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Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra::Amazon Prime Video has removed Dolby Vision HDR, and Atmos surround sound, unless you pay an extra $2.99 a month for its new ad-free option. The company has confirmed the move.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First they inject ads unless you pay more, now they reduce quality unless you, again, pay more. Wild that more and more people have reverted to sailing the seas once more, who’d of thought?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The headline isn't clear, it's actually one fee; the ad tier doesn't have Dolby and the ad-free tier does.