Apple TV Alternatives
/[Consumer Reports] claims Amazon Instant Video, Crackle, Epix, Hulu Plus, Vudu, Spotify and HBO go are reasons to go with a Roku or Boxee Box [over an Apple TV].
Everyone's different. But I don't stream anything. I buy it all and it lives in my iTunes library. The fact that everything I own is just a click away, that I can use my iPad/iPhone as a remote, and that I (or any of my many iPhone-weilding friends) can quickly pop a YouTube clip or video on my living room TV via AirPlay is indispensable for me. I have very little interest in signing up (and paying) for streaming services that only offer a fraction of the U.S. content to Canadians.