Confused between getting an APPLE TV or VGA cables...

Hey Folks.
Im not sure if I should get an APPLE TV or a VGA cable to connect my MacBook Pro to my LCD TV... what do you recommend. Im a heavy film buff, so I watch a lot of movies - with that said, APPLE TV seems like a good selection since I can purchase a movie without actually leaving my house to the store nor having a hard copy, all is stored on the APPLE TV (correct?)
question; how long does it take to download the movie? Or is it streemed?
Moreover all the films must be in iTunes correct? For example, I do a lot of shoots on my HD video camera and I love to mess around in Final Cut - now those films I would make I would need to transfer them into iTunes (what format?)
What else??? Basically Im just trying to see the benefits of having an APPLE TV.. let me know your honest thoughts.
my best,
-Joey

Without doubt a VGA cable will do the job with front row, although you won't be able to rent HD movies. It is however a matter of choice as to whether you can put up with the inconvenience of the cable.
You can purchase content from either the mac or the tv, but anything purchased on the tv will be transferred to the mac.
The time these purchases take to download will vary depending on size and the speed of your internet connection, anything over 6 Mbps should be able to let you start watching almost immediately.
Final Cut and imovie both have options to convert to an tv format, there isn't really any need to know more but essentially it's h264 up to 5 Mbps, you can go up to 540p with NTSC or 720p with PAL or 24 fps.
I think it will make a great addition to your home but then I have a number of them so I clearly like them.

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