one smalll positive is Prime will buffer most or all of a show or movie for us memebers. I noticed this recently. For all I know it's always done so but I have been focusing my rage (faux at best anyway) toward Hulu-Hulu+ mess.
So, while I was disappointed in the inability to download Prime membership content at least the current show will buffer pretty much in total. As long as you don't shut down or whatever it won't lose that buffering. I do seem to rememver my investigation showed if the web connection is gone too long it will stop plyaing and popup a note that it cannot play w/o a connection. But at least it gives time to run to the*video room with the ceramic seating so as to not break the continuity.
I still was bummed about not being able to watch any paid content I downloaded over a month prior to a vacation where I knew there was zero chance of any sort of web connection. Now that issue is a huge one for me. But live & learn or be reminded the lesson that never have corporations been about the customer.
OK, back to alternating days bettween watching Buffy for the first time (yup, never watched the series before) and BSG the newest series again.
Oh, I think something that is nice about the new buffering from Amazon is it makes watching when you have a slow connection possible most of the time. It will buffer and though it can be an hour between espiodes it's better than not. If it only had the more adaptive streaming of Netflix here in the US it might be even better. I am not a video snob for my small devices. Besides it's more often than not for the noise and audio than the pictures. So even 240p is nore than good enough for me on my KF. Heck even on my laptops it's fine.