I'd imagine AV will still be less painful then collection quests in Northrend.

Sure, do the collections/chains which open the dailies you want to do, but AV with a distraction (dvd going) is still going to be a much easier option then quests. You'll get a few pvp items for free, and have the option to do the quests for extra gold if you choose to. Just don't AFK AV's, move around a bit and give the game some attention, so you take/hold/retake an objective, even if you don't have 100% of your attention on the 113th AV of the week etc.