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LKJ - movielink downloads

Linda - a while back I said I'd try an online movie rental and post. I forgot to post after doing so, so here's the report. I went to http://www.movielink.com (not mac friendly yet, I think, but maybe).

My g/f and I perused the catalog and settled on "married to the mob". I filled in a little info to register and pay. It took perhaps 2 minutes. I then clicked to watch the movie. It automatically updated my viewing software, and after about 2 additional minutes it had buffered enough of the movie to start watching it.

So.... my g/f and I were using a laptop (my new Athlon 64 laptop), and watched the movie. FFWD, Rewind, pause, etc, worked as if it were in a vcr/dvd player. No hiccoughs in downloading. Video was great, sound in stereo was fine. All in all, it was a remarkable experience only because it was a completely unremarkable experience

Cost to download - $2.99 Movies are priced according to how new they are. Some are $1.99, some are $4.99. Not a very big selection. Perhaps 150 or 200 movies, I'd guess. But, it seems to work fine. If they had a bigger selection, I don't think I'd feel the need to go to the video rental store again, unless I really wanted a DVD's special features, or something along those lines.

neye