# Amazon Shutting Down DPReview.com Site and YouTube Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953 "2023-03-31T22:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953/1 "2023-03-31T22:21:22Z")
> **[Amazon Kills DPReview, the Best Camera Review Site on the Web](https://www.gadgetany.com/news/amazon-kills-dpreview-the-best-camera-review-site-on-the-web/)** > > Amazon has announced that it is shutting down DPReview, one of the most popular and respected camera review sites on the internet. The move has caused shockwaves in the photography community, with many wondering why Amazon would take such a drastic... This seems short-sighted but I assume somebody crunched the numbers and decided that the Amazon-only links weren’t generating the revenue to justify maintaining the sight and handful of reviewers. I’ll admit to buying all of my camera and video gear elsewhere but it is hard to believe this was a significant expense in the overall scheme, and certainly a blow to anyone looking for comprehensive and technically deep reviews of video hardware and software. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953/2 "2023-03-31T22:35:26Z")
Damn. That makes the internet, and the world, a slightly worse place. The site was thorough, trustworthy, and looked great. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953/3 "2023-04-01T00:27:42Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > trustworthy Well there’s your problem right there. Amazon doesn’t want trustworthy, they want Amazon-advantageous. Not that Amazon is much (any?) worse or better than any other mega-retailer or mega-IT company in that regard. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953/4 "2023-04-01T01:02:55Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Amazon doesn’t want trustworthy, they want Amazon-advantageous. Sure, but the site is essentially an advertisement for [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) anyway since all of the ‘buy this stuff’ links go to Amazon instead of B&H Photo, Adorama, Ritz, et cetera. I assume somebody crunched the numbers and figured Amazon doesn’t get enough thru-clicks from DPReview to justify the cost but that just seems unlikely. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953/5 "2023-04-02T17:26:17Z")
They have discontinued Amazon Assistant.