Downloads are only worth considering if you have Unlimited Broadband or make sure you are not on Pay as You Go Broadband. A typical movie can be as large as 1GB (depending on the service).
With the free downloads you will not find the latest DVDs but you find a large collection of classics, documentaries, independent film.
Free shorts and feature length films are available as part of their DVD rental service. All you need to do is register or sign and start downloading titles. There 2,000 full length films, TV episodes, documentaries and sports titles. You will also need to use the LOVEFiLM Download Manager to receive downloaded films from the website. They are not available to view on portable movie players such as Ipod and Zen Vision.