Apple drops Airport Express price to $99

"This is a great deal for [...]folks that don't have an 802.11n ready Mac."

I don't understand this part of your statement. My 802.11b iMac will connect to *any* Apple wireless router at 802.11b speeds, surely? So why buy the Airport Express?

I think the key is that you don't stream TO an aTV, unlike the APE - the aTV streams FROM whatever computer is your iTunes server. So the same thing is accomplished, but with a reverse interface.

I for one am happy to get rid of my APE. I have always wanted a visual interface for my APE, and I wanted to see my album artwork and photos on my plasma, so the Apple TV is a welcome change.

The iTV is NOT the same size as the Airport Extreme which is a bummer - the airport extreme is the size footprint as the mac mini tho

The iTV looks a little... squished

Also, the apple tv is quite a bit bigger than the airport and mini. It is 7.7 x 7.7 inches. So your stack will look a bit stupid.

Maybe they are coming out with another device which will stack on top of those two and make it a pyramid.

Biggest disappointment of the apple tv is that
a) its maximum supported file resolution is 720p
b) it doesnt support native tv resolutions ( mine is 1366x768 )

One thing I can't figure out from anything I have seen/read/heard is whether you can stream to the iTV like you can an export express (from iTunes). If you can only do it from the iTV interface (pulling from the Mac), that would be very annoying and would keep the Airport express around for a long time.

who puts their printer on their TV?

Well the Apple TV is about 3 times the price and not really the same - it can't share a printer can it, plus it seems rather overkill for sending music to your hifi...