CinemaNow Review

Costs:

Get a 3-day free subscription trial
Subscription:
- $29.95 per month for access to free content (does not include Hollywood titles)
- $99.95 per year for access to free content (does not include Hollywood titles)
Pay per view/download
- Download to rent: $2.99 to $3.99
- Download to keep: $9.95 to $19.99

Prices are subject to change. For the most up to date information, please refer to the actual website.

Features:

Easy to download and watch movies on your pc.
Great range of movies and TV shows to browse.
Only available in Canada and USA.
Competitive monthly or annual subscription prices.
Download movies and TV shows to rent or to keep.
Mainstream Hollywood movies are charged on a pay per view basis not covered by your subscription.
Install media manager software to help you organize and view your movies downloads.
Unlimited viewing (24 hours) when you download to rent
Watch movies on your XBox or Tivo and transfer content to portable devices.
View full screen on your pc and in high quality.
Site supports Windows only.
Great range of search tools to help you find the movies you want.
Over 1500 mainstream Hollywood movies to choose from.
Parental control facility to stop children accessing adult content.
Customer reviews; write your own or read the recommendations of other members.
Detailed help page with FAQs and email support.

Editor's Verdict:

CinemaNow.com is a great movie download site that's easy to use and packed with features. The slick layout of the website makes it simple to navigate and pick movies from its extensive collection. There's a whole range of entertainment to choose from, mainly catering to popular tastes, as well as TV shows. Whilst it may not be the cheapest site, the quality is indisputable and there are relatively few shortcomings that detract from this.

CinemaNow.com clearly warrants its place in our Top 10. At the time of this review there more than 6,000 movies and TV shows to download to keep, and over 3.000 Movies to download to rent. Whilst this isn't the largest catalog in this category, there is a very good choice of quality mainstream releases covering a range of genres (e.g. comedy, action & adventure, world cinema). Unfortunately you can't download to rent TV shows, meaning that purchasing multiple episodes can sometimes be quite expensive. It's free to register with the site and set up an account (keep a valid email address handy). It's possible to take out a monthly subscription, either monthly or annually. It's cheapest to sign up for a year, though make sure you have a look around before you commit. It's important to note that your subscription doesn't cover premium titles, which must be purchased by the download.

The catalog is organized in such a way as to allow you to browse and search for movies and TV based upon whether they are downloads to buy or to rent. In addition to browsing a range of film genres, you can also search for a specific actor or director, which allows you to hone in on specific content easily and quickly. When browsing films there are a number of tabs that provide a good level of information about a movie; you can get general info, customer reviews (average star rating and written comments) and technical info too. In addition to viewing movies on your pc, the site gives guidance on how to add content to your Smartphone or iPod. You can also watch movies on your Blu-Ray player or HDTV by downloading directly to those devices.

Your downloads are organized using the CinemaNow Download Manager, which can easily be installed from the website. At the current time, only the Windows OS is supported by this software. Using the Download Manager you can watch movies on your pc/ or laptop, download movies straight to your internet TV (e.g. Hewlett Packard Mediasmart) or your Tivo DVR. So you don't necessarily need a pc to watch films. If you want to transfer content to a portable device such as your iPhone or Smartphone, many movies have an additional file optimized for better picture quality on these devices. Movies files are high quality (1200-100k encoding) which combines the convenience of fast download speed without sacrificing image quality. You can watch a movie within a couple of minutes of the download starting, but controls such as fast forward and rewind are disabled. If you download a movie to rent you get unlimited viewing for a 24 hour period. If you download to buy, you get unlimited viewing for an unlimited period, but you can only transfer content between 3 devices. As mentioned, whilst it's not the cheapest cite, the ease of navigation and the fact that you can get hold of the latest mainstream Hollywood movies will make it a wise choice for a lot of people. New releases can be downloaded to rent for around $3.99, whilst older titles are about $2.99. To buy a new release is likely to set you back no more than $19.99. There's a fantastic, very detailed help section if you have any questions or queries, plus FAQs, telephone, email and live chat support, which is very good, and allows you to resolve problems and issues swiftly. It's clear that CinemaNow.com is extremely attentive to its members.

CinemaNow.com has a good selection of movies and despite not being quite the cheapest site it will certainly wow you. With a professional layout, flexibility in viewing and transferring content and ease of use, it's one of the best movie download sites on the web and is well worth checking out.

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