You can’t get decent of a good thing. Or, can you?

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will offer a new box built by LG Electronics, to allow movies to be downloaded by the internet [subscription required] and played on a TV. It sounds a lot like products from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and several other companies. The new project will plus have to compete with cable VOD and DVR functions.

Netflix has a problem, but it may not be one that it can fix. According to The Wall Street Journal “Netflix has about 6,000 movies and television shows available for streaming by the Web, a small fraction of the more than 90,000 DVDs in its library.” Since the internet-based subject matter is probably made up of the most popular shows, the limited

The big hurdle is that video composition delivery by the Web has become such a crowded industry that it is difficult to assume how one company will stand out. Cable VOD is so easy to use that there does not seem to be a compelling reason to turn to an alternative.

It is additionally not clear whether consumers would want yet another box in their homes. Many TVs have a DVD player, a DVR, a cable box and a PC link to the television. The pile is so high that the Netflix box may cause it to fall by.

Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 247wallst.com.

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