General Discussion From HBO Max to Max Official Thread! (1 Viewer)

[JPCinema]

As the classic films leave....I will leave MAX as well

 

[Garysb]

Available October 1:
3 Godfathers (1948)

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

All About the Benjamins (2002)

The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

The Answer Man (2009)

Anthropoid (2016)

Appaloosa (2008)

The Apparition (2012)

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Badlands (1973)

Be Cool (2005)

Bee Season (2005)

Beetlejuice (1988)


The Benchwarmers (2006)

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Blindspotting (2018)

Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)

Cesar Chavez (2014)

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Control Room (2004)

Critters 3 (1991)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Daphne & Velma (2018)

Dark Shadows (2012)

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969)

Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks, Season 1 (ID)

Father Figures (2017)

Final Destination (2000)

Final Destination 2 (2003)

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Final Destination 5 (2011)

The Final Destination (2009)


The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Flashdance (1983)

FLCL: Shoegaze, Season 5

Flight (2012)

Focus (2015)

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

French Connection II (1975)

The French Connection (1971)

Friday the 13th (2009)

Furious 7 (2015)

Get Shorty (1995)

Gloria Bell (2019)

The Golden Child (1986)

The Grey (2011)

Hackers (1995)

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

The Haunting (1963)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

House of Sand and Fog (2004)

The House (2017)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

In the Kitchen with Abner and Amanda, Season 2 (Magnolia Network)

Ismael's Ghosts (2018)

Jack Osbourne's Night of Terror, Season 1 (Travel Channel)

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Jumanji (1995)

Just Wright (2010)

Kate & Leopold (2001)

The Last Stand (2013)

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

The Letter (1940)

Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)

The Lost Boys (1987)

Love Jones (1997)

Meet Dave (2008)

Meg 2: The Trench (2023) *Starting 9/29

Men at Work (1990)

The Mod Squad (1999)

The Mummy (1959)

The Neverending Story (1984)

The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1991)

A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Oracle (2023)

Out of the Past (1947)

Paper Towns (2015)

Pet Sematary (1989)

Pet Sematary II (1992)

The Phantom of The Opera (2004)

Pleasantville (1998)

Poltergeist (1982)


Pootie Tang (2001)

The Pyramid (2014)

Ranch to Table, Season 4 (Magnolia Network)

The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (HBO)

Rock of Ages (2012)

Roger & Me (1989)

Running Scared (2006)

Scream (1996)

Scream 2 (1997)

Scream 3 (2000)

Skin (2019)

Small Soldiers (1998)

Son of the Mask (2005)

Soylent Green (1973)

Spartan (2004)

Species (1995)

Species II (1998)

Species III (2004)

Speedway (1968)

Spinout (1966)

Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)

Teen Spirit (2019)

Teen Titans Go!: Welcome To Halloween, Season 8 (Cartoon Network)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1993)

Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)

Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers (2014)

Trick 'r Treat (2009)


Upgrade (2018)

Valerie's Home Cooking Season 14 (Food Network)

Warm Bodies (2013)

The Weekend (2019)

What's Up, Doc? (1972)

The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Season 10 (The CW)

Whose Streets? (2017)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)



Available October 3:
Hostage 911, Season 1 (ID)


Available October 4:
Bering Sea Gold, Season 11B (Discovery Channel)

Ghost Adventures: Devil Island, Special (Discovery Channel)

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America, Season 2 (Science Channel)


Available October 5:
BattleBots, Season 7B (Discovery Channel)

Oscar's Handmade Halloween (Max Original)

Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 (Max Original)




Available October 6:
90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk: Before The 90 Days, Season 6 (TLC)

Bugs Bunny Builders: Hard Hat Time: Haunted Garage (Cartoon Network)

Deane’s Dynasty (Max Original)

HGTV Urban Oasis Special (HGTV)


Available October 7:
Jessica's Big Little World, Season 1 (Cartoon Network)

Makeover by Monday, Season 2 (Magnolia Network)

Ready to Love, Season 3C (OWN)


Available October 8:
90 Day Fiance, Season 10 (TLC)

Last Stop Larrimah (2023) (HBO)

