Is Amazon Prime Video App streaming in 4K to Apple TV

The problem seems to be that the HDR content is extremely limited and it can be hard to find.

Amazon may have beat Netflix to the HDR party, but it’s just as tricky to find HDR-ready content in its Prime Video app. Like Netflix, the best it offers is an HDR logo next to selected titles. At present, some of the available titles include:

• Fury
• Men in Black 3
• Smurfs 2
• After Earth
• Pineapple Express
• Chappie
• The Amazing Spiderman 2
• Salt
• Hancock
• Elysium
• Transparent S1 & S2
• Mozart in the Jungle S1 & S2
• Man in the High Castle
• Bosch S1 & S2 (on 3/11)
• Red Oaks
• Mad Dogs
• Casanova
• Highston
• Z
• One Mississippi
• Edge
• The Patriot
• Good Girls Revolt

After all this long wait to get Amazon Prime on Apple TV, I am disappointed now that it’s actually here. Besides the lack of 4k streaming reported here, the app is clunky in that you can’t rent or buy a movie in the app (as you can with Apple TV movies or shows), but have to do it separately on your computer or other device and then return to the ATV Amazon app to watch it. That pretty well ensures I would do all my renting or buying in Apple’s movie app rather than the Amazon Prime app. Yes, there are some good shows free to Prime subscribers, but many are already available on other apps which perform better. Along with the lack of 4k streaming, and stereo only sound reported on another Discussion item here, I really don’t see much that’s very impressive. Yep, disappointed indeed. If anyone can tell me why I shouldn’t be, I will welcome it.

I had to find the HDMI input on my Samsung TV that was compatible with HDCP, in my case was it was the MHL input. Once I plugged in the HDMI cable into the MHL port Amazon prime 4K worked perfectly

MarkSpurs, you did it! Thanks so much. I had tried every HDMI port on my Samsung except the one marked MHL (because frankly, I didn't know what MHL was). Eureka! I'm now streaming 4K Amazon Prime viddys.

My issue is prime video just hangs on 4K content. Non 4K plays on prime and I can watch 4K with apple titles with no issue. Is this a prime issue or Apple TV issue. Bandwidth is no issue.

I solved my issue by installing an Apple TV update that I did not know was pending. Works fine now. Strange how that fixed it as non 4K prime was just fine.

I've downed the update and mine still just hangs. 4K on everything else plays fine.

Same here. Samsung 4K tv, but pre-HDR. All 4K steams fail to start when using Prime app on Apple TV (4K). Yet I can use the Prime app that is on the tv itself and watch 4k videos with no problems.

Doesn't work for me. My Samsung tv is 4K but not HDR. Is that the problem? Prime app installed on TV works with 4K, just not the app on the Apple TV (4K).

Same here. No 4K, no 5.1. The app installed on my Samsung 4K (non HDR) works fine - 4K and 5.1.

Same situation here. Prime app on Samsung can stream UHD. On Apple TV 4K, it just hangs. Apple TV is updated.

Me too. Interesting process to be a part of.

I have same issue ... Sony TV 4K but not HDR. When I try to stream UHD movies from Amazon Prime Video .. it just hangs on a black screen with a box in lower corner ... non-UHD works fine.