Streaming Video: I Love It! And, I Hate It!
By Gary Kayye, CTS
Two of the best things to happen to my home theater over the past couple of years are Netflix’s Watch Now feature and Apple’s AppleTV media player.
I love movies. And, I used to love Blockbuster. I’d love heading down the street and picking up a movie, popping it into the old VCR and, voila, I was transported into a galaxy far, far away, onto a boat being chased by a smart shark or in a classroom being taught by Robin Williams, no less. No matter your problems, movies immerse you in the story – even bad ones sometimes (e.g., Grown-Ups).
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