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I am only talking about internet, not TV service. _Man_

Agreed. My Mom had FiOS, but they wouldn't really budge (nearly enough), so I finally just switched her to Spectrum instead. There's simply no guarantee what competition level needs to be for pricing to be all that good me thinks. I suspect there might also be something else going on out in...

Not sure if/when they've changed, but IIRC, cable service also used to charge per TV feed unlike streaming (for the most part). If nothing else, I'd think streaming at least forced cable companies to stop doing that more or less. Still, for many of us, there's the option of buying digitals of...

Yeah, I've experienced that for some other show w/ them in the past as well. I seem to recall maybe something similar w/ Paramount+ at some points, but less sure now. Anyway, Amazon's by far the worst amongst the major platforms as far as I'm concerned... _Man_

Seems like Apple and some others are trying to tackle this (in at least some fashion) w/ their own aggregation via the AppleTV app, but even they basically have had a very hard time doing so... and has ended up w/ something of a mess that even seems to "infect" the app's design/etc w/ quite a...

IIRC, this is not exactly the very first time for some such w/ the PS platform. Not sure if this is a Sony thing in general, but it does seem like they've been very half-hearted at best w/ supporting digital/streaming perhaps ever since the demise of Ultraviolet, which may or may be connected...

I already did the new account thing a year ago, so if there's another good deal to be had, I could probably just go back to the old account... where most of our profiles, etc were already set/left (and we didn't bother much for the new account/deal over this past year), heh... I just use my...

I'd probably revisit canceling w/ the family if they hike the mid-tier, non-4K plan we dropped down to a while back. _Man_

I don't often use Hulu, but IIRC, Hulu's ad-supported plan only sticks the (~2-3min? worth of) ads in front of each feature-length movie, not in the middle, but does tend to spread them out in the middle for each episode of many/most TV shows/series instead, which is very annoying. IF they were...

I will likely just cancel as well when my annual deal (bundled w/ Hulu) ends at the end of Nov... that along w/ similar deals for (HBO) Max and Paramount+ -- the latter at year's end. I might end up switching to Apple One when my 2-month free trial for ATV+ ends around then as well, which would...

I thought the "official"(?) word (from George Feltenstein?) is they do actually allow, but supposedly, nobody seems to make the request or something (although they may well charge significantly extra or simply charge additionally/separately for a WAC master, which could explain why nobody seems...

Some of us go w/ AppleTVs (or maybe even more expensive options like nVidia Shield) instead -- yeah, they're more expensive, but at least the more recent AppleTV 4K versions are mostly better AFAIK, especially if you're interested in AppleMusic and/or other Apple services and/or owning/renting...

People actually used Epix? I kinda just assumed it was offered in whatever cable/FiOS package as window dressing or something... ;):laugh::laugh::laugh::P:D as I never really heard it mentioned around here and (lots of) elsewhere. _Man_

That all makes perfect sense. IF subscription services are having a hard enough time turning a profit as is, they're not gonna go out of their way to add (and pay for) additional bonus features they can't own themselves via licensing deals for the miniscule number of their targeted customers...

^I believe the point is generally only enthusiasts care about commentary tracks, and the vast majority of folks relying on most subscription streaming services aren't such enthusiasts -- and most such enthusiasts who (also) use subscription services would wanna at least own the digital copy on...

Yeah, he's not wrong... and that includes the Apple situation. No idea what's really up, but I do feel like my ATV4K (2nd gen) could/should be faster at loading/starting an app (and actually getting to the app's homescreen), etc than it seems to these days. And there are definitely some...

That's probably not much better (enough) as far as I'm concerned for a film like Tar. What I really want is high bitrate 4K/HDR10 + lossless audio for a top shelf film that makes excellent use of audio, not just video, which I won't get from streaming (anytime soon, if ever) anyway, plus Prime...

I only got Peacock (via some discounted annual subs) in order to convince my Mom to cut the cord (as she really only watched NBC stuff w/ her previous cable/FiOS packages). Otherwise, I probably wouldn't bother at all. $3/month(?) -- after discount -- is certainly much, much cheaper than what...

I haven't really bothered to try -- almost woulda w/ Tar on there now, but think I'll just hold off for the 4K disc instead -- but are you saying even 4K/HDR10 doesn't work on the ATV4K for Peacock streaming, not just DV? I rarely ever bother w/ Peacock myself... except when they have some rare...

I'm lately reminded how much Amazon sucks for streaming, LOL... although I seem to finding more content of interest this go-around (w/ my free trial), but that just makes it worse, LOL... _Man_

Perfectly understandable it'd work that way though. Upgrades aren't usually free afterall (and certainly, the Warner Archive needs to recoup their investments)... even though that's (largely) been Apple's (de facto) policy wrt their streaming customers (for both music and video content, except...

Have you checked your Movies Anywhere account? IF you bought it, it should show up there along w/ retailer and date of purchase (even though it'd still be in HD, if bought before 4K upgrade). _Man_

Yeah, besides, you didn't actually pay Amazon anything for FreeVee near as I can tell. It's just an ad-supported, "free" streaming service that just happens to go thru Amazon (whether Amazon owns FreeVee or not). I don't (normally) pay Amazon for services, ie. I don't normally do Amazon Prime...

Dude, you're going a bit far afield w/ this, LOL. First, this is not censorship. Censorship would be if a mod actually threatened to block you from this thread or deleted your comments or some such, not other posters responding as they did. Like you pointed out about what you were doing...

Yeah, I noticed the problem (for my 2nd gen ATV4K) since Sunday night. Haven't checked again since then. Hope that's all fixed... _Man_

Well, you have to understand that kind of thread-crapping-like post/comment do happen quite often, and you didn't give any actual indication you were merely kidding. Nobody else can read your mind afterall, just see what you actually posted (in a dedicated thread entitled "Streaming...

I would think they (as in all streaming platforms/apps) should probably show the logo, but have it grayed out something like that to indicate they have it, but for whatever reasons, not currently supported/accessible via your device. _Man_

I guess they could/might expand their offering on HBO Max or whatever eventually bigger merged(?) hub platform/service-bundling, if they go that route... _Man_

I guess the fact Amazon, et al don't offer a TCM streaming channel off TCM's existing "linear channel" feed (like they seem to do some others, including some very niche ones) is indicative of that likely complication. _Man_

What you're proposing is probably actually a whole lot (and maybe waaaay too much) for a niche provider like TCM. They already have a presumably good enough revenue stream from cable (and cable-like streaming) subscriptions and other licensing agreements to meet most of the demand for their...