Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just moved into a new apartment and have been reading about all of the new power strips out there, especially the green ones. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about which "green "power strips are out there with decent joules ratings. And when I say green, I mean power strips that have the remotes or switches to turn off all electricity flowing to certain plugs and with at least 2 plugs that are always on. I was looking specifically at sub $50 because I will need two, but if that is not possible I could be convinced otherwise. Thanks!"
Here's the problem with the digital streaming logic. A very large portion US still cannot receive boradband internet without using the painfully slow satellite options that cost in excess of $100 a month. Add to that the fact that in areas where there is broadband most providers will be instituting bandwidth caps in the next few months if they haven't already.
While the bandwidth caps run from 150G to 250G a month, when you start figuring HD content streaming into every day internet use and game downloads people are going to hit that wall extremely quickly (stream a season of any show you want in full HD and you've maxed out your allotment for the month). The costs of exceeding those caps can be quite high, that or the provider completely cripples your connection. When people run into that physical media will begin to climb rapidly, just give it a month or so, people get really bored in Jan. and Feb.