Miller88 but I think Nissan CVTs have definitely spoiled CVTs for a lot of people - that is said:
I love the CVT in my Maxima, smooth and seamless, perfectly matched to the VQ35DE torque.
IMHO Nissan's success with CVT's spurred the other Japanese brands to follow. To be fair, if I had a 4 cyl Altima, my view would be more to yours.