Rental fees: $9.95 per month (recurring) for unlimited access to all titles, $17.95 per month for unlimited access with DVD resolution (recurring) or $9.95 per month (non-recurring) for unlimited access with DVD resolution when you prepay for 10 months. You can stream the videos or download them, with no speed or bandwidth limits. You also can choose the start and stop frame within any movie to create your own favorite scenes. Relative size of selection: 3 of 4 stars. Video Box adds titles daily. Technical requirements: PC with Windows 98 or better and Windows Media Player 9 or better, a broadband Internet connection and Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover (billed as Paycom.net, Meta Inter or CCBill). Privacy policy: Not posted. Customer service: Email via site.

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