HBO Max HBO Max (Official Thread) (1 Viewer)

[justarandomstan]

Well, that's probably not gonna be a surprise to many, but still a bummer. I just don't see any streaming service paying the music fees. Sadly, it seems that this wonderful show will remain without a proper physical or on demand release forever:

 

[Robert Crawford]

After watching "True Lies" today, I found the 5.1 audio lacking as I really had to turn up the audio level on my receiver. Anybody notice that on other movies?

 

[Randy Korstick]

After watching "True Lies" today, I found the 5.1 audio lacking as I really had to turn up the audio level on my receiver. Anybody notice that on other movies?

I had HBONOW for a year which ended last year and I have it for a month now since I found out the hard way that I can't watch HBOMAX on Roku. I have always found the movies to be at a lower volume on the service than Netflix, Disney+, DVD or Blu Ray. I usually have to turn my receiver up by 6-7 to equal my normal volume. So I think its just an HBO thing.

 

[Garysb]

I see all the modern Dr Who series have been added along with the Sarah Jane show. Not sure if they were added as of June 1 or were available at launch. I looked for Dr Who last week and didn't see it. I might have missed it. Torchwood was available at launch.

The classic Looney Tunes , Popeye , and Tom and Jerry cartoons just seem random selections. The Yogi Bear show is available without, apparently, the theme song . Got to love the Hanna Barbera theme songs.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I see all the modern Dr Who series have been added along with the Sarah Jane show. Not sure if they were added as of June 1 or were available at launch. I looked for Dr Who last week and didn't see it. I might have missed it. Torchwood was available at launch.

The classic Looney Tunes , Popeye , and Tom and Jerry cartoons just seem random selections. The Yogi Bear show is available without, apparently, the theme song "He will sleep till noon but before its dark, he'll have every picnic basket that's in Jellystone Park...."

I thought I saw Dr Who last week.

 

[Tino]

I thought I saw Dr Who last week.

You did. So did I. At launch.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Well has anybody besides myself been watching this new streaming service? I have to admit that the lack of 4K and Atmos has limited me to what I would watch if those were available to us.

 

[Sam Posten]

Well has anybody besides myself been watching this new streaming service? I have to admit that the lack of 4K and Atmos has limited me to what I would watch if those were available to us.

I've barely touched it. No 4K / Atmos killed all enthusiasm I had for it.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I've barely touched it. No 4K / Atmos killed all enthusiasm I had for it.

I'm watching stuff that wouldn't be in 4K/Atmos with the exception being True Lies.

 

[Sam Posten]

That's smart. I have a lot of other stuff keeping me busy tho...

 

[Garysb]

I have been watching it and enjoying it. The breath of what they are offering from movies, TV series, and cartoons is great. I am a superfan of most things TCM so this service is fantastic for me. I wish they could include the Robert Osborne hosted film introductions. Enjoying catching up on the older HBO stuff they offer. Like the British TV series I am less familiar with. I haven't watch them but got a laugh when I saw all the various international versions of the Bachelor they offer. Their DC offerings are currently slim but I imagine they will grow when licenses expire and depending how long DC Universe survives as a separate streaming service and/or how much of what is on DC Universe is exclusive to that streaming platform.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Well has anybody besides myself been watching this new streaming service? I have to admit that the lack of 4K and Atmos has limited me to what I would watch if those were available to us.

I previously had paid $14.99 a month for HBO Now, so it was a no brainer for me to switch to HBO Max for $11.99 a month. But I’ve been moving and staying with relatives recently and I only grabbed my Roku on the way there - and since the Max app doesn’t work with Roku, I haven’t seen any of the Max offerings yet. Once I get my new home set up and my AppleTV plugged in, I’ll take a look at the Max offerings.

But I’m not really looking for anything from this service; it just made financial sense to get Max since it had everything on Now. I imagine I’ll treat it like I treated Now; when there’s something I want to see, I’ll activate the subscription, and when there’s nothing I want to see, I’ll cancel it until the shows I like come back. I view Max as the bonus here and not the star of the show.

