How to Watch Amazon Prime Video on Smart TV

To be able to watch Amazon Prime Video on a Smart TV, the app must be pre-installed on the TV. Otherwise, you need to have a platform similar to Google App Store or Play Store, in order to download the app from the website. With this, you will be able to access content from the Amazon Prime Video platform to start watch videos, series, films and other programs promotional.

Likewise, before starting to check that the Smart TV has the Amazon Prime app, it is important to have a subscription to the platform. With this, you guarantee access to the benefits offered and exclusive content depending on your location and your location. In addition to that, Internet connections must be sufficiently stable for Amazon Prime Video to play the series or movies you want.

Not to follow

On the page of "premium video.com » you have the different steps to follow to be able to use the platform depending on the player you have, whether you have a console, tablet, media player, iPad or iPhone, etc. Within the website, you will even have the option to download the app on Android, iOS, Samsung or Microsoft devices. After having clarified this point, observe the steps to have Amazon Prime Video on a Smart TV:

1. Create a subscription account on "Amazon Prime Video».
2. Log on to your computer or on your Smartphone.
3. Go to " Account and settings »By pressing the your profile icon.
4. Press on "My devices«.
5. Click on "Register other devices».
6. Now the page will ask you for a code, so you need to search for “Amazon Prime Videoin the apps or settings of your Smart TV. If you don't have it, you need to download it from your app store.
7. As soon as it is obtained, you must log in or identify yourself on the platform from the TV.
8. The code requested by the platform will appear on the Smart TV . Enter it and press "Register device«.
9. Both on the TV and on the Amazon Prime Video page, a message should appear stating that the connection has been established successfully.

It is possible that Amazon Prime returns an error when inserting the verification code. This usually happens because of long wait times to enter the key or because the platform sent a message to email that needs to be verified. For either of the two cases, you just need to log out and restart it and request another code on your Smart TV to synchronize the two devices.

Other options

You can still access other Amazon Prime Video playback options in case the specified alternative doesn't work. Similarly, on the page "premium video.com» you have several steps depending on the device you want to configure. In addition to this, there are other alternatives to perform this task, which are:

chromecast

Although Chromecast is not compatible with Amazon Prime Video, you can use one of its options to display content from the application on another screen. To do this, you must have previously downloaded "Amazon Prime Video" and download " Google Home » for your iOS or Android Tablet or Smartphone. Then, when setting up all your steps, enter your menu (located on the left side) and press the option " Send screen / audio ". With this, you will share the screen on another device that is compatible with image and audio.

HDMI connection

If you have a Smart TV that doesn't have an app store to download Amazon Prime, you can use an external connection. In other words, you only need to access the platform from another device, preferably a mini PC or a laptop, in order to connect an HDMI cable from this unit to the TV. In this way it will be possible to observe the screen of the PC or laptop on the Smart TV.

Game consoles

Amazon Prime is compatible with Xbox One, PS4 and PS3. If you have one of these devices, you can easily synchronize them with the platform to start watching the movies and series of your choice. In the menu of each game console, you can see if the application is available. Otherwise, you just need to access its application store, download it and enter the login details.

Apple TV

This is another option to configure and download Amazon Prime Video at from television. If you have this type of device, you will have a whole range of options and possibilities to download from your application store Nvidia Shield. Indeed, the Amazon application is compatible with the third and fourth generations of Apple TV 4K.

Amazon Fire TV

The Amazon store offers a series of devices called Fire TV , which have a model called Stick. This is an adapter that connects to another TV via HDMI and when turned on it must be connected to the nearest Wi-Fi in order to enter the app and start watching Amazon Prime Video without any inconvenience.

Take advantage of Amazon Prime Video on your Smart TV is an entirely possible option depending on the characteristics or conditions of your television. Now, if you don't have a smart TV, you can use any other alternative mentioned in the previous sections. The important thing is to resort to the artifacts in hand in order to connect or link the device to the TV.

Compatible smart TV

There is no official list to identify Smart TVs compatible with Amazon Prime Video. However, it is possible to mention some models that have the application or are compatible with the platform. In this sense, it should be noted that several models of Smart TV , made in 2012 by Samsung brand, are no longer compatible with the application. However, versions after this year are.

For their part, the Sony Smart TV, Panasonic (2015 and later versions), Philips and LG WebOS Smart TV (2014 or later), are compatible with the Amazon Prime app. Therefore, it will be enough to carry out the steps that have been mentioned above, in order to configure its recording and playback.