Prime Video Now Charges Extra for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
Back in September, Amazon created an ad-free version for its Prime video streaming service. To enjoy Prime without ads, consumers will now have to pay an additional $3.99 per month on top of the $8.99 they already pay. But it was recently revealed that the company had also quietly stopped supporting Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for subscribers who didn’t fork over the extra money, but they didn’t bother to tell anyone about it.
German website 4kfilme.de first noticed the change this week, and Amazon spokesperson Katie Barker confirmed it, telling The Verge : “Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos capabilities are only available in the ad-free option in their respective titles.”
Dolby Vision is a set of standards for high dynamic range video, and Dolby Atmos is a popular surround sound format, so this change ultimately means that the higher quality audio and video once available to all Prime subscribers is now locked behind the quad processor. paid access in dollars per month.
Class action lawsuit filed against Amazon
In Amazon news, a class-action lawsuit filed Friday in California federal court claims Amazon breached its contract with more than 100 million subscribers and violated state consumer protection laws when it added tiered service.
According to the lawsuit, people who purchased an annual subscription before Amazon changed its pricing plan were misled by the company. “Reasonable consumers would expect that if you purchase a subscription that includes ad-free streaming of movies and TV shows, ad-free streaming of movies and TV shows will be available for the entire duration of the purchased subscription,” the lawsuit states.