Amazon Prime Video's basic ad tier, which US subscribers who didn't pay extra were downgraded to on January 29, doesn't support Dolby Vision HDR or Dolby Atmos
Amazon AMZN caused a furor recently when it announced that it was introducing advertisements right across its Prime Video streaming service.
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Amazon Has Been Hit With A Class Action Lawsuit For Charging Prime Subscribers Extra To Skip Ads
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As if #AmazonPrime weren't taking the piss enough with the ads, it seems that if you don't stump up for the ad-free tier you're also going to lose #DolbyVision and #DolbyAtmos — #4k and #HDR are still available (for now), just the Dolby tech that's going …
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Sorry Prime Video-with-ads subscribers, but Amazon has now confirmed that the removal of Dolby picture and sound features from this tier I wrote about yesterday was indeed a deliberate act rather than a bug. Article below updated accordingly - https://www.forbes.com/...
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Amazon prime video Dolby vision and Dolby atmos locked behind the ad free subscription