They just lowered the prices. 60 dollars for an SD box. 70 dollars for an HD. They do Netlifx, Amazon video on demand and several other streaming services.
Whether you get the AppleIt really depends on how much you want Apple's selection of movies and TV show and the ability to connect an iPod, iPhone or iPad wirelessly to your TV. The rest of the features are quite similar between the two boxes.
Is the new Apple TV the cheapest, and smallest, device that can stream Netflix to your TV?

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