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    Battle of the Internet Video Boxes: Netflix vs. Apple TV vs. Vudu

    By Posted on 6.5.2008 9 Comments

    We live in interesting TV times. DVD players are as common as toasters. Basic Blu-ray players offer high-def flicks at prices we can (almost) afford. And now, if you can’t bother to go to the store or wait for a disc to arrive, you finally have some enticing download options. The biggest news, of course, is the recent arrival of Roku's streaming Netflix Player, which is finally giving the company a service to match its name. The Netflix Player joins two other on-demand boxes: Vudu, which premiered last September, and Apple TV, which got upgraded to a movie-playing box in February. So, what’s the best way to go?

    6.6.2008 at 04:35pm - Comment by thomasroche

    "For about $150 upfront and $9 bucks a month, you can watch virtually anything ever filmed, anytime you want." -- I think you are mistaken; Neflix on-demand viewing options are actually a pretty small percentage of what they carry on DVD, which does not in any way represent everything ever filmed -- just what's on DVD.



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