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Amazon Launches Prime Video App for Mac
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Unless it does 4K HDR I’m not interested. Netflix has the best streaming in the web browser, the ready is honestly trash.
The prime app especially on iPad Pro only does 720p
The prime app especially on iPad Pro only does 720p
netflix does on safari tho, the others: not so much, sadly ;_(My only gripe is that I can't get native 4K/Dolby Vision/Atmos/HDR10 through the web browser for these streaming services. For that, you need the mobile apps....
DRM...argh.....
also HDR 1080p on Disney+ through safari seems flakey as of right now, it more often then not defaults to 1080P SDR for me, even though all my displays are hdr. and yes, Netflix handsdown has the best web streaming video quality of any streamer, 4K HDR, but no surround or dolby atmos spatial audio sadly, which funnily enough Apple TV+ does do through safari ( tv.apple.com ) on m1 macs incl. with head tracking. though i can't verify if apple is streaming in 4K though.
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My goodness. How edgy and wild! I wish more people could be like you, living in the past for no good reason. So inspirational!
I'm happy about this. As someone who prefers to compartmentalize everything I'm doing on my computer, I always prefer apps—both full native and web wrappers—to doing things in browser. It just fits my mental model of context-switching better than a bunch of tabs in a browser does, no matter how well things run on the web. I use a couple of Mac SSB creators already, and use the "Clicker for..." apps for the various video services I subscribe to. Glad to have an official app.
I would certainly prefer a fully native macOS experience, but even catalyst/iOS ports>browser for me.
I would certainly prefer a fully native macOS experience, but even catalyst/iOS ports>browser for me.
Hopefully this puts pressure on HBO and Netflix to release Mac specific apps too.
That looks like a DRM handshake issue. Could be your monitor, your cable, if you have a KVM, or even the order you turned on the equipment. I’ve been getting that more often lately playing back iTunes movies I’ve bought on my Mac mini hooked up to my tv. DRM truly sucks, especially when it makes it more difficult to play movies you actually purchased than those you didn’t. It really sends the wrong message.
The UX is the benefit mostly... The Fisher-Price effect you get from Catalyst is horrible.
It is not just the visuals. It's the controls that you natively expect on the Mac but do not work, which negatively impact accessibility.
There are also a lot of components you do not get with Catalyst...
Some high-profile examples are:
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NSOutlineView: A crucial component for macOS which does not exist in iOS at all.-
NSSplitView: A full-fledged split view, used by a lot of applications for the inspector on the right side. Offers a lot more functionality compared to the split view in iOS.-`
NSTextAttachmentCell: Used for tags in a text field, a very powerful feature if applied correctly.Catalyst is not the holy grail and never will be for a solid desktop experience. SwiftUI might be in the future, but is not right now, especially for the Mac. Make no mistake, the Mac specifically is still in a transition with its development frameworks where currently Cocoa and AppKit can still provide the best user experience. However, they are hard to develop for if you do not have the experience.
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I get you though... For our Mac apps we provided support for Catalina with love for quite a long time. Some components changed (in a not well-documented way) in Big Sur, so it was quite a lot of work to make that happen. We probably will drop it soon unfortunately. The world moves on and it is no longer feasible to provide that support...
It plays HDR on the App at least on iOS on my iPad Pro with the MiniLED display. I assume you can download that application onto macOS and it will be supported?
I cannot get full screen on my 2020 27" iMac.
w/o full screen, its not very useful.
w/o full screen, its not very useful.
don't know how you dare contradict this guy with his killer "Big Sewer" slam. Who knows what he might say about you in response. Something withering I'm sure.
no, Amazon doesn't have Premier League rights in the US as far as I know. It's NBC or nothing.
nope, disney blocked the d+ ios app on m1 macs some while ago, it did work briefly after m1 macs hit the scene, but alas, no longer. it didn't do hdr at that time and only square ipad video for viewing and no full hd
Normally so but not in this case. I can’t even play purchased HD iTunes movies from the AppleTV app or view content on Safari. If Monterey doesnt solve this (as CSR suggested) issue I’ll be pushing for a repair or outright replacement.
I have the same, and pretty sure it has to do with two monitors being attached. I deleted the app.
Wish it was so but this is with the main iMac screen, no monitors connected. The kicker is that I can play Prime content without problem with Firefox. ?
so can I with Chrome.. I could not with Safari, unless I unplugged one monitor. Prime saw it as 'illegal', so I thought that history repeated itself
Ahh my bad then. Well that needs to be addressed asap then, same as the iOS Amazon app being able to only play 720p