Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs

PBC_Democrat

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28. I understand your annoyance ...

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 11:01 AM

Feb 2020

But the technology driving the stream services is changing rapidly (for the better).

All of the major streamers have announced that they are dropping support for older devices (TVs, DVD players, streaming boxes).

Netflix, Hulu, Roku, and Youtube have all made changes in the last six months. It's just too cumbersome to try to make all of the content available for every version of every platform.

Several responders have suggested streaming devices - I agree with them. It will still happen to you in a few years but the cost to adapt will be lower.

It's just a matter of time until all of our older devices, including phones, simply don't work. The biggie will be when the older flip phones are rendered obsolete. I live in a retirement community and a lot of my neighbors are in their 80s & 90s, so that will be rough.

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Amazon Prime shits all over my TV set [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jul 2019 OP

Just do what I do customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #1

Roku or Apple TV will give you access to Amazon Prime Video, klook Jul 2019 #2

Do you have to have one for each television? AJT Jul 2019 #3

Sorry, not sure about that, since I have only one TV set. (Updated) klook Jul 2019 #5

Yes... PoiBoy Jul 2019 #6

Yes. MuseRider Jul 2019 #7

Thanks. I am going to try the Fire stick. If I don't like it AJT Jul 2019 #8

We don't have that but I have MuseRider Jul 2019 #9

The TVs aren't old. Yeah, it sucks. AJT Jul 2019 #10

Even worse. MuseRider Jul 2019 #11

We use Fire stick catchnrelease Jul 2019 #12

I like ROKU better as you get the free ROKU channel...also many apps you can download. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #30

Yes, but they are cheap, roku stick $39 on Amazon Eliot Rosewater Jul 2019 #19

I am mad at Sony. They pulled the plug on Playstation vue which was a great streaming service...way Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #31

Yes you do...ROKU is my pick ...has a free channel too... Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #20

ROKU also has Free Speech TV as a free channel yellowdogintexas Dec 2019 #22

Same thing for my DVD player FBaggins Jul 2019 #4

Wow! That's not good! Backseat Driver Jul 2019 #13

I am not wowed by Prime's offerings ... Netflix is better quality IMO. Auggie Jul 2019 #14

I have both Netflix and Amazon Prime Lionel Mandrake Jul 2019 #16

Yes ... after Mrs Maisel and the Romanoffs I was out of things to watch Auggie Jul 2019 #17

Yoiks. I'm glad we bought our television before they were "smart." hunter Jul 2019 #15

Amazon stinks Unusual777 Jul 2019 #18

I use ROKU and get you tube. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #21

Roku works great for me with Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Prime and youtube. nt USALiberal Jan 2020 #24

I have that problem too. greymattermom Jan 2020 #23

I got a message like that and it quit working on one of my tvs, greymattermom Feb 2020 #25

Rec'ing this just for the post title SledDriver Feb 2020 #26

Had to use Firestick snowybirdie Feb 2020 #27

I understand your annoyance ... PBC_Democrat Feb 2020 #28

I will chime in with what has already been suggested...just buy a Roku. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #29

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