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Amazon Prime Video Coming to New Apple TV Possibly Within a 'Few Weeks'
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You understand of course that this whole bit of "news" is based on the statement of customer service rep from Amazon right? Read the article.
Amazon is not submitting an app without lawyers and a laundry list of agreements in place, particularly when you're accessing not only a digital library but also their own programming. It doesn't matter what your experience has been. This whole "news" could be total BS anyway.
I happen to talk to Amazon a few times since this article has been mentioned about an order I placed. Each time I talked to them. I got a different person. None knew of either the article I talked about. Or anything about a tv os app coming soon. So this is what I keep saying. Perhaps rather than write an entire article based on what one customer service rep said. The author should have tried to verify this with someone higher up. Otherwise, as of now. I am treating this as heresay.
Excellent news, I signed up to Amazon student last week and get 6 months free, then it's £39 a year whilst I'm a student. With Top Gear launching next year it gives me an incentive to stay on after my free trial.
So I went to the Apple store yesterday to look at the AppleTV. I wasn't impressed. The software seemed unpolished and in a beta to 1.0 version. That's ok if you're a relative startup, but Apple CAN afford to polish their software and release a top notch product at the first iteration. My next thought was that they might be trying to compete with gaming consoles. I played my cousins' XBox 360 and PS4 and I can confidently conclude that they're in a safe and strong position. Their feature set out classes Apple's in all respects. I was also able to play with a relative's Amazon's Fire TV. I actually liked it more than the AppleTV. The feel of the remote was superior to the current and last iterations. The software was also pleasant to work with.
In contrast, regarding Prime, many times I'll get Amazon deliveries a day early, even on Sundays. And have found their video offerings outstanding.
Now I have a reason to go with the new Apple TV.
It's great that Apple is allowing Amazon to create an app for IOS Apple TV.
but it begs a huge question, if devices are similar to computers. Why does the US Gov't allow them to be locked down at all?
Applications would be awesome for my home:
Slingbox
Spotify
Pandora
Sirius XM
Vudu (they have two kinds of apps, one where you can do PPV/Purchasing, or the similar to iOS iPad App where you can play back movies/tv content you already own) *note apple prefers to price VOD rentals at higher than competing outlets, which they think makes the sell through pricing look more attractive)
Amazon would be terrific to get (even more so if not just prime video, any Amazon Video, which again often has better VOD pricing than iTunes)
So would the ability to add third party applications which are not on Apple's content approval list. i.e. Roku which allows third party content providers.
If these devices are like operating systems /computers why shouldn't users be able to have them be open? and users be able to install whatever software or applications and content they want?
of course apple wants to lock it down to whatever provides them income, but as endusers we ought to be screaming to open up these systems.
Who is with me? lets ask apple repeatedly to open up these devices. lets hack the heck out of them
but it begs a huge question, if devices are similar to computers. Why does the US Gov't allow them to be locked down at all?
Applications would be awesome for my home:
Slingbox
Spotify
Pandora
Sirius XM
Vudu (they have two kinds of apps, one where you can do PPV/Purchasing, or the similar to iOS iPad App where you can play back movies/tv content you already own) *note apple prefers to price VOD rentals at higher than competing outlets, which they think makes the sell through pricing look more attractive)
Amazon would be terrific to get (even more so if not just prime video, any Amazon Video, which again often has better VOD pricing than iTunes)
So would the ability to add third party applications which are not on Apple's content approval list. i.e. Roku which allows third party content providers.
If these devices are like operating systems /computers why shouldn't users be able to have them be open? and users be able to install whatever software or applications and content they want?
of course apple wants to lock it down to whatever provides them income, but as endusers we ought to be screaming to open up these systems.
Who is with me? lets ask apple repeatedly to open up these devices. lets hack the heck out of them
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Decided to start a free 30 day trial today and I got billed $99 immediately. WTF?! I assume it is because I have prime shared to my by someone else. Oh well. Processed a refund. Not worth $100 a yhear to me just to stream videos/movies
I still don't believe that Amazon is making an app for the tv. But anyhow, you do realize the prime membership is not just for streaming movies?
I already get the free two day shipping through the ability of a friend (supposed to be a family member but Amazon doesnt know that) sharing the service. Aside from that I could get amazon music and video, neither of which is worth an additional $100 to me since I basically get free Prime shipping so long as my friend keeps renewing his sub.
If this is true, I can finally bite the bullet and buy the new Apple TV. It's frustrating not being able to use iTunes and Amazon Prime on the same set-top box, and the inability to do so has kept me from purchasing anything newer than the Apple TV 2nd gen and/or the Amazon Fire stick, as no other device offers more than the other.
If Amazon ever sees fit to start selling the device itself before the app is released, I'll likely buy the ATV from there, too. Anything to encourage them to bring Alpha House and The Man in the High Castle to new devices.
If Amazon ever sees fit to start selling the device itself before the app is released, I'll likely buy the ATV from there, too. Anything to encourage them to bring Alpha House and The Man in the High Castle to new devices.
Actually, it's not from a front-line rep which is what the other person would've called. This probably would've come from a higher level rep since this was as a response to feedback.
Except the Apple TV isn't really meant to compete with consoles. Much like the Wii wasn't designed to compete against the 360 and PS3. It's a companion device. Honestly, I really dislike the Fire TV's UI. That's not to say that Apple's UI is perfect, but honestly, I don't really see the 'unpolished' and 'beta' critique you're talking about. It's everything I want in a set top box for the moment. (And no, I'm not incapable of praising Amazon - I hate their Fire devices but the Echo seems to be pretty cool and something that I was surprised that Apple didn't come out with)
Great. I just bought the new Apple TV last friday and I really like it, even though there are still some things to fix. But the best app is Plex. I just love it. It's managing all my local movie and tv show files. The best app you can get on apple tv.
But Apple should do more with the photos app. It only shows photos of my photostream, but not the photos in icloud.
But Apple should do more with the photos app. It only shows photos of my photostream, but not the photos in icloud.
