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stumped · 07-04-2018, 01:20 AM

it "works great" if you like watching in standard Definition 480p. i don't. and I can see the difference. i can see the difference between 720p and 1080p also, on a 10 inch screen

but 480p is all you get in the amazon video for android app. there is no HD or HD1080p icon, like on an amazon tablet- except for this list
Streaming Video Quality: UHD/HDR/HD on Sony Xperia XZ Premium mobile devices; HDR /HD on Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy 8, 8+, Galaxy Tab S3, Sony Xperia XZ1 ; SD on all other Android devices

in theory , any tablet that can stream netflix in HD has all the DRM stuff on board to handle Amazon video HD, it is just that amazon don't want you to have it, they want you to buy an amazon tablet. Strangely, they do allow HD for most ipads though

I am fussy about my tablet watching experience
my "holy grail" for video was to find a 10 inch 16x10 form factor tablet that shows netflix in 1080p AND amazon in 1080p. I can get netflix 1080p on my fire tablets but only by using a hacked netflix app. [ the official amazon netflix app on the Fire HD10 is 720p only, even though the screen is 1080p- confirmed by streaming test patterns and by phone with amazon and with netflix .

the front runner solution was samsung Tab s3, which amazon have made an exception for ( so long as you use the samsung's own amazon video app) but it only does netflix at 720p. Confirmed with multiple phone calls to Amazon, Samsung and Netflix, and on various other forums. [ the hacked app would work but if I pay £600 for a tablet I dont expect to have to hack it to improve netflix streaming quality ]

FYI while I am comparing specs: if you want Dolby Atmos on board you are limited to Amazon or Lenovo, and if you want support for AC5.1 sound ( so that Plex can play stuff with those sound formats without transposing) it is Amazon only.
no other tablets have native support for EAC3/Dolby 5.1 [ you can download custom codecs for MX player though]

so the Lenovo Yoga tab 3 plus ticks most of my boxes:> Dolby Atmos, Netflix 1080p, Amazon 1080p with the browser workaround, huge battery for binge watching. All it lacks is the EAC3 audio format support but the latest plex app transposes audio on the tablet to work around that, I think.
at some point I will test my previous android tablet - the samsung tab s1 - for the amazon video in browser workaround. That has Netflix 1080p natively, but I've put it away & plan to sell it once I am 100% happy with the Yoga Tab Plus.

07-04-2018, 01:20 AM	#5
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	it "works great" if you like watching in standard Definition 480p. i don't. and I can see the difference. i can see the difference between 720p and 1080p also, on a 10 inch screen but 480p is all you get in the amazon video for android app. there is no HD or HD1080p icon, like on an amazon tablet- except for this list Streaming Video Quality: UHD/HDR/HD on Sony Xperia XZ Premium mobile devices; HDR /HD on Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy 8, 8+, Galaxy Tab S3, Sony Xperia XZ1 ; SD on all other Android devices in theory , any tablet that can stream netflix in HD has all the DRM stuff on board to handle Amazon video HD, it is just that amazon don't want you to have it, they want you to buy an amazon tablet. Strangely, they do allow HD for most ipads though I am fussy about my tablet watching experience my "holy grail" for video was to find a 10 inch 16x10 form factor tablet that shows netflix in 1080p AND amazon in 1080p. I can get netflix 1080p on my fire tablets but only by using a hacked netflix app. [ the official amazon netflix app on the Fire HD10 is 720p only, even though the screen is 1080p- confirmed by streaming test patterns and by phone with amazon and with netflix . the front runner solution was samsung Tab s3, which amazon have made an exception for ( so long as you use the samsung's own amazon video app) but it only does netflix at 720p. Confirmed with multiple phone calls to Amazon, Samsung and Netflix, and on various other forums. [ the hacked app would work but if I pay £600 for a tablet I dont expect to have to hack it to improve netflix streaming quality ] FYI while I am comparing specs: if you want Dolby Atmos on board you are limited to Amazon or Lenovo, and if you want support for AC5.1 sound ( so that Plex can play stuff with those sound formats without transposing) it is Amazon only. no other tablets have native support for EAC3/Dolby 5.1 [ you can download custom codecs for MX player though] so the Lenovo Yoga tab 3 plus ticks most of my boxes:> Dolby Atmos, Netflix 1080p, Amazon 1080p with the browser workaround, huge battery for binge watching. All it lacks is the EAC3 audio format support but the latest plex app transposes audio on the tablet to work around that, I think. at some point I will test my previous android tablet - the samsung tab s1 - for the amazon video in browser workaround. That has Netflix 1080p natively, but I've put it away & plan to sell it once I am 100% happy with the Yoga Tab Plus. Last edited by stumped; 07-04-2018 at 01:27 AM.