Teen Titans Go!: Haunted Tank, Season 8 (Cartoon Network)


Available October 9:
The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime (ID)


Available October 10:
No Accident (2023) (HBO)

Street Outlaws vs. The World (Discovery Channel)


Available October 11:
Crimefeed (ID)

Ghost Adventures, Season 20C (Discovery Channel)


Available October 12:
Doom Patrol, Season 4 (Max Original)


Frankelda's Book of Spooks (Max Original)



Available October 14:
Symon's Dinners Cooking Out, Season 5 (Food Network)


Available October 15:
Naked and Afraid, Season 9C (Discovery Channel)



Available October 16:
Wardens of the North (Animal Planet)


Available October 18:
Good Bones, Season 8 (HGTV)



Available October 19:
Candy Cruz (Max Original)

Peter & the Wolf (2023) (Max Original)


Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead (Max Original)


Available October 20:
Beach Cottage Chronicles, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)

Cabin Chronicles: Renovation (Magnolia Network)

Cuquin

First Time Fixer, Season 5 (Magnolia Network)


Available October 22:
aka MR. CHOW (2023) (HBO)


Available October 23:
30 Coins, Season 2 (HBO)


Justice League: Warworld (2023)


Available October 24:
Restoration Road With Clint Harp, Season 4 (Magnolia Network)

Silent House (2012)

Supermarket Stakeout, Season 5 (Food Network)


Available October 25:
Bargain Mansions, Season 5 (Magnolia Network)

Strange Evidence, Season 7 (Science Channel)

The Murder Tapes, Season 6A (ID)


Available October 26:
The Haunted Museum, Season 2 (Travel Channel)


Available October 27:
A Time to Kill, Season 4A (ID)

Diary of an Old Home, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)

Adult Swim Smalls, Season 5 (Adult Swim)


Available October 28:
Mecha Builders (Cartoon Network)


Available October 29:
The Gilded Age, Season 2 (HBO)

 

[Robert Crawford]

Max Titles Arriving in November:​

List is subject to change

November 1
Act of Valor (2012)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Aliens (1986)
The Ant Bully (2006)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
The Avengers (1998)
The Bachelor (1999)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Black Beauty (1994)
Boys’ Night Out (1962)
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Brigadoon (1954)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Christmas Cookie Challenge, Seasons 1-5 (Food Network)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Cinderella Story (2004)
A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Diner (1982)
Down to Earth (2001)
Dune (1984)
Elf (2003)
The Fantastic Four (2015)
Fever Pitch (2005)
The Foot Fist Way (2008)
Four Christmases (2008)
Fred Claus (2007)
Free Fire (2017)
Funny Farm (1988)
Get Carter (1971)
Get Smart (2008)
The Golden Compass (2007)
Gran Torino (2008)
Great Expectations (1998)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Happy Feet (2006)
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Head of State (2003)
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
High Life (2019)
Holiday Affair (1949)
Holiday Baking Championship, Seasons 1-9 (Food Network)
Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown, Seasons 1-2 (Food Network)
Holiday Wars, Seasons 1-4 (Food Network)
Inkheart (2009)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Jack Frost (1998)
John Dies at the End (2013)
Kart Racer (2003)
Killing Me Softly (2003)
Kin (2018)
The King’s Speech (2010)
Legally Blonde (2001)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Legally Blondes (2009)
The Lovely Bones (2010)
Major League (1989)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Mean Girls 2 (2011)
Misery (1990)
Mistress America (2015)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
New Year’s Eve (2011)
Now You See Me (2013)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Ordinary People (1980)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paycheck (2003)
The Pirate (1948)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
The Polar Express (2004)
Predators (2010)
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Road House (1989)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Room for One More (1952)
Running on Empty (1988)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
The Pioneer Woman: Hometown Stories, Season 1 (Food Network)
Traffik (2018)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
Unfinished Business (2015)
Uptown Girls (2003)
Walking Tall (2004)
Wargames (1983)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Welcome To Marwen (2018)
Where the Boys Are (1960)
Winter’s Bone (2010)
Winter’s Tale (2014)

