What are the best Streaming Channels of 2022

alanwake82

What are your top streaming channels for movies?

WetGeek

alanwake82 What are your top streaming channels for movies?

We use Netflix and Prime Video (Amazon) a lot, but we also have Britbox, Discovery+, and Disney+. Since we stream everything to our TV from a Solus PC. We also use YouTube TV, because that provides channels for local news and my wife's favorite network programs (Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy).

Prime Video is free for us, since we already have Amazon Prime, and the others cost only a few $ a month. In fact, all of these together don't come close to what we were paying for cable TV from our ISP before we "cut the cord" and started streaming everything.

And streaming is also much more convenient. We can watch everything just when we want to, and not be tied to TV network schedules.

WetGeek

WetGeek the others cost only a few $ a month.

In fact, one month of payments to our ISP for their cable TV cost more than we spent for the refurbished HP computer we use to stream TV after we "cut the cord."

elfprince

Netflix and Prime, but mostly Netflix. Prime is not as rich.

WetGeek

elfprince Prime is not as rich.

Maybe not, but it's totally free for the millions who are already Amazon Prime customers.

elfprince

WetGeek Majority of movies on Prime are not free, even for customers.

WetGeek

elfprince Majority of movies on Prime are not free, even for customers.

The ones we stream are. Even ones that are listed as "free with commercials." They break, then immediately continue without displaying any commercials. I've never seen an "Amazon Original" that wasn't free to us. If they charge for some of their content, we just haven't noticed any yet.

elfprince

WetGeek Well, you could be right, but I had a different experience. I prefer Netflix, and even YouTube to Prime.

WetGeek

elfprince I prefer Netflix, and even YouTube to Prime.

You might be surprised to know that I fully agree with you. (As long as you're talking about YouTube TV for streaming. I rarely use ordinary YouTube for much of anything, although I understand its appeal to lots of folks.)

But as I mentioned, I also have Netflix. And I prefer it to Prime Video, but I pay for Netflix, and starting soon I'll be paying even more for Netflix, as they've just announced yet another price increase. Prime, whatever their limitations might be, costs me $0.00/month. That was my only point.

Long live the other streaming services!

WetGeek

elfprince I prefer Netflix, and even YouTube to Prime.

In the interest of full disclosure, I now have to admit that we've seen our first commercials on Prime Video.

My wife is watching one of her heros, Judge Judy, whose show is listed as "free with ads." The adds are infrequent, tasteful, and only one at a time, not 5 or 6 at a time like commercial TV.

And absolutely no My Pillow commercials (so far).

elfprince

WetGeek Zero cost for Prime Video??? I/we are Amazon customers, but also have to pay $9/month for Prime. Even then, many movies are starred as extra cost. What am I missing here?

Brucehankins

I have the Hulu/Disney+ package, Netflix, Prime, and Discovery+. I primarily watch Hulu and Discovery, my kids watch Netflix more. I'm pretty basic though, if it's not anime or house shows, I'm not watching much else.

kyrios

Personally I use streaming services of local providers and I confess that I also watch Netflix.
But never ever I would go for Amazon I still have some ethics so I try to avoid the most evil ones.

WetGeek

elfprince have to pay $9/month for Prime

Since you asked ... if you're paying $9/month just for access to Prime Video, then obviously it's not free for you.

I pay for Prime, too, but I get reliable free deliveries, often in one or two days, and sometimes same-day. And I considered Prime to be well worth the cost long before I ever watched a Prime Video.

All I meant was that Prime Video costs me $0.00/month in addition to what I willingly pay already for Amazon Prime services. I'm sorry that I didn't make that clear.

Harvey

WetGeek

Same, its worth the price just for shipping. Prime reading, video, limited music streaming, gaming and exclusive deals is just a bonus. In Australia, Prime costs $60 AUD ($43 USD) a year and is easily the best value for money service.

Brucehankins

Harvey feel lucky, Prime is now up to $139 USD per year.

WetGeek

Brucehankins Prime is now up to $139 USD per year.

... and still a bargain, IMHO, given the amount of times we order from them.

tilaran

I haven't done TV or movies since Caddyshack and George Jefferson soooo
https://audionautix.com/free-music/acid-jazz

riffer

I have prime because of the shipping, but I rarely watch anything on it. Just the occasional TV series.

I've had lots of luck with Tubi lately. Lots of older movies.