Amazon offers free online movies to Prime members

MJ5150 · #1 02-22-2011, 11:29 AM

Amazon offers free online movies to Prime members.

I am a Prime member. Yay for me!!!!!

-Mike

Sonic_Death · #2 02-22-2011, 11:32 AM

Since I am a student, I remember being able to get the "Prime" shipping benefits of having free two day shipping, but does this mean I also get to reap the benefits of free movies?

I must look into this more.

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Quote:

As an Amazon Student member you already receive:

* FREE Two-Day Shipping with no minimum order size
* One-Day Shipping for $3.99/item
* E-mail alerts for exclusive deals and promotions from Amazon Student

Upgrade to a paid Amazon Prime membership for $79/year to also get:

* Unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows

Febs · #3 02-22-2011, 11:33 AM

I'm an Amazon Prime member as well. Thanks for the heads up.

Deluge Of Sound · #4 02-22-2011, 11:39 AM

They should give out free movie tickets instead.

MJ5150 · #5 02-22-2011, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

They should give out free movie tickets instead.

Are you crazy? Ask people to leave their homes and go outside?

-Mike

Selta · #6 02-22-2011, 11:43 AM

It's a shame the selection currently sucks.

MJ5150 · #7 02-22-2011, 11:44 AM

You checked all 5,000+ titles, and couldn't find one you liked?

-Mike

Selta · #8 02-22-2011, 11:51 AM

It's not that, it's just overall the selection isn't that big. A lot of the titles I really like, I own. There's hardly any new titles in there for me to check out (more thanks to the studios than anything). For $79/yr it's not that bad though. I was going to drop my Prime membership, but I might keep it for awhile to see how this goes. NetFlix has a better selection, but their's isn't all that great either.

MJ5150 · #9 02-22-2011, 12:03 PM

Yeah, but these are all queued up and ready to stream to you from any computer with a fast internet connection. I can't say that about the 30 or 40 movies I own.

I have used Prime for a couple years and will continue to for the shipping benefits. This is a cool bonus, but I doubt I will ever use it.

-Mike

Selta · #10 02-22-2011, 12:09 PM

Funny thing about that... every movie I own lives on my NAS here. I don't even need an internet connection to watch them. I turn on any computer in my house, and I can access every movie I own and watch them as I like. Same with my TV shows and music.

MJ5150 · #11 02-22-2011, 12:09 PM

Alright already. Don't you have a DNSPROMO to run somewhere?

-Mike

Selta · #12 02-22-2011, 12:41 PM

Probably.

**smperry** · #13 02-22-2011, 01:09 PM

cool! thanks for the posting.

C.Linton · #14 02-22-2011, 03:18 PM

Anyone know if this will work with a PS3? I currently have Netflix, and that's how I watch it, on my TV thru my PS3. As I also have a Prime membership, this might be a way to save 8 bucks a month, LOL!

Balog · #15 02-22-2011, 04:13 PM

I'm thinking about Prime membership, just for the free 2 day shipping. Although living in the Seattle-ish area a lot of my orders get here about that soon anyway.

kful · #16 02-22-2011, 05:53 PM

Thanks for the info. Does anyone know if they have any content which Netflix doesn't.

As a Amazon stockholder, I highly recommend everyone become Prime Members.

MJ5150 · #17 06-22-2011, 02:56 PM

Amazon increased content for the streaming video collection. There was an announcement about it on the website this morning when I logged in to my account.

-Mike

Gaius46 · #18 06-22-2011, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Are you crazy? Ask people to leave their homes and go outside?

-Mike

Yeah but what about the movie popcorn?

I'm a Prime member too. Thanks for the heads up.

MJ5150 · #19 06-22-2011, 03:00 PM

I have watched some movies with their service, and it is great. Even on my Droid.

-Mike

MJ5150 · #20 10-31-2011, 06:58 PM

Amazon announced today that they have improved their streaming video offering for Prime members. This is a cut and paste from the website....

Dear Customers,

Our Prime Instant Video team is on a roll. Today, we're announcing an agreement with Disney-ABC that adds 800 popular titles from ABC Studios, The Disney Channel, ABC Family, and Marvel. These new titles will bring the total to almost 13,000 TV shows and movies — all available for unlimited instant streaming.

The popular series Lost and Grey’s Anatomy will be ready for streaming tomorrow. Then, we’ll add other favorites including Felicity, The Disney Channel’s Phineas & Ferb, Marvel’s X-Men Evolution, and ABC Family shows like Greek and episodes from the most current season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Disney-ABC joins recently announced deals with FOX, CBS, NBC-Universal, and PBS — just to name a few. We’ve added shows like Arrested Development, Firefly, The X-Files, every series of Star Trek, and Prison Break. You can watch on over 300 different devices, including our new Kindle Fire. Instant video streaming is a new benefit of Amazon Prime and is brought to you at no additional cost — Prime membership remains $79 a year.

I'm really stoked about being able to watch the X-Files. I can watch that show over and over and over again without getting bored.

-Mike