Netflix vs. Apple TV

What's not mentioned in the article I cited below is the fact that picture quality of the Netflix stream is "near DVD quality."

Apple TV, on the other hand, streams moves at either DVD quality, or, for a dollar more, in 720p HD.

But here's the rub: Apple TV is pricey on the front end ($299) and pricey on the back end ($2.99 for a library movie in DVD quality, $3.99 for HD; $3.99 fr a new release in DVD, $4.99 in HD). You hae 30 days to start watching and 24 hours to finish once you start.

Compare that to Netflix at $8.99 for unlimited streams (even of the same movie) plus regular snail mail rentals. That's after the front end cost of $99 for the set-top box.

Neither have an amazing amount of titles at this point, but it seems to me that's an issue that time itself will solve.

So the big question one has to ask, I guess, is what's more important? Quality or price?

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