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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.

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[+] 239 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)
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  • [–] 138 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I canceled Prime as soon as they announced they were adding ads and I let them know that was the reason. Fuck them. We moved to streaming because it wasn't cable, now these fuck heads are trying to turn streaming into cable. Capitalism is the fucking worst.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I'm busy with work lately, but I'm investing into setting up Jellyfin, and the moment that's running, I'm canceling as well.

    Would cancel sooner, but I'm not the one that actually uses it, so this was the compromise.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Trash guides.

    That'll get you sorted.

    The arrs are amazing

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah, I've got a full *arr setup so far - just need to iron out a few kinks before I can consider it "done". Mainly just dealing with my server computer being incredibly slow with - I assume - transcoding.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Man for me it's the iGPU via Intel.

    I have an i3 with an Intel IGPU and it'll murder any transcode I throw at it.

    If you don't want to rebuild.. I think a quadro 2000? Is the sweet spot for cost vrs power.

    But do your own research... I'm really rusty when it comes to suggesting gpus for servers.

    https://www.serverbuilds.net/ is a great resource for that stuff. They have handy transcode guides there

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sadly, my current server is an old all-in-one, so adding a GPU will be difficult. My plan is to make due for now until I can get some proper hardware.

    The current plan is - rather than bringing the hardware up to spec - I'll try bringing the spec down to the hardware, by pre-encoding everything to something like H264. (While keeping originals, since I have the space.)

    Thank you for the response and the resource, though! I'll definitely check it out!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    When my server crashes.. I'm going tiny. Beelink S12 Pro Mini PC, Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake- N100(up to 3.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCIe SSD, Desktop Computer Support 4K Dual Display/USB3.2/WiFi 6/BT5.2/Gigabit Ethernet for Home/Office https://a.co/d/gZYihvd

    And a 3.2 enclosure

    Mediasonic USB 3.2 4 Bay 3.5” SATA Hard Drive Enclosure – USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type C | USB-C (HF7-SU31C) Support 18TB HDD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078YQHWYW

    And you're welcome!

    Good luck!

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  • [+] -22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It isn't "capitalism" it is that there isn't a meaningful push back

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I only have it because I have prime for shopping. If they were separate fees, I would not have streaming.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    If you live near a regional transportation hub it probably won’t make a difference on your delivery times. We dropped prime when our “1 day” deliveries kept turning in 3 day deliveries and never saw a difference.

    And honestly a lot of the stuff I used to get on there isn’t even cheaper on Amazon anymore. Half the time if I check the manufacturer website they’re having a sale or have no shipping costs or cover returns longer, something like that. YMMV, you know your situation and needs better than me.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You may as well buy from Aliexpress if you are shopping on Amazon. The only difference is the price and the transit time.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Aliexpress is great for the cheap useful stuff for around the house.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm about 6 years completely Amazon-free. A key component of the switch was realizing a lot of the random stuff I'd buy (mostly cycling equipment) is cheaper on eBay with faster shipping. The irony is that the seller is likely the same one on Amazon and the items would be delivered by Amazon Fulfillment Services.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’ve been going back to eBay more recently as well! If anything I feel more confident that what I get on eBay is going to actually match the listing, since AFAIK they don’t do the same insane “jumble all items with the same ID code together in a bin and hope all the sellers were honest about it being real” system Amazon uses.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    The only reason I don't is that I can buy a bunch of stuff from Amazon and get it in one or two boxes, instead of a bunch of stuff from all over the country in a bunch of boxes. It's about saving a little bit of carbon emissions.

    Does it make a significant difference? Absolutely not. But it makes me feel better. (Also Amazon packages are more often reusable. The boxes and paper packing are better than eBay bubble envelopes and bubble wrap encased in packing tape.)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    For me its kinda worth it. I can can next day or same day delivery, which is kinda nice when Im an impatient ass. Also I share it with my family, so we all make use of it.

    If it were just me, definitely would not be worth it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    This doesn't work for me. Regional hub is 20 miles from me. Two day shipping is now just "free shipping over $35 and takes a week to arrive.

    I agree with your other points though. Amazon isn't the cheapest option anymore. My local Walmart is actually better. I know Walmart is still a shit company but still...better in terms of getting what I need.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I live near multiple regional hubs. I have no subscription myself. It takes them 4-7 days to get my package to me.

    My friends who live on the same block as me gets them in 1-2 days with their prime memberships

    This includes if we both order the same exact things.

    So yeah, YMMV

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Same, and even that is getting worse. I feel like I have to fight with the search algorithm to actually find what I want for the best price. Most of the time, I could order something better from another retailer for a better price and still get free shipping. They don't even do free returns anymore.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I notice a lot of stuff has paid shipping if you dont order the correct stuff.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Yep, you have to filter for free shipping. You also have to filter for fast shipping, or you might get some "Two day shipping (ships in two weeks)" bullshit. And then you have to mentally filter out the "sponsored" results which may not be what you're looking for at all. Searching for a hard to find hat size? Top result is perfect, has free same day shipping, and is a reasonable price. Oops, except when you click on it, you have to pick a different size, which isn't available in that color, costs more, snd ships out of Mongolia.

    Fuck Amazon Prime.

    Although Fallout was good.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I started acquiring my prime videos elsewhere even though I have prime

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I've done the same with Netflix for years and previously had the 4 streams 4k plan up until they implemented their bullshit password sharing rules. Now I have the $6.99 plan and only keep it because my MIL babysits for us and likes to watch all the K dramas on there.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago*

    Did it this last cycle. Didn't renew, don't miss it. In fact the announcement of adding more ads into the video service I didn't want, but had to pay for to get prime lead to me just leaving.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I don’t pay for prime for the video though, I do it because 10 members of my family like the 2 day shipping lol the video is just icing that we honestly rarely use. Just “The Boys” and “Clarksons Farm” really

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