Get a good VPN account and you should be able to use it anywhere. I use VPN for Netflix, HBO Go, and Sirius online radio. I watched the Super Bowl in Italy using VPN and an HDMI cable to put it on a big TV using my iPad. If you get a good website that has tv/movies there are apps which actually save movies to the iPad vs only streaming them. Allows you to ditch the hard drive as well. Or play the hard drive through the app and save the file.