Netflix has had digital distribution for a while now. The problem is that it isn’t very good. Currently you have to hook you PC up to your TV and stream them. The quality of the streams are actually quite good. The problem really lies in the method of connecting and the poor selection of titles.
The selection of movies to stream is seriously horrible. They are movies that you probably wouldn’t buy out of the bargain bin at Walmart. As the service grows I see this becoming less and less of a problem. More users of the service shows Netfilx that users care about it.
How do you get more users? Simple. Make a relatively cheap and easier way to accomplish the same task. Enter the set top box. For a mere 99$ you will be able to enter the age of digital distubution of lackluster titles until the services improves.
Even though it’s cheap is it still worth it given there aren’t many movies to watch? I’d say that it depends. If you have cable service with on demand I wouldn’t be able to justify it. If you a DirecTV person it may b e up you alley. Fact is Netflix know that digital distrubution is going to be the future and if they don’t get something out early in the game they may never be able to enter the market.
VIA CNN