netflix or amazon

[bgant4]

for you tv buffs. What is the difference between Netflix and amazon? I have a roku box that picks up Netflix from the internet. Wonderinf if amazon offers more selection

[jackquontee]

hunter_rv wrote:
I have both, but Amazon has a nice app that allows you to download 10 shows to your mobile device.

So I load up the IPad while at the house and on the fast wifi, take it camper and watch all my shows off-line.

Very cool and works slick with a cable to HDMI adapter

I only have Amazon but I download only free movies to an Ipod and then, using the HDMI cable, will then watch them on the tv.

[spoon059]

hunter_rv wrote:
I have both, but Amazon has a nice app that allows you to download 10 shows to your mobile device.

So I load up the IPad while at the house and on the fast wifi, take it camper and watch all my shows off-line.

Very cool and works slick with a cable to HDMI adapter

That's good info to know, I was unaware of that feature! Luckily for me, my job provides me with a Verizon Jetpack with unlimited data and I am allowed to use it on vacation. It might be nice to have a couple fun shows saved on my computer just in case I am somewhere without internet access and can't sleep.

[mgirardo]

We also have both and find Netflix a lot easier to find something to watch. If we know what we want to watch, it is easy to find, but browsing on Amazon is not very good.

One thing I have found with some shows on Amazon is they will offer one or two seasons for free and then want you to buy the other seasons. Netflix does not have current seasons and sometimes it takes a couple seasons before they'll add new seasons.

As for movies, Netflix rarely gets new releases. Amazon gets new releases, but rarely are they free. Usually they are available to rent for 24 hours. We only have Amazon because of Prime. The nice thing about Netflix is you can turn it off from month to month.

-Michael

[hunter_rv]

I have both, but Amazon has a nice app that allows you to download 10 shows to your mobile device.

So I load up the IPad while at the house and on the fast wifi, take it camper and watch all my shows off-line.

Very cool and works slick with a cable to HDMI adapter

[Ron3rd]

I have both and only have Amazon because it comes with Prime membership. I've used Netflix for several years. They both work fine but it seems Netflix has more content. As noted above, Amazon will also let your "buy" or "rent" movies that would otherwise be unavailable, ie, not all the movies are free on Amazon even with Prime membership.

[skiles]

mbrower wrote:
I have both and they pretty much the same thing. Netflix has original series though. Some good some bad. Amazon will let you rent or buy movies where Netflix does not. Netflix is much more user friendly with thier menues. Amazon came with my prime membership. I would not have it without prime.

I agree. I did get an Amazon Fire TV for our TT. It has voice search which makes it easier. Plus I hooked up the Watch ESPN and Fox sports app so now I can watch plenty of football. I stream it through my phone as a hotspot if I have a strong enough signal. I tend to watch more Netflix shows than Amazon, FWIW. I am a Prime member for the free shipping of TT accessories more than the TV.

[Golfcart]

I have all 3 as well. Netflix overall is my goto for anything and everything random. But Amazon seems to have a greater selection of those weird documentaries and syfy type shows im currently addicted to.

Hulu is in its own category because its best used as a dvr.. so to speak. Great way to watch current shows without having to set aside a specific day/time

[Clay_L]

According to what I have read, the star ratings are a combination of the old user ratings (now discontinued) and what Netflix thinks I might like.
See HERE

[Community Alumni]

I have Netflix, Hulu (commercial free upgrade) and Amazon. Other than that, the rest is covered by what is over the air. Total that up and it is still way less then cable or satellite TV. That is way more TV than is healthy to absorb and there are only 24 hours in a day. Now you have everyone's take on the pros and cons of the various services, just subscribe to all of them and make a point to see how each come closest to you preferences. Discontinue after a while the services you feel you are not using. Keep in mind any trial offers that allow you to cancel without getting locked in. Netflix and Hulu can be pretty much turned on or off at will.

[GordonThree]

Star ratings on Netflix are not average audience ratings, rather they're based on an approximation of what the AI thinks you want to watch based on ratings from users with similar viewing habits. Setting stars on Netflix isn't intended to share your rating of the content with anyone else, it's a tool for training the AI to recommend more relevant content.

[Clay_L]

I have both. I watch them on a Samsung smart TV.
Amazon's offerings are much more limited than Netflix. The movies in general are also poorer.
Also a 3 star rating on an Amazon movie is often the equivalent of a 1 star on Netflix. I think that may be because it is more difficult to rate a movie on Amazon. Many of Amazon's movies are rated by only a few people while Netflix's are often in the 100s or 1000s.
There have been several movies on Amazon produced by independents that I couldn't watch past the first 15 minutes or so and they were rated at 4 or 5 stars, apparently all by friends of the producer (10 or 15 or so). If the Amazon streaming service didn't come with my Prime membership I wouldn't have it.

[GordonThree]

Amazon seems to have better deals with the TV networks, many shows that are currently running on TV are also available to stream for Prime members.

Roku can do so much more, PBS has a huge library of videos to watch. NASA does as well... only thing I don't like about Roku is the poor YouTube support. So much content from TED, MIT, CalTech, Discovery Channel and more on YouTube.

[bartlettj]

I have both. It depends on what shows you want to watch. Amazon doesn't have a lot of "free" content with the base prime subscription, but they offer streaming a lot of shows that you can't get on Netflix- for a fee. They both also offer free trials.

Amazon's app is different on every device. I have a Roku TV and Amazon's app works well there- in fact, my TV will search across all the apps installed on the TV and give you multiple sources to watch a given show from. Amazon's app is terrible on Android.

Another option with Roku is Sony's new PlayStation Vue, which is more like a traditional cable subscription without the cable.

[wa8yxm]

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