Apple TV vs. Roku Netflix Payer - Can They Really be Compared?
Lately there's been several articles on Apple TV vs. the Roku Netflix Player. The strange thing is that almost all of them come Mac based websites which usually clues you in to which way the article is going to lean. MacNewsWorld has an article that pits the two against each other that actually doesn't slant too far in the Apple TVs favor. The problem is article starts by stating the services can't really be compared by saying:
Comparing the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) TV to the Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) Player by Roku is like comparing two wildly different kinds of automobiles -- like a Chevrolet Camaro vs. a Ford F-150 pickup.
Sure, the Camaro and F-150 are both automobiles, and they can take you places you've never been before, but it's their differences that define them more than their similarities.
Then the article goes on to comparing the two devices and finishes up:
Basically, it comes down to this: If you want fresh HD quality content downloadable for immediate TV viewing, your best choice is the Apple TV, hands down. The only catch is you have to be willing to pay for it each time you rent or buy a movie or TV show.
If you gravitate toward an all-you-can-eat buffet, Netflix, with its mail-order DVDs and bigger streaming library, will at least keep you full.
We'll start by saying that we think both the Apple TV an the Netflix Player are incredibly great products. Our concern is that the last sentence in the quote above is never keyed on enough when you compare the two products. Comparing a service that charges for every download against a service that gives unlimited downloads for as low as $8.99 per month just doesn't work.
Anyway, we still suggest reading the article because it does point out the key features of each device.
At MacworldNews.com
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Posted by William Hungerford at July 18, 2008 8:00 AM
LOL, you didn't actually expect a review on a pro apple website to not be biased, did you? I use products from Apple, Microsoft, Roku, etc... and am not one of those PC or MAC fan boys. But, in all my experiance I have never seen a article writen on an pro-mac website comparing two products in which the apple product didn't always "Win Out".
It doesn't matter whether or not the product is actually better. All that occurs on these reviews is that the person doing the review just finds one thing they like better and then focus all their attention on that one thing and declare it a better product. Really, apple users are just propoganda machines for their mother country/product. And I say this keeping in mind that I do occasional use apple products (IPod, MacBook, etc...)
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