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How to Play Amazon Video on Windows Media Player

Are you still a loyal fan of Windows Media Player and trying to play Amazon video on your Windows Media Player? If the answer is yes, this article may do you a favor. We will teach you to download videos from Amazon as local files and play them on Windows Media Player.

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Part 1: Why do people still use Windows Media Player?

1. It supports 24bit decoding of HDCD.

2. It can play high-quality videos with low CPU usage.

3. Its sound quality is good.

4. People are used to it.

Although Windows Media Player has been outdated, it still owns a bunch of fans who will never give up it as the software is easy to use and allows its users to play 4K quality videos. It would be a pity if you cannot play Amazon video on Windows Media Player.

Part 2: How to play Amazon video on Windows Media Player?

Usually you need to download videos from Amazon Prime Video and then play them on Windows Media Player. However, Amazon has set a series of strict download rules, which only allow users to download videos in its internal app. Moreover, the downloaded videos cannot be saved forever so users have to finish watching them within a certain time.

Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about the restrictions now as we can recommend you a professional video downloader called NoteBurner Amazon Video Downloader, which can help you download Amazon videos as local files and then you can play them not only on Windows Media Player, but any on other device you like.

Part 3: Tool Required: NoteBurner Amazon Video Downloader

NoteBurner Amazon Video Downloader is a professional video download tool dedicated to helping users download movies and TV shows from Amazon Prime Video. The program is easy to use and is designed with a concise interface and convenient operation. It has different output resolutions for users from 240P to 1080P. The downloaded videos can keep their original multilingual subtitles and audio tracks. You can choose to download the videos in MP4 or MKV format. The batch download mode is also provided for you, saving you much time. Moreover, the program offers the metadata information of each downloaded video, helping you to sort out the videos. If you encounter any problem during use, a free support team will be there for you, and free updates will be released after the problem is solved.

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Features of Amazon Video Downloader:
  • Download Amazon TV serials, TV shows, movies, etc.
  • Support downloading Amazon video in HD quality.
  • Save audio tracks and subtitles automatically.
  • Outstanding performance & fast speed.
  • Flexible and easy-to-use.
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Part 4: How to Download Amazon Video?

Here we will teach you to download Amazon videos and play them on Windows Media Player. To better follow the tutorial, we strongly suggest that you can install NeteBurner Amazon Video Downloader on your computer first. You can download the program on both Windows and Mac computers.

1 Log into Your Amazon Account

First, launch NoteBurner Amazon Video Downloader on your computer. Register for the program with the registration code. Then, enter any word into the search box, following that a window will pop up asking you to log in to your Amazon account. You need to log in to continue the next steps.

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2 Choose Output Settings

Next, you can set the output settings in the Setting window according to your preference. You can click the Settings button in the upper right corner and choose the Video Format, Video Quality (from Low to High), subtitle format, etc in the window. The storage that the downloaded videos take varies according to the output quality.

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3 Search the Video

Then you can now search for the video that you want to download. You can enter the name of the video into the search box or copy and paste the link of the video into the search box. NoteBurner will automatically list all the results for you.

It is suggested that you can check if the video can be played on the official website. If the video cannot be played, the result you searched for will be unavailable.

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4 Customize Advanced Settings

Now, you can customize the advanced settings in the Advanced Download window.

For downloading a TV show, you can first click the start downloading icon to open a pop-up window, and choose the titles and seasons there. And then you can open the Advanced Download window by clicking the corresponding icon in the bottom left corner, where you can choose the video quality, subtitle language, and audio track.

For downloading a movie, you can click the advanced download icon icon to open the Advanced Download window and choose the Download options.

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5 Download Amazon Prime videos

The last thing you need to do is to click the Download icon to start downloading the video. NoteBurner Amazon Video Downloader will automatically download the video to the output folder that you have selected previously in the Setting window. When the video is downloaded, you can check it by clicking the Library icon and locate the video by clicking the file icon. Then you can play them not only on Windows Media Player but also on any other device.

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Final Word

It would be great to watch Amazon videos on Windows Media Player. Also, it would be greater to watch the videos on any device you want. With NoteBurner Amazon Video Downloader, you can download the videos as local files for offline playback and enjoy them without restrictions. Install the program to your computer and try it now.

Note: Only the first 5 minutes of each video can be downloaded with trial version, please purchase a license to enjoy the full video. It is suggested that to download the trial version and have a test before purchasing it.


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