Amazon Prime

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I signed up for this yesterday. ($79 per year)
I order most of my IT equipment from Amazon anyway, so the free 2 day shipping made sense. But, they also let you stream their movie catalog and get one free kindle book a month. :dance:

Im loving amazon more everyday. :wavey:

[Hal-9000]

when you say stream their movie catalog it's pretty much flv vids played in some of player?

real world example - I want to watch Avatar so I start watching. Can I pause it or stop it and come back to it another time?

[Acid Trip]

I signed up for this yesterday. ($79 per year)
I order most of my IT equipment from Amazon anyway, so the free 2 day shipping made sense. But, they also let you stream their movie catalog and get one free kindle book a month. :dance:

Im loving amazon more everyday. :wavey:

Do you already have a Roku player? If not you should get one.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

when you say stream their movie catalog it's pretty much flv vids played in some of player?

real world example - I want to watch Avatar so I start watching. Can I pause it or stop it and come back to it another time?
Yes. It streams through my blueray player. Same controls

Do you already have a Roku player? If not you should get one.
I dont DL movies much anymore. I had a WD but I sold it to my buddy.

[Hal-9000]

Yes. It streams through my blueray player. Same controls

I dont DL movies much anymore. I had a WD but I sold it to my buddy.

well Mister Schmancy-pants we all don't watch stuff through our bluray players (that I don't have).


so how would that work for me? Joe average pc user?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

You can use your PC to watch them. Or just about any internet device ;) it works great for me since I can pay for it through work :dance:

[redred]

you know you can get kindle books for free:lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I haven't paid for one yet ;)

[redred]

nor me yet seem to have 250 books :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I may be hitting you up

[redred]

i can get you the 3 fifty shades of grey books :lol:

[Hugh_Janus]

well fuck.... I comer in here thinking its a transformers thread and you're talking about 50 shades of grey

[PorkChopSandwiches]

It doesn't say optimus prime

[redred]

well fuck.... I comer in here thinking its a transformers thread and you're talking about 50 shades of grey

i keep reading it as that as well :lol:

[Hal-9000]

I was hoping for some slightly larger girls in loincloths


8-[

[deebakes]

this seems like :spam: :-k

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I'm just saying its kind of cool. Especially if you all ready order a lot from amazon. And I get a dollar for everyone who reads the thread

[deebakes]

i knew it! :spam:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Another dollar :dance:

[deebakes]

:sad2:

































(we're splitting the profits right? :-k )

[redred]

http://i.imgur.com/5tJbG.jpg

[deebakes]

:hand:

http://i.imgur.com/Pl6Oh.png

[redred]

buy it porky can get you free shipping :lol:

[deebakes]

this is a good idea after all :-k

[Arkady Renko]

hm, interesting, over here amazon prime means nothing but next day delivery without additional charge. I feel short changed

[Southern Belle]

I'm going to check into it. I buy (and sell) a lot on Amazon. You can find almost anything there at good prices.

[Acid Trip]

Yes. It streams through my blueray player. Same controls

I dont DL movies much anymore. I had a WD but I sold it to my buddy.

The Roku doesn't store movies, it only streams them. It links in with your Amazon account so you can stream the Amazon prime stuff, has a Pandora interface, you can rent movies and a couple other features that are cool. You can even play motion controlled games on the newest one.

It's also nice because you can take the Roku to a friends house, jump on their WiFi, and you can watch all your movies/free streaming stuff there. The box is like 3" x 3" so it's really small and portable.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I may look into that, I need something for the bedroom anyway

[deebakes]

I may look into that, I need something for the bedroom anyway

:-k

http://i.imgur.com/wZUDF.png

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Cha-ching

[Acid Trip]

I may look into that, I need something for the bedroom anyway

I promise the Roku is worth every penny. Here is the one I have. You'll thank me later.

http://www.amazon.com/Roku-XD-Streaming-Player-1080p/dp/B005CLPP8E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1343150126&sr=8-4&keywords=roku

[RBP]

I promise the Roku is worth every penny. Here is the one I have. You'll thank me later.

http://www.amazon.com/Roku-XD-Streaming-Player-1080p/dp/B005CLPP8E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1343150126&sr=8-4&keywords=roku

then what do subscriptions cost?

[Acid Trip]

then what do subscriptions cost?

There is no subscription.

He'd get all the Amazon Prime stuff free (some movies, TV shows, etc) since he signed up for that. He can use the free Pandora or sign in with a paid account. He can browse all the movies for rent/sale for free.

New release SD movies cost $3.99 to rent. New release HD movies cost $4.99 to rent.

We use it mainly to rent movies without having to leave the house. The prices are $2-3 cheaper per movie than via cable companies or AT&T.

[RBP]

There is no subscription.

He'd get all the Amazon Prime stuff free (some movies, TV shows, etc) since he signed up for that. He can use the free Pandora or sign in with a paid account. He can browse all the movies for rent/sale for free.

New release SD movies cost $3.99 to rent. New release HD movies cost $4.99 to rent.

We use it mainly to rent movies without having to leave the house. The prices are $2-3 cheaper per movie than via cable companies or AT&T.

But he paid $79 for AP, so there is a fee. And Hulu Plus isn't free. And the movies aren't free. So you still have to subscribe to services or pay for movies, right? I mean I can't pay $78 for the box and use it without incurring additional costs.

[Goofy]

i can get you the 3 fifty shades of grey books :lol:

Have you seen the 50 shades of Andy Gray one? :-k


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJm_DLGGL6c&feature=player_embedded

[PorkChopSandwiches]

That thing is tiny now. :tup: I remember the first version

[RBP]

That thing is tiny now. :tup: I remember the first version

That's what she said. ;)

[PorkChopSandwiches]

shrinkage

[Teh One Who Knocks]

But he paid $79 for AP, so there is a fee. And Hulu Plus isn't free. And the movies aren't free. So you still have to subscribe to services or pay for movies, right? I mean I can't pay $78 for the box and use it without incurring additional costs.

You'd have to pay for every 'premium' service you would want access to....$8/month for Hulu Plus...$9/month (or there abouts) for Netflix....$79/year for Amazon....etc

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Yeah the only thing "free" would be the amazon stuff, and even then you dont get everything for free. But, the box is a nice little device that attaches to all those other services. I think it also allows you to stream content off your PC.

[Acid Trip]

Yeah the only thing "free" would be the amazon stuff, and even then you dont get everything for free. But, the box is a nice little device that attaches to all those other services. I think it also allows you to stream content off your PC.

That's the point of it. It's a gateway to all the services you already pay for. If you pay for Amazon, Hulu, Pandora, etc you can access them all without a PC and on any TV you want. All you need is the internet and you're ready to go.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

My TV and bluray actually do most of this as well.