8 Reasons Why Netflix Is Better Than Amazon Prime Video
The fight for your subscription wages on...
It goes without saying that subscription services have changed the way we watch TV. Instead of waiting for shows to air specific episodes at specific times, we can now watch entire series whenever we feel like it. Rather than purchasing DVDs and Blu-Rays at full retail price on release, it’s often preferable to simply wait a little while and watch them on a streaming service you already pay a monthly fee for.
While there are various such apps out there, the two giants of the industry are undoubtedly Netflix and Prime Video, Amazon’s own video on demand service. Both companies rose from the online DVD rental market, but after their superior streaming sites rendered renting (and Blockbuster) obsolete, they have moved into producing their own original content in order to spike and retain subscribers.
This has led to a highly competitive war between Amazon and Netflix, a race to see who can bag the largest audience, the most Emmys, and the most lucrative TV and movie partnerships. While competition is always good, and ultimately improves both services, there’s already a pretty clear winner of the Streaming Wars, this generation's answer to Coke vs Pepsi.
8. Original Movies
While Amazon Prime may have joined Netflix in creating original TV series, they have yet to branch out into making their own films.
This is something Netflix has actually managed to excel at, having produced the likes of Beasts of no Nation, Siege of Jadotville, and the recent I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. It’s also something that sets Netflix apart from its competitors, and has pretty much become their unique selling point since 2013.
While both services offer up a handy alternative to traditional TV – producing high value original series – Netflix is starting to push itself as an alternative to cinemas.
If you can watch brand new, never before seen movies from the comfort of your own home, especially ones you can’t see elsewhere, then that starts to become the preferable choice over spending upwards of £10 at your local theatre.