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Semantic correction, but it's really Amazon who refuses to let their streaming garden exit their hardware garden. I'd say it's more that Amazon Video doesn't wo
by mustacheemperor 10y ago
Semantic correction, but it's really Amazon who refuses to let their streaming garden exit their hardware garden. I'd say it's more that Amazon Video doesn't work with the Chromecast. Since, you know, that's driving a lot of Fire Stick purchases (fellow frustrated Chromecast and Prime owner here).
- echelon 10y agoThis is the reason I don't watch Amazon Prime video. It's so dumb to have to have a separate device for everything.
- wtvanhest 10y agoI bought a roku. Plays both amazon and netflix perfectly with a great interface.
- Cyph0n 10y agoI'm planning on buying a Fire TV stick. Plugs into your TV like the Chromecast, and plays Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, etc.
- coldpie 10y agoEven on a single Android device, you have to use Amazon's special snowflake app store to get Amazon Prime video. So I don't bother.
- baddox 10y agoIs this a very new phenomenon? My Vizio 4K TV from 2015 has the Amazon video app built in.
- tiff_seattle 10y agoWorks fine on XBox though.
- hkmurakami 10y agoTrue. Twitch stopped working with Chromecast immediately after Amazon bought them, so the story checks out.
- mod 10y agoMaybe thats' sarcasm, but twitch works with chromecast still.
- grogenaut 10y agoto be fair google wants 30% of all video sales on chromecast which means pay content usually loses money for amazon on that platform. I thought they allowed non-pay content on chromecast though eg prime video.
- ajmurmann 10y agoAre you maybe confusing Google Play and Chromecast? You can't buy anything on the Chromecast you simply steam to it. Apps just need to support it as a output target.
- scarface74 10y agoAmazon Video works on Roku boxes and the iPhone and iPad. It does let you AirPlay to an AppleTV.
- soylentcola 10y agoI've always just cast the fullscreen video in Chrome to the Chromecast on the TV we have without a built-in Amazon "app". A bit clunky but works fine, unlike any of their mobile apps and non-Fire receivers.
- mustacheemperor 10y agoIndeed. For some reason Amazon, appears to have a major axe to grind with Google only - I'd hazard it's their market dominance and the threat of the Play Store platform. Just makes it even more irritating. You can buy a Roku on Amazon too...Not a chromecast.[0] [0]http://lifehacker.com/amazon-banning-the-chromecast-is-unbelievably-stupid-1734105137 http://lifehacker.com/amazon-banning-the-chromecast-is-unbel...
- paulddraper 10y agoIf it sounded otherwise, my bad. I was certainly aware of the causer of incompatibility :)