Julie in CA Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 We can't really stream Netflix movies because our Internet is just too slow. The movie has to stop many times and download/buffer/whatever. It's tedious to wait so long, so often during a movie. Because of our rural location, our Internet is unlikely to get faster any time soon. What I want to know is if it's possible to download the entire movie and then watch it, either on Netflix, or on Amazon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulabelle Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I know for sure that you can't on Netflix. Amazon is usually easier and buffers less for us. I'm not sure I ever got it to completely buffer in full, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbkaren Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Right now we have Netflix streaming unlimited and I signed up for a trial of Amazon Prime for their streaming stuff. So I'm glad you have both! Right now we have Fios internet so buffering isn't an issue, but when we move to rural TN it sure will be, so I'm anxious to hear opinions on that! My question to add, if you don't mind, is selection-related (it seems like Amazon has a lot less to choose from?), as well as how you get Amazon streaming into your TV. Do you use the Roku device, or do you have one of the newfangled TV's? We have older TV's so we bought a WII to use netflix...then they did the whole price-raising thing and I'm looking at amazon as an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I'm curious about this too, and whether having a Roku changes anything. We have DSL but it can get very slow. It's our only option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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