VOD : Netflix/Streaming Services

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

Well we shall see MM but sceptical no l don't think so.

Why wouldn't it? Firetv o/s is basically Android but Amazons own version so considering Sky go and nowtv are both on android there is no reason to doubt at least nowtv will come to firetv.
I have nowtv on my mx android tv box it works like a dream also worth noting vm tv anywhere is available for my mx box too, i didn't know their online tv service was android compatable. Learn something new everyday i guess.

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

what is firetv?? Sorry i'm quite thick about these things but i do love new things... What would it give me which i can't get on my tivo and is it subscription based etc?>

Fire tv is amazons on streaming iptv box basically things you'll get on it are WWE network for a start using a smart dns, no subscription needed for fire tv itself but you would need to subscribe to things such as netflix, wwe network, hulu+ etc.
Also unlike tivo iplayer works perfectly on it

[tassiekev]

Sending my Fire Tv box back today - unable to get any 5.1 sound out of it (via optical, don't know about HDMI because my equipment isn't suitable). Apparently I'm not alone, this has been a problem in the states since its release. I never was successful in getting 5.1 from Amazon Prime (as opposed to Amazon Instant Video) on any of my boxes (Netflix has been no problem whatsoever) and Amazon are very coy about telling people if they'll get 5.1 from Prime.

Had an Android M8 box which was great - sold that to a mate to replace it with the Fire, now I'm going to have to buy another M8.

Be careful out there!

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by tassiekev

Sending my Fire Tv box back today - unable to get any 5.1 sound out of it (via optical, don't know about HDMI because my equipment isn't suitable). Apparently I'm not alone, this has been a problem in the states since its release. I never was successful in getting 5.1 from Amazon Prime (as opposed to Amazon Instant Video) on any of my boxes (Netflix has been no problem whatsoever) and Amazon are very coy about telling people if they'll get 5.1 from Prime.

Had an Android M8 box which was great - sold that to a mate to replace it with the Fire, now I'm going to have to buy another M8.

Be careful out there!

5.1 works fine for me although i use Netflix not prime i don't think prime has ever had 5.1?
Which if this is the case what Amazon could do is include Netflix results in the searches i think this would be a big step in Amazons favour.
I have a Android MX box it has it's hissy fits but like you said they do work like a dream.

[tassiekev]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

5.1 works fine for me although i use Netflix not prime i don't think prime has ever had 5.1?
Which if this is the case what Amazon could do is include Netflix results in the searches i think this would be a big step in Amazons favour.
I have a Android MX box it has it's hissy fits but like you said they do work like a dream.

When Prime first started there was a corner tag on some of the icons (similar to the current HD icon) which indicated 5.1 - this disappeared after my complaints but I never got an explanation as to why it was there in the first place (someone less charitable may have described it as bait advertising).

Does the 5.1 on your Fire box work via HDMI or Optical or both? If you Google '5.1 problems on Amazon Prime' you could spend all day and more reading the comments.

Anyway, the box has gone now and I get most of what I need via my LG Bluray which doesn't seem to miss a beat on any of the services. I'll be ordering another M8 later this week (needed for 3pm Saturdays and other stuff).

Cheers

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Why wouldn't it? Firetv o/s is basically Android but Amazons own version so considering Sky go and nowtv are both on android there is no reason to doubt at least nowtv will come to firetv.
I have nowtv on my mx android tv box it works like a dream also worth noting vm tv anywhere is available for my mx box too, i didn't know their online tv service was android compatable. Learn something new everyday i guess.

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Fire tv is amazons on streaming iptv box basically things you'll get on it are WWE network for a start using a smart dns, no subscription needed for fire tv itself but you would need to subscribe to things such as netflix, wwe network, hulu+ etc.
Also unlike tivo iplayer works perfectly on it

Cheers pal. So basically it's great but I'd need an unblockus account to take full advantage of it?

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by tassiekev

When Prime first started there was a corner tag on some of the icons (similar to the current HD icon) which indicated 5.1 - this disappeared after my complaints but I never got an explanation as to why it was there in the first place (someone less charitable may have described it as bait advertising).

Does the 5.1 on your Fire box work via HDMI or Optical or both? If you Google '5.1 problems on Amazon Prime' you could spend all day and more reading the comments.

Anyway, the box has gone now and I get most of what I need via my LG Bluray which doesn't seem to miss a beat on any of the services. I'll be ordering another M8 later this week (needed for 3pm Saturdays and other stuff).

Cheers

Optic and HDMI both work guess i got lucky with my box i have read the issues you've mentioned pretty poor of Amazon really.
M8 box i think that'll be my next purchase hehe i'm keeping my aftv as i'm happy with it with xbmc on it i'm basically getting everything i want from it.

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

Cheers pal. So basically it's great but I'd need an unblockus account to take full advantage of it?

Yeah but what's a extra £3p/m for a whole world of entertainment?

[muppetman11]

Netflix release trailer for their latest Original Marco Polo which will arrive on the service on the 12th December.

[denphone]

Its looks pretty good MM.

[alwaysabear]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Netflix release trailer for their latest Original Marco Polo which will arrive on the service on the 12th December.

Looks like it will be worth a watch .

[Mad Max]

That certainly does look good, thanks MM.

[muppetman11]

Vodafone in talks with Sky to sell Now TV with broadband

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...broadband.html

[muppetman11]

Apple's plan to beat Spotify: push Beats Music to every iPhone and iPad

Apple will make its Beats Music subscription service part of its iOS software from early in 2015, pushing its app to every iPhone and iPad, according to a report.

The Financial Times claims that Beats will be part of iOS as early as March in an effort to encourage Apple’s iTunes music buyers to try the streaming service, and that it could also use the Apple Pay payments technology to charge for monthly subscriptions.

Apple paid $3bn for Beats Music’s parent company Beats Electronics earlier in 2014, acquiring its lucrative headphones business as well as Beats Music, which launched in the US in January as a rival to Spotify, Rhapsody and other streaming services.

Link

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Vodafone in talks with Sky to sell Now TV with broadband

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...broadband.html

Interesting that Vodaphone customers can get Sky Atlantic!

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Interesting that Vodaphone customers can get Sky Atlantic!

They can't yet !!!!

They both have something the other is interested in

The pair are already working on co-marketing of their services and it is rumoured that the network operator will soon provide the basis of a Sky-branded mobile network. If the Now TV talks also succeed, such a ‘virtual network’ contra-deal could allow both companies to offer a full ‘quad-play’ of broadband, home phone, mobile and pay-TV services.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

They can't yet !!!!

They both have something the other is interested in

On their mobiles they can!

Vodafone already offers the Sky Sports channels on mobile devices as part of its 4G bundles. The mobile operator also recently introduced Now TV as an alternative, granting access to Sky Movies and Sky Atlantic on the move.