iPad movies for airplane viewing...
Sep 19, 2012, 9:00 am
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iPad movies for airplane viewing...
Apologies if this has been covered but I have spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure this out on the web and the relevant sites. Have been lent an iPad and want to download movie(s) for a long set of flights this weekend. Have Netflix and Amazon Prime accounts and all I can find is how to stream them. Obviously I need to download them to watch later, but how to do this does not seem obvious after a lot of looking. Advice??
Sep 19, 2012, 11:01 am
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I have not been able to do this either and if there is a way I would love to know how. I had had to rip my DVDs to an ipad format and then upload them to the ipad. This does work pretty well but can take a long time. I have been using Macripper Pro. Any other programs that would rip faster?
Apologies if this has been covered but I have spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure this out on the web and the relevant sites. Have been lent an iPad and want to download movie(s) for a long set of flights this weekend. Have Netflix and Amazon Prime accounts and all I can find is how to stream them. Obviously I need to download them to watch later, but how to do this does not seem obvious after a lot of looking. Advice??
Sep 19, 2012, 11:25 am
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I don't actually have DVD's that I can use. Trying to rent them from Netflix or Amazon. Tried to find Vuze Plus for iPad with no luck. I see so many people watching movies on airplanes I assumed there was an easy way to do this! Any other ideas?
Sep 19, 2012, 11:29 am
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Obviously, iTunes is one method - you can rent so you don't have to buy the movie.
Another option is TIVO. If you have a TIVO, they have a new device out (called Tivo Stream, IIRC) that allows you to save your content easily on an IOS device. But that really only allows you to download what you have recorded from Television and not be selective about the movie you watch.
Another option is TIVO. If you have a TIVO, they have a new device out (called Tivo Stream, IIRC) that allows you to save your content easily on an IOS device. But that really only allows you to download what you have recorded from Television and not be selective about the movie you watch.
Sep 19, 2012, 11:50 am
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Well, I finally tracked down a phone # and talked to tech support at Amazon. I have a Prime account and there is a way to download rentals to watch later but she had to walk me through the process. I mentioned several times that I had looked for these instructions on line and could not find them and she never said anything to that, so I suspect they may not be there. At least I could not find them with searches on Amazon and on the web! But worth a call if you have Amazon access because it can be done.
Sep 19, 2012, 2:11 pm
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Took me 30 seconds to find.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...98971#download
Amazon home page
Shop by Department -> Unlimited Instant Videos -> Watch Anywhere
Click on "...or on the go." (or on the Apple logo just below that)
Click on "iPad" in the first sentence (or find iPad in the device list)
Click on "See Frequently Asked Questions"
Click on "How do I download Amazon Instant Videos to my iPad?"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...98971#download
Amazon home page
Shop by Department -> Unlimited Instant Videos -> Watch Anywhere
Click on "...or on the go." (or on the Apple logo just below that)
Click on "iPad" in the first sentence (or find iPad in the device list)
Click on "See Frequently Asked Questions"
Click on "How do I download Amazon Instant Videos to my iPad?"
Sep 21, 2012, 11:30 am
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Took me 30 seconds to find.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...98971#download
Amazon home page
Shop by Department -> Unlimited Instant Videos -> Watch Anywhere
Click on "...or on the go." (or on the Apple logo just below that)
Click on "iPad" in the first sentence (or find iPad in the device list)
Click on "See Frequently Asked Questions"
Click on "How do I download Amazon Instant Videos to my iPad?"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...98971#download
Amazon home page
Shop by Department -> Unlimited Instant Videos -> Watch Anywhere
Click on "...or on the go." (or on the Apple logo just below that)
Click on "iPad" in the first sentence (or find iPad in the device list)
Click on "See Frequently Asked Questions"
Click on "How do I download Amazon Instant Videos to my iPad?"
Cheers.
Sep 21, 2012, 11:45 am
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Gosh, this all seems pretty complicated for a fairly simple problem.
Assuming the movie is
a) Available on iTunes and,
b) Price parity'ish w/Amazon...
wouldn't the simplest solution just be to rent/download from iTunes?
Regards
Assuming the movie is
a) Available on iTunes and,
b) Price parity'ish w/Amazon...
wouldn't the simplest solution just be to rent/download from iTunes?
Regards
Sep 21, 2012, 12:09 pm
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Personally, I check out movies from my local library and rip them to my Nook for traveling. I use a program called DVD Catalyst (not free) for this.
Sep 21, 2012, 1:58 pm
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Regards
Sep 21, 2012, 2:22 pm
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