Does Roku 2 support my Amazon video library? I'm just learning about the Roku products, and I wanted to clarify whether or not the Amazon "app" on the Roku 2 will have access to the digital movies I have purchased on Amazon. It's clear that will have access to the prime membership "free" movies and rentals, but before I buy this product I want to be sure it will play the movies I've actually purchased. thanks! Does Roku 2 support my Amazon video library? I'm just learning about the Roku products, and I wanted to clarify whether or not the Amazon "app" on the Roku 2 will have access to the... » Read More Does Roku 2 support my Amazon video library? I'm just learning about the Roku products, and I wanted to clarify whether or not the Amazon "app" on the Roku 2 will have access to the digital movies I have purchased on Amazon. It's clear that will have access to the prime membership "free" movies and rentals, but before I buy this product I want to be sure it will play the movies I've actually purchased. thanks! « Show Less
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Yes-- all those movies are in your video library and the Amazon channel has a link to all the items in your library. Additionally, just last week, they redesigned the channel interface, so it's much easier to find your items. The Roku is excellent. I love it. We canceled our cable and our satellite and this is it for us. . . plus Amazon prime and Netflix.
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You can also purchase and rent Amazon videos straight from the app on the Roku as well.
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No. Netflix & Vudu for online services. (Also, I may be wrong if Amazon prime will load movies into your Vudu account).
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From what I can tell none of the Samsung players support Amazon Prime vids. We have a Sony and a Samsung player. The Sony has a bunch of apps including Amazon. The Samsung is very crude by comparison when it comes to supported apps. Must be a turf issue between Samsung, Sony and Amazon.
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It does support Amazon Prime videos. I've logged into my Amazon account and watched a movie as I would on any other computer with a browser.
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I contacted Samsung who told me there was not an Amazon app available for that player, even though Amazon told me there was. I ended up disconnecting the player and bought Roku.
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No. The issue some people are having is that you need a form of Adobe FlashPlayer for videos to function; it is not pre-installed on this device as Google announced in 2012 that it was discontinuing Flash for mobile devices. There are a couple of easy options available to get around this in order to watch Prime videos; the first method is to load a browser from PlayStore that has Flash bundled in such as FlashFox (free app). FlashFox works, but it can lag at times and the ads at the bottom of the browser window drive me nuts. The better way is the second option; Amazon announced in September that it would support Prime for Android mobile devices. This can be extended to tablets using the appropriate steps. Just follow the instructions shown below to install the required apps: 1) Install the Amazon Appstore on your device. ( https://www.amazon.ca/gp/feature.html?docId=1001206081) 2) Open the Amazon Appstore (orange icon), search for the Amazon app (the icon has the Amazon logo over a blue shopping basket), and install it. 3) Open the newly installed Amazon App (shopping basket icon), & sign into your account. 4) Once signed in, navigate to any Prime instant video and select "watch now". You will then be prompted to install Amazon Player; do so. 5) Once player installs, you're done. You can now watch any Prime video via your Amazon App. Please note, there is an Amazon app for tablets on Google PlayStore, but it WILL NOT support Prime video on tablets. You must use the above instructions in order to achieve Prime video functionality on this tablet. Hope this helps
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No, it doesn't work with the Amazon App...also doesn't work with Vudu anymore. It does work with iTunes. Can't speak for other apps...I don't use Hulu Plus or Netflix.
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It works well with Amazon prime....in fact BETTER than my Roku box. Roku has "buffering" from time to time, never saw that with this. But it does not have the advertised Flixster support, so beware.
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What about amazon video. This is really frustrating as I continue to wait as all of my Sony products stream Amazon without a hitch.
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I have not succeeded in setting up Amazon Video directly on this set. Instead, I set up Amazon Video on my connected TIVO. Also, some modern BluRay players, and other streaming devices like ROKU can access Amazon Video. Sorry if this is not much help.
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It does not have an Amazon Prime app. It works with Netflix (but can only play stuff from your instant queue, no browsing), Blockbuster, Film Fresh and vTuner. It does not have built in wireless either, so you need an ethernet cable or a usb wi fi dongle (it comes with a cheapo one with terrible range). While I'm here, a few extra caveats: the disc noise on this player is much higher than on other portables I've used, and the built in speakers are horrible quality and are very quiet. I would not buy this unless it's especially cheap. Screen quality is very good for a portable though... though the viewing angles are very narrow even by portable player standards. It does not have an Amazon Prime app. It works with Netflix (but can only play stuff from your instant queue, no browsing), Blockbuster, Film Fresh and vTuner. It does not have built in wireless either, so you need an ethernet cable or a usb wi fi dongle (it comes with a cheapo one with terrible range). While I'm here, a few extra caveats: the disc noise on this player is much higher than on other portables I've used, and the built in speakers are horrible quality and are very quiet. I would not buy this unless it's especially cheap. Screen quality is very good for a portable though...... » Read More It does not have an Amazon Prime app. It works with Netflix (but can only play stuff from your instant queue, no browsing), Blockbuster, Film Fresh and vTuner. It does not have built in wireless either, so you need an ethernet cable or a usb wi fi dongle (it comes with a cheapo one with terrible range). While I'm here, a few extra caveats: the disc noise on this player is much higher than on other portables I've used, and the built in speakers are horrible quality and are very quiet. I would not buy this unless it's especially cheap. Screen quality is very good for a portable though... though the viewing angles are very narrow even by portable player standards. « Show Less
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The Amazon Prime Video app is only available on Amazon. You have to allow installation of "apps from unknown sources" under, 'Unknown Sources', usually under 'Security' in, 'Settings'. This device may not have that option. You'll have to look.And No, 'Amazon Prime Video' or anything else by Amazon is not available in the Google Play Store for obvious reasons.
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I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love... » Read More I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! « Show Less
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Download the Netflix or Hulu app. There is now an app from Amazon that's supposed to let you watch Prime movies if you are a Prime customer, but I haven't been able to get it to work.
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For some reason very bizzare reason, the 2011 models do not support Amazon Instant Video. If you look at the history of questions on this device, or Google for information, you'll find quite a few frustrated with this. You can't get it as a "Yahoo Widget" (2009-2010 models only) and the Samsung App is only available on 2012 models and later. I was just looking for it today out of curiosity (I was updating the PLEX app) and was sad to see it isn't there. I have many other options, but it does seem obnoxious that they can't fix this minor detail, when Netflix and other Samsung Apps seem to work fine on this TV.
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I truly hate when people provide uninformative, useless answers to questions. YES, it will let you watch Amazon Prime movies, including the free movies and TV shows available from the Amazon Prime subscription: I know, I use it. The built-in Primetime app integrates Netflix and Amazon (and Google Play videos and Redbox and your cable/satellite TV) into one app that is really a pretty nice way to see everything you have available through one app.
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I am not sure if amazon video is compatible. There are many apps to choose from to stream video. I use Netflix. The picture quality is at least as good as DVD when streaming. However, I find that Netflix has a lot of issues. I will need to sign back in, it will not load and then at least every 3 months you have to update the Blu-ray player. Other streaming Blu-ray players seem to have the same issues.If you are going to mainly stream video, I would recommend buying something else. This is fine for occasional use but can cause many headaches.