Is there some workaround to allow streaming of Amazon Prime HD videos from Amazon.com?
I can stream Amazon Prime movies in SD with no problems at all, but when I try to stream any HD content, I get a window popup with the message:
'You can not playback this HD movie via the Amazon.com website. HD movie playback is limited to Kindle Fire HD, Xbox 360, PS3, Roku, TIVO or other Amazon Instant Video HD Compatible devices. Would you like to watch the Standard Definition version instead?'
Anyone had any luck getting this to work?
Seems pretty obvious that Amazon reserves HD streaming only for users of their authorized devices. What's not to understand?
I use Firefox beta and run amazon on desktop and it gives me hd streams
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Miami_Son said:
Seems pretty obvious that Amazon reserves HD streaming only for users of their authorized devices. What's not to understand?
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If you had read my post, you would realize I was trying to find out if there was a way to get it working on the Nexus 7
I'll give Firefox a try as another helpful poster has suggested.
It works
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So I went to best buy to test out the tab and I was looking for some movie streaming apps and couldnt find any like the ones I have on my phone? Can this not stream any movies yet?
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If u mean that u want to stream a movie from a PC, then i recommend Gmote 2. Really it's the best app for streaming music or videos from your PC.
HBO Go please! I'll be dancing for joy when an app is compatible with HC
tv show stream is good too
Plex is what you want. Direct transcoding from PC to tablet. Max is only 5000mbps bitrate but still very nice.
skel4877 said:
tv show stream is good too
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unfortunately tv show stream and movie stream were pulled from the market and arent being supported anymore but I have the APKs and tried them on my tab but when I try to open the links it says I need Xvid. I thought xvid was supported by the tab?
Amazon Prime works for streaming movies and whatever else they offer. I've only dabbled there, but the first 10 minutes of Highlander came through great on the tab.
Obsessive said:
HBO Go please! I'll be dancing for joy when an app is compatible with HC
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HBOGO works via the webpage and HULU also works if your rooted and install the required file.
Netflix app supported at all?
Bateluer said:
Netflix app supported at all?
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No.
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Bateluer said:
Netflix app supported at all?
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Not right now. Sounds like it will come eventually though.
Speedy350z said:
unfortunately tv show stream and movie stream were pulled from the market and arent being supported anymore but I have the APKs and tried them on my tab but when I try to open the links it says I need Xvid. I thought xvid was supported by the tab?
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TV shows stream works fine on mine.. glad I kept a backup of the apk. Not so lucky on movies stream unfortunately, so I can't test it out.
I didn't think either were reliant on the decoding capabilities of the device, since it plays in the browser, but I've always had mobo player installed. Maybe try that?
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Itaintrite said:
Plex is what you want. Direct transcoding from PC to tablet. Max is only 5000mbps bitrate but still very nice.
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+1000 for this. since getting my android phone, I have tried various methods for streaming from my home server. my buddy has the air media for his icrap which made me search even harder for a solution on my tablet. plex super easy to setup, I had an issue with port forward but that was because my router and UPnP would not let go of the port to enable the port forwarding.
all around great app for streaming.
Itaintrite said:
Plex is what you want. Direct transcoding from PC to tablet. Max is only 5000mbps bitrate but still very nice.
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Thank you, Plex works pretty well. My new 10.1 just became a hundred times more awesome. I've been using Sagetv dvr and have recorded a lot of tv shows. Now I can stream them to my Galaxy tab, cool.
Sultan.MA said:
If u mean that u want to stream a movie from a PC, then i recommend Gmote 2. Really it's the best app for streaming music or videos from your PC.
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I looked at it in the market and it says stream music nothing about video. Am I blind?
Also can anyone compare this to playon? Mainly the ability to rewind or fast forward the stream because playon can't do this and according to playons admins on their forum android is not capible or some crap which I'm sure is not true because Netflix and YouTube can manage to do it.
Rhyno77 said:
TV shows stream works fine on mine.. glad I kept a backup of the apk. Not so lucky on movies stream unfortunately, so I can't test it out.
I didn't think either were reliant on the decoding capabilities of the device, since it plays in the browser, but I've always had mobo player installed. Maybe try that?
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thanks man I had mobo but never actually opened it up. Your post made me look into it again and when I opened mobo it downloded the codec needed. Nice! now movie stream and tv stream work great. Too bad its unsupported for updates anymore.
Loved these aps and with a mega video login I was golden.
For streaming your own stuff:
UpnPlay app to stream Video and a videoplayer app for playback.
Firgured out I can attach a HDD to my router and fire up a router mediaserver - accessible from everywhere. But beware, your Server/Router MUST support video streaming else it's a no go. And don't forget to turn upnp on.
You can also use Twonky as a server tool for windows/linux.
For 720p you don't need a speedy WLAN, 2mb/s are enough. For 1080p it's ~3-3,5mb/s. So every NAS capable router should do it.
