Is Samsung blu-ray player, BD-E5700 (2012 model) compatible with amazon video on demand? If not, how is best watch streaming video?
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It doesn't come with Amazon video on demand, but I just hooked up my laptop to my tv using a hdmi cable and watch it that way. The best part is that I can fast forward or go back in the video with a click of the mouse. I have a wireless network setup at home and use this setup in my bedroom. I have a computer tray that I use my mouse on while lying in bed.
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I do not think it came with that app. It did come with Netflix though, and very well too.
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From what I can tell none of the Samsung players support Amazon Prime vids. We have a Sony and a Samsung player. The Sony has a bunch of apps including Amazon. The Samsung is very crude by comparison when it comes to supported apps. Must be a turf issue between Samsung, Sony and Amazon.
357140
Yes. However, as a whole, my Sony Blu-Rays work very well when I stream video thru Netflix, Amazon & Hulu. I had constant loading & authentication issues with Netflix with my Samsung.
357141
As far as I've been able to find out. You cannot get amazon movies using this player. I know there are quite a few movie apps including Netflix & Blockbuster and some others, but Amazon is definitley not one of them. Hope this helps.
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I am not sure if amazon video is compatible. There are many apps to choose from to stream video. I use Netflix. The picture quality is at least as good as DVD when streaming. However, I find that Netflix has a lot of issues. I will need to sign back in, it will not load and then at least every 3 months you have to update the Blu-ray player. Other streaming Blu-ray players seem to have the same issues.If you are going to mainly stream video, I would recommend buying something else. This is fine for occasional use but can cause many headaches.
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According to the Samsung website The Amazon app is not comparable with the BD-E5900 But it is compatible with the BD-E5900 /ZAThat sort of sucks big time. Whats the frigging problem that these two huge companies cant sort this out. My ten dollar used cell phone can run the app why cant a 180 dollar Bluray player...No sense in paying for Amazon prime any more and ...Well My Samsung BD-E5900 is going to Ebay now.
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This particular model is not internet ready. I'm sure that Samsung has another model that would meet your needs, if amazon prime needs it. They're great TVs.
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Amazon streams great. Netflix doesn't stream at all. According to NetFlix, the app version that comes on the player is two versions old and needs to be updated by Samsung. Samsung says that since I have the most recent update to firmware, it isn't their problem. Consequently, NetFlix is unuseable.
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Yeah, I'm stuck using Netflix + Vudu despite being an Amazon junkie. Would love to watch Amazon movies on one of my devices (xbox 360, boxee, apple tv), but none of them support it. Come on Amazon. Kindle rules because it works on every device, why isn't Amazon video the same?
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Same problem here. I have been looking into flashing the firmware on my LG BD-590 blu-ray player with the app for Amazon instant video to Netcast. Have not found anything yet. I think when a manufacturer flashes the software to the firmware chip then that is the end of it. LG just recently added Amazon to Netcast on the new models. So we may have to purchase another devise to get the Amazon Netcast app. What I have been doing to watch Amazon VOD is to use my laptop HDMI out to my HD TV. Just logon to your Amazon Prime account and watch on PC or video out to TV via HDMI if you have that capability.
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I don't know if it is the "best" option, but it is a very nice blu-ray player that streams netflix and amazon, easily syncs with a Samsung TV, is highly rated and has an affordable price. I am extremely happy with mine!
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I have Samsung BD-D5700, and after upgrading the firmware, I notice that there is now an icon for Amazon movies. If I select the icon, I get an message that says I don't have any movies in the folder. My question is, if they have a folder for Amazon movies, is there access to Amazon Prime?
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We recently replaced our Panasonic Viera Plasma, after not even 5 years because it became bad !!! So I can not even recommend this TV. To your question - we never did amazon movie streaming, so I can't answer your question - sorry.
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I can't say I remember seeing Amazon Video On Demand as one of the apps in the device. Will update when I get home.
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I cannot answer for Netflix since I do not have Netflix. However, I do have streaming with Amazon Prime, and it is ATROCIOUS!!! About a quarter of the movies I stream with this samsung player, will all of a sudden and out of the blue stop streaming. The frustrating thing is that when I try to restart the movie, it does not give me the "Resume Play" option, so I have to restart from the beginning and try to guess where it left off. The other day, I was watching "Fatal Instinct" and the player dropped the connection over a dozen times (Im not exaggerating) so frustrated and angry I decided to finish watching the movie on my pc and it never got disconnected once. My old Panasonic blu-ray player NEVER dropped the connection; instead it would pause and pop a screen saying it could not continue in HD and if the movie could continue in standard resolution. Furthermore, it seldom popped that screen.
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Yes, this Sony Blu-ray player will allow you to stream videos on Amazon Prime. Other online services are Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Vudu, Crackle and many more. -Ely
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Margaret,This model will not support the Amazon Instant Video Apps. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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Please, Please do not buy this piece of junk. This died on me after 5 months and I had to send it back to Samsung and they gave me my money back because they could not fix it. And no it does not have an App for Amazon. But I did replace it with Sony BDPS790 3D Blu-ray Player with Wi-Fi and it does have a App for Amazon. And I'm very pleased with this Sony.
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The 2011 LGs BD690/670/650/6xx Series, have a new interface called LG Smart TV, which has been reported to include Amazon VOD in a future firmware release. (At the present time Amazon is not yet included.) I doubt that Amazon VOD will be added to the 2010 line of players, BD5xx Series, but I am going to hope that a future firmware might eventually add Amazon VOD.
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I contacted Samsung who told me there was not an Amazon app available for that player, even though Amazon told me there was. I ended up disconnecting the player and bought Roku.
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No, unfortunetaly not. But the Sony 3D blue-ray player I had to buy did have amazon streaming.