On Jan. 29, Amazon rolled out advertisements in Prime Video content for customers in the US, and if you’re here, you might be missing the commercial-free days of yore.
Whether you’re accessing Prime Video through an Amazon Prime membership ($15 a month or $139 a year) or a $9-a-month standalone Prime Video membership, you can remove ads on movies and TV shows for an extra $3 a month. Commercials will still appear during live sports and events, and you may still see skippable promotional trailers on on-demand titles if you upgrade.
For current Prime Video customers, the process of going ad-free is pretty straightforward. On the web, for example, I found three different routes that led to the option to upgrade. But if you’re new to the streaming service, you’ll need to sign up for either a monthly Prime Video subscription or a Prime membership (all come with the default, ad-supported version of Prime Video) before you can upgrade to the ad-free version of the streaming service, according to Amazon.
If you opt for the basic, ad-supported version of Prime Video, you won’t be able to watch with Dolby Atmos or Dolby Vision. Instead, you’ll find you have 5.1-channel Dolby Digital Plus and HDR 10 (as tested by CNET). Dolby Vision’s functionally is very similar to HDR 10, so you may not mind that difference.
If you thought Prime Video already had ads, you might be getting it confused with Amazon’s streaming service Freevee, which has commercials but is free to use. CNET’s Kourtnee Jackson recently tested Prime Video with ads and noted that commercial breaks didn’t last as long as interruptions on competitors like Netflix and Hulu. But if you’re dedicated to your ad-free streaming routine, you don’t have to stick with the ad-based version of the service.Â
Below, you’ll find ways to upgrade to Prime Video if you’re an existing or new customer. If you currently have Prime Video through a free trial and want to upgrade to ad-free, you’ll also need to pay $3 a month, according to…
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