iTunes or Amazon Prime for downloads?

[itsjustmeee]

A couple of months ago I downloaded my first (and last) tv show from iTunes. Up to this point I've been buying dvds and just ripping them but I thought I would buy one time from iTunes for the convenience of it. The whole DRM thing is just annoying. I can't watch the shows on my Mac Mini with Plex, etc, etc. I was thinking of getting Louie season 1 in HD on Amazon Prime and I did a little searching about DRM and Amazon but couldn't find anything conclusive.

Are these downloads copy protected?

Is it an HD vs standard def thing or are the both (or neither) copy protected?

 

[Acidglaze]

Amazon videos are just as locked down as itunes. If your using plex, right now your better off just ripping them yourself. But I did see a tweet today about a very early alpha build of an amazon prime video channel for plex someone is making, so there is hope in the future for plex users!

 

[takeshi74]

Is it an HD vs standard def thing

No, it's a content provider thing.

 

[ReggaeFire]

As far as I know you can't actually 'download' an Amazon purchased video on a mac, you can only stream them from your web browser, an unofficial XBMC channel or through a dedicated Amazon application on another platform (Roku, PS3, etc.). On PC's you can download videos, but they rely on a DRM scheme unavailable on Macs.