Downloading Prime videos to Hard drive/ USB drive (1 Viewer)

[Howard B]

I would like to get rid of the DVDs that we carry in the van and download some media on to a hard drive to plug into the Avtec TV. From what I understand, to download Prime videos to a hard drive I will need a 3rd prty app. Any recommendations?
Thanks
Howard

 

[Lenny HB]

You can download directly to an Android TV.

 

[WESTY66]

Id only just learned to tape on a vhs video when they did away with them, how the hell you put films on a hard drive I’ll never know!! What is a hard drive btw, how are they powered? I managed to put music on a usb stick 10 yrs ago but I don’t think you could fit a film on them could you?

 

[HKF]

From Amazon....

 

[rb62]

Think I'll stick to reading a book

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[Howard B]

You can download directly to an Android TV.

Not sure if my TV has any internal storage.

 

[Howard B]

From Amazon....

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I didnt really want to download on to a PC. Would prefer to load on to an external hard drive.

 

[HKF]

I didnt really want to download on to a PC. Would prefer to load on to an external hard drive.

Plug an external Hard Drive into your PC/laptop and download to it that way

EDIT - I'm sorry, that was rather assumptive of me. Do you know how to do that?

 

[Howard B]

Plug an external Hard Drive into your PC/laptop and download to it that way

EDIT - I'm sorry, that was rather assumptive of me. Do you know how to do that?

Hi
I cant see how to download to a hard drive.
Not sure how to specify the external drive. When i did a search , it pointed me to using 3rd party software.

 

[Jev88]

We don't download to a drive any more. Just use a fire stick to browse iPlayer, itvx, Amazon prime and Netflix ....

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[Howard B]

We don't download to a drive any more. Just use a fire stick to browse iPlayer, itvx, Amazon prime and Netflix ....

I want a plan b in case there is no or a poor 4g signal, hence downloading to a hard drive.

 

[Lenny HB]

If you get an Android TV box with memory I have one that is only 100mm square it has 64GB of memory and an SD card slot & USB ports, I can download hundreds of hours of video onto it.
You just load the apps you need, Prime, Netflix, Iplayer etc then you can download what you want.

 

[suavecarve]

We take a 60 quid tablet away with an SD card. Use the apps and download directly and have shed loads of available tv

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Iplayer to phone then mirrorcast.No Data cost.
Mike.

 

[HKF]

Hi
I cant see how to download to a hard drive.
Not sure how to specify the external drive. When i did a search , it pointed me to using 3rd party software.

OK, no probs With your hard drive attached to your PC, go through the steps to download and you'll find at some stage it'll ask where you want to save to. It might say something like 'Browse'. Click on that and that will show you the contents of your PC. Your hard drive will show up as (D), or (E) etc, depending how many drives you have. Choose the correct one and click 'Save'.

I hope that helps. You may see prompts that are different those above but give it a try and see how you get on

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[dunnah01]

Most downloads from Prime, iPlayer, Netflix etc have a 30 day limit so not really worth the effort (and cost of upgrading to Windows 10 etc) for me.

 

[robnchris]

We use a rather old Sumvision Cyclone media player to play our movies direct from an external hard drive, we downloaded 100's of films rather naughty we know using "Pirate bay" a good few years ago.

 

[GoldenVision]

Most downloads from Prime, iPlayer, Netflix etc have a 30 day limit so not really worth the effort (and cost of upgrading to Windows 10 etc) for me.

Of course there are other ways of getting these programmes that have no such limit

 

[Howard B]

OK, no probs With your hard drive attached to your PC, go through the steps to download and you'll find at some stage it'll ask where you want to save to. It might say something like 'Browse'. Click on that and that will show you the contents of your PC. Your hard drive will show up as (D), or (E) etc, depending how many drives you have. Choose the correct one and click 'Save'.

I hope that helps. You may see prompts that are different those above but give it a try and see how you get on

Using PC, pressed download, no options to choose where is saved to. Its currently in Prime under downloads.

 

[HKF]

Using PC, pressed download, no options to choose where is saved to. Its currently in Prime under downloads.

That's ok, you just need to 'drag and drop'. Click once on it (in Downloads), to highlight it. Then hold down the left mouse button to 'pick it up' and, while still holding the button down and moving the mouse, move it to the folder you want it in. When you're over the folder you want, the folder should be highlighted. Once it is, release the left button and the file will be dropped into that folder. let me know how you get on

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[Howard B]

I cant see it in any folders thats the problem.

 

[Stonemags76]

I think the problem is you have to open prime on the laptop to download & it just downloads to the download section of prime. I don’t think you can access the files from there. I don’t think there is a simple answer, but I’m sure there’s a “young persons get around it“ answer! I don’t know it though!

 

[denisejoe]

Can’t you send the download straight to the tv from the laptop I have the option on my ipad

 

[HKF]

I cant see it in any folders thats the problem.

Ah, ok. I thought you meant it's in Downloads on your PC but I think now you mean it's under Downloads in Prime. Is that correct?

 

[Howard B]

Ah, ok. I thought you meant it's in Downloads on your PC but I think now you mean it's under Downloads in Prime. Is that correct?

Yes

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[Odd job]

I have an old phone with a 64g SD card and download to that, then using a lead from eBay I play back on the TV

 

[HKF]

Yes

OK. Are you using Windows 10 or 11? If so, have you downloaded the Prime Video app?

 

[NRM]

If you get an Android TV box with memory I have one that is only 100mm square it has 64GB of memory and an SD card slot & USB ports, I can download hundreds of hours of video onto it.
You just load the apps you need, Prime, Netflix, Iplayer etc then you can download what you want.

Hi Lenny do you have details of the Android tv box that you use? Thanks

 

[Lenny HB]

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Hi Lenny do you have details of the Android tv box that you use? Thanks

The one I use is a H96 Max, being a rooted device you have to sideload some of the catchup apps.

 

[PhilandMena]

We use a rather old Sumvision Cyclone media player to play our movies direct from an external hard drive, we downloaded 100's of films rather naughty we know using "Pirate bay" a good few years ago.

Ditto! Has worked well for many years and keep as a back up. Now using a firstick with special software so we can watch anything, sports, films tv. paye per view, the lot!

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