Nowadays, most people prefer to watch movies at home rather than in cinemas. When DVDs and DVD players were discovered, more and more people got interested in this, especially during weekends when they frequently decide to engage with movie marathons. Many of them just go on some rental shops and choose the movie they prefer to watch. Since then, investors started to invest in this kind of business since they found out that people are fond of watching movies at home. Rental shops were then built and opened to the people where they can borrow DVDs at a low price. But then again, renting DVD’s has also pros and cons.
PROS
- Plethora of selections. Unlike in cinemas wherein you can only choose among the movies that they are showing. DVD rental shops offer different kinds of movies. Whether you’re looking for the newest summer blockbuster, all time classics or sweet flicks, you can have it by just going into the nearest DVD rental shop in your town and choosing the movie you’re planning to watch.
- See the movies you love in your own home. Nothing’s more comfortable than watching your favorite movie at your own house. You can lie down on your sofa or be at any position your comfortable with while watching the latest installment of Breaking Dawn.
- Affordable. One thing that is also good in renting movies is that they’re affordable and with just a few money that you have in your pocket, you can already watch the movie you love. And guess what, the picture quality is as good as in cinemas, the only difference is you’re watching it in a smaller screen.
CONS
- Quality. A problem when it comes to renting DVDs is that some of it has been damaged since different people borrows it. Especially those movies that are known as hit, it is more prone to get damaged knowing the fact that people choose movies that are well known and famous.
- Borrowing Process. Going to DVD rental shops could be tiring some time since you still have to wait for your turn so that you can borrow the movie that you want to watch. If a lot of people are in the store before you, you might also have to be patient in waiting before it’s your turn to borrow.
- Due date. In borrowing DVD’s, you also have to make sure that you’ll be able to return it before the due date or else you might get penalties that you might not want to have.

