well you cared to comment. agreed that street price is more important. MSRPs are more towards consumer psychology rather than anything else. but at the end of the day, both companies priority is making shareholders happy by making more money.
if watching videos is the main use, then a Samsung tablet would be better just because of the screen aspect ratio compared to an iPad. i got the Tab S7 that comes with keyboard cover, pretty handy if i dont want to open my laptop
i've also used iPad and Galaxy Tab. Currently using the Galaxy Tab since for work, i can use it as a second monitor with the Windows laptop. The aspect ratio is also more optimized for media consumption. Other general use, it doesn't make a difference between the Tab and iPad for me.