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Amazon Press Event - 02 Apr
Amazon is having a press event tomorrow on their "video business". Expect live blogs from the various gadget sites.
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04-02-2014, 08:20 AM | #2 |
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I heard a rumor of free ad-supported streaming. I wonder if that will come to pass.
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04-02-2014, 10:36 AM | #3 |
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http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-plan...ted-video-too/
I'm pretty sure I read it in the Wall Street Journal too. S |
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We'll find out today. Amazon has denied that they are planning a free video streaming service: http://time.com/41449/amazon-denies-...ing-next-week/
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04-02-2014, 11:02 AM | #5 |
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CNET is live blogging the event now. No live video feed from Amazon, but there is live video of CNET's techies giving a blow-by-blow account.
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Amazon Fire TV
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Nothing to entice me yet. I have a Roku..........
Unless they are going to cut their channel from the Roku? Now if it were free with Prime?? YES!!! S Last edited by silverraven; 04-02-2014 at 11:26 AM. |
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Game controller for $40 with 1,000 free Amazon Coins ($10 value).
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$99 is a non-premium price???
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04-02-2014, 11:53 AM | #12 |
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$99 plus controller at $40 = more than I will be paying since I already own a Roku!
If you don't own a Roku, then yeah, I could see it. My son is really really excited about the Steam game console. I think that is where our money will go when it comes out! S Last edited by silverraven; 04-02-2014 at 11:55 AM. |
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So this is a competitor to Apple TV, Roku, etc. It looks interesting.
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04-02-2014, 12:09 PM | #14 |
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Gotta pass on this device. Already have Roku and Chromecast.
The hardware is beefier compared to the others and I like the looks of it better. No special Prime incentives. HBO Go is missing. Amazon Fire TV -- $99 -- in stock |
04-02-2014, 12:19 PM | #15 |
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Based on Amazon Video being so expensive, I don't see why I would want this device at all. Very few titles are free, even for Prime members, and to get HD quality you have to pay even more. A big one finger salute to Amazon.
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