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thanks man I had mobo but never actually opened it up. Your post made me look into it again and when I opened mobo it downloded the codec needed. Nice! now movie stream and tv stream work great. Too bad its unsupported for updates anymore.
Loved these aps and with a mega video login I was golden.
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I have TV shows but it won't work. Can you post send or link me the apks?!?!?
PS. I have mobo.....
I have PLEX up and running and can stream audio with no issue but when I lunch a video it errors out. Any one have same issue??
So you have taken some pictures and a movie on your new PRIME and you want to stream the slide show or show the movie via your HTPC (of course connected to your TV). You don't want to connect your PRIME to the TV via an HDMI cable. You don't want to physically upload the multi-media to your HTPC, just stream it.
So what app are you using on the PRIME?
What software are you using on your HTPC?
Is the connection WiFi or Bluetooth?
So who has done this and what is your solution?
I am ONLY looking for working solutions that you have had success with.
Me too! I want something like the splashtop app but reversed.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp
I think this should do it ? Haven't tried it my self tho.
Just found something...app called mirrorop looks promising. I'll try when I get a chance...
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.
I think this should do it ? Haven't tried it my self tho.
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Just found something...app called mirrorop looks promising. I'll try when I get a chance...
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Thanks everyone for your input.
The MirrorOp product line (software & hardware) from AWINDINC looks exactly what I want for WiFi projection from my PRIME to a HTPC. They support MAC's and PC's with their software.
Basically you need their sender software on your PRIME tablet and their receiver software on your PC. The MirrorOP Photo Sender is FREE and does not require ROOT. The MirrorOP Sender software cost $10, requires ROOT, can project video but NO audio. Also your PC must have WiFi or be on lan network that has Wifi. You also need to visit their website to get your PC or MAC software to be able to receive your video.
BubbleUPnP is going to take a little time to play with to see if it will work.
I am going to try the MirrorOP software this evening and report back tomorrow.
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The MirrorOp product line (software & hardware) from AWINDINC looks exactly what I want for WiFi projection from my PRIME to a HTPC. They support MAC's and PC's with their software.
Basically you need their sender software on your PRIME tablet and their receiver software on your PC. The MirrorOP Photo Sender is FREE and does not require ROOT. The MirrorOP Sender software cost $10, requires ROOT, can project video but NO audio. Also your PC must have WiFi or be on lan network that has Wifi. You also need to visit their website to get your PC or MAC software to be able to receive your video.
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The MirrorOP Sender works GREAT. You get about 5 minutes FREE usage. If you want more then you must pay $10. NO AUDIO and about 20 FPS according to their test program.
The MirrorOP Photo Sender works and is FREE but there is a problem with colors so not recommended with the current release.
Both of these apps were tested from my ROOTED PRIME.
The PC Receiver program is FREE and works with both apps.
My quest was to find an app for the PRIME and software for my HTPC to stream video or pictures FROM the PRIME to the HTPC via WiFi. With your help I have found the software to do that job.
Now I am looking to add AUDIO to the upload from the PRIME to my HTPC for the perfect combination!
Any suggestions for that perfect combination would be appreciated.
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So you have taken some pictures and a movie on your new PRIME and you want to stream the slide show or show the movie via your HTPC (of course connected to your TV). You don't want to connect your PRIME to the TV via an HDMI cable. You don't want to physically upload the multi-media to your HTPC, just stream it.
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Since you mention an HTPC as a client why not use DLNA/UPnP? Most pads have a DLNA server, ASUS adds for free MyNet, use that to share your media files with your HTPC client.
Just launch the media player on your HTPC (for sure it will support DLNA/UPnP) search for a server (the MyNet on your TP), browse for your media and .... play.
You might want to enable Digital Media Server under the settings of MyNet. I believe it's on by default, I have it always off.
The MirrorOP someone suggested you is basically a remote desktop server (needing a proprietary client) which replicates your local TP screen to your client. There are very few remote desktop solutions that support sound as well.
Use Skifta (free on android market).
It's an DLNA enabled player that let's you pick your DLNA source and render target.
Using the TF201 as the source and my HTPC (XBMC Eden Beta 3 / Win 7.. be sure to enable "Allow control of XBMC via UPNP" in Network Settings) as the target, I was able to stream over wifi.
Short movie clip I made from TF201's camera worked with both video and audio. I also was able to stream RIO.mkv from TF201 which surprised me. It's 1080p h.264 (encoded full profile at CQ19) mkv with 5.1 sound. I only watched about 4 minutes though.
I tried to bypass the HTPC and use my TV (Ethernet DLNA enabled Samsung LN46C750) as the DLNA target but playback wasn't smooth. It would play for 3-4 seconds, buffer, resume playing, buffer again, etc.,.. Going through HTPC worked much better.
