Has anybody been able to get the video streaming from Amazon to work with their flyer/view? I have tried it using my prime membership and it brings up the player screen in the browser and says connecting. After about a minute I get a message saying unable to connect. Do I need to use a different browser? I was trying it with the stock browser. I have the user agent set to desktop and I have the add in set to always on.
Update: Some extra info here. I tried it on my Evo with a custom rom and the hacked flash that allows devices like the Evo to play full flash video. I was able to stream amazon videos on the Evo with no problems at all. Makes me wonder of it is something to do with the flash version that is on the flyer/view.
SOLVED: Well what do you know. I made one of the oldest mistakes there is. I went to the market and did a search for adobe flash player and sure enough there was an update for it. I installed the update and now I can watch the amazon video.
Here are some great alternatives to netflix for your touchpad.
Hulu , works great but you may need to patch your browser to make it work.
epctv.com , watch live online tv, I watch CNN live on here.
crackle.com , they have a big selection of movies. Its not netflix but hay its free.
zinc.tv , you really should check this out. Online media center for your touchpad. Watch all kinds of shows for free with a great interface.
Epixhd.com - Great alternative to Netflix.
some of these sites may not work with ad blocker installed.
if anyone can think of others, please share.
tv.blinkx.com
and
sidereel.com
they host LINKS to sites that host the episodes so as far as I know (I could easily be wrong) it's legal.
If you have a hbo subscription wwwhbogo.com.
EPIXHD.COM works great on the TP. Just watched The Captains on it in HD.
thanks for the links!
rlee
This is a GREAT list!
Any idea how someone would be able to watch/listen to NFL games on the touchpad, or even at all? We recently moved 2 states away and won't be able to follow our local team.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
a40dayflud818 said:
This is a GREAT list!
Any idea how someone would be able to watch/listen to NFL games on the touchpad, or even at all? We recently moved 2 states away and won't be able to follow our local team.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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probably using espn online since it's flash.
Also, al jazeera english has a live tv stream for news on youtube.com
"wwitv.com" EXACTLY like that. Its a crappy site but a great way to watch live broadcasts. I'm watching Fox's live broadcast from NY right now. Decent framerate, always live.
there is also orb streaming for the touchpad - (http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad/294298-orb-media-streaming-awesome.html)
I've use orb in the past with dishnetwork, works great.
im looking forward to netflix finishing their switch from silverlight to html5 video. they already did for chrome os. when everything is sorted out on it, itll be open to linux and the others soon, and hopefully we can watch it in the touchpads browser soon.
Is there a patch on Preware for adding Hulu support to the browser?
I use p2p4u.net lot of sports and local tv stations for America
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the app video flood hd is really nice it has all the links you have listed and a lot more all wrapped up in a easy UI, and there is a Hulu fix in preware, for who want that.
If you're trying to add Hulu support, make sure you add these testing feeds to Preware.
Target Device: ALL
Name: webos-testing-all
URL: http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/webos-internals/testing/all
Target Device: Pre/Pre+/Pre2/Veer/TouchPad/Pre3
Name: webos-testing-armv7
URL: http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/webos-internals/testing/armv7
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Amazon Prime works really well.
a bit jerky in windowed mode but full screen was butter smooth.
Movies on HP touchpad
Does anyone know how to watch movies on this touchpad? I tried netflix doesn't work, and I tried hulu and nothing? Any ideas?
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Does anyone know how to watch movies on this touchpad? I tried netflix doesn't work, and I tried hulu and nothing? Any ideas?
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Netflix is not currently available for WebOS devices. The forum at slickdeals suggests to reply to @Netflixhelps on Twitter and request an official release of the Netflix streaming app for WebOS.
Hulu is also not currently available for WebOS devices. There is a workaround I found posted, but that I personally have not tried. I will edit this post after I try it to let you know how it goes. Google "prewarewebosbuzz Hulu". First result.
You can stream video content from your PC to Touchpad by using Tversity. From slickdeals:
1. Install Tversity media server on your laptop/desktop.
2. After installation, add the files you want to view on the library tab. To add an avi file, go to Library, File system, Files and click add item on top.
3. Open cmd prompt on your computer, and type "ipconfig" There you should find your IP address. Note this down.
4.On your touchpad, open a web browser, then type in :41952/flashlib after your IP address. For example, h t t p : // 192.168.1.0 :41952/flashlib
There you should be able to browse your folders to find the video you are looking for. One problem is that you can't rewind/forward etc.
