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Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by Larrikin »

shostack wrote: post #65
rhino369 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find a roku is much more convient than casting. Roku has Amazon, google play, and Netflix. The only thing it's really missing is Apple stuff. The roku stick 2016 version is pretty cheap. Though if you want Ethernet you have to get a roku 3. If you want 4K you have to buy a roku 4.

If only their interface weren't so painful. I love what my Roku does for my media on my TV with connecting everything, but man is it clunky to navigate.

Do you use the remote or the app. I find the remote painful for all but basic navigation, but the app makes up for it. I just wish the android app was not so obviously an iPhone app and the app let you use the headphone feature.

The headphone feature of the remote is great but it kills your batteries if you forget to unplug your headphones.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by shostack »

Larrikin wrote: post #81
shostack wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If only their interface weren't so painful. I love what my Roku does for my media on my TV with connecting everything, but man is it clunky to navigate.

Do you use the remote or the app. I find the remote painful for all but basic navigation, but the app makes up for it. I just wish the android app was not so obviously an iPhone app and the app let you use the headphone feature. The headphone feature of the remote is great but it kills your batteries if you forget to unplug your headphones.

Am I missing something? My Android and iPad apps are both just giant representations of the crappy remote that looks like this[1].

I have an older Roku for what it is worth.

[1]http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/files/2012/09/roku-mob...

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rhino369 »

Larrikin wrote: post #81
shostack wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If only their interface weren't so painful. I love what my Roku does for my media on my TV with connecting everything, but man is it clunky to navigate.

Do you use the remote or the app. I find the remote painful for all but basic navigation, but the app makes up for it. I just wish the android app was not so obviously an iPhone app and the app let you use the headphone feature. The headphone feature of the remote is great but it kills your batteries if you forget to unplug your headphones.

I think the new stick actually lets you use the headphones connected to the andriod or ios app. I don't know why Roku 3 and 4 don't support it.

I use the remote. I like having a simple remote rather than pulling up an app on my phone. I use a harmony universal remote too. But I like the point anywhere rf remote that it comes with.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rbanffy »

Shouldn't PBS programming be... erm... publicly... available?

I have the impression their charter mandates them to operate for a public good and it eludes me how allowing a single company have a digital distribution monopoly on its... public programming furthers that goal.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rbanffy »

jonknee wrote: post #15
jwcooper wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem isn't with Amazon having to pay to serve the content. It's that Amazon now has an exclusive deal and this content is being removed from Netflix and other streaming services. As others have noted, this isn't a great deal for consumers who also happen to already pay for some of the content via taxes.

This is presumably more money for PBS than they were getting before which means they will have a larger budget for new programming. Also, the content is already free to access for those consumers you are so worried about: > All of the titles moving to Amazon will still be broadcast on local PBS stations, on PBS’s website and the PBS Kids Video app. Amazon Prime will have the streaming rights to shows approximately si…

> This is presumably more money for PBS than they were getting before

Their priority is not profit, but public service. Since this reduces the availability of their programming, it is a disservice to the public that supports them through taxes, regardless of how much richer they are now.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rbanffy »

dharbin wrote: post #37
jwcooper wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The website and PBS kids video app have maybe 3-4 episodes of each show. Not even close to what Amazon will now carry, and what Netflix used to have. Also, from what I've seen most kids (mine included) are now watching PBS via streaming apps and not live tv. PBS is now locking most of their kids content behind one corporation.

My kids are perfectly happy watching the same episodes over and over and over.

Are you?

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rbanffy »

Twirrim wrote: post #26
Steltek wrote: post #18

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Fun fact, the "dinosaur" family in Dinosaur Train are not actually dinosaurs, scientifically speaking. Of course, no self respecting 3yo will ever accept your explanation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteranodon

Of course. Just like I have difficult explaining to her just how crazy it is that a T-Rex egg not only ended up in a Pteranodon nest, but also somehow got adopted by them. Pteranodon would be ideal prey for a T-Rex, there's just no way Mrs Pteranodon would ever keep Buddy around.

Mrs Pteranodon just gave buddy a loving family. Love works miracles. ;-)

And, apart from the fiction, it's good. My daughter learned that flowers didn't exist yet in the Jurassic.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by jonknee »

rbanffy wrote: post #85
jonknee wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is presumably more money for PBS than they were getting before which means they will have a larger budget for new programming. Also, the content is already free to access for those consumers you are so worried about: > All of the titles moving to Amazon will still be broadcast on local PBS stations, on PBS’s website and the PBS Kids Video app. Amazon Prime will have the streaming rights to shows approximately si…

> This is presumably more money for PBS than they were getting before Their priority is not profit, but public service. Since this reduces the availability of their programming, it is a disservice to the public that supports them through taxes, regardless of how much richer they are now.

> Their priority is not profit, but public service. Since this reduces the availability of their programming, it is a disservice to the public that supports them through taxes, regardless of how much richer they are now.

Public service can be defined many ways. Is it better to have less programming that is available on Netflix and Hulu or more programming that is available on Amazon? Amazon Prime has very wide reach, this may actually increase the number of kids with streaming access. If it did increase the number would you be for the move?

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by gregmac »

rhino369 wrote: post #51
sillypog wrote: post #38

I'm sure everyone will enjoy explaining to their toddlers why they can't watch Daniel Tiger anymore. We actually have Amazon Prime, but I had been streaming Daniel Tiger to the television over a Chromecast using the Hulu app on an iPad. I don't think Amazon Prime works with Chromecast so now I have to look into an alternative, equally convoluted, option.

I find a roku is much more convient than casting. Roku has Amazon, google play, and Netflix. The only thing it's really missing is Apple stuff. The roku stick 2016 version is pretty cheap. Though if you want Ethernet you have to get a roku 3. If you want 4K you have to buy a roku 4.

I switched to an Nvidia Shield (Android TV) almost a year ago, and it's by far the best media play device I've had. You can navigate with a remote (and it works great with my Harmony hub remote, which gives me one remote that can control the TV and audio). I primarily use Netflix, Plex, YouTube and Google Play Music. Very conveniently, it's also a Google Cast device.. so without switching inputs or doing anything, you can just instantly cast your phone/tablet.

Over the past 13-ish years, I've gone through a Roku, Chromecast, small form factor Windows 7 and 10 PCs, Pivos Xios, some random android box, and going back farther SageTV (amazing at its time), and a MythTV system.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by zosegal »

aresant wrote: post #47

"Much of PBS Kids programming . . . will be REMOVED from rival streaming sites like Netflix and Hulu, and will be available only on Amazon Prime." Oh goody. So now instead of being able to use Netflix via Apple TV to watch her favorite PBS show my 5 year old is going to have to figure out how to bring up Amazon Prime through the shitty Samsung TV interface. Or better yet maybe I'll have to buy another device that wil…

We're basically witnessing the unbundling of cable providers networks and rebundling of content on different platforms and companies. Two steps forward, one step back.
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