Not enough to have it as an always on streaming feature in my opinion. I am assuming it would be much cheaper to give everything in 1080p and then offer HDR and Atmos as an optional extra due to bandwidth costs. Amazon will have the some problem use household consumers do, the higher and better bandwidth we want our ISP charges a higher price meaning the network company Amazon uses to push it's data to it's customers will charge Amazon more for larger bandwidth use and if Amazon is noticing many of it's customers are not using hardware capable of using HDR and Atmos, it makes no sense in paying their network provider the higher bandwidth price. Remember, this is the internet therefore Amazon will know what devices are being used to view it's streaming service and they will be able to assess if the device is capable of handling HDR and Atmos content.
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Amazon Prime Video's Ads Tier Loses Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos
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So for just $2 more a month I get 2-day delivery for most items! Free delivery! That IS an incredible value! I was happy with the stunning service Prime Video is but to add ALL that shopping power for only $2 more a month is amazing!!!! JEEPERS!!!
Prime Video NOT worth $10/mon maybe not worth $3/month. Unfortunately the cost is buried into Amazon Prime (shipping). I'm trying to convince the spouse to dump it but like the convinience of not have to think (about filling up cart to get free shipping). I wish the Govt. would force unbundling so we could easily figure out what it really costs.
I live in downtown Los Angeles and routinely see items unavailable for two day delivery, so yeah this is a real thing regardless of your location.
Depends how much you watch, and how many different streaming services you subscribe to. I cut a whole bunch and now buy 4K and Blu-ray (upgrading my home theatre prompted me to start collecting again, as the upgraded picture and sound really made a difference), and I only spend a little more each month than I did with all the subs.
Just cancelled my Prime membership - I hesitated but it's not really worth it anymore. I don't order nearly as much stuff as when I did during the pandemic, and I calculated it's will be cheaper to just pay the delivery fee. I never used Prime Video, but all the news about it made me think about Prime in general.
Tell you what, between Netflix, Apple TV, and Plex, I have shied away from the POS that Prime Video has become since they added those annoying ads...Prime, you are already charging me $139/month - for crying out loud, just make it $142 and be done with it. Bone heads!
And folks wonder why "alternatively sourced content" is still a thing
Never been a no cost tier in any streaming service, ever. Always been a discounted hidden fee in the bundle, ads or no ads. Additionally the concepts of one Price for all, the buffet. The heavy eaters supplemented by the vast majority of customers. The direction streaming going, as it should have been all along. Tiers based on needs and wants. Need four plates of food, go for it. Here’s the extra costs. Fair and balanced pricing. No issues here!
If they had better content, I might care more. Maybe one movie I'm interested to watch every few months.
Back in the day they were putting out some great shows and movies. If they were going to charge a premium, that would have been the time. Now there's hardly ever any new decent content and they want to charge more....bad timing.
On the positive side, most of the services have horrible content and I watch far less tv than ever. Great job!
Back in the day they were putting out some great shows and movies. If they were going to charge a premium, that would have been the time. Now there's hardly ever any new decent content and they want to charge more....bad timing.
On the positive side, most of the services have horrible content and I watch far less tv than ever. Great job!
Oh sweet summer child…no.
They build services, get people on the platform, then nickel and dime to squeeze out everything they can.
As if the ads thing wasn’t scummy enough, THIS is disgusting. 🤬
The only stream services I am using are Curiosity Stream and Magellan TV, if they start playing dirty games, I will cancel them too. On my list already cancelled are Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu Disney, Peacock, You Tube. I can live without them; they can't live without our money.
My issue is that in the email about the ads they mentioned nothing about losing Dolby Vision/Atmos.
Their shipping dates are so unreliable I’m surprised they haven’t been sued yet. Needless to say, I got rid of my prime after just a couple of months when the promo period ended.
Besides, more people should be supporting their local businesses.