In Depth: Amazon Prime Instant Video vs Netflix: which is best for you?

By Gary Marshall and Nick Pino

Netflix vs Amazon Prime Instant

Tired of replacing your media collection every four years? Owning stuff is so 20th Century: these days, the smart money gets spent on streaming.

Why pay for shiny and expensive discs when you can stream almost everything ever made to every device you and your family own for a small monthly fee?

That’s what Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video offer, but there are big differences in the way they do things and in the stuff you can see.

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While you could easily pick a service simply based on the exclusive TV shows you want to watch – House of Cards is only available on Netflix, for example, but Amazon has Emmy-award winning Transparent – there are a few other categories that are worth taking into account.

Netflix vs Amazon Prime Instant Video: price

The standard Netflix service costs £7.49/$9.99 per month for two screens in HD or £8.99/$11.99 if you want up to four screens in Ultra-HD (where available); there’s a third option for £5.99/$7.99, but it only gets you one screen at standard resolution.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming