I bought this unit in Feb of this year and can not get it to stream Netflix and it won't load the Amazon Prime streaming software. Is this unit defec
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My son has the table & he watches netflix ok on it we don't have the amazon prime but his netflix plays he said it freezes up on him a lot just thought I would let you know!!
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Don't know about Netflix, never tried. But Amazon prime will not work unless you are using a kindle tablet or other Amazon instant video compatible devices like Xbox 360, PS3, Roku. Will tell you that this is really a piece of junk, horrible battery life and I have had to reset it several times because it stops working. For some reason Drop Box will not work on it either and I have that on everyone of my other mobile devices and computers. Good luck.
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I never got that far, Between my son and I we purchased three as gifts and I was embarrassed all three were returned for never being able to turn on again. One within 2 weeks and the other two within 8 weeks. Sorry.
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I never got mine, in fact I bought a Google Android. Sorry I'm not able to help you.
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I'm not 100% sure because I had two bad ones and gave up and bought a Lenovo. But if I had to guess and make a suggestion off past experiences I would recommend going to Adobes website and locate and download the flash player for android. To the best of my memory it didn't come on it. Also from app store download MX player as it will play all possible file types, I had to add this app to my Lenovo to play some video files as the video player most tabs come with are rather limited to the file types it plays. I hope this helps.
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I can't answer this directly but I have had this problem on my asus tablet, toshiba labtop as well as my visio flat screen with Amazon. The tech at Amazon had no luck finding the problem. My daughter has the same tablet as you and every thing except what you indicate works fine .else works fine.
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I know it supports the Amazon system, Netflix, and I believe it also supports Red Box streaming, but I wouldn't swear to it. Seems to work well, but a trick I have learned is if you have a problem with discs not loading correctly or any function not working, unplug the unit then plug it back in and it seems to reprogram it to function good as new. Strange, but it relies heavily on being controlled by the remote, and it will occasionally seem to be confused on the function. By unplugging it this seems to solve the issue and it hasn't been a problem as a result. I have it plugged into a rack system with many other stereo and video components so that might be what is causing it. I know it supports the Amazon system, Netflix, and I believe it also supports Red Box streaming, but I wouldn't swear to it. Seems to work well, but a trick I have learned is if you have a problem with discs not loading correctly or any function not working, unplug the unit then plug it back in and it seems to reprogram it to function good as new. Strange, but it relies heavily on being controlled by the remote, and it will occasionally seem to be confused on the function. By unplugging it this seems to solve the issue and it hasn't been a problem as a result. I have it plugged into a rack... » Read More I know it supports the Amazon system, Netflix, and I believe it also supports Red Box streaming, but I wouldn't swear to it. Seems to work well, but a trick I have learned is if you have a problem with discs not loading correctly or any function not working, unplug the unit then plug it back in and it seems to reprogram it to function good as new. Strange, but it relies heavily on being controlled by the remote, and it will occasionally seem to be confused on the function. By unplugging it this seems to solve the issue and it hasn't been a problem as a result. I have it plugged into a rack system with many other stereo and video components so that might be what is causing it. « Show Less
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No, I've had mine for most of the year. It came with an Amazon icon on the premium tab, along with Netflix, Vudu, etc. When you clicked on the Amazon icon a screen message popped up explaining that Amazon would be available in a future update. A month or so later I got a message about updating the firmware and let it do that. After that there was no longer any Amazon icon at all. There has been two more updates since then and still no Amazon Prime. There is probably a conflict between LG and Amazon since they both want to sell content and apps.
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Well, I haven't been able to get it to work. I purchased it from Amazon for the particular reason to watch Prime movies and when I wrote to them about it, the answer was...Oh well! I still haven't been able to get it to work because it is not listed in their streaming device list.
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I'm like you, I bought mine back in July strictly for Netflix capability. FWIW, it's been working flawlessly since July on the earlier versions. Its just this latest (1.43) that screwed it up. I even tried installing an earlier working firmware version (1.27) by downloading off their support website where you burn it to a CD, put it in the tray and install directly. The unit comes back and says "Cannot install firmware. The unit has a more current version installed than the disc you are trying to use". So now, we're stuck until the fix comes.
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We've had this player for awhile, and just recently we haven't been able to play certain Blu-ray discs, either. Seems to be Universal discs. I feel like I'm wasting my money on Netflix because I've had to send back the last 4 movies without even watching them.
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All streaming video that I have tried so far works great but I do not have a Netflix account so I can not answer from personal experience as it is entirely possible that they may have a "block" on the output. It works fine with Crackle, Hulu, DroidTv(PVR), YouTube, and iMediaShare.
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Good luck! After being hung up on three times when I called the company for assistance I gave up and bought an Apple TV to watch my Netflix through. This machine is trash, and it's customer service is worse! At least the blu ray player works!
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Actually I never used it to watch for amazon prime, I have Netflix and works beautifully.i bet it will work for amazon as well.
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i have replaced mine because of blue-ray issues...however I think you can only stream netflix and pandora from this blue ray player
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Did you ever find a solution? I have uploaded the latest firmware and played around with the IP addresses etc. all to no avail. Blockbuster, Pandora and Firmware updates load but not Netflix.Phil Smith
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I was not able to keep the device working long enough to find out. I was able to register it and connect to NetFlix. I strongly recommend you consider another blu-ray device.
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Ive had it for over 6months. I really like it. It streams hulu..Netflix and more. Only downfall is that it won't stream certain video types directly from the wed.
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Hi Karl - I had the same experience but attributed it to my wireless router being on another floor. The stream rate was not enough to enjoy Netflix. When I connected the TV via the ethernet cable the problem disappeared. It could be an issue with the wireless router having insufficient connectivity at times. My other HDTV is not smart and connects thru a bluRay player with WIFI and sometimes its data rate is not good enough. Not a definitive answer I know but I hope this helps.
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Sorry to split hairs, but the server issues are on Netflix's end. Netflix has had server issues since they upgraded the interface the first week of June (they've since stopped rolling it out to all users). It seems to only happen during prime viewing hours though. If you are having problems with services other than netflix and at odd hours I'd look for another problem, either with the roku box itself, your router, or your ISP. I haven't experienced problems with other services but I don't use Amazon on Demand. There may be a correlation between netflix and amazon as I read netflix migrated to Amazon's servers. Try some of the other channels to determine if it's a problem with anything else (nasa tv? pandora? etc). Netflix's engineers are struggling to find the correct content to display on their main screen without overloading the servers, it changes almost daily. I expect they'll get it resolved soon but it's been a bad couple weeks for them. For more information check rokulab's user forum: http://forums.rokulabs.com/viewforum.php?f=28
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Well I bought this player for a friend as a gift. I don't know what it does. I bought this one because it came with the HDMI cable and my friend has a LG TV so the remote that came with the TV would also work on the DVD player. Plus my friends TV has 3d and so does the DVD player. My friend doesn't have internet but I believe it comes with Netflix and all the rest of the internet options. I don't know if it access Amazon prime or not.
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No. It will stream Netflix but not Amazon Prime movies. That's why it is so cheap. I called LG and inquired about it. They said they have not created a new download to make it work with Amazon Prime and that it "was not a priority at this time". So in other words, they will never create the download to make it work with Amazon Prime even though it advertises that it does work with it. I use it on a spare bedroom TV because the Blu Ray and Netflix work great, but still disappointed that I am not getting full use out of it. It only cost me $32.99 so I'm not too upset either. Panasonic has awesome Blu Ray players, but you are going to pay a little more. Good luck to you.