Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35898193)

I've had the month's trial with Amazon and I'm now on a second month (paying of course) as we were watching a series called "The Following" but I've noticed a reduction in the PQ from Amazon, especially in darker scenes where there's quite a lot of "noise", it's not the TV as I don't have this issue with any other channels. So I had a look online and this issue seems to be affecting quite a lot of people, could Amazon be deliberately dumbing down the PQ in order to get people to pay for UHD PQ?

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35898202)

That is the vexed question as perhaps some of the wise sages of this forum might know more.

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35898198)

I didn't think there was an extra charge for UHD on Amazon?

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35898209)

I thought I saw them advertising UHD at a higher price, maybe not!

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35898220)

Might of been Netflix you saw UHD at a higher price mate as UHD is only available in Netflix top pack, it is included as standard with Amazon when available.
The PQ drop could be a number of factors such as connection to your device especially id wireless or even something simple on a computer such as a plugin not working on your browser.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35898232)

Yes, may have been Netflix right enough mate, but we just watched a Netflix program tonight and it was perfect, only ever seems to be a problem with Amazon..

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35898232)

Yes, may have been Netflix right enough mate, but we just watched a Netflix program tonight and it was perfect, only ever seems to be a problem with Amazon..

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35898119)

Amazon's latest Prime incentive is exclusive music concerts

https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/09/...ents-music-uk/

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35898440)

Not impressed. These are "intimate gigs" exclusive to Amazon Prime Members yet the ticket prices are ridiculous. £150.00 for the Blondie gig plus it's all being filmed and photgraphed for their streaming service. Not very intimate.

https://tickets.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071...T17:30:00.000Z

Originally Posted by johnathome (Post 35898452)

If you watched Blondie at Glastonbury last year or listened to them on Radio 2 last week you wouldn't pay £1.50 to see them, truly awful, it saddens me to say that as well :(

The first album i bought of there's was Plastic Letters.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35898467)

The prices being charged for concerts and many other events nowadays is a total rip off IMO Chad.:td:

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35898526)

It's economics. Years ago, concerts were sold cheaply and used as a way to drive record sales. Now it's the other way round. Artists make almost nothing from streaming, so they have to make it from concerts instead.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35898529)

Yes you are probably right SP but personally its still way too dear for many.