As long as the content on netflix/360/vudu looks good (and it does) the consumer will not care one bit that there is something slightly better out there. The key to vudu, ps3/360, appletv's success will be the pricing model. Netflix already has the pricing model mastered but they dont have the new releases in HD yet (or 5.1 audio). I am pretty confident they will get both soon (along with 1080p smooth streaming) and then bluray is going to be in some real trouble because I already use netflix streaming significantly more than bluray/dvd even knowing its stereo audio. It really is almost too powerful having all those movies available to me with the click of a button "for free" (and I know its not really free but when you have your queue listed and can pick whatever you want it feels free).
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As long as the content on netflix/360/vudu looks good (and it does) the consumer will not care one bit that there is something slightly better out there. The key to vudu, ps3/360, appletv's success will be the pricing model. Netflix already has the pricing model mastered but they dont have the new releases in HD yet (or 5.1 audio). I am pretty confident they will get both soon (along with 1080p smooth streaming) and then bluray is going to be in some real trouble because I already use netflix streaming significantly more than bluray/dvd even knowing its stereo audio. It really is almost too powerful having all those movies available to me with the click of a button "for free" (and I know its not really free but when you have your queue listed and can pick whatever you want it feels free).