Video Talk:Amazon Video
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==Platforms==
Amazon Instant Video is available on many compatible devices and platforms. All platforms support watching titles with Amazon Instant Video. Prime Instant Video (titles included with an Amazon Prime membership) isn't available on Amazon Unbox Player and TiVo.
===Computers===
Supported web browsers by platform:
- Microsoft Windows: Internet Explorer 7 (or later), Firefox 3.0 or later, Safari 5.0 (or later), Google Chrome 16 (or later). Watching videos in the web browser requires installation of the Microsoft Silverlight 5.1 plug-in or later or Adobe Flash 12.2.159.1 or later.</nowiki>
- Apple OS X: Firefox 3.0 (or later), Safari 5.0 (or later), Google Chrome 16 (or later). Watching videos in the web browser requires installation of the Microsoft Silverlight 5.1 plugin (or later) or Adobe Flash 12.2.159.1 (or later).</nowiki>
A software application is also available for Windows computers.
- Unbox:</nowiki> The Amazon Unbox Player lets customers download videos for viewing later without an Internet connection. The Unbox player is compatible with Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Downloaded movies and TV shows can be used with portable devices using the Amazon Unbox Video Player, Windows Media Player, a Windows Media Center Extender such as an Xbox 360, or a PlaysForSure portable device. HD TV shows are available with Unbox and movie content is in Standard Definition (SD). HD movies are available to watch through streaming on Amazon Instant Video HD-compatible devices or download on other compatible devices.
===Mobile devices===
- Kindle Fire tablets: Kindle Fire 1st (2011) and 2nd (2012) generation; Kindle Fire HD 1st (2012) and 2nd (2013) generation; and Kindle Fire HDX 1st (2013) generation
- When the Kindle Fire Phone ships on July 25, 2014, customers will have access to Amazon Instant Video.
- iOS devices: (iPad, iPhone , iPod touch) including compatibility with Apple TV via AirPlay. Amazon introduced support for the iPad in August 2012 and followed with support for iPhone and iPod touch in December 2012. Customers using iOS devices can watch movies and TV shows that they have rented or purchased from Amazon Instant Video. Purchases of additional titles must be made on the Amazon Instant Video website or on other supported platforms. If the customer is also an Amazon Prime member, they can also watch any title included with Prime Instant Video.
===Set-top boxes===
- Amazon Fire TV released April 2, 2014.
- An app for Roku first released January 5, 2009.
- TiVo Series 2 and Series 3 DVRs, except those made for use with DirecTV (DirecTiVo).</nowiki>
- At least three devices based on the Google TV platform include Amazon Instant Video. These include the Vizio Co-Star , Asus Cube, and Hisense Pulse.
===TVs and [[Blu-ray player]]s===
Amazon Instant Video is offered as an app on late model TVs</nowiki> and Blu-ray players. These include Sony BRAVIA TVs (announced September 3, 2008), Samsung Smart TVs through the Samsung Apps Service, LG, Vizio, Panasonic VIERA TVs (announced April 21, 2009), and select devices using Google TV and Yahoo! Widgets.
===Game consoles===
Customers can watch Amazon Instant Video titles on popular game consoles, including the following:
- An app for Microsoft Xbox One was released in November 2013.. This followed the first Amazon Instant Video app that appeared on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 app was released May 29, 2012. Apps for both Xbox platforms initially required customers to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription to use the Amazon Instant Video app. In June 2014, Microsoft eliminated the Xbox Live Gold subscription policy to access entertainment services such as Amazon Instant Video.
- Customers could begin streaming their Amazon Instant Video movies and TV shows to Sony PlayStation 4 beginning November 15, 2013. The earlier PlayStation 3 Amazon Instant Video app released April 3, 2012.
- Apps have been released for both the Nintendo Wii (app released January 13, 2013) and Nintendo Wii U (app released November 21, 2012).
A complete list of compatible devices appears on the Amazon.com website.
===Platforms supporting downloaded content===
Amazon Instant Video is primarily an online streaming service, which requires an active Internet connection. However, some devices with internal storage are permitted to download titles that have been rented or bought, and then viewed while the device is offline.</nowiki> This includes all versions of the Kindle Fire; Amazon Unbox for PC computers; iOS devices; and TiVo Series 2 and Series 3 DVRs, except those made for use with DirecTV (DirecTiVo).