November 2
Caught in the Net, Season 2 (ID)
Christmas Cookie Challenge, Season 7 (Food Network)
Expedition Bigfoot, Season 4 (Discovery Channel)

November 3
Border Control: Spain, Seasons 1-3
Scent of Time (Max Original)

November 4
Rebuilding Black Wall Street, Season 1 (OWN)

November 5
Holiday Wars, Season 5 (Food Network)
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Nicole Avant, Season 1 (OWN)
The Lost Women of Highway 20, Season 1 (ID)
The Mountain Kitchen, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)

November 6
Gumbo Coalition (2022)
Holiday Baking Championship, Season 10 (Food Network)
The Family Chantel, Season 5 (TLC)

November 7
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown, Season 2 (Food Network)
Building Roots, Season 1B (HGTV)
Fixer to Fabulous, Season 5 (HGTV)
Operation Undercover (ID)
Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School (2023) (HBO Original)

November 8
A Chestnut Family Christmas (2021) (OWN)
A Christmas For Mary (2019) (OWN)
A Christmas Fumble (2022) (OWN)
A Christmas Open House (HGTV)
A Christmas Stray (2021) (OWN)
A Gingerbread Christmas (Food Network)
The Great Holiday Bake War (2022) (OWN)
A Sisterly Christmas (2021) (OWN)
Artfully Designed, Season 2 (Magnolia Network)
Baking Christmas (2019) (OWN)
Buying Back the Block, 2 Specials(HGTV)
Candy Coated Christmas (Food Network)
Carole’s Christmas (2019) (OWN)
Cooking Up Christmas (2020) (OWN)
Designing Christmas (HGTV)
Feds, Season 1 (ID)
First Christmas (2020) (OWN)
Fixer to Fabulous: Holiday Surprise, Season 1 (HGTV)
Fixer Upper: The Hotel (Magnolia Network)
Food Network: White House Thanksgiving (Food Network)
Help! I Wrecked My House, Season 4 (HGTV)
Holiday Crafters Gone Wild, Season 1 (HGTV)
Home Town: Ben’s Holiday Workshop, Season 1 (HGTV)
Home Town: Christmas in Laurel, Season 1 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Ho Ho Home (HGTV)
Macy’s Thanksgiving Cake Spectacular, Season 1 (Food Network)
My Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza, Season 1 (HGTV)
One Fine Christmas (2019) (OWN)
Our OWN Christmas (OWN)
Santa’s Baking Blizzard, Season 1 (Food Network)
Surprising Santa Claus (HGTV)
The Big Holiday Food Fight, Season 1 (OWN)
Turkey Day Sunny’s Way, Season 1 (Food Network)
Ultimate Hanukkah Challenge, Season 1 (Food Network)
Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge, Seasons 1-2 (Food Network)
You Were My First Boyfriend (2023) (HBO Original)

November 9
My Sesame Street Friends, Season 4 (Max Original)
Rap Sh!t, Season 2 (Max Original)
Sesame Street, Season 54 (Max Original)

November 11
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023) (HBO Original)
The Craftsman: Preserving the Last Higgins Boat (Magnolia Network)

November 12
American Monster, Season 9A (ID)
Kids Baking Championship: Sweets-giving (Food Network)
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin Smith (OWN)

November 13
Love Has Won (HBO Original)

November 14
Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 9A (ID)
How We Get Free (2023) (HBO Original)
Real Time Crime, Season 2 (ID)
Teen Titans Go!: WB 100th Anniversary Special & Intro Special (Cartoon Network)

November 15
Buddy vs. Christmas, Season 1 (Food Network)
Buddy vs. Duff Holiday, Season 1 (Food Network)
Expedition Unknown, Season 8B (Discovery Channel)
House Hunters International: Volume 8 (HGTV)
White House Christmas, 1998-2021 (HGTV)
White House Christmas Special, 2022 (HGTV)

November 16
The Dog House: UK, Christmas Special (Max Original)
Julia, Season 2 (Max Original)

November 17
Killers of the Cosmos, Season 1 (Science Channel)
Tom & Jerry Snowman’s Land (2022)

November 19
Teen Titans Go!: Wishbone
The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown, Season 1 (Food Network)

