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Been looking for awhile now for a good replacement for Netflix. Been looking at Amazon Prime as a suitable choice and the same $$ range. I'm very close to pulling the trigger. Any pro's and/or cons from the membership?

I've got the locals with OTA DVR covered, and many of the other networks thru Philo.


Regards, Will G.
 
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Meh. It’s ok. Some decent original content. None of these are great.
 
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Thanks for the feedback. I figured that I'll try the 30 day free trial they offer after further searching as nothing to loose.


Regards, Will G.
 
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The Expanse is excellent. Started on Syfy, but got picked up by Amazon.
The Boys is similarly good, if you can stand gory scenes and swearing.




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The Original Series offerings are pretty good and certainly a bit different from NF.
 
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The Expanse is excellent. Started on Syfy, but got picked up by Amazon.
The Boys is similarly good, if you can stand gory scenes and swearing.


Enjoyed The Expanse
Watching Absentia now.
Bosch was another good one.




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I have never had Netflix but there is some decent movies and series on Prime.



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Thanks for the feedback. I figured that I'll try the 30 day free trial they offer after further searching as nothing to loose.


be sure to watch the first season of Jack Ryan. The 2nd season is optional.


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Quit the Netflix, come back in 6 months. There's no reason not to alternate subscription plans for a while, since there's no contract or cancellation penalty. Just cancel for a few months and let the new shows build up for a while, then re-up and binge.
 
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I canceled both over the course of this year.
I decided I needed to spend more time at the range and on my motorcycles.
 
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We have both. We find little of interest on OTA TV these days, so we mainly watch movies or series on NF or AP.



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be sure to watch the first season of Jack Ryan. The 2nd season is optional.


Exactly! The first series that I binged last night after signing for the free trial was the Jack Ryan series. I can't recall at this moment if it was the 2ond season but was the one shot in Venezuela. Really enjoyed it.

hudr, I'd personally love to spend more time outdoors or doing other stuff but have been hamstrung by health so I just try and enjoy whatever I can under these circumstances.

ensigmatic, yea, I still get my dose of OTA programs that I record and it really came in handy to get a snapshot of the weather as the storms are starting to get cranked up. Thats the big plus of the DVR is being able to FF thru the news to get to the weather.

Thanks for all the replies all. After viewing the video content available with Prime it looks like it will at least keep me occupied for some time, and a lot of new content to watch. I was also looking into the other benefits of Prime membership shopping and shipping stuff. I have to read further but looks interesting.

Aeteocles, that is exactly my plan. I did that with streaming content like SLING TV and PHILO before. That is one of the advantages that many here posted as a benefit in that longer "cutting the cord" thread.


Regards, Will G.
 
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My wife and I order enough things on Amazon that we bought a year service and get Prime tv included in the overall price. Not a bad deal.
 
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Thanks for all the replies all. After viewing the video content available with Prime it looks like it will at least keep me occupied for some time, and a lot of new content to watch. I was also looking into the other benefits of Prime membership shopping and shipping stuff. I have to read further but looks interesting.


If you enjoy reading, Kindle unlimited through Prime is a good deal. I think it's $8.95 a month after the (separate) free trial, and there's a lot (a LOT) of books available for free. I'm running through a bunch of memoirs about Vietnam at the moment.
 
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A few good content items, but too much pay as you go. More/all of it should be included in the subscription price.


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A few good content items, but too much pay as you go. More/all of it should be included in the subscription price.


May I ask, if you originally enrolled in the 30 day free trial did you find that most of the movies were free until the trial period expired? The reason I ask is that so far it seems that most of the movies I've watched were free. I do see in one of the sub-menu's rentals, but the few I've watched like the Jack Ryan episodes and other movies that are "suggested to watch" based on my choices are free so far. I wonder if that will change when the trial period is up.

I know that with Apple TV+ many of the movies charge for rental during the 1yr free subscription with the purchase of the Apple TV device.


Regards, Will G.
 
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We've got Netflix and Prime. Netflix is on the way out for their slant on things (lots of LGBWTXYZ).

If you like Brit TV, take a look at Acorn and Britbox. They're relatively inexpensive, like $7 or $8 a month, and have lots of good content. We particularly like some of the mystery series.
 
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Prime is like a Russian doll where you find hidden gems. The newest one was they had History Channel's "Battle 360" which is 10 episodes of the story of the USS Enterprise CV-6 through the Pacific Campaign with a mix of stock footage and CGI. All for free.
 
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Meh. It’s ok. Some decent original content. None of these are great.


This is my thinking. I have both Netflix and Prime. I really have to be desperate to look for something on prime. Once in a while they get a good movie. Netflix has a lot of great origional series.
 
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If you like European TV dramas/crime/mystery shows, check out MHz Choice, I subscribe through Amazon Prime; lot's of good shows, definitely worth the $7.99/month; also I believe they have a 7-day trial so you can check to see if there any shows that you might find interesting.

The different series that I thought were good are:
  • the French series "Murders In..."
  • "Anatomy of Evil" - Austrian crime drama
  • "Professor T" - German version
  • "Murder By The Lake" - German/Austrian police drama
  • "Spiral" French police series - now on Prime
  • "The Passenger" French drama mini-series
  • "Tatort" German police dramas, there are different series set in different German cities



*Yes, they're all subtitled

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We've got Netflix and Prime. Netflix is on the way out for their slant on things (lots of LGBWTXYZ).

If you like Brit TV, take a look at Acorn and Britbox. They're relatively inexpensive, like $7 or $8 a month, and have lots of good content. We particularly like some of the mystery series.




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