[ale] Amazon Prime on Linux

[JD]

Hulu has always worked for me via XBMC. It "just works." Never tried Hulu-Plus.
 There is a full thick client application for Linux for Hulu, but haven't used
it in a few years.

Sadly, I've been unable to get any video streaming from Amazon in or outside
XBMC on Linux in a few months.  Won't use Chrome - Chromium does not work.
Firefox does not work. A browser-based solution doesn't really help too much
anyway. 10ft interface requirement.  No Chrome - don't trust google.

I have installed the most current Flash and HAL on the 3 different machines
tested - all Ubuntu 12.04.  Everything on the XBMC is working perfectly, except
Prime. I'm loath to change now.

Mint may be worth it, but any RPM-distro will not. Too many years in RPM-hell to
ever go back voluntarily. Nothing against OpenSUSE - ran that for 3 yrs at work
and never had much issue, just never felt as comfortable as Debian, Ubuntu, and
APT. Didn't challenge RPM much on those machines. Install a few server apps and
patch monthly. That was it.  Ran a desktop at home - fine, not exciting or new.

Spent $100 on a Roku3 to solve the issue. Haven't decided if it will stay or go
yet. It isn't the fantastic thing to me that many people seem to believe. XBMC
is much more flexible, plays anything on the local network and almost anything
over the internet without transcoding. It doesn't phone-home to a central
service provider. The Roku3 has only HDMI out for video AND audio, which screws
with getting audio to any receivers here - none have HDMI-anything. The THX one
supports digital coax and optical. Connecting the Roku3 to a projector will be a
HUGE issue.  Tried to use the audio-out on the remote control (meant for
headphones) to a receiver, but it was scratchy 2.0 audio except with their
included headset. Even my Shure's got scratchy audio.  Looked at getting a
little older model, but the 5x slower CPU scares me.  Yep, need to send it back.
Talked myself into this just now.

Goodbye Farscape, until XMBC works again.

Someone said Mint works with Amazon prime ...


On 07/22/2013 03:04 PM, Scott Plante wrote:
> Just a moment ago I tried and was able to play Amazon Prime video in Chrome on
> openSUSE 12.3.
> 
> Not that anyone reported problems, but Hulu worked for me too. 
> 
> It's ironic that as a video site Netflix doesn't even have a promotional video
> on its site you can play without joining up or some specific test video you can
> play to see if your setup works. If you know of one, I'll give it a try, but I'm
> not interested in signing up right now.
> 
> People have mentioned Android, but I wonder how these sites work with
> Chromebooks. As I understand it, ChromeOS is much closer to standard Linux, just
> with most things hidden under the covers. And with the Samsung Chromebook
> (orig.$249) being the top selling Amazon laptop for months on end, it would seem
> to be in these sites interest to support ChromeOS at least, and from there
> regular Linux might be an easy workable but unsupported option.
> 
> Scott
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"JD" <jdp at algoloma.com>
> *To: *ale at ale.org
> *Sent: *Monday, July 15, 2013 2:18:36 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [ale] Riddle me this
> 
> On 07/15/2013 01:35 PM, Adrya Stembridge wrote:
>>> No. It doesn't - or it didn't two weeks ago.
>>
>> I watched an episode of Sons of Anarchy on Amazon Prime last night.   Linux
> Mint 13.
> 
> This is GREAT NEWS!!!
> 
> Do you use XBMC or what is the specific setup?  I can't test now, but will
> definitely test tonight.
> 
> BTW, here is one of the Amazon discussions on this problem:
> http://www.amazon.com/forum/amazon%20prime/ref=cm_cd_pg_oldest?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx19TKUDUCVHDNP&cdPage=1&cdSort=newest&cdThread=Tx19HPH8H35E889
>