Thursday, January 25, 2024

First World Dilemma

Amazon` (the only streaming service we currently use) is going to start including ads in their movies and shows at the end of January.

There is an option to pay more and not have ads.

Hence, the dilemma (and may this be the biggest problem we have this year):

  • Do we get rid of our prime account? 
  • Do we switch do a different streaming service*?
  • Do we stay away from all streaming services and just watch shows and movies that we can get at the library ? (our TV picks up a couple of local channels via antenna - but ads are annoying and waste time) (also, we are so used to watching what we want, when we want it, it's a bit of a culture shock when you can longer have it with regular TV)
  • Do we keep things as is and just pay more for ad-free streaming?
  • Even with additional cost of ad-free streaming on A-prime, it is still cheaper than ad-free streaming with Netflix or Hulu.

My husband and I used to watch shows on A-prime, but in the last ~2 years he hasn't watched anything except occasional movies with kids during our semi-regular family movie nights. 

(It's hard to find something that both my husband and I like. Plus, as the kid bedtime got later and later, we no longer have the 1-2 hours to watch a grown-up show after kids are in bed.)

I watch stuff on A-prime - usually with kids, sometimes (rarely) on my own. 

Will we miss the ability to stream movies and shows at our convenience? Probably. Is it worth almost $200 a year? Not sure.

Anyone out there without any streaming or cable service? (If it was just the grown-ups, we would join your ranks! But it is nice to occasionally be able to watch random things with kids...)

*Anything but Disney. 

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