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Amazon prime vs Netflix: need opinions on which (or neither)
11/28/15 | me

Posted on 11/28/2015 4:35:16 PM PST by spacejunkie2001

I currently have netflix for both dvds and streaming. Streaming doesn't seem to have alot of choices. Was thinking about signing up for Amazon Prime. I currently get my kindle books and vitamins there.

Anyone here have input on the diff between AP and NF and if one is better than the other?

Thanks!


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: amazon; netflix; streamingmovies
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To: spacejunkie2001

Get both. There isn’t that much overlap, plus with Amazon Prime, you’ll also get “free” two-day shipping on orders.
I also have DirecTV, so I can access OnDemand DTV, which often has items I can’t find without getting extra charges, if I can find them at all. Usually, between the three services, I get what I want. And really, for eight bucks a month each, it would be a shame not to have both NF and Amazon.


41 posted on 11/28/2015 5:13:30 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: dforest

“I am not an all the time movie watcher. I didn’t need Netflix, so I canceled it. Prime is perfect for my needs. I order a lot from Amazon and like the free shipping and Kindle specials.”

We are the same re movies. My wife isn’t an Amazon fan, but she suggested that I try a free month of Prime because so many of her and our friends liked it.

We did, and we use Prime for products a few times a week and my Kindle orders.

A couple times a month we get a free Prime on line streaming movie. It works great with our Vizio smart tv and remote.

The Amazon fire stick with voice control doesn’t work and has become a paper weight.


42 posted on 11/28/2015 5:13:58 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Syrians escape to live well in US & EU..Our troops go to Syria to die in their place. More Obamacrap)
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To: spacejunkie2001

most video, except live news and sporting events, can be found on the net these days.

pulling it down usually requires broadband and a torrent client.

once you have the video, you need to view it. you can either watch it on your computer... or find a way to get it to your television.

roku and wdtv are two media players that work fairly well at displaying the video to your television.

with this information, a computer, broadband, and a television, you can set yourself up a nice home theatre without having to pay for netflix or cable


43 posted on 11/28/2015 5:15:05 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: prisoner6
"The scenery is fantastic! The place I want to live1"

Longmire is a great series. It supposedly takes place in Wyoming but it is filmed in New Mexico. :-)

44 posted on 11/28/2015 5:17:21 PM PST by Spunky
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To: spacejunkie2001

We have Amazon Prime and find we use the included commercial-less music streaming nearly as much as the included movies. I haven’t tried their e-book library checkout, but we do buy a lot from Amazon, so together, it seems to more than pay for itself. Oh, and we gave the free Prime shipping to four other, separate family members (you have four or five you can gift free Prime shipping to).


45 posted on 11/28/2015 5:17:36 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: sparklite2

I hear you. I pay about $18/mo for NF because I get both streaming and mailed but I think I’ll cancel the mailed discs and get AP.

I order a TON of vitamins, usually from vitacost or swanson vitamins, but from time to time I’ll get them from AP and then just try to find them shipped free there.

Does AP ever offer discounts or coupons on things you buy there if you’re a prime member?


46 posted on 11/28/2015 5:19:34 PM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: ETL

Tons of documentaries are available on Netflix and Amazon Prime.


47 posted on 11/28/2015 5:19:37 PM PST by SamAdams76 (It's time we sent a junkyard dog to Washington to run the low life out)
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To: spacejunkie2001

Streaming videos, not DVDs.

They have unlimited free movies that are included in the subscription like Netflix. They also have online rental streaming movies, basically anything that you could get as a DVD rental at Redbox.


48 posted on 11/28/2015 5:20:58 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: dforest

“I am not an all the time movie watcher. I didn’t need Netflix, so I canceled it. Prime is perfect for my needs. I order a lot from Amazon and like the free shipping and Kindle specials.”

We are the same re movies. My wife isn’t an Amazon fan, but she suggested that I try a free month of Prime because so many of her and our friends liked it.

We did, and we use Prime for products a few times a week and my Kindle orders.

A couple times a month we get a free Prime on line streaming movie. It works great with our Vizio smart tv and remote.

The Amazon fire stick with voice control doesn’t work and has become a paper weight.


