I’ve never really gotten into the whole, movie-watching-on-a-PC idea (mostly because the selection on iTunes - not to mention the price - is useless). With the exception of a few high-budget blockbusters (which, coincidentally, also means prices 40-50% higher), it’s mostly gaudy science fiction, or the equivalent quality of most Lifetime movies.

Yet were I not college-bound in a few-months time, I might actually consider investing in the Roku player from Netflix. It’s relatively cheap at $100 (compared to $200+ for the AppleTV), and requires nothing but an internet connection and a subscription to a Netflix plan. You can’t browse the selection from the device, however - you instead have to create a new “internet queue” from your computer, where you select which titles are available to the device.

I have to say though, they skimped on the style factor here. Plus, I absolutely hate tiny remotes. I lose them…

What do you guys think? Worth it to shell out the $100 bucks if you’ve already got a Netflix account? What about you AppleTV users out there - did you make the right decision in buying it?

via WashingtonPost