November 20
Ice Age America, Season 1 (Science Channel)

November 21
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Exposed: Crimes Gone Naked, Season 1 (ID)
Road Rage, Season 1 (ID)

November 22
The Intern (2015)

November 23
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Elmo Saves Christmas
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) (CNN Films/Max Original)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

November 24
Let Us Prey, Season 1 (ID)
The Lives of Felix (Las vidas de Fèlix)

November 27
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Season 12 (Adult Swim)
Kids Baking Championship: Reindeer Games (Food Network)
The Garden: Commune or Cult, Season 1 (Discovery Channel)

November 28
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 1G
South to Black Power (2023) (HBO Original)

November 29
Help! My House is Haunted, Season 4B
Her (2014)
Street Outlaws: Farmtruck and AZN: Down Under, Season 1 (Discovery Channel)

November 30
Bookie, Season 1 (Max Original)
Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays (Food Network)

Max Announces Titles Joining and Leaving Service in November 2023 - Media Play News

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service Oct. 23 announced the lineup of titles being added to the service in November, as well as titles that will no longer be available. … Continue reading "Max Announces Titles Joining and Leaving Service in November 2023"

www.mediaplaynews.com

 

[Robert Crawford]

Titles Leaving Max in November:​

List is subject to change

November 1
Dark Winds (AMC+)
Discovery of Witches, Season 1-3 (AMC+)
Fear the Walking Dead, Seasons 1-7 (AMC+)
Gangs of London, Seasons 1-2 (AMC+)
Interview with the Vampire (AMC+)
Killing Eve, Seasons 1-4 (AMC+)
Ride With Norman Reedus, Seasons 1-5 (AMC+)

November 2
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

November 5
Hard Knocks: In Season: The Arizona Cardinals (HBO Original)

November 6
The Host (2013)

November 7
Noblesse
We Are Not Done Yet (2018) (HBO Original)

November 12
Banksy Does New York (HBO Original)

November 14
TSUKIMICHI – Moonlit Fantasy

November 15
2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO Original)

November 25
The Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen (HBO Original)

November 30
10,000 B.C. (2008)
Absolute Power (1997)
Adam Ruins Everything, Season 2-3
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Apparition (2012)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Badlands (1973)
Black Sheep (1996)
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Breach (2007)
Burn After Reading (2008)
The Carbonaro Effect, Seasons 2-5
Cats (2019)
Cleopatra (1963)
Comedy Knockout
Critters (1986)
Critters 3 (1991)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Dark Shadows (2012)
De Blanco La Patuda (aka White is for Virgins) (2020)
The Descent (2006)
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
Diggers (2007)
Disclosure (1994)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969)
Draft Day (2014)
The Drop (2014)
First Reformed (2018)
The Fly (1986)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Gemini (2018)
Gone Girl (2014)
Green Room (2016)
The Haunting (1963)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
I Origins (2014)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Insidious (2010)
Into the Forest (2016)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Krisha (2016)
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Limitless (2011)
Los Dias De La Ballena (aka The Days of the Whale) (2019)
Lucas (1986)
Lucky You (2007)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
The Mask (1994)
The Maze Runner (2014)
The Middle
Moonfall (2022)
The Mummy (1959)
Narc (2003)
The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1991)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
The Outsiders (1983)
Paid Off with Michael Torpey
Poltergeist (1982)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Private Benjamin (1980)
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack
Reindeer Games (2000)
The Rookie (1990)
Safe Haven (2013)
The Sea of Trees (2016)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
The Show (2017)
Signs (2002)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Soylent Green (1973)
Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye (1985)
Talk Show the Game Show
Team America: World Police (2004)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Wild Rose (2019)
Young Frankenstein (1974)

Max Announces Titles Joining and Leaving Service in November 2023 - Media Play News

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service Oct. 23 announced the lineup of titles being added to the service in November, as well as titles that will no longer be available. … Continue reading "Max Announces Titles Joining and Leaving Service in November 2023"

www.mediaplaynews.com

 

[Malcolm R]

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)

Well it's about fu*in' time. Might have to subscribe now.