49 posted on 11/28/2015 5:21:08 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Syrians escape to live well in US & EU..Our troops go to Syria to die in their place. More Obamacrap)
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To: Grampa Dave

I have had Prime for a few years now. I have saved a lot on shipping. My sons all live in different states and the free shipping saves me a lot. I have 2 painful busted up kness and love being able to shop for whatever I want and having it delivered quickly.

I have a Roku stick that works great and a blue ray that works like the Roku.

I liek the free movies when we watch one and occasionally pay for a new one that we really want to see!


50 posted on 11/28/2015 5:22:06 PM PST by dforest
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To: spacejunkie2001

The only thing bad about Netflix is that they’ll have the sequel or part III, but not the original movie.


51 posted on 11/28/2015 5:23:18 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (I am going to get those guns out of peoples hands. - Hillary Clinton 10/05/2015)
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To: spacejunkie2001

I have both. Prime tends to have lots of old movies. Netflix has a BUNCH of homo stuff that it is always trying to recommend. Mostly use Netflix for kids thoughts since there are a lot of cartoons.


52 posted on 11/28/2015 5:26:51 PM PST by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither)
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To: tje

There’s overlap. Both have some pretty good original TV series. Just finished the first season of Bosch based on the Michael Connaly novels on Amazon. Also watched on Netflix Lillyhammer which Is sort of a spinoff of the Sopranos. Bottom line both are good. I enjoy having both.


53 posted on 11/28/2015 5:27:41 PM PST by nycteacher
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To: SamAdams76

I supposed that’s true. There’s also tons on YouTube, most for free.


54 posted on 11/28/2015 5:29:45 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: Grampa Dave

The Amazon fire stick with voice control doesn’t work and has become a paper weight.


I bought some extra sticks just in case. They are cheap and the voice search works pretty good, considering I have a hard time making myself understood even on the telephone.


55 posted on 11/28/2015 5:32:43 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: spacejunkie2001

I don’t know about coupons, but I get great price breaks from Amazon when I buy things like Prilosec on a monthly subscription basis. The more items you buy on a set subscription, the greater discount you get.


56 posted on 11/28/2015 5:36:28 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: spacejunkie2001

I have been an Amazon Prime subscriber for a few years, mainly for books and music. Prime video/movies, some free and others with rental fee, are ok. Been with Netflix for nearly a year. They don’t offer much in the old classics genre, but their series are pretty good. Can’t get TCM through DISH unless I subscribe to one of the fully loaded programs, then I’m paying for a bunch of stuff I don’t watch. Wish they had a real a la carte program that lets you pick your channels.


57 posted on 11/28/2015 5:40:31 PM PST by fivecatsandadog ( What strategy? Tell me what your strategy is and I'll tell you if its working". Quinn, "Homeland")
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To: spacejunkie2001

Netflix is excellent.I also have Prime.

I look at prime as a delivery feature for Amazon that allows you to stream movies. The content on Amazon is not always free and Amazon Prime has some limitations as to content.

If you only get one, get Netflix, but at less than $10 a month, drop cable, get a fifty dollar areal and get both.


58 posted on 11/28/2015 5:40:37 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I agree, TCM is what I miss most from cable.

But there is a substitute available on Roku. It’s called “Classic Reel”. It’s no where near as good as TCM, but it has movies from the 30’s up to the 70’s. Most digitizations are OK, a few are poor. We typically find something good to watch.

Right now we are taking an intermission in the Carry Grant/Grace Kelly movie “To Catch A Thief”.

It costs $1.98 per month for unlimited viewing. No advertising. Sometimes the streaming gets a bug and you gotta reboot.

http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/classic-reel


59 posted on 11/28/2015 5:43:18 PM PST by redfreedom (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: sparklite2

you need to go off prilosec (or any antiacid) and start taking magnesium :) buy metagenics brand mag on amazon. take 4-8 tabs/day split with meals and you’ll be amazed at how you feel. your acid indigestion will go away. antiacids block the absorption of magnesium which is a crucial mineral.


60 posted on 11/28/2015 5:44:52 PM PST by spacejunkie2001
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