[ale] Help - Amazon Prime Video access?

[JD]

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?