Jeez, online movie sellers move FAST. Apparently, Movielink didn't move fast enough. On Monday, I reported that Movielink partnered with Sonic Solutions to offer on-demand DVD burning. However, this offering may take six months to reach the market, because Movielink is in discussions with movie studios regarding content availability.

CinemaNow, Movielink's rival, decided to cut to the chase and launched a download-to-burn DVD service, beginning today. But, this service didn't just appear over night. CinemaNow bust their butts for a year to make it happen.

The Burn To DVD service lets you download a film and then burn it to DVD. There are 101 feature films available for download & burn, including Barbershop, In Good Company, Scent of a Woman, Prefontaine, Hide and Seek, Cheech And Chong's Next Movie, Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance, All the Pretty Horses, and Godzilla. Not only do you get the film, you also get all the deleted scenes, interviews and other extras you would find on the DVD, not to mention DVD artwork and labels. Now that is COOL.

How It Works: "To watch the movie or burn it to DVD, you will need CinemaNow's easy-to-use DVD Burner software. CinemaNow DVDs work with any standard +R or -R blank DVD. Once you have completed the burn process, you can play CinemaNow videos on almost any DVD player" [from CinemaNow.com].

The Downsides: The converting process can take anywhere from 2-5 hours, which is to be expected. After that, the burning process takes just 10 to 15 minutes. For now, CinemaNow only allows one burnable copy per purchase to protect against piracy.

Prices start at $8.99.

[via Reuters]