Thanks for the post, as I had not thought to test Skifta this way. Normally, I just use it pick music on my NAS (10TB Synology 411J) for playback on the HTPC.
I think 2player and bubbleupnp(not free) should also work like skifta.. but I haven't tested them..
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Since you mention an HTPC as a client why not use DLNA/UPnP? Most pads have a DLNA server, ASUS adds for free MyNet, use that to share your media files with your HTPC client.
Just launch the media player on your HTPC (for sure it will support DLNA/UPnP)
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Use Skifta (free on android market).
It's an DLNA enabled player that let's you pick your DLNA source and render target.
Using the TF201 as the source and my HTPC (XBMC Eden Beta 3 / Win 7.. be sure to enable "Allow control of XBMC via UPNP" in Network Settings) as the target, I was able to stream over wifi.
I think 2player and bubbleupnp(not free) should also work like skifta.. but I haven't tested them..
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Thanks for your input. I want to play music and video from the PRIME to my HTPC.
I am aware of several apps for my PRIME for DLNA server functions:
Skifta
UPnPlay which requires a 3rd party player for video.
BubbleUPnP
The questions is what is the best software for my Windows 7 PC to be a DLNA CLIENT?
I am not using XBMC but MediaPortal for my HTPC functions.
There is an XDA forum for BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer.
The BubbleUPnP Server site. BUBBLEUPNP SERVER IS NOT AN UPNP AV MEDIA SERVER. It requires at least one working UPnP AV Media Server (Windows Media Player, Twonky, Asset UPnP, ...) to do something useful.
I will try BubbleUPnP tonight.
Awwww man, i thought this thread was going to lean towards mirroring.
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Anyone here running Plex on their Prime? I setup a ReadyNas Ultra 4 about a year ago. I am currently accessing the server wirelessly from my Macbook Pro, and a HTPC. I have been using Plex on my iPhone 4 and iPad 2 fairly well.
One of the main reasons for getting the Prime was to be able to access the Nas device directly and not worry about transcoding the high-res movies that I did with the iPad. Since getting the Prime though I cannot get it to connect to the server on the Nas device. It will connect and play with the server running on my Macbook Pro but that kind of defeats the purpose.
Any ideas?
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Anyone here running Plex on their Prime? I setup a ReadyNas Ultra 4 about a year ago. I am currently accessing the server wirelessly from my Macbook Pro, and a HTPC. I have been using Plex on my iPhone 4 and iPad 2 fairly well.
One of the main reasons for getting the Prime was to be able to access the Nas device directly and not worry about transcoding the high-res movies that I did with the iPad. Since getting the Prime though I cannot get it to connect to the server on the Nas device. It will connect and play with the server running on my Macbook Pro but that kind of defeats the purpose.
Any ideas?
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I use Plex with a WHS and HC. Some thoughts... Has the Plex Android client been confirmed to work with ICS? I had a Jetstream and one of the reasons I returned it was because it didn't work with either Plex or PlayOn because of HTC's video driver implementation. The Plex devs tried but couldn't fix it on their side. Plex has a great support wiki and forum so you might want to ask the question there.
I used Plex with my HTPC and it works fairly well. There are times when Prime is unable to connect to the server but restarting the app usually does the trick.
I have Plex installed on a ReadyNAS RNDU4000 and can connect through Plex App.
but I cannot play without stutter and pausing.
Just tried on my Galaxy S2 and got same problems, so it's not prime related I guess.
So you got no probs on iPhone?
The only way to watch movies on my Prime is with Dice Player and it's own network browser.
I'm running Plex on a QNAP x59. No problem connecting, videos play perfectly up to 1080p w/o transcoding. My videos are all encoded in MP4 format and I had to enable 'Direct Streaming' and 'Device supports HLS' in the advanced settings of the plex android client.
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You can use BubbleUPnP to watch movies off my readynas. Works well. It does not have a videoplayer built in but instead launches one to play it back - so you can use diceplayer, bsplayer etc. Seemed to be the best of the upnp clients from the ones I tried.
I've been using bsplayer in LAN mode lately which works a treat as well. You just point in to a cifs (windows) share on your nas.
For some reason none of the Xperia Z tablets are not compatible to stream HD videos from "amazon instant video" I checked on amazon.com comptible devices and says all android devices.
Does anyone know a way to stream HD content from amazon video? My iphone streams HD content from amazon flawlessly except Xperia
Its a Amazon issue..
I have a similar issue with Vudu..
My tablet Z running Lolipop 5.1.1 will download as well and stream Full HD movies from Google play movies , but with Vudu I can only stream Full HD movies but cannot download them, I get the message this device in not compatible which it clearly is and reverts to SD downloads only.
Amazon instant video released android app to finally stream amazon instant video content but Xperia is not compatible to stream in HD only SD.. Is their anyway to bypass that?
Just read that no android devices can stream HD video from amazon instant video If that's true any bypass?