DVDs

Last week i cancelled some shaw services, shaw extreme, the movie channels, Independent film channel, tech tv. We don't really use them anymore as we are recording tv shows on the normal channels. We have so much tv that we can't always watch it, so why pay for these other services we don't use.

So, instead, i'm trying out www.zip.ca. It is an online DVD rental company. You pay $25/month, they send you 4 dvds at a time, you watch them, send them back in the pre addressed envelope, and then get 4 more sent to you. There are a few companies out there that do this, but this one has the best selection of movies, and the nicest interface on their website.

I added about 50 movies to my "Zip List". This is the list of movies I want them to send me, they have shipped the first 4 today:

The best of Triumph the Insult Dog
The Delicate Art of Parking
My Little Eye
The Terminal

I'm going to try this out for a month or so and see how it goes, depending on how long it takes to ship, this may or may not be a good deal. It is nice to be albe to research some good movies and then just search the site and add them. I always hated looking for movies at the movie store because you never know if they are good or not. This site you get user reviews, they have their own "critics" who recommend movies, and you can check reviews on other sites as well.