If you want to watch Amazon Prime from the comfort of your TV, you can just get a Roku, FireStick or similar. I find it much more comfortable than staring at my computer.
Kurt
I have heard of those devices -- but do I need a Smart TV to use? (Mine is not smart, but I think it has spare USB port open.)
You need a spare HDMI port on the TV. If there is also a spare powered USB even better.
Aha! Not true. All hope is not lost for those of us with antique televisions.
Yesterday I moved my wife and I into the television Brave New World. We have an older (circa 2003) Sony TV that still works and looks great but doesn't have any HDMI inputs. But I did have one available Red-Yellow-White connection. And not that long ago I had installed a mesh router so that our network signal (which comes in at one end of the house) is finally strong enough to reach the room with that TV.
So with one available R-Y-W, it required an HDMI to RCA R-W-Y converter to install a FireStick. Ta da! There was a glitch on install, however. Initially there were major issues with the audio (a horrible buzzing). I had to futz around with the Settings menu for Audio to find a setting that worked.
So I am revisiting this thread looking for ideas of things we can watch and to try to learn how to use this new device. I have one very basic question for Amazon Prime users. I can see some of the titles mentioned in this thread when I browse on my TV. For programs that are not easily found onscreen, how do you locate them? My initial impression is that the steps are:
- On my computer, search Prime Video for the program I want to watch
- On the computer, click to add it it "Your Watchlist"
- Now I should be able to find it under "Your Videos" when I turn on the television and scroll through the Prime menu
Am I doing this correctly, or is there some easier path?