Netflix offers subscriptions to customers in the United States and Canada, allowing them to watch movies on DVD or via more than 200 Internet-ready devices, including PCs, Macs, Apple TV, Google TV, Apple iPads and iPhones. Customers also watch movies on regular television with DVRs and video game consoles such as Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. When DVRs and gaming consoles are connected to the home's Internet provider, Netflix provides an activation code to start watching movies through gaming devices. The Netflix movie library contains new releases, television movies, classics, children's films and silent films.
Hulu lets visitors watch streaming online movies for free from any personal computer. It provides free content because of the advertising revenue from its partnerships with companies such as Toyota, Honda, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Wireless, Target and Geico. Hulu Plus is a paid subscription option that increases the amount of content members can watch as well as the Internet-compatible devices that stream movies. Internet-ready devices include Apple iPhones and iPads, Android phones, Internet televisions, Sony PS3, WD TV media players and TiVo Premiere. Hulu's library includes thousands of movies, including documentaries and classics.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) provides information about movies, television shows and television and movie stars. It also has information about the number of award nominations performers and films received. The website's library contains more than 6,000 full-length movies and television shows to watch via Internet. Movies date from the silent era to the present, all of which can be viewed for free. IMBD also has a feature that lets visitors set up an account and create a list of movies they want to watch. Account holders also can make comments about the films and the films' stars.
Jaman contains movies and documentaries from around the world, allowing members to stream movies via Internet on Macs, PCs and home entertainment mediums. To become a registered member, visitors must create an online profile. If they choose, new members can tell other subscribers about their favorite movies, actors and actresses. Jaman also works like social networks such as Facebook. It lets members connect with other subscribers and invite their friends to join their movie-watching experience. The profile page even lets members change their daily mood and take movie tests. Jaman's movie library contains new releases, as well as movies from the silent era.