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Originally Posted by Mad Max
You obviously need the little box to get the "Prime" service from Amazon, yes? So in other words you'd need to wait till October launch? If i'm missing something here please correct me, I'm pretty interested in this from Amazon, but have never looked into it before, I've used the free 30 day trial from Netflix, but obviously that was done through the Tivo, am I correct in saying that you cannot access Amazon's Prime in this way?
Thanks.
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Amazon Prime Instant (used to be Lovefilm) is the same as Netflix. You can use apps from Google, Apple, and also on some streaming players (Roku3), and also some Smart Tv's but its not as widespead as the Netflix app availability.
You can use it from browser as well (which again is the same as Netflix).
So no, you do not 'need' the box to access Prime.
The issue which actually gets resolved for me is that I want one box that does BOTH Netflix AND Amazon Prime Instant. I don't have a Smart TV, and although most things (Tivo, WD Live, etc) have Netflix they dont have the Amazon one. I have a WD TV Live which again has iplayer, Netflix and I can browse local video.
This box has everything I want, and for £49 its a bargain.
The slightly confusing thing is the difference between 'Prime' and 'Prime instant' subscription. Prime is a £79.99 per year subscription which includes Prime Instant and gives you free one day delivery. Prime Instant is a £5.99 a month subscription which just gives you the Streaming video service.