movies/tv for the xoom

[whscoast]

I just got the xoom this morning and am very impressed with it so far. However, I am at a loss for how to get movies and TV shows loaded on it. I use blockbuster for my droid x to rent movies but don't see any blockbuster app for the xoom. Some of the literature that the sales people at best buy had showed that I would be able to watch stuff with netflix and amazon but I don't see how to do that either.
Any ideas?? Is it simply a matter of waiting for the flash update?

 

[techdan00]

Curious on that as well? Also i've been waiting to see if anyone has tried play on app to watch hulu or such on the xoom?

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[watchout4d]

I am wondering the same thing.

 

[Holsum]

For TV shows you will have to wait for flash. For movies netflix site should work when flash comes as well

 

[kingboarder]

For TV shows you will have to wait for flash. For movies netflix site should work when flash comes as well

Nope. Unfortunately we'll have go wait for Netflix to come out with a native app since they use Silverlight and not flash for their web page :-(

 

[dblake15]

I did not know this, but I guess the problem is that the Tegra2 is not DRM compatibile. Is that true?

 

[wswilcox]

The Tegra 2 is going to be compatible. They said that they are working on Netflix when the Tegra 2 was announced. The other processor is saying that they will get their first though.

 

[dblake15]

what is the other processor? Also how are they going to make the CPU compatible if it is not already?

 

[thegunslinger1]

Haven't hooked mine up to my comp yet, but I would guess I can just copy divx files to the xoom.

 

[wswilcox]

I downloaded Skyfire browser from the Market which will play Flash animation but it isn't working 100% on the Zoom yet. The videos will play but with a little Window in the center of the screen saying that it is optimizing the video that won't go away.

If enough people make comments on the Skykfire website asking for them to make it Honeycomb compatible they should update it to correct this issue. I'm still using it for short videos I really need to see because for one thing the audio plays just fine.

When you are using the Skyfire browser and want to play a Flash video you don't click on the play button on the flash video itself. A little box opens in the bottom left-hand corner of Skyfire that you click on to play that video. it takes a minute for the video to start playing but it will play from my experience unless you have a very poor Internet connection.

 

[chaguewood]

Wow. Check this out guys:

YouTube - Motorola xoom how to get your free tv shows and movies

I don't have my Xoom yet, but this seems awesome.

 

[naldiian]

The processor isn't the problem with the DRM - it is the application that isn't compatible with the processor and chipset functions. For mobile devices, they customize the DRM code to be efficient on the platform because DRM is basically encryption.

Once they get Tegra 2 optimized DRM code it will be available.

 

[rohdawgeleven]

Wow. Check this out guys:

YouTube - Motorola xoom how to get your free tv shows and movies

I don't have my Xoom yet, but this seems awesome.

Too many steps/apps to accomplish the end result. Get PLAYON ($20.00 a year $70somthing for life) and stream your netflix, hulu etc, until your heart is content. I believe they offer a 14 day free trial.

market link PlayOn Mobile - Android app on AppBrain

www site | PlayOn | Watch Hulu, CBS.com, MLB.tv, Netflix, and more on your TV with PlayOn!

I have this and it works really well on my Incredible and my (don't laugh) Galaxy Tab.

 

[chaguewood]

Too many steps/apps to accomplish the end result. Get PLAYON ($20.00 a year $70somthing for life) and stream your netflix, hulu etc, until your heart is content. I believe they offer a 14 day free trial.

market link PlayOn Mobile - Android app on AppBrain

www site | PlayOn | Watch Hulu, CBS.com, MLB.tv, Netflix, and more on your TV with PlayOn!

I have this and it works really well on my Incredible and my (don't laugh) Galaxy Tab.

No FLASH on the Xoom yet

 

[rohdawgeleven]

GOTCHA! Sorry, my bad...

 

[techdan00]

Hurry up flash 10.2?

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[Stang68]

I just torrent the shows from eztv.it and DropBox them to my XOOM.

As for movies, I'm working out the best settings for Handbrake.