HBO Max (all purpose thread)

[John Price]

HBO Max is probably the best streaming service right now.

I should get in on this.

 

[John Price]

HBO Max With Ads: Pricing, Availability Announced - Variety

 

[John Price]

Good news, the ad free plan is now 7 dollars per month US for 6 months. At that price you can't say no

 

[SniperHF]

The HBO roku app itself is still straight trash though, crashes constantly. You'd think an organization like HBO would be able to hire competent developers.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Good news, the ad free plan is now 7 dollars per month US for 6 months. At that price you can't say no

I signed up around Christmas of last year to watch WW 1984 and also watched a few other movies that were on there while also in the theaters. Ultimately it was too much for what it delivered and I was paying $15 or $16 a month for it, so I canceled my subscription last week. If it is now $7/month that's a lot more reasonable.

 

[Jumptheshark]

There are slowly bringing it here to Europe but the problem here in the UK is that so much of the content is on SkyTV or NOWonline--that I can see Sky pushing back on some of the shows because they help pay for GOT and a few other things

 

[RayP]

The HBO roku app itself is still straight trash though, crashes constantly. You'd think an organization like HBO would be able to hire competent developers.

I have 2 Roku devices and this has literally never happened once to me with either.

 

[Osprey]

I signed up around Christmas of last year to watch WW 1984 and also watched a few other movies that were on there while also in the theaters. Ultimately it was too much for what it delivered and I was paying $15 or $16 a month for it, so I canceled my subscription last week. If it is now $7/month that's a lot more reasonable.

In case it wasn't clear, it's that price for only 6 months. It's damage control because they just pulled the HBO channel from Amazon Prime, which was estimated to cost them 5 million subscribers, and are hoping that this promotion will lure some of those lost subscribers to HBO Max.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

HBO is literally the WORST out of all the steaming services. I have more loading problems and error messages than all the other steaming services combined.

 

[John Price]

HBO is literally the WORST out of all the steaming services. I have more loading problems and error messages than all the other steaming services combined.

I heard a lot of good things about HBO Max but sadly it doesn't allow downloads to SD cards which is stupid

 

[Jumptheshark]

I heard a lot of good things about HBO Max but sadly it doesn't allow downloads to SD cards which is stupid

more and more are doing it to prevent pirates

 

[S E P H]

HBO is literally the WORST out of all the steaming services. I have more loading problems and error messages than all the other steaming services combined.

You should try Discovery+, by far the worst and I also have HBO Max. Discovery+ charges you money...yet still has ads and reduces feature forcing you to buy the premium version. One of those features is syncing with your telly and currently does not have the app available on PS4/PS5. Moreover, the navigation menu is absolutely rubbish, delayed, and its rewind/forwarding system is as random as you could make it since it doesn't give you a preview of the clip you're forwarding to.

 

[John Price]

more and more are doing it to prevent pirates

It sucks because the tablet has poor internal memory but I have like 30 gigs free on my sd card

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

I have 2 Roku devices and this has literally never happened once to me with either.

Between work and home I have eight Roku devices ranging from streaming sticks, older Roku 2, to Roku Ultra.

I have this problem, mostly on the older Roku 2’s. But it’s still a problem and a buggy platform that could easily be fixed.

 

[SepticFish]

Inside HBO Max’s Scramble to Fix Its Glitchy App

HBO is aware that it's app sucks and is working on fixing it. Looks like the Roku update is first on the list.

 

[beowulf]

The HBO roku app itself is still straight trash though, crashes constantly. You'd think an organization like HBO would be able to hire competent developers.

You'd think, heck even the Disney+ one is far from great. It no longer has crashing issues but I find it so basic...maybe I am just use to years of Netflix and how it works and stuff.

 

[chicagoskycam]

HBO is literally the WORST out of all the steaming services. I have more loading problems and error messages than all the other steaming services combined.

That doesn't happen to me but I'm using it on Apple TV. I just think the UI is horrible and it's hard to exit the ap.

 

[Jumptheshark]

It sucks because the tablet has poor internal memory but I have like 30 gigs free on my sd card

Check your other apps.

A lot of apps you are unable to move

 

[kook10]

renaming this and bumping it up as an all purpose HBO Max thread.

Lots of great stuff on HBO Max these days. For my (biased) money it has the best content at the moment.

I am really enjoying Tokyo Vice and Winning Time (once I got over the stylization). Our Flag Mean Death was quite enjoyable too.

The Flight Attendant S2 and The Batman now on there, and Hacks S2 is coming up soon as well.

I think the intent is to merge Discovery+ into HBO Max so it will be nice to have the hundreds of House Hunters International I watch on the same service (and Pig Royalty too). I will be curious to see if the new Discovery overlords will want to rename the service though.

On a related note, WBD decided to pull the plug on CNN+ after only three weeks. Good move imo. I just hope they don't roll it onto another service without some major overhaul.

 

[Chaels Arms]

The last few episodes of Tokyo Vice have been very enjoyable after what I thought was a very slow start. The acting is incredible, especially the actors playing Ishida, Edelstein and Sato. I love all three of them and hope to see more of them after this show. The Backstreet Boys scene with Edelstein and Sato was hilarious and felt absolutely real.

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off was really good also. It felt like a direct sequel to Dogtown and Z-Boys so if you liked that I would definitely recommend Until the Wheels Fall Off.

 

[John Price]

I brought in when it was 7 a month and haven't bothered unsubscribing. Just so much good content on this service that I'm more than happy to pay 15 dollars a month or whatever the full price is, for it.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I wish they would bring it here to the UK

 

[kook10]

I wish they would bring it here to the UK

Jeez - it looks like 2025 for that. I guess they have contracts with Sky that get in the way.

HBO Max UK strategy “pretty clear” for 2025, says global head Johannes Larcher

"We wish [a launch] could be earlier, but we will get there."

www.screendaily.com

 

[Chaels Arms]

Tokyo Vice is heating up big time, I'm very happy I stuck with it although these weekly releases are killing me.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

Super excited that Barry is about to return for s3. Noho Hank is hilarious.

Has there been a good mini Crime/Dramas lately? They had Mare last year. Not sure if there’s been anything similar released since.