 

[TonyD]

Has anyone watched sports on Max?

They use the tnt feed from whatever is broadcast live at the time and add Dolby Atmos to the audio.

It’s pretty spectacular.

I started watching the mlb playoffs there and quickly discovered I can turn down the PxP audio in the center channel so it almost muted.

The sounds from the stadium are are present like your at the game.
It was great for baseball but but other then the crowd yelling there isn’t much game sounds.

Basketball and hockey have tons of sounds form the game itself.
I literally looked at my floor because I heard the squeaks of the sneaks on my floor.
Hockey you can hear the puck on the stick, the skates on the ice, the crashing into the boards.
Best sound I’ve heard for watching sports on tv

 

[Alex...]

Changes coming for those that have ad free subscriptions.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that they will be making changes to ad-free subscriptions to Max

The new changes will mean that users on the standard ad-free tier ($15.99/month) will no longer be able to stream in 4K beginning on their next billing date. The number of allowable concurrent streams will also drop from three to two.

"On your next billing date, on or after December 5, 2023, the price of your subscription will stay the same, but some of your plan features will change," an email to Max subscribers reads. "You can still stream all your favorite blockbuster movies, fresh originals and iconic series. Or even switch to the Ultimate Ad-Free plan to unlock more features."

Max Making Major Changes to Ad-Free Subscriptions

You won't be able to do as much with ad-free accounts soon.

comicbook.com

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Changes coming for those that have ad free subscriptions.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that they will be making changes to ad-free subscriptions to Max

The new changes will mean that users on the standard ad-free tier ($15.99/month) will no longer be able to stream in 4K beginning on their next billing date. The number of allowable concurrent streams will also drop from three to two.

Max Making Major Changes to Ad-Free Subscriptions

You won't be able to do as much with ad-free accounts soon.

comicbook.com

I just got the email as well

My HBO MAX is tied into my Verizon Fios HBO channel subscription for my TV so I never had any idea what tier I was on.

This letter puts it all in perspective.

So, essentially, all my viewing will now be in 1080p with no 4k and Atmos availability.

The bad news is that streaming continues to become increasingly expensive. The good news is that I rarely watch any first-run movies on the service so the 4k is not that important to me. However, that being said, shows like EUPHORIA and HOUSE OF DRAGON will not be accessible in higher resolution.

 

[TonyD]

I’m in the end of a 4 month freebie and had no intention of reupping on my money.
This confirms my choice.

Gonna finally finish Barry and that’ll be about it.
HBO is dead to me

 

[Carlo_M]

I haven't gotten the notice yet but it's only a matter of time I suppose (mine is through AT&T cell plan). If they offer a "small upcharge to 4K" I'll consider it, like if they charge the delta between the ad-free tier and the 4K plan. But otherwise I'm going to just keep it at the normal tier.

The good news is now that I'm getting out more, I'm actually going to be stopping most of my streaming subscriptions. I figure, beat them at their own game. They want to play the "constantly raising prices" game, I'll just cut the service and re-enable when I want to binge watch something. I realized I haven't meaningfully logged on to Netflix since the last Stranger Things season, for example.

 

[Lord Dalek]

I knew it was coming and yet I'm still angry about it.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I realize that with streaming services, one has the option of going month-by-month when they want to binge-watch something and then cancel.

However, it's just astounding to me how expensive streaming and entertainment as a whole has become. And, when services aren't raising their prices, they simply take away the perks that were once automatically attached to them and create a brand-new premium tier.

Meanwhile, piracy seems to be at an all-time high -- probably out of frustration with rising streaming service costs. Not that I condone it -- but I see stuff out there on the Internet available in rising proportions.

The only services I subscribe to are inclusive of my cable or phone plan. The rest can go scratch themselves for continually raising rates in the manner that they have.

 

[Lord Dalek]

I mean its a punishment for longtime HBO and cellphone subscribers. You want the full features you had last year? You're going to have to cancel your existing plan and pay full price plus four dollars just to get 4k and another device BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO UPGRADE.

Try justifying that. I dare ya.

 

[Carlo_M]

"Whatever the marketplace will bear..."

