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• I don't want a fire stick or whatever it's called. • I want to pay a flat fee for access (Netflix), not pay-per-view PLUS subscription fee (amazon prime vide

• I don't want a fire stick or whatever it's called. • I want to pay a flat fee for access (Netflix), not pay-per-view PLUS subscription fee (amazon prime video).

subway 9y ago
I want to pay a flat fee for access (Netflix), not pay-per-view PLUS subscription fee (amazon prime video). This seems like a strange position to have. I agree Amazon's behavior in pulling the Chromecast from their store as a means to push their own stuff is unacceptable, but Prime has plenty of content that can be viewed for 'free' (beyond the cost of Prime). Having additional paid content seems entirely reasonable.
kbenson 9y ago
Isn't Amazon's pay-per-view totally separate from prime? Prime has a bunch of totally free video like Netflix (and free music I think), and the apps that let you watch it also allow you to access Amazon's pay-per-view video on demand service under the idea that you might want to use that if what you are looking for isn't available for free. In any case, what you are getting in the end is the equivalent of Netflix plus more options, which I'm not sure why it would be considered a bad thing. Just ignore the pay offerings, and brows the free movie section, and you have what you want.
- nickbauman 9y ago
  Ha! This doesn't even register with me. Everything I've wanted to watch on Amazon Prime with my Prime account has been something I had to pay per view. So the net effect is I'm paying a subscription AND paying per view. Nope.
  - hsod 9y ago
    Seems odd to "punish" Amazon Video for offering more functionality than Netflix. The Prime Video product is functionally equivalent to Netflix. The PPV videos are an additional service that Amazon offers that Netflix does not offer. The confusion that seems to be bothering you is easily resolved. Here you can browse only videos that are free with subscription: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/b?node=2676882011 https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/b?node=2676882011 Most Amazon Prime apps I've seen make a clear distinction between the two.
    - khedoros1 9y ago
      > Most Amazon Prime apps I've seen make a clear distinction between the two. The ones on my Roku and Blu-ray player don't do it as distinctly as I'd like, and don't have an option to permanently ignore the PPV offerings. They're just highly-targeted ads that I'd really like to block, but can't.
    - nickbauman 9y ago
      Functionality I don't want == Zero functionality. If anything I want to watch costs money to watch, the free stuff might as well not exist.
  - kbenson 9y ago
    In which case, don't pay for prime, and just pay for the pay-per-view. In any case, you're complaining about them bundling something which they are not bundling. Since you haven't found anything interesting on prime to watch, I'll give you a couple suggestions for prime original series which I found good (or have on good authority are worthy): Goliath - This was excellent from start to finish. It's only 8 episodes, so easy to consume. The Man in the High Castle - Interesting to me in how the geopolitics of two superpowers in the 60's play out when those superpowers are Nazi Germany and Militaristic Japan, and the parallels to the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the same period. A little bit of mostly unexplained and low-key science fiction in-story to drive it keeps it interesting as well. Red Oaks - Only caught one episode, but my wife has seen it all and thought it was fairly funny and it seemed interesting in an 80's John Hughes sort of way.
    - jkchu 9y ago
      Sneaky Pete is another Amazon Prime show that is excellent. One of my favorites.
- khedoros1 9y ago
  > which I'm not sure why it would be considered a bad thing. I find it annoying that I can't permanently hide the pay items. If I could, I'd completely hide them from the browsing UI, but make them show up with some kind of distinctive icon when they match a search that I make. If I want it that badly, I'll go shopping for the DVD/Blu-ray. I'm never going to actually pay for an individual digital video, so it's grating to have them presented as equal candidates for viewing alongside all the "included with Prime" content.

• I don't want a fire stick or whatever it's called. • I want to pay a flat fee for access (Netflix), not pay-per-view PLUS subscription fee (amazon prime video).

subway 9y ago

I want to pay a flat fee for access (Netflix), not pay-per-view PLUS subscription fee (amazon prime video). This seems like a strange position to have. I agree Amazon's behavior in pulling the Chromecast from their store as a means to push their own stuff is unacceptable, but Prime has plenty of content that can be viewed for 'free' (beyond the cost of Prime). Having additional paid content seems entirely reasonable.

kbenson 9y ago

Isn't Amazon's pay-per-view totally separate from prime? Prime has a bunch of totally free video like Netflix (and free music I think), and the apps that let you watch it also allow you to access Amazon's pay-per-view video on demand service under the idea that you might want to use that if what you are looking for isn't available for free. In any case, what you are getting in the end is the equivalent of Netflix plus more options, which I'm not sure why it would be considered a bad thing. Just ignore the pay offerings, and brows the free movie section, and you have what you want.

nickbauman 9y ago
Ha! This doesn't even register with me. Everything I've wanted to watch on Amazon Prime with my Prime account has been something I had to pay per view. So the net effect is I'm paying a subscription AND paying per view. Nope.
- hsod 9y ago
  Seems odd to "punish" Amazon Video for offering more functionality than Netflix. The Prime Video product is functionally equivalent to Netflix. The PPV videos are an additional service that Amazon offers that Netflix does not offer. The confusion that seems to be bothering you is easily resolved. Here you can browse only videos that are free with subscription: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/b?node=2676882011 https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/b?node=2676882011 Most Amazon Prime apps I've seen make a clear distinction between the two.
  - khedoros1 9y ago
    > Most Amazon Prime apps I've seen make a clear distinction between the two. The ones on my Roku and Blu-ray player don't do it as distinctly as I'd like, and don't have an option to permanently ignore the PPV offerings. They're just highly-targeted ads that I'd really like to block, but can't.
  - nickbauman 9y ago
    Functionality I don't want == Zero functionality. If anything I want to watch costs money to watch, the free stuff might as well not exist.
- kbenson 9y ago
  In which case, don't pay for prime, and just pay for the pay-per-view. In any case, you're complaining about them bundling something which they are not bundling. Since you haven't found anything interesting on prime to watch, I'll give you a couple suggestions for prime original series which I found good (or have on good authority are worthy): Goliath - This was excellent from start to finish. It's only 8 episodes, so easy to consume. The Man in the High Castle - Interesting to me in how the geopolitics of two superpowers in the 60's play out when those superpowers are Nazi Germany and Militaristic Japan, and the parallels to the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the same period. A little bit of mostly unexplained and low-key science fiction in-story to drive it keeps it interesting as well. Red Oaks - Only caught one episode, but my wife has seen it all and thought it was fairly funny and it seemed interesting in an 80's John Hughes sort of way.
  - jkchu 9y ago
    Sneaky Pete is another Amazon Prime show that is excellent. One of my favorites.
khedoros1 9y ago
> which I'm not sure why it would be considered a bad thing. I find it annoying that I can't permanently hide the pay items. If I could, I'd completely hide them from the browsing UI, but make them show up with some kind of distinctive icon when they match a search that I make. If I want it that badly, I'll go shopping for the DVD/Blu-ray. I'm never going to actually pay for an individual digital video, so it's grating to have them presented as equal candidates for viewing alongside all the "included with Prime" content.