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Prime Video is garbage

Posted on 11/12/22 at 9:14 pm
Posted by Mr Boyles
Member since Mar 2022
1600 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 9:14 pm
Dear MySpace,

It’s just a bunch of shite.. the app layout sucks.. streams buffer like crazy.. the movies are garbage and most of the shows plays advertising on top of me paying for this shite streaming service.

Just a bunch of shite low budget garbage

Thinking about canceling it
Posted by MrFreakinMiyagi
Reseda
Member since Feb 2007
19951 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 9:21 pm to
I think I just said that you can watch Jacob’s Ladder on Prime
You should do that
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33624 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 9:26 pm to
The layout has sucked for 10 years. Really shocking a tech giant like Amazon cant get that right.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476096 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 9:26 pm to
Other than bringing you back to the "front of the line" after looking at info, I haven't had any of the problems you described.

Prime has the biggest library of any streaming service, I reckon.

If I was on my own I"d be happy with Prime + hoopla (free) + Kanopy (free) and a rotation of 1 of the rest (Hulu, Netflix, HBO, etc).
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37861 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 10:04 pm to
It’s the best platform to watch a movie on.
Jump back/forward 10 sec button, x-ray to see actors, launch screen, etc.

Thursday night football on it is fantastic.
Posted by MrFreakinMiyagi
Reseda
Member since Feb 2007
19951 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 10:07 pm to
quote:

It’s just a bunch of shite.. the app layout sucks.. streams buffer like crazy.. the movies are garbage and most of the shows plays advertising on top of me paying for this shite streaming service.

No
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
34141 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 10:13 pm to
The app layout is miles behind the competitors

Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
39391 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 10:28 pm to
You have to add Channels to Prime.

Like Cinemax, Starz, AMC, Paramount, etc.

The have yearly deals for .99 cents for 2 months.

Prime is just the basic platform to bundle all your streaming services into one place.
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62446 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 10:39 pm to
quote:

It’s just a bunch of shite.


Not true at all. While they don't really have any A+ shows yet, they have a bunch of solid Bs.

quote:

the app layout sucks


What streaming device? I know on Fire TV they recently revamped the layout so it's got a similar interface to others like Netflix and HBOMax.

quote:

the movies are garbage


Which streamer has a large selection of good movies? Every major studio trying to be a major streamer has really fractured movies. Once you've seen the few good ones on any service it's over unless you want to hit the way back catalog.

quote:

Just a bunch of shite low budget garbage


I will say that Amazon must have cut a deal for the penny bin of streaming content, because if you dig deep enough into their library you'll find stuff that probably isn't even straight to DVD quality. But the top end is fine. They don't have the best original content, but they are solidly in the race.
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
21911 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 11:33 pm to
Their UI was dogshit for ages, but I feel like it’s at least usable now. My only real complaint with them anymore is that of all the streaming services I’ve used the quality video they push through is severely lacking. Im not exactly sure what to call it, but I get a lot of pixelation/compression in dark scenes. It looks awful at times. It never buffers for me, but the picture quality is poor. Have never had the above issue with any other streaming service.
Posted by pevetohead
lurking behind sonic
Member since Apr 2017
3532 posts
Posted on 11/12/22 at 11:54 pm to
Tubi > Prime
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
40100 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 1:33 am to
quote:

most of the shows plays advertising on top of me paying for this shite streaming service.


Probably not a Prime video you’re watching. Probably the IMDB streaming service that’s piggybacked on Prime Video.
Posted by Peter167
Member since Mar 2020
6327 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 2:50 am to
Some of their original content is top notch like the boys, sneaky pete, the terminal list, patriot etc can stack up with any platforms best shows.
Posted by AUCom96
Alabama
Member since May 2020
6974 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 6:57 am to
Amazon is a scumbag company. Don't give them the money.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
156457 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 8:18 am to
Yeah some of their original shows are fantastic (like Invincible and The Boys). And there are some other originals that I’ve heard are good but haven’t found the time to check out yet.

I do agree that the UI is fairly shitty though.

They do have some good stuff on it though, especially older shows. I recently discovered the Classic Albums show and there are a good bit of those on Prime. I’ve enjoyed those a lot.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
12737 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 8:34 am to
quote:

Thursday night football on it is fantastic.

If only the games were fantastic.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
33434 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 8:36 am to
The app itself has the worst layout and performs worse in the layout screens than HBO, Netflix etc
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
12737 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 8:47 am to
quote:

The app itself has the worst layout and performs worse in the layout screens than HBO, Netflix etc

And just think, it has gotten much, much better.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
72316 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 9:37 am to
fricking thieves that pay filmmakers only .01 per streaming hour.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
20733 posts
Posted on 11/13/22 at 9:38 am to
quote:

Thursday night football on it is fantastic.


LOL

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