In the dawn of streaming, cable companies found that out the hard way as people cut the cord and went to a more inexpensive model. Now, as Harvey Dent put it in The Dark Knight, "you either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain."

There was a headline I saw recently that said streaming services now officially cost more than the cable it replaced. Now of course each individual service still costs less, but to get anywhere near the number of channels you used to get, including premium services, the combined cost of the streaming packages to come even somewhat close to cable packages now eclipses them in cost.

Not to get morbid, but I'm now entering the second half of my life (unless future medical advances make "100 the new 70"). I'm going to take the roughly $1500 a year I'm spending on streaming & cable (the only way I can watch local sports teams) and travel more. I can't say for certain, but I'm fairly sure there aren't many people who, on their deathbed say "I wish I'd streamed more". I'm certain there is a greater number who regret not seeing more of the world.

 

[Bob Cashill]

"I can't say for certain, but I'm fairly sure there aren't many people who, on their deathbed say "I wish I'd streamed more".

LOL to that! Happy trails, be well. (A sentiment I extend to all on HTF.)

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Just as well... and perfect timing for me to get out more and finally try AMC A-List (which I already used for a somewhat draining, bladder-busting, excellent 3-film marathon that included Killers of the Flower Moon in giant, dual-laser IMAX for my very 1st day yesterday ) instead, LOL, which apparently requires a 3-month commitment... so that's what I'll definitely be doing (on top of The Criterion Channel and catching up on my practically insurmountable disc backlog ) as a (more) regular thing at least for the near term...

It's business... Nothing personal, and no hard feelings. It is what it is... but gonna cut out most of the others raising their prices very soon as well...

I really have waaay too much to watch anyway... NVM all the other time-consuming interests I have...



_Man_

 

[Robert Saccone]

I just got the email as well

My HBO MAX is tied into my Verizon Fios HBO channel subscription for my TV so I never had any idea what tier I was on.

This letter puts it all in perspective.

So, essentially, all my viewing will now be in 1080p with no 4k and Atmos availability.

The bad news is that streaming continues to become increasingly expensive. The good news is that I rarely watch any first-run movies on the service so the 4k is not that important to me. However, that being said, shows like EUPHORIA and HOUSE OF DRAGON will not be accessible in higher resolution.

Right the shows not being available in 4K and Atmos is what hurts. IIRC for Fios HBO was an add on. I wonder how the costs compares to just canceling it in Fios and buying the subscription directly. I have to look at that.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Wasn't exactly certain where to post this as there are multiple conversations regarding streaming changes and issues throughout this particular forum. However, given the fact we have been discussing what HBO has been up to, I felt a link to this article of interest may best be placed here...

The hidden costs of buying a 4K TV are way higher than you think | Digital Trends

It's a great time to buy a 4K TV. But if you want 4K quality, count on spending a lot more every month.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[jayembee]

While I'm happy to buy UHDs instead of BDs, I'm fine with watching 1080p HD at the current fee level rather than pay more for 4K streaming.

Hell, as it is, for things that have been shown on HBO (cable) as well as MAX (eg., The Last of Us) I've tended to watch them on HBO rather than MAX just because the user interface is better. I think the last thing I actually watched on MAX was the final Titans episodes. I still need to get my account on MAX re-synched to my Comcast account so that I can watch the final Doom Patrol episodes, as well as Our Flag Means Death S2. I haven't noticed anything else advertised for MAX-only that I've felt compelled to watch in months.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

While I'm happy to buy UHDs instead of BDs, I'm fine with watching 1080p HD at the current fee level rather than pay more for 4K streaming.

Hell, as it is, for things that have been shown on HBO (cable) as well as MAX (eg., The Last of Us) I've tended to watch them on HBO rather than MAX just because the user interface is better. I think the last thing I actually watched on MAX was the final Titans episodes. I still need to get my account on MAX re-synched to my Comcast account so that I can watch the final Doom Patrol episodes, as well as Our Flag Means Death S2. I haven't noticed anything else advertised for MAX-only that I've felt compelled to watch in months.

...and that part escaped me for some reason.

I could still watch 4k content on HBO through my cable company. It's just MAX that is being downgraded, right?