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Blockbuster Offers Up Video Games by Mail

Gamefly has been my personal go-to source for game rentals by mail for a while now, but Blockbuster is attempting to woo some of Gamefly's customers by adding video games to its online rental service.
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Gamefly has been my personal go-to source for game rentals by mail for a while now, but Blockbuster is attempting to woo some of Gamefly's customers by adding video games to its online rental service. Over 3,000 titles for your Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii consoles are available for rent at no extra charge with your Blockbuster by Mail subscription, while new customers can start renting games by mail for as little as $9 a month (along with access to the rest of Blockbuster's 95,000 film library) with an unlimited amount of titles in rotation.

Blockbuster has already been trying to compete with Netflix in the movie by mail rental market, but now with Netflix's new streaming partnerships, it seems that Blockbuster will need to attack from all angles to keep up.

How Many Movies Are in Your Netflix Queue?
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How Many Movies Are in Your Netflix Queue?

The other day I was chitchatting about Netflix with my friend when she was all "I have sooo many movies on my Netflix queue," and of course I asked how many, and she said, "Like, 30."
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The other day I was chitchatting about Netflix with my friend when she was all "I have sooo many movies on my Netflix queue," and of course I asked how many, and she said, "Like, 30."

I nearly died! 30! 30?! 30 is nothing, I told her. I felt particularly proud that I pared down my queue the the other day. . . down to 280.

I don't know how it got so high; I just started adding everything I'd ever wanted to see, no matter how weak that whim was (sort of like my credit card situation). I don't get it either — I hate clutter usually, but when it comes to spring-cleaning my queue, I just can't. I know I'll see them all someday! And now that I have a Netflix app for my iPhone, it's all over.

Until then, how many movies are on your Netflix or Blockbuster queue?

Netflix On TiVo - Almost As Good As It Sounds
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Netflix On TiVo - Almost As Good As It Sounds

You can now view or modify your online movie queue with popular DVD rental programs like Netflix, Blockbuster Online and even Amazon's Unbox by downloading a simple and free TiVo plugin.
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You can now view or modify your online movie queue with popular DVD rental programs like Netflix, Blockbuster Online and even Amazon's Unbox by downloading a simple and free TiVo plugin.

This does not mean you can have your Netflix of Blockbuster films on demand on your TiVo or even download them, but it does give you easy access to your movie queue when you're sitting in front of the TV.

You can access, browse for movies by genre/category and keyword and update your Blockbuster or Netlix movie queue with TiVo and your online service. I'm in love with this feature because I only think about my Netflix queue when I receive reminder e-mails or when I am playing with my TiVo wishing I had a great movie to watch because 90 percent of the stuff I TiVoed enviably falls in the "TiNo" category.

As for Amazon Unbox, you can rent or purchase and download videos on your registered TiVo, watch video previews on TiVo ToGo enabled receivers, view or modify video preview queue and do regular searches by genre, category or keyword.

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Get the TiVo plugin for free.