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 Canflix, with warehouses in Calgary and Ontario (added in early 2007), is an excellent and cheap option, boasting an virtual inventory of some 26,000 film titles . Though Zip's holdings are larger, Canflix is more than adequate to cover recent films and past blockbusters/classics.
A previous criticism was their simple site design, but this has improved considerably. Canflix now sports things like mini-popups when you point your mouse over a film displaying information--a good timesaver if you have a slow internet connection. And the realtime film availability indicators are excellent, telling you if a film is Available (in stock), Available Soon (stocked, but currently rented out), or On Order. They are open to adding new titles if customers suggest them, and their smaller size probably means more personal customer service. Indeed, feedback on their customer service is broadly positive even though they don't have a phone number. Although we think they should display member reviews like some other sites, they at least display a given film's rating by customers on Amazon, which is useful. We do like their function to watch a TV series in order; with one click they'll begin sending the discs to you in order.
Canflix is the only major Canadian DVD rental company to also rents video games, and at the same price--a great choice for gamers. And they've nearly doubled their inventory in the past year; now stocking some 780+ games, including ones for the next generation PS3 (122 titles), Wii (166), and Xbox 360 (254) as well as the Xbox (55), PS2 (149), and Nintendo Gamecube (41). They've been credited with having good stocks of difficult to find HD DVD and Blu Ray High Definition discs as well--the only company besides Zip to do so.
Canflix allows you to freeze your account if going away on vacation. They have a Flixshop, which sells discount ex-rental DVDs and games at quite a discount, or gift certificates, as well.
Though still medium-sized, Canflix is obviously growing; in 2006 it acquired independent Indian site Hindiflix, so it now boasts a large Bollywood holding which will undoubtedly grow to cater to these ex-Hindiflix members. And again, perhaps the most exciting news is Canflix's opening of the new warehouse in Ontario, giving an excellent alternative to Zip in the east.
Prices: Canflix has a two week free trial (if you want to cancel you must do so within this period, and they then give you another 7 days to return outstanding discs.).
Perhaps their biggest draw is the cheap prices, and no caps unlike Zip. For 3 discs out at once, unlimited, is $21.95, 4 discs is $24.95, 5 discs is $29.95, and 6 discs is $36.95, and they even have a whopping 8 discs for $49.95 and 10 discs for $54.95.
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