Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra::Amazon Prime Video has removed Dolby Vision HDR, and Atmos surround sound, unless you pay an extra $2.99 a month for its new ad-free option. The company has confirmed the move.
Radarrrrrrrrrr / Sonarrrrrrrr has 4k and rureoubd tracks…
Usenet really is great for piracy, I’m so happy that I found out about it like a decade ago. So much better than torrents.
Don’t you have to pay for that I think?
Yeah, but it’s worth it. $8/month for automated downloading of pretty much every TV show and most movies, usually within a few days of the official release (if you want release quality). Also it maxes out your downstream bandwidth instantly, unlike torrents. I have a gig pipe and the most I’ve ever seen on a well seeded torrent was about 50-60% of my downstream bandwidth.
But why? I’ve been using torrents with ease for a very long time.
Once you set it up, it’s automatic. The *arr tools were built with usenet in mind, Jackett and the like are just wrappers, also Usenet is a lot faster and flies under the “piracy radar” unlike torrents.
Yeah but I don’t use the arr tools, I use the other ones which do the same deal but for torrents.
Private trackers tend to fly under the radar to a degree too. I’m not sure how Usenet does since it’s still a popular method and seems just like a private tracker without sharing your IP with your peers but you pay for it
I belong to a few private trackers as well, they’re not exactly easy to get into. I feel that Usenet is “more clean” because you don’t have to seed the file for X days.
Usenet is a lot faster than torrents, you don’t need a VPN, and it’s more reliable than anything but great private trackers.
Mark my words…Amazon is going to experiment with tiering off Prime programs like cable. Want “The Boys?” or “Invincible?” That’s the extra tier.
Probably. The industry is still trying to figure out pricing, and the cost of making content isn’t matching the cost consumers are willing to pay for it.
no one wants streaming exclusive content, it inherently feels lower quality, plus making it harder to generate a buzz and make the series feel worthwhile or pressing to watch
Oh no, I can’t believe I won’t be able to watch the two shows that use Dolby Vision anymore.
I got an LG C8 in 2017 because I thought Dolby Vision was gonna be awesome compared to HDR10, pretty much every Dolby Vision thing I’ve watched is too dark and anything white has that stupid yellowish tint to it.
I have an LG C2 and I find Dolby Vision content pretty good, but only since they added the IQ setting, which boosts the brightness a little bit.
Also, I’ve got used to the warm picture settings. So much so that everything else looks too blue to me now.
I can’t stand it, white is supposed to be white not yellow!
Have you tried it for a few days? Once your eyes have adjusted to it, it looks better.
I’ve watched multiple shows and movies with it, I’m one of those people that loves vivid colors, so even when the TV is calibrated (using an online guide) it still didn’t look good to me 🤷♂️
With all the streaming options out there it’s wild to me that these services continue to be able to jack up their prices. I’m less interested than ever with tolerating their bullshit.
They jacked up their prices and laid off their long time employees… Like me.
Fuck the company I’m in is going hog wild with that right now. I think I’m insulated because I’ve never negotiated pay even when hired so I’m probably relatively cheap for them to keep on. I hope you land well
Thanks, it seems like all the tech giants are losing money and laying off a ton of tech workers to please their shareholders.
I’m sorry for your lost employment. Hopefully you at least acquired skills to land an even better job!
Thanks, there is one upside: it finally allowed me to move out of NYC after 5 years. I’m living down in Miami now, still unemployed but I’m living off the money they gave me haha
Well now it’s personal
Fuck em
Well they are a big evil corporation so it’s expected, but shame on you for doing that to your employees.
The real kicker is they gave me my 5 year pin a month before and we’re giving me a yearly monetary incentive to stay with them.
Who pays for prime video? Literally the worst selection there is
Disagree, prime has a lot of the more niche and interesting shows and movies. Tons of Indy films you can’t find elsewhere like Coherence, a great movie I would never have seen if not for Prime suggesting it.
I have only ever used prime as a last resort. I don’t watch much TV but what’s available through prime is usually pretty bad IMHO. I would go as far as to say if someone goes to prime to watch things like rings of power then they probably have bad taste.
it has the worst UX in the world where you search for a film, see they have it, then see you have to subscribe to some other shitty service to watch
