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I'm tempted to cancel my disc plan at the end of the month and may do the same to the streaming option as well. I'm an Amazon Prime member and I can stream a lot of their titles for free (well, $79 per year)

Even with the new pricing I am going both ways. Streaming for convenienience but like most people I can't get the highest bandwidths yet, so blu rays too. In the old days if I rented three blu rays a month locally that 18 bucks is the same I am now paying for both services for potentially a lot more movies

Like Hulu, shows are usually posted the day after airing. You have the option to either rent shows for 99 cents, which gives you 30 days to start watching the show and 48 hours from the time you hit Play to finish, or you can buy it for keeps at varying prices.

First run movies will rent for $4.99 in HD at the same time the DVD/Blu-Ray is released. When it's no longer "new", the price will be reduced.

only ABC and Fox were onboard with that pricing.

VIa WiFi, Apple TV will now be able to stream content directly from your computer (PC and Mac).

they are out to destroy quality audio and video.

$7.99 per month

On the audio side, the stereo feeds aren’t a huge issue for older TV shows or comedies, but I wouldn’t want to watch Inception via streaming

What is the poor guy who does not own, nor does he want to own, a computer supposed to do. Give me physical media every time. What do you you do when computer fails

The current (black) AppleTV does indeed have Dolby 5.1 support for Netflix.

One advantage of using a PC is the video quality - a dedicated video card has the potential to improve video quality over the processing capability of a blu-ray player -

an $8 monthly subscription with greater benefits. First, it allows users greater access to its content by providing streaming options to devices other than your home computer, such as Apple’s i-products (iPad, iPhone, etc.), Sony’s PS3, Blu-ray players, Roku, and HDTVs with a 720p video feed and stereo audio. I

It started as a free (and legal) online video service that offered a selection of hit shows, clips, and movies from more than 225 content companies through an advertising-supported model

nfortunately, the video quality for purchased movies is strictly standard definition. Frankly, if you like a movie enough to purchase it, you’d do better to skip the download and buy it on Blu-ray.

45 popular shows

full-series runs of over 90 past TV hits

Hulu Plus’ network partnership lets it show current TV shows 24 hours after they air on TV.

quality to be equal

TV shows run a buck an episode, and standard-definition movies check in at $3 each. HD titles are available for $4, and most titles include 720p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Like Amazon VOD, once you rent a title, you have 30 days to watch; but once you hit play, there’s only a 24-hour viewing window.

Apple TV is its Netflix interface, which rivals that of the PS3, although it lacks 5.1 audio.