Amazon Prime Video & Windows - Is this possible?

[penfold]

I've got Amazon prime and would like to watch it on my TV. Now the TV is basic and I have a chromecast which I've been able to try and watch an Amazon Video through it but it doesn't play well at all. I thought I would try and download the video for offline viewing and see if that would improve things but it doesn't look like I can do this on Windows.

 

I've managed to get some prime money due to the offer Amazon were giving when purchasing with no rush delivery. And I was going to use it to buy a video but the fact that I only seem to be able to download/ watch it on my old Nexus 7 is putting me off. I would really like to be able to buy something and save it locally and watch it on any device I choose. Am I able to do this or can I only ever watch it on my supported device through my Amazon Prime account?

[sted]

as far as im aware its a streaming service you cant download anything

[fiza]

Is it worth trying a Now TV box? I know it has the Amazon Prime App on it.

[ButterflyMoon]

@fiza you are a star!! I have a NowTV box and never realised Amazon Prime was on there!!

[Gaz]

There seems to be lots of websites out there offering solutions, have you tried any of them?

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=amazon%20prime%20video%20chromecast

[SteveBentley]

as far as im aware its a streaming service you cant download anything

 

You can download for offline viewing on Android and possibly iOS

[fiza]

@fiza you are a star!! I have a NowTV box and never realised Amazon Prime was on there!!

 

Sorry I am getting confused in my old age. I have a Now TV box and a Wii in the same room. I think its the Wii that has the Amazon App.

 

You can strip me of the Thanks.

[penfold]

I've tried changing the settings for chromecast but they don't really seem to make a difference. I just don't like the idea of purchasing something that I can only watch on their service when I could buy the DVD for the same price and watch it where ever I wanted. I had thought the money back from buying things was really good, but in reality I can see that it's a bit limited as I need to buy another device if I want to watch a film on my TV.