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Purchasing content for android devices
Does anyone know any legal ways to purchase TV shows that can be played on android devices.
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Aside from buying DVDs and ripping them, no. Unlike music on iTunes which doesn't have DRM, the TV shows are all DRM'd so unless you can buy them and find a way to remove that, DVDs are probably your best answer.
I think TV shows are starting to appear in the Google Play store in the US, so surely the UK must follow soon. |
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Aside from buying DVDs and ripping them, no. Unlike music on iTunes which doesn't have DRM, the TV shows are all DRM'd so unless you can buy them and find a way to remove that, DVDs are probably your best answer.
I think TV shows are starting to appear in the Google Play store in the US, so surely the UK must follow soon. |
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I think lovefilms and netflix both have android apps
Aside from those I am sure that Google play will have TV shows at some point in the future, it already does in the states. |
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yep Google Play has TV shows but US-only right now. (likewise Amazon)
try http://www.findanyfilm.com/ for a particular show, though its more for films. there's also blinkbox.com, who I believe managed to blag exclusivity for Game of Thrones digital purchases, at least for a little while.... (edit:hmm...looks like they don't yet support Android. http://www.blinkbox.com/Devices ) AFAIK they're the main itunes alternative for TV purchases in the UK....if there are others I'd love to know about them! |
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Does anyone know any legal ways to purchase TV shows that can be played on android devices.
What about streaming video from itunes to an Android device? Or using a desktop managment app on an Android tablet? I know music can be streamed but don't know if video can. |
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The iTunes store certainly has it sewn up here in the UK. Blinkbox is annoying as they only do ipad and their PC version is Flash which is no use to me on Jelly bean. Older android tabs may work with it?
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The iTunes store certainly has it sewn up here in the UK. Blinkbox is annoying as they only do ipad and their PC version is Flash which is no use to me on Jelly bean. Older android tabs may work with it?
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ok just checked. with flash player, and Firefox the Nexus 7 will play free stuff on blinkbox. The site does a device check and displays as "unavailable on your device" unless you select "request desktop version" in Firefox.
But it plays the free stuff at least. Thundercats! HO! |
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Blinkbox have gone to Silverlight for pay content.. and they're working on an Android client..
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