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Both the 4000t and 5000t for starters. So it’s not being withheld per manufacturer, it’s because Humax haven’t coughed up the fee to license it on the Aura.
As a multi-function, bells and whistles PVR / media player, nothing comes close.
The lack of Netflix is I think the only weakness in the product. Yes, it has a few bugs here and there but for day-to-day media consumption e.g. live TV, Amazon, Plex, etc, the box is brilliant.
The lack of Netflix is puzzling.
It is either license related or technical. If technical, I expect the Aura DRM implementation may have something to do with it.
I have to say (personal rant) that I feel fobbed off by Humax in regard to the problem I’ve reported to them with my Aura box (the problem being jumping back to an older program when live tv paused).
They sent me another Aura box, which went on to exhibit exactly the same problem. Their response now is that they are investigating! Yet seems they were already aware of the existence of this problem, and the same problem being reported by others in this forum.
A twist is, at the beginning of this thread…
https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/app-update-for-beta-testers
…is a list of fixes relating to a (beta) software update. One of those fixes is listed as “Update the current timeshift position in paused state when the timeshift buffer is full” which kinda relates to the problem I’ve reported. But if it was, it didn’t fix it.
But anyway, I feel humax response, these days, to issues reported is poor considering the Aura is (or was?) Its flagship product.
Ahh, rant finished.
Bit more rant…. Netflix…. stupid omission, whatever the reason.
I’ve finished now
I agree totally humax customer service is terrible they do not appear to either listen to or respond to customers issues it’s the same things again and again
I can’t understand why people are whinging about the lack of Netflix, it’s not as if there is anything worth watching on it. 🙄
Why don’t people watch it on the device they used before getting the aura? 🙄
On the rare occasions that I can be bothered trying to find anything worth watching on it, I can watch it on my TV, or a FireTV Stick. 🙄
brian – 15 hours ago »
I can’t understand why people are whinging about the lack of Netflix, it’s not as if there is anything worth watching on it. 🙄
Why don’t people watch it on the device they used before getting the aura? 🙄
On the rare occasions that I can be bothered trying to find anything worth watching on it, I can watch it on my TV, or a FireTV Stick. 🙄
Because, as has been pointed out numerous times, not everyone already has another device, not everyone has enough hdmi ports to add another device, not everyone wants another device and another remote control.
The Aura is marketed as a high-end media device (and for the most part it is) but the lack of native support for something as popular as Netflix is ridiculous.
SSThing – 2 hours ago »
brian – 15 hours ago »
I can’t understand why people are whinging about the lack of Netflix, it’s not as if there is anything worth watching on it. 🙄
Why don’t people watch it on the device they used before getting the aura? 🙄
On the rare occasions that I can be bothered trying to find anything worth watching on it, I can watch it on my TV, or a FireTV Stick. 🙄
Because, as has been pointed out numerous times, not everyone already has another device, not everyone has enough hdmi ports to add another device, not everyone wants another device and another remote control.
The Aura is marketed as a high-end media device (and for the most part it is) but the lack of native support for something as popular as Netflix is ridiculous.
Very true
to be fair I am also a bit puzzled as to why Netflix is such a major concern to people.
Most of the people who have invested in the Aura, the first device of its kind really, would typically also already have a Smart Tv, Smart phone, Tablet or Laptop.
All of these offer Netflix, and the Aura allows you to cast directly to it.
I’m always wary of any technology that tries to incorporate everything in one, as it’s bound to go wrong.
The firmware already has enough bugs, without trying to incorporate yet another complex piece of software. I would rather wait until it can be incorporated without issue and use all of the other options instead
irishdaz – 15 mins ago »
to be fair I am also a bit puzzled as to why Netflix is such a major concern to people.
Most of the people who have invested in the Aura, the first device of its kind really, would typically also already have a Smart Tv, Smart phone, Tablet or Laptop.
All of these offer Netflix, and the Aura allows you to cast directly to it.
I’m always wary of any technology that tries to incorporate everything in one, as it’s bound to go wrong.
The firmware already has enough bugs, without trying to incorporate yet another complex piece of software. I would rather wait until it can be incorporated without issue and use all of the other options instead
In that case, Humax shouldn’t be using blurb like this:-
From live TV, on-demand and your favourite apps, Aura brings together all the entertainment you love in one place. The Android TV homepage is fully customisable, allowing you to choose which apps and content you’d like front and centre.
Or this:-
Download all your favourite apps and games from Google Play. Including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, BT Sport, Disney+, and over 20,000 titles on Google Play Movies.
It’s very easy for customers to be mislead into thinking that the box does more than it does.
The Android TV homepage is fully customisable, allowing you to choose which apps and content you’d like front and centre.
Agree 100% – absolute lies, Oh sorry, I forgot, it is called marketing.
A bit like the old quote –
How can you tell a car salesman is telling lies?
When his lips are moving!
irishdaz – 21 hours ago »
to be fair I am also a bit puzzled as to why Netflix is such a major concern to people.
Most of the people who have invested in the Aura, the first device of its kind really, would typically also already have a Smart Tv, Smart phone, Tablet or Laptop.
All of these offer Netflix, and the Aura allows you to cast directly to it.
I’m always wary of any technology that tries to incorporate everything in one, as it’s bound to go wrong.
The firmware already has enough bugs, without trying to incorporate yet another complex piece of software. I would rather wait until it can be incorporated without issue and use all of the other options instead
I didn’t realise you could cast Netflix to the Aura – how do I do that?
How to cast Netflix.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/49
I am guessing that the Aura will then show up on the list of available devices.
SSThing – 5 days ago »
How to cast Netflix.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/49
I am guessing that the Aura will then show up on the list of available devices.
Has anybody got this to work? I don’t get any cast icon on my Netflix phone app – I do on iPlayer, YouTube etc but not on Netflix
mhargreaves – 15 mins ago »
SSThing – 5 days ago »
How to cast Netflix.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/49
I am guessing that the Aura will then show up on the list of available devices.
Has anybody got this to work? I don’t get any cast icon on my Netflix phone app – I do on iPlayer, YouTube etc but not on Netflix
SSThing regularly posts about the Aura despite apparently having no experience of using the Aura, which is totally unhelpful.
Mars – 29 mins ago »
mhargreaves – 15 mins ago »
SSThing – 5 days ago »
How to cast Netflix.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/49
I am guessing that the Aura will then show up on the list of available devices.
Has anybody got this to work? I don’t get any cast icon on my Netflix phone app – I do on iPlayer, YouTube etc but not on Netflix
SSThing regularly posts about the Aura despite apparently having no experience of using the Aura, which is totally unhelpful.
There’s no “apparently” about it, don’t have one and don’t want one.
But what exactly is your point?
The question was asked and I posted a link to the Netflix ‘cast’ instructions, which, if the Aura worked like most other devices, should work for Mark.
If it doesn’t, I don’t see any solution from yourself.
I think you will find that “totally unhelpful” is your method of offering no help at all.
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