The entertainment industry has evolved over the last few years owing to various streaming websites, with growing choices for accessing content online. Digital media has made its way through an amazing evolution over the last few decades from mobile screens to online streaming platforms. New online platforms and streaming websites have emerged that let movie/series lovers watch video content over the Internet from anywhere.

The growth of online streaming changed the multimedia and entertainment world. Several online streaming platforms names come to mind when talking about online streaming but none can beat Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in competition. These are some of the widely used video streaming services and people’s favourite choices across the world.

 With online Streaming websites coming into a discussion, the inevitable question of which of them is the best also comes into the picture and there is a multitude of content to watch on the Internet depending on the individual choice of the viewers.

Overview of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video

Netflix is an online streaming video-on-demand subscription service that offers its users access to a massive list of movies and TV shows from around the world for a nominal monthly or annual fee.

It was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, the entertainment company has grown from a DVD mail-order service and product to a global Internet TV sensation and now Netflix has undergone various ups and downs since its inception in the year 1997 but evolved dramatically over the years to become the global leader of mainstream media across the world and it’s the most common digital name today in the world of online streaming.

Amazon Prime Video is a digital subscription-based video-on-demand streaming service owned, operated and managed by Amazon that offers a myriad of movies, TV shows, documentaries, comedy specials, and so on. It costs INR 999 for a year which lets viewers enjoy unlimited video streaming and ad-free music on top of Amazon-exclusive deals plus free two-day shipping after a 30-day free trial.

Netflix vs Amazon Prime: Content

When it comes to films, Netflix caters for an evolving catalogue of classics, relatively latest movies, and some exclusive indie films. Amazon Prime Video also provides a similar catalogue but it’s more aimed at TV shows than films. Note that Prime Video also needs you to pay to watch some films despite having a Prime membership. The total number of TV shows and movies available on both services continuously gets the latest updates and evolves from time to time.

Which one has better Plans Netflix or Amazon Prime?

For a college student, one can pay just INR 499 per year for Amazon Prime and everyone else has to pay INR 129 per month for Amazon Prime. Prime users can use up to 3 screens at a time even get Free shipping on Amazon.

Netflix offers various options when it comes to charges INR 199 – INR 499 per month for one screen option, INR 649 month for two screens plus HD access, and INR 799 month for 4 screens plus Ultra HD access but with no other benefits.

Amazon Prime is a bundled service and various products but not just video streaming, Prime also gives you music streaming services with its Prime Music. It has a music library of over 12 languages – English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Rajasthani. 

Apart from that you also get a host of other advantages like free two-day shipping on the Amazon India website, and early access to Amazon sales and deals, and more and Netflix is a pure video-streaming platform only.

Amazon does not charge you extra or hidden charges for the 1080p Full HD and 4K Ultra HD resolutions on any kind of its plans, whereas on Netflix you have to pay differently according to the service you need for 1080p and 4K Ultra HD video quality unless you go for the INR 800 plan. Also, Amazon allows you to stream videos on three different devices simultaneously and incase of Netflix, you have to pay INR 800 if you want to stream it on four devices at the same time.

So Since you get that Prime Video also comes with free 2-day shipping for all Amazon products and great deals on subscription services, Amazon is the winner in this category.

Is Netflix better than Amazon Prime?

If you see, the offers by both platforms are providing very competitive content. Which makes it even very hard to make a decision on which one is the best.

Over time, the meaning of the phrase “Netflix and chill” has evolved and has gained popularity on the internet across the world and users are actually using Netflix more to chill and enjoy the engaging content. What Netflix does is it premiers every episode of a season at once, and tempts its audiences to binge-watch a series upon release. 

The cheaper plans get picked up all the time for Individual Amazon Prime Video is an amazing service, and it saves their users from buying expensive Netflix membership and On the other hand, customers who do not want to compromise on the good content, easily love Netflix.

Currently, Amazon Prime is not as entertaining as Netflix but some individuals are fine with it. Amazon Prime Video has more than enough content to keep the streaming habits going game strong and the choice is subjective here according to the personal taste and requirements.

Samsung has launched Premiere 4K triple laser projector in India and It has amazing features like compact size, so users can easily install and rearrange the projector on their own.

Samsung claims one doesn’t need to place this projector near the surface wall as it can project an image from as close as 23.8cm. Samsung says it has incorporated its high-end TV technologies into The Premiere so that users can enjoy dynamic, 4K resolution on an extra-large screen.

The Samsung’s Premiere would be available in two models on Samsung’s official online store, Samsung Shop and at select Samsung Smart Plazas from August 10, 2021. The LSP9T (Triple Laser-enabled) model is available at Rs 6,29,900,and the LSP7T (Single Laser-enabled) variant will cost Rs 3,89,900.

The consumers who will make an early purchase will get Amazon Echo Plus for free when buying any of the two models from Samsung’s official online store. Samsung is providing the new projectors with 12 months of warranty. The most expensive model can deliver a screen size of 130-inch and the super affordable variant will provide a 120-inch screen size.

Both the projectors support 4K picture resolution. Samsung says Premiere LSP9T is the world’s first HDR10+ certified projector with support for triple laser technology. It is said to deliver high contrast details with a maximum brightness of 2,800 lu0mens and a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1.

The projectors also feature a Filmmaker mode, allowing users to enjoy watching movies and The smart projector is also equipped with Samsung’s Smart TV platform and users will be able to stream content from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, among others according to their choice. 

The Premiere even supports mobile connectivity features such as Tap View and one more great feature is it lets you mirror the contents of your smartphone onto the Samsung premiere by simply tapping the side of The Premiere with your smart device. You will also be able to cast pictures or videos from your smartphone on a bigger screen without any problem. But, the feature only works with Samsung Galaxy smartphones running with Android 8.1 and above.

There is also a Game Mode, which will give consumers an “immersive, great vivid gaming experience” on a screen size of up to 130-inch. The Premiere even has powerful built-in woofers and Acoustic Beam surrounds sound.

The Premiere’s Acoustic Beam technology delivers up to 40W and 4.2 channel sound for the LSP9T and an output of 30W and 2.2 channel experience for the LSP7T. This means that one won’t need any additional sound device as the sound is in-built into the projector and users will get a theatre or auditorium-like sound, as per the company.

Online Streaming giant Netflix has launched its own online store called Netflix. shop, the company’s first owned-and-operated retail outlet to sell products directly.

As per Variety, the online store will sell exclusive, limited editions of “carefully selected, high-quality apparel and lifestyle products” tied to Netflix’s shows and brand on a regular basis.

Coming soon to the Netflix online store will be exclusive merch based on ”The Witcher” and ”Stranger Things”, two original series with rabid fandoms, as well as new Netflix logo-wear from Japanese fashion house BEAMS, according to Josh Simon, Netflix’s VP of consumer products.

Products are debuting this month on the online store are streetwear and action figures and dolls based on anime series ”Yasuke” and ”Eden” as well as limited-edition cool apparel and amazing decorative items inspired by the French thriller series ”Lupin” in collaboration with the Musee du Louvre.

At the launch of the store, Netflix is introducing a collection of anime-inspired collectables from three up-and-coming designers which are: Nathalie Nguyen, Kristopher Kites, and Jordan Bentley.

Netflix developed and launched the e-commerce website with Shopify. The shopping website will first be available in the US before expanding to other countries in the coming year.

The company already has licensing deals for hundreds of products based on its original programming, sold by Target, Walmart, Amazon, H&M, Sephora, and other retailers worldwide.