Choices faced by the US TV viewing population

MediaPost’s VidBlog takes an interesting look this week at the different options facing the US TV viewing public:

“In coming years, more and more TV viewers will be doing what I have to do every night when my wife and I contemplate an evening of lean-backness. What’s it gonna cost us this time?

Do I rent from Apple TV or fire up the Google TV to look for a better deal on Amazon?

If no compelling recent issue film seems worth the $4 to $5 a la carte fee, then which back catalog of all-you-can eat wares do I plumb? Amazon Prime’s limp but growing library that costs me $70 or so a year (with other benefits)? Netflix at $12 or so a month, with added benefits? Or do I look for something on my HBO Go app on Google TV or iPad?. After all, I know HBO is costing me something extra a month as part of my Comcast HD bundle, but I am more interested in their back catalog of great series than I am in the current content on my TV grid.

And speaking of grids, do I really want to drill into the horrendous and unresponsive set top box interface from Comcast to get a paid or free on-demand selection?”

Read the full blog on MediaPost’s VidBlog – Focus on the Bigger Picture.