HBOMAX Is Dead, Long Live MAX…MAX Is Dead, Long Live HBOMAX

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Wed May 27, 2020 4:45 pm

HBO MAX is live today. The increase in content over HBO Now feels very significant, so it seems like a great deal at the same price. My only gripe so far is organization. When you select a movie or show (at least on the mobile app), there are no recommendations of similar movies, or movies by the same director, same genre, etc. That would be a great addition.

There are a bunch of Godzilla movies

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Wed May 27, 2020 7:49 pm

The fuck? I am just now discovering that it's not available on Roku, where I watch TV 90% of the time: https://www.cnet.com/news/hbo-max-is-he ... n-fire-tv/

Stardog Champion · Post by **Stardog Champion** » Wed May 27, 2020 7:59 pm

Simple Torture wrote:The fuck? I am just now discovering that it's not available on Roku, where I watch TV 90% of the time: https://www.cnet.com/news/hbo-max-is-he ... n-fire-tv/

No Roku and no Amazon? That's rough. Am I wrong in estimating how popular these two things are? Is this not a big miss for them at launch?

Guess I'm watching on the computer for now. Hopefully they negotiate the financials soon on at least one of those. Can't wait to dig into the Turner Classics on there.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed May 27, 2020 8:11 pm

See it’s on Apple TV.

Post by B » Wed May 27, 2020 8:14 pm

I wasn't planning on jumping on that, but someone let me know when it's on Roku, cuz I definitely ain't moving until it's there.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed May 27, 2020 8:21 pm

A bit off topic, but how is Roku compared to Apple TV? We don’t have Roku here.

doone · Post by **doone** » Wed May 27, 2020 8:28 pm

Anders wrote:A bit off topic, but how is Roku compared to Apple TV? We don’t have Roku here.

Our Apple box is kind of old but our Roku has a much better picture.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed May 27, 2020 8:39 pm

doone wrote:
Anders wrote:A bit off topic, but how is Roku compared to Apple TV? We don’t have Roku here.
Our Apple box is kind of old but our Roku has a much better picture.

I was the one asking, but older probably does make a difference. I bought a new Apple TV 4K at the start of the year, and the picture is excellent (have not tried Roku though).

JuanHamm · Post by **JuanHamm** » Wed May 27, 2020 9:48 pm

I have a Roku and I could access it it through YouTube TV.

I'm still on the fence, because I initially thought it was going to be HBO and Cinemax, but apparently Cinemax is $10 more.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed May 27, 2020 10:50 pm

Anders wrote:
doone wrote:
Anders wrote:A bit off topic, but how is Roku compared to Apple TV? We don’t have Roku here.
Our Apple box is kind of old but our Roku has a much better picture.
I was the one asking, but older probably does make a difference. I bought a new Apple TV 4K at the start of the year, and the picture is excellent (have not tried Roku though).

Yeah - I have an older one and two of the 4k ones, and there is obviously a difference. I'm sure Roku & Amazon have good products too, but the Apple 4K TV is excellent (replaced an old Roku with one of them).

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu May 28, 2020 12:37 am

It’s not available on the Firestick, either. I put it on my phone, but so far, that’s all I can watch it on.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu May 28, 2020 2:13 pm

I'm excited to see where this new Anna Kendo Kendrick show goes. It's a total rom-com, with all that entails. But I'm hoping it takes some interesting turns. We'll see.

Right now the show is just mac and cheese. But like I never turn down mac and cheese, y'know.

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:13 pm

Still not on Roku, but this sure is something.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:25 pm

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:26 pm

HBO Max is not available on my LG tv, Roku, or PS5 right now.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:28 pm

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:32 pm

Monkey_Driven wrote:HBO Max is not available on my LG tv, Roku, or PS5 right now.

gives you time to learn how to play chess...

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:34 pm

I'm not watching on my PS4 regularly because the watch hsitory isn't shared between platforms--so if I started something on HBO Max, I can't continue it on the HBO app on other devices (which everything else in my house is). Hopefully soon! It'd be crazy for Roku not to jump in after this announcement.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Thu December 03, 2020 7:35 pm

The video quality through the PS4 app is horrendous.

Post by B » Thu December 03, 2020 7:37 pm

Could you imagine if these streaming services had to have contracts with computers? "Oh, you can't watch Netflix on a Dell, you need to have a Lenovo. Dell only supports Amazon and Peacock."

Just give permission for all the fucking streaming sticks and dongles and smart TVs and let us watch your god damned shit.

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