Chew

http://www.amazon.com/Video-On-Deman...&node=16261631

Awesome

Anubis2005X

Excellent! Hopefully Amazon Video comes to PS3 at some point...

Geofferson

Just wish the hookup w/ my Panasonic TV/BD could get 5.1 when streaming Amazon. Either way, great new reason to join Prime

big whoppa

Wow, great news! I don't have prime but I might do it for this reason. I have a Netflix membership and they have more for streaming but they don't have many of the new releases for streaming.

Edit: I now see that Amazon does NOT have ALL movies eligible for free. Most of the new releases are not included in this plan. But if you want prime for the quick shipping this is a nice added bonus.

Chew

I do have Prime and I wouldn't hold your breath on those new releases. Stuff like Unstoppable and Red still come up as $3.99 for me, while older movies are reflecting "$0.00"

Right now, I'm showing a total of 1669 free movies and 484 free TV shows.

Michael Corvin

Unfortunately this only works for the primary account holder and not "family members."

big whoppa

Where does Amazon come up with 5000 then?

zombeaner

This could be interesting. My Roku does Netflix and Amazon VOD, as well as Hulu Plus, I wonder if I could finally replace cable like this...

dvdjunkie32

Awesome news. I'm so addicted to Prime, but it's hard to justify the cost. Now I have a reason, but not sure how to get the content on on my tv since I only have a PS3. Would I need to buy a new blu-ray player?

Goldberg74

Chew

Each season of the TV shows are being counted as 'one' toward the 484 total, but I would guess each individual episode in each season counts toward the 5000.

Chew

Looks like a simple Roku box would be sufficient

http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/ontv/..._rd_i=16261631

Also: "*Prime Instant videos are not currently available on TiVo devices"

Hopefully "currently" is accurate and will be added shortly.

Rob V

Maybe one each for SD and HD? 2 x 1700 = 3400 and 2 x 500 = 1000... total is almost 5000.

Chew

Another note on that from Engadget:

chuckd21

It’s like looking through the $5 dump bin at Wal-Mart, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Lots of catalog titles from Warner and Columbia.

I made a quick list from just the first 10 pages of what I’d actually sit down and watch (or watch again as the case may be), and there’s a good mix of stuff that’s not available for free elsewhere (ie Netflix/Hulu).

Groucho

Does not work with Unbox.

Numanoid

Folks getting Prime through the free student offer are not eligible.

Hadrian7

Wow, this is freaking awesome of Amazon. They are really stepping up their plans to take over the world.

chuckd21

Well this is stupid. My wife and I have Prime. She's the primary member. So to use this new service, I'd have to log out of my Amazon account and log in as her.

big whoppa

Amazon on demand is available on Roku or Tivo but unlike Roku, Tivo doesn't stream. I have both devices.

Also, this must be good news for Roku. Since AppleTV is not mentioned on Amazon, they probably can't stream from Amazon.

Mr. Salty

Which is why I bought a Roku player instead of AppleTV!

MJG87

Too many BBC series in the TV section, guess they couldn't scored the major networks.

riley_dude

I looked today and most new stuff was coming up as $3.99 as well.

Mr. Salty

I don't know if you're aware of this, but the BBC is one of the biggest networks in the world.

Chew

Related to this topic.......

I've been trying to google this, but haven't found it.

Does anyone know of a website that lists currently airing TV shows and where they can be (legally) streamed?

Obviously, I know you can go straight to the network's website and find most shows. But, I'm interested in where else.