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I wish they made their existing service work the same on all platforms. HD content is practically not available on Linux (HDCP issues) and half-works on Windows
by spystath 9y ago
I wish they made their existing service work the same on all platforms. HD content is practically not available on Linux (HDCP issues) and half-works on Windows (works on my desktop but not on my laptop although both should be HDCP compliant).
- simias 9y agoI have a prime subscription but I hardly use the video streaming service for this reason. It's just too crappy and user-unfriendly, especially on Linux. And like with all video streaming services the selection is not good enough to be my "go-to" provider to watch shows and movies. So instead I keep torrenting everything I want to watch (using a RSS feed to download TV shows automatically) and I end up with better usability and a much better selection than legitimate services for zero kopeks. No DRM, no shows randomly made unavailable (or missing seasons) because of licensing shenanigans. No need to worry if it'll be compatible with $device. I even torrent shows available on Amazon Prime Video because I can't be bothered to use their crappy webplayer instead of kodi. One day I'm sure we'll have a "spotify for video" and I'll subscribe to it. In the meantime I can't be bothered.
- foepys 9y agoOn my Linux system, a lot of TV shows are FullHD on Amazon Prime video while only being 480p on Netflix. Same for a few, non-blockbuster, movies.