is fast becoming one of the best online rental game companies in the US, trailing right next to GameFly. They are the first online company of their kind that offers phone support to all their customers, along with a massive game selection. Gottaplay has a large selection of Xbox games within their arsenal, here are the stats that we came up with: 1. Xbox Game Selection: Roughly 600 Xbox titles 2. New Release Titles: Carried all New Releases 3. Classic Game Titles: Many Xbox classics were included such as Halo, Soul Caliber, and other great titles of the past. 4. Hard-to-Find Games: Many games that we never even knew about were included within their selection. If you want to play a game with little or no popularity, Gottaplay has this covered as well. 5. Xbox 360 titles: Roughly 50 Xbox 360 titles and growing.

GameFly Xbox Rentals GameFly has been leading the online video game rental revolution for quite some time and were the first advertised company to make this service public. This company is the oldest and many believe the leader within the game rental world. One thing is for sure, when it comes to Xbox game rentals, they sure don’t lack in selection and quality. Lets take a look: 1. Xbox Game Selection: Roughly 700 Xbox titles 2. New Release Titles: Carried all New Releases. Even carry up-to-date cheats, walkthroughs, and reviews of all their latest titles. 3. Classic Game Titles: Many Xbox classics were included. Coudn’t really find any Xbox title was not included in their inventory. 4. Hard-to-Find Games: Many games that we never even knew about were included within their selection, but most of their game selection comprised of newer titles. 5. Xbox 360 titles: Roughly 60 Xbox 360 titles and growing. They offer cheats, reviews, walkthroughs, and instruction manuals located within their website.

Intelliflix Xbox Rentals Intelliflix has definately reached out to a market that some gamers have been requesting for years. That is movie, game, and adult titles selection all within one central online gaming facility. This company had a great selection of Xbox rentals available when considering the wide market area that they cover with video games and movies. Although their Xbox game rentals weren’t as hefty as the top 2 competitors, they were definately worth mentioning. 1. Xbox Game Selection: Roughly 400 Xbox titles 2. New Release Titles: Carried all New Releases and have posts of up-and-coming releases as well. 3. Classic Game Titles: Many classics were included. 4. Hard-to-Find Games: Yes, they had these covered as well. You will find a wide array of games you never knew were invented within this selection. 5. Xbox 360 titles: Roughly 35 Xbox 360 titles and growing. Still a great selection of newer titles.

Honestly, you really can’t go wrong with any of the 3 rental clubs mentioned above. For more of a diverse and massive selection, I would highly reccommend GameFly next in line to Gottaplay. They definately have the market covered within this category of console games.

By: John Hinkle

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