The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!

[Zoraptor]

1 hour ago, ShadySands said:

Huh, I never thought people might have Prime Video without Amazon Prime. Seems obvious but it somehow never occurred to me.

You simply cannot get Prime in some places like, well, New Zealand since we don't have our own Amazon subentity. Which is kind of funny because they always, always offer me a free month of it every time I buy something and thought I lived in Australia (which has amazon.com.au) when it came to apps for their streaming dongle. NZ billing address seems to be enough to stop you getting it. You can however get Prime Video here. Presume it's the same in other places that don't have a 'home' Amazon site.

Though whether it's the same as standalone Prime Video if mainline Prime is available I don't know. Contrary to the Euros' experience it didn't have much rental/ pay to watch stuff at all that I could see, though that was a year ago now. 

[LadyCrimson]

1 hour ago, Hurlshort said:

I save way over the cost of Prime in shipping, so it's hardly an issue.

You do have to be careful/aware that a lot of stuff that falls under Prime/free and fast shipping, the selling price may be higher for "prime" item versions vs buying from another named "non-Prime"/not free shipping seller. Also, prices may differ whether you're logged into Prime (more) or viewing as not-logged/maybe no stored browser cookie too (less). So absolute total may not be as much cheaper - or cheaper at all - as you might think. (edit: it's not true all the time) but I've seen it many times. Anyway, that stuff probably changes/varies a bit by regions and/or policy changes as well. My personal main reason for Prime was the generally faster delivery times without paying extra shipping. That's really what you're mostly paying for - speed - and I'm not terribly patient.

For people who might buy from Amazon a few times or whatever a year, Prime for that reason alone isn't worth it.

Edited 2 hours ago by LadyCrimson