Is there a device to download streaming shows/movies?

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That you can hook up to your tv, other than a tablet or phone

So if I wanted to download a series to watch vs using my internet to stream it all the time

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What streaming service?

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I have Prime (with a bunch of different channel subscriptions), Hbo max, Disney and Hulu - but if this is possible, I would possible get others, as the only one I have had to pay for is Disney at this point.

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For Amazon, I think it must be downloaded via the Amazon video app. Since you don’t want to use a phone or a tablet, you may have to use a Windows PC hooked up to you TV.

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If you want a physical device, check out Roku and Amazon’s Fire Stick. They are devices that attach to a TV and have remotes so they don’t need a phone or tablet to use them. Both of them probably support the various channels you have but check them out to make sure when deciding which one to buy.

I personally have a Roku and I really like it. I also know someone with a Fire Stick and they like theirs.

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There are options with the various services to do this.

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I’m pretty sure he wants to download for offline viewing.

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The article title is misleading.

You still have to download it from the internet at some point. One of the places I watch stuff has a very bad internet connection, a 45 minute tv episode might take 3hrs to download.

So, I use my fireHd10 (bought here) on my 300+MB home internet (it’s gigabit but the tablet doesn’t get that speed) and download at home to watch at my remote location.

I currently have 96 GB of videos downloaded directly from Amazon (on the SD card)

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A raspberry pi running Kodi. I have a min pc running as a network file sever and two pi’s each running Kodi through which I stream movies and tv shows from my hard drive both to my tv and my projector.

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Does that let you download content from Amazon Video for offline viewing?

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I don’t think so, because Amazon had DRM restrictions in their videos. But… I’ve never tried it.

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The Amazon app allows you to download content from Amazon for offline viewing, it’s built in.

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App don’t run on a Raspberry Pi.

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Was that specified in original question to which I replied?

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It was further up in the reply chain.

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