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- This is the store within the Amazon Prime Video section of Amazon's site. You can use it to rent or purchase content, up to UHD quality (if available). It's an alternative to a subscription service if all you want to do it watch movies every now and then. It can be used without an Amazon Prime subscription, but not without an Amazon account.
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- Smart TV
- Select Smart TVs
- Cast to Chromecast
- Android app
- iOS app
- Windows app
- Mac app
- Browser
- PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5
- Xbox One/Xbox Series
- Nintendo Switch
- Ad supported
- Pay with a gift card
- Website
- primevideo.com/storefront
Cost
- Entry-level/single subscription price per month
- $18.00
- Mid-range price per month
- $36.00
- Premium price per month
- $66.00
- Annual subscription option
- Not applicable
Features
- Free trial period – days
- Not applicable
- Max authorised devices
- Not stated
- Entry-level max simultaneous streams
- Up to three streams of different purchased content and two streams of the same purchased content; up to three streams of different rented content (same rented content can only be streamed on one screen at a time)
- Mid-range max simultaneous streams
- Not applicable
- Premium max simultaneous streams
- Not applicable
- User profiles
- Kid friendly profiles
- Kids profile; Kids content section
- Content restriction or family controls
- PIN can be set to restrict content based on rating (G, PG, M, MA15+, R18+); restrictions can be applied to specific devices; must be done on the website for all devices except Amazon Fire TV and Xbox devices
- 4K UHD, HDR support
- Offline mode (mobile)
- Live TV
- Live sport
- Sports shown
- Not applicable
- Premiere/early access content