[ale] Help - Amazon Prime Video access?

[Chris Ricker]

Roksbox <http://roksbox.com/home/> is what I use for local content to my 
Roku players

Set up a web server / NAS, park your content on it, point the Roksbox 
channel at it, and go


On 6/29/13 6:37 PM, JD wrote:
> Seems I left off a key issue - Not all my TVs have HDMI, so component out is
> necessary.
>
> Do Rokus access local network media easily?  Do I even need a Plex Media Server?
>   I have NFS shares today.
>
> Internet streaming isn't something I do much, so that interface is much, much,
> much less important though I'd like to actually use the Prime service I'm paying
> today and try Netflix.
>
>
>
> On 06/29/2013 06:17 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> the roku is _very_ easy....
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com <mailto:jdp at algoloma.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>      Looking for some help from the clever people here.
>>
>>      About 2 months ago, Amazon Prime Video (APV) streaming stopped working for Linux
>>      devices. Seems that Flash 11.2.x doesn't have the DRM necessary (OSX and Windows
>>      have Flash 11.7.x).  Most Android devices aren't working anymore either.
>>
>>      I currently have an XBMC/Linux machine (same one I demo'd at ALE-NW in June)
>>      connected to the TV, so it can't playback APV either, but I'm very willing to
>>      use a Plex client and run a Plex Media Server - PMS - on another machine (cough
>>      Win7) on the network to handle APV content.
>>
>>      Anyone think this mix has any chance of working?
>>      Amazon --> Win7/PlexServer --> Linux/PlexClient --> TV
>>
>>      Or should I give up, purchase a Roku3, and install PMS to let the Roku access
>>      local media? The Roku has an Amazon Prime app built-in already, so just local
>>      media access is an issue.
>>
>>      Will it work?
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