Looks like the cost for HuluPlus and Amazon Prime are less than what I had been paying for Netflix, monthly. I know, I'd have to pay Amazon Prime for the full annual amount together. But the other benefits of Prime sound pretty good too.
I'll be in my bunk.
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SuziQ - Sep 19, 2011 8:17:59 am PDT #17883 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
le nubian - Sep 19, 2011 8:19:01 am PDT #17884 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
note: not all videos available on Amazon Unbox are available free via Prime.
Jessica - Sep 19, 2011 8:21:04 am PDT #17885 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is there an easy way to have last.fm remove an artist from my library? It keeps giving me Weird Al because I like Jonathan Coulton.
javachik - Sep 19, 2011 8:23:05 am PDT #17886 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, hope I didn't mislead. Prime is worth it for me for other reasons; I don't rely on unboxed free very much. But I do order movies occasionally (and pay).
But the price of DVDs has come down SO much from when I joined Netflix in 2000, that these days I'll just buy the DVD if I really want to see something. My neighbors and I have huge collections between us, so lending them out is nice, too.
flea - Sep 19, 2011 9:23:37 am PDT #17887 of 25501
information libertarian
It turns out that wen we move to Cincinnati we'll be able to get over the air TV again. I had sort of forgotten about that, since we get none here! We're talking about replacing our 20+ year old big square TV with one of these newfangled ones. I'll look up Consumer Reports, but any suggestions? We don't need gigantic or HD, but not randomly breaking for no reason would be good.
Jessica - Sep 19, 2011 9:30:28 am PDT #17888 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We don't need gigantic or HD
I'm not sure it's possible to buy an SD TV anymore. And most new TVs will probably support 3D as well, since it's so cheap to build in the capability.
That said, I love my Samsung. When we were upgrading a few years ago, they were far and away the best-reviewed brand out there.
Steph L. - Sep 19, 2011 9:32:51 am PDT #17889 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
It turns out that wen we move to Cincinnati we'll be able to get over the air TV again.
We get about 8-10 PBS stations, and I do not lie. (We are non-cable-having people.)
flea - Sep 19, 2011 9:34:44 am PDT #17890 of 25501
information libertarian
Nature shows! Nature shows for everyone!
Why on earth anyone would want 3D tv is beyond me. Even for nature shows.
javachik - Sep 19, 2011 10:13:34 am PDT #17891 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
What Jess said.
I bought my 32-inch flat panel off of craigslist 2 years ago for $250 (It was a year old then). Prices have come down so much every year that you could probably find new for not much more these days.
Typo Boy - Sep 19, 2011 12:13:30 pm PDT #17892 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I bought a 19 inch HD from Walmart for 179. More than meets our needs though advertised for "dorms".