Again Slickdeals:
Amazon Video On Demand/Prime Videos works runs rather well. Audio holds up well but you might need to use the pop out function on the player over full screen to get it to fill the screen. It might lag when first starting it up but pausing and allowing it to buffer will allow it to self correct.
UK - tvcatchup
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or you can install kalemsoft media player http://www.kalemsoft.com/site/demos/com.kalemsoft.ksmplayera_0.3.7_tp.ipk using the webos quick install program that you used to install preware on your touchpad. dont install it from preware, itll crash.
Hp Touchpad
Does anyone know how to get the YouTube icon back on the touchpad? I seemed to have lost it after I installed impostah on it? Also does anyone know or have in idea when gingerbread will be out and what site I can use for the latest updates / downloads on gingerbread? I sen the latest video that was out that they have the wifi working I dont know whay they dont release it.
As the title states, I have Amazon Prime and a GNex, I'd LOVE to be able to watch my instant videos on my GNex but I can't seem to figure it out.
Has anyone cracked it?
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As the title states, I have Amazon Prime and a GNex, I'd LOVE to be able to watch my instant videos on my GNex but I can't seem to figure it out.
Has anyone cracked it?
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I have watched Prime through the browser on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0. Simply logged into Amazon & watched from there. Should be no different than watching on a PC.
Since Amazon wont release an official app and the one from the Kindle Fire refuses to work on other ICS+ devices, you are stuck using the browser. Youll need flash player and a compatible browser that can view desktop sites. Don't use Google Chrome as it doesn't support flash, try Firefox, or the default Browser if you still have it. The site in my signature has the link to sideload flash if you need to, especially if you are on JB.
My PS3 and my smart tv pickup my windows computer over wifi enabling me to show pictures music and videos on it. Im assuming this is a windows feature that allows it to show up like that. Is there any type of app that can fake the tv I to thinking my phone is a wi dows media?
I may be using wrong technology terms here but hope what I am saying makes sense
Hey,
There are many apps for that in Google Play, the technology is called "DLNA", just look for that in Google Play.
I use imediashare for displaying videos and pictures on my Sony TV. But with this app you normally send your media to the TV, and not the other way round.
Just try it!
Greetings,
Phil
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Phil M. said:
Hey,
There are many apps for that in Google Play, the technology is called "DLNA", just look for that in Google Play.
I use imediashare for displaying videos and pictures on my Sony TV. But with this app you normally send your media to the TV, and not the other way round.
Just try it!
Greetings,
Phil
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2
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Ill give it a try, im away from my tv for a few days. what im assuming is my vizio tv that i can access my videos via submenus on the vizio tv app "Vmedia" i would be able to see my phone up on it. Or is this needing an extra thing connected to the phone or tv?
just bumping the question
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just bumping the question
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Give us a run down of what you've tried in the last 5 days.
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Give us a run down of what you've tried in the last 5 days.
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I'm away from my TV until after the new year (im with my parents for the holidays. I was trying to get more information regarding if I need to get extra stuff on my TV or what else is needed.
Worked awesome!! I downloaded Skifta
Thanks!
Has anyone tried using the media link HD with the one max?? I cannot get it to stream. it will only go into mirroring mode. Working with HTC but they claim it should work. All updates to phone and media link are done. Just want to know if anyone else has had trouble or i will swap the phone.
Thanks,
(i have two other HTC phones that it works on so not the media link HD. Its a one max specific issue)
i can confirm the media link hd only mirrors on the htc one max. i have the sprint version. stock not rooted.
when i went to the media link, it prompted me to update its firmware. as you mentioned, that did not help.
i know on the htc one and other devices (the lte 4G for example as well) whenever I would play a video or some other file and i was around my media link hd, i would get a prompt asking if i wanted to stream to the tv.. with the max, i get no such notification.
whats cool is my blu ray player, the sony 5100, picked up the pone and i can stream through that whilst i do other things on the device. i did not know the phone could talk to the player.
so yeah its not your phone its more likely a bug that needs removed.. :good:
Ok thank you for checking. I'll will mention that to HTC tech support.
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Ok so if anyone actually reads this don't waste your money on the HTC media link. The roku box or most decent blu-Ray players do the same thing and more.
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agree. thanks to your post i fired up the media link HD and at the same time had my blu ray player running. the max saw the blu ray player and the streaming was lovely.
i picked up chromecast and its been doing well. if someone is on the fence about getting the media link HD, id also suggest holding off. pick up a chromecast first as its much cheaper.
maybe htc will update the media link hd later....