 

[Cranston37+]

Well has anybody besides myself been watching this new streaming service? I have to admit that the lack of 4K and Atmos has limited me to what I would watch if those were available to us.

I guess I'm watching it no more or less than I ever watched HBO before.

The way I look at it, I'm getting the same service I always paid $14.99 for and was always happy with, but now when I go into it I have more choices. The 4K thing really doesn't affect my viewing any more than it ever did because it never had 4K.

If last week I had moved to an upper tier HBO for more money, I would probably say it wasn't worth the change, but I'm basically getting an improved product for the same price, so no complaints here.

Here's an interview with the head of HBO Max which addresses many issues...

The head of HBO Max on launching without Roku, adding 4K HDR, and the Snyder Cut

An interview with AT&T’s Tony Goncalves on The Vergecast.

www.theverge.com

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Basically the same (as Josh) for me since I mainly only use a Roku for streaming -- and also can't actually make use of 4K (yet)... unless my Roku can somehow downconvert for better quality than the HD stream, which I'm not aware any Roku apps do...

I could probably stream on Windoze or my iPhone, but... that's not particularly appealing to me, especially when I already have waaay more than enough other content I'd like to watch on disc or via Roku in my HT...

So yeah, I've just been using the legacy HBO Now service to catch up a little bit on existing programming (so far) since reactivating (and made sure we watched True Lies before its departure)... and may simply deactivate again after the month unless there's fully functional Roku access to Max... I'll have a bit more time to watch stuff on HBO's service when my CBS All Access trial ends in a few days... but even if I had full access, at least some of the more interesting content overlap w/ Criterion Channel, so...

_Man_

 

[Robert Crawford]

If AT&T wants to compete with Netflix and Disney+ then they have to up their game with 4K and Atmos audio.

 

[Jeff Adkins]

Like Josh said above.....I was already paying $15 for HBO so it was a no-brainer to get this and save $3/month in the process. What I've been watching:

1) The new series Love Life with Anna Kendrick is quite enjoyable. I like having a show in my rotation with a 30 minute running time, so this fits that bill quite nicely.

2) Some of the classic films that I don't own but have always wanted to see (example: Cool Hand Luke). There are also some Criterion titles here that are not currently on The Criterion Channel.

3) I just recently got into John Cassavettes and there's a few of his films on here that I've not seen.

4) The new Looney Tunes shorts. I've only sampled these so far just to see what they are like, and I'm pretty pleased with what I saw. I think these new cartoons are the unsung hero of the service. No one is talking about this and this is the most new Looney Tunes cartoons that have been made in decades.

5) I own most of the Studio Ghibli titles on Blu-Ray, but there are a few in here that I don't and I've never seen. I'll be getting to those in the coming weeks.

6) Lastly, I'm catching up on old HBO Series (which I also would have done with HBO Now).

I can't complain at all, especially since they are paying me $3/month to upgrade.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

This is rather pleasing news to read

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ is Reportedly More Popular Than ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Friends’ on HBO Max

…But HBO Max originals are still not as popular as Disney+’s The Mandalorian.

decider.com

 

[Jeff Adkins]

This is rather pleasing news to read

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ is Reportedly More Popular Than ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Friends’ on HBO Max

…But HBO Max originals are still not as popular as Disney+’s The Mandalorian.

decider.com

That's really good to hear! I haven't seen any buzz about them at all, but obviously people are watching them.

 

[Cranston37+]

New ‘Looney Tunes’ Cartoons Ban Elmer Fudd From Having A Gun – But Other Mayhem Is OK

HBO Max's new 'Looney Tunes' cartoons ban Elmer Fudd from having a gun, but other mayhem is OK

deadline.com

 

[Robert Crawford]

New ‘Looney Tunes’ Cartoons Ban Elmer Fudd From Having A Gun – But Other Mayhem Is OK

HBO Max's new 'Looney Tunes' cartoons ban Elmer Fudd from having a gun, but other mayhem is OK

deadline.com

That doesn't bother me as long as they don't mess with the prior toons and keep those toons readily available for all to watch.