Amazon Prime enter the live football broadcaster arena on Tuesday night to a fairly positive response.
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth was the first match to be shown on the platform – which Jeff Schlupp grabbing the only goal to give the 10-man Eagles a victory which sent them up to fifth in the Premier League.
Manchester City started slightly later and also worked well on Amazon – as Pep Guardiola’s side tasted a 4-1 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.
The only negatives some users found was an issue with buffering along with the slight delay between social media’s proclamations or the radio commentary and what they could see on the screen.
But why are those problems happening and are there anything you can do about it?
What matches are on Amazon Prime?
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Wednesday, December 4
Chelsea vs Aston Villa (19:30)
Man United vs Tottenham (19:30)
Southampton vs Norwich (19:30)
Thursday, December 5
Sheffield United vs Newcastle (19:30)
Thursday, December 26
Tottenham vs Brighton (12:30)
Aston Villa vs Norwich (15:00)
Bournemouth vs Arsenal (15:00)
Chelsea vs Southampton (15:00)
Crystal Palace vs West Ham (15:00)
Everton vs Burnley (15:00)
Sheffield United vs Watford (15:00)
Man United vs Newcastle (17:30)
Leicester vs Liverpool (20:00)
Friday, December 27
Wolves vs Man City (19:45)
Why is my stream buffering?
The most likely reason is that your internet connection is too slow.
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Potential ways to deal with this are: stopping an active downloads, clear your browsing history, limit the amount of devices logged into your network and make sure all your drivers are updated.
How far behind the ‘live action’ am I?
Amazon Prime streams could be 45 seconds behind the events in the stadium.
Social media reaction to Amazon Prime
One said: “Amazon prime is already streets ahead of sky and BT ffs”.
“ @primevideosport both games working fine via Amazon app on my Samsung Smart TV and I only have 16 Mbs download / 1 Mbs upload speeds #PrimeVideo ,” a second said.
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A third added: “The Amazon Prime video premier picture quality is far better than @btsport 4K coverage. Colours more vibrant, picture looks a lot sharper.”
And a final fan posted: “Amazon streaming football is the first case of actually reinventing the wheel in terms of PL coverage”.
How to watch on Amazon Prime?
If you are a subscriber, you can tune in via your phone or tablet by downloading the Prime Video app.
Alternatively, if you are watching on laptop, just visit the Amazon Prime website.
The matches come at no added cost for existing Prime members.
New customers can sign up for a 30-day trial – enough to cover all matches shown on Prime – which includes access to Prime Delivery and other benefits.
After the trial, Prime membership costs £7.99 per month or a £79 for a year.
