Amazon Video On Demand Now Open For Mac And PC
[Engadget HD] Amazon introduced it’s online Video On Demand service for Mac and PC users. Amazon has teamed with TiVo and Sony to enable buying and watching Videos from the Amazon Video On Demand. You can also watch videos on a TV using an Xbox 360, Windows Media Center PC, or by connecting a computer to a TV. Amazon Video On Demand content is not available in HD.
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I tried the Amazon video service (demo) and have to say I wasn’t too impressed. I have a fast pipe to my home, but experienced less-than-wonderful results at times. In all, I don’t think I would be interested in purchasing/renting content that was streaming. It’s just too limited. The best streaming engine comes from FOX.com. It’s a very smart adaptive stream that will play at almost any data rate — so if you’re in a hotel room in Salt Lake City watching with your 3G wireless adapter you can watch their shows uninterrupted (you may get varied quality, but at least you don’t have to wait for “buffering”). Another site of interest would be HULU.com, which went public not too long ago. If you don’t have a solid connection you will be met with some “buffering” issues, like most other sites, but at least the content is free and vast. Do they have the latest/greatest movies? Not always. But I would prefer to rent an actual DVD (Netflix, RedBox, etc., et.) or get it from the iTunes Store — a much better value than pay-per-stream services with buffering issues.