In addition, titles included at no additional charge with Prime Instant Video -- for customers with an Amazon Prime membership -- can be downloaded on 2nd generation Kindle Fire (2013) and Kindle Fire HDX (2013) devices.</nowiki>
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Maps Talk:Amazon Video
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Hello!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this article. I believe this page can benefit from an additional section of Amazon Original Content (A List is necessary) as well as how Amazon Video is doing compared to other video subscription services (like HBO, Netflix, Hulu). Also, there might be issues regarding the references chosen as many are from articles with more of an opinion-related tone. Does Amazon Video focus on creating original content or partnerships with HBO (as mentioned in the first paragraph). Who originally came up with the idea of Amazon Video (No mention of original creator)? -- Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenml424 (talk o contribs) 03:07, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
Amazon Video and (Amazon) Prime Video
Today I found out what the difference is between Amazon Video and Prime video.
They are basically the Amazon equivalent of BBC One and BBC Two yet when you click on Prime video it redirects to Amazon Video when they should be seperate.
This section - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Prime#Prime_Video says:
The service debuted on September 7, 2006 as Amazon Unbox in the United States. On September 4, 2008, the service was renamed Amazon Video on Demand. The Unbox name still refers to the local program, which as of August 2014 is no longer available for downloading purchased instant videos. On February 22, 2011, the service rebranded as Amazon Instant Video and added access to 5,000 movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime members.
^ A statement which is talking about Amazon Video not Prime Video
It's clear from looking at the website they are still separate things.
Amazon Exclusives are TV Shows/Films which were originally broadcast on a network/channel/service that has nothing to do with Amazon.
Prime Exclusives are TV Shows/Films which were originally broadcast on a network/channel/service that has nothing to do with Amazon.
Amazon Originals are TV Shows/Films which were originally broadcast on Amazon Video.
Prime Originals are TV Shows/Films which were originally broadcast on Prime video.
Prime Video originals seem to be mainly shows for adults, whereas the Amazon Video originals seem to be mainly shows for kids, therefore there's still a clear distinction between them, and should be separated imo. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/storefront/ref=sv_atv_0?ie=UTF8&merchId=Originals
Basically they'll play some, but not all Prime Video originals on Amazon Video, the same way BBC Two shows occasionally get played on BBC One.
Question Time
1 - Why have 'Amazon Video' and 'Prime Video' been merged?
2 - Can someone separate them and fix them?
3 - Why is the paragraph for 'Prime Video' on the Amazon Prime page talking about 'Amazon Video' rather than 'Prime Video'?
4 - Why are 'Prime Video' originals mixed together with 'Amazon Video' originals here, List of original programs distributed by Amazon and can they be separated?
Danstarr69 (talk) 17:39, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
- I'm not sure asking those questions is helpful. You'd have to contact the editors who made those changes to get to know why they disd so. More relevant: Do you have reliable sources that explain those differences? Are all of those entities independently notable? What content, exactly, should in your opinion be separated?
- My impression is that independent sources use "Amazon Video", "Amazon Prime Video" and "Prime Video" more or less interchangeably. As this article explains, "In the United States, access to Prime Video is also available through a video-only membership, which does not require a full Prime subscription." That seems to be the "Prime Video" website, and that seems to me to be the main difference between "Prime Video" and "Amazon [Prime] Video". By now this Prime Video-only membership seems to be available in additional countries; we'll need to find sources for that business expansion.
- "Amazon Video" originals, ie non-original content for which Amazon acquired the sole distribution rights for some parts of the world, is listed on that page, IMO, because Amazon refers to that content as "originals" and because, for people living in those parts of the world, Amazon indeed is the "original" distributor, the first one to show that content in those countries. The list explains that they're acquired only and referred to as originals, listing them separately, so there's little risk of confusion. Splitting the list seems more likely to make our readers not find content they're looking for. If you disagree, the list's talk page is the place to discuss changes to the list. Huon (talk) 19:54, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
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