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12:37p, 1/3/22
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You'd think that a company as successful as HBO with so many hit shows and now the simultaneous theatrical releases of big movies could get their crap together with their app.

Out of all the streaming services I use/have used before, HBO Max (and hbo go before it) is the only app that consistently does things like freeze, buffer, and generally runs like a piece of l**** crap.

And it doesn't matter if I'm watching on the smart tv app or through my Xbox - both are buggy.

Rant over. Now I'll go sulk back and continue watching Curb.
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12:43p, 1/3/22
HBO go/now was trash as well
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12:52p, 1/3/22
I use it through Roku and while it's a little slow on the draw compared to Netflix it never crashes or fails.
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1:03p, 1/3/22
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I have it on my Samsung native app as well as Roku. The only issue I have is that it tends to log me out every so often to where I have to re-verify from my cell phone to log back in.
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In reply to Bunk Moreland • 1:11p, 1/3/22
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Bunk Moreland said:
I use it through Roku and while it's a little slow on the draw compared to Netflix it never crashes or fails.

I've never had issues with crashing, but the UI is just pretty bad in general. And I don't know if they've resolved the issue or not, but on Apple TV it used to be completely impossible to fast forward or rewind. If you tried to rewind, you couldn't stop it and it would rewind all the way to the beginning of what you were watching.
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1:28p, 1/3/22
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I know we all have our own experience. HBO max is our favorite app besides Peacock for TV streaming. Never have had a bad experience with it.

With that said, we run it on a roku (the most expensive one) for the master bedroom/older TV and on the LG TV in the living room.

Amazon fire stick should die a peasants death. Those things were horrible!
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In reply to PDEMDHC • 1:39p, 1/3/22
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Carlo4 said:
I know we all have our own experience. HBO max is our favorite app besides Peacock for TV streaming. Never have had a bad experience with it.

With that said, we run it on a roku (the most expensive one) for the master bedroom/older TV and on the LG TV in the living room.

Amazon fire stick should die a peasants death. Those things were horrible!


Runs fine on this peasant's fire stick
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1:47p, 1/3/22
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HBO Max app has been mostly fine for us. The worst app I've come across is Hulu's for live TV. I hate everything about their UI, I hate how l**** it is. I hate how it'll pause and reload at the top and middle of the hour.
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In reply to PDEMDHC • 1:51p, 1/3/22
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Carlo4 said:
I know we all have our own experience. HBO max is our favorite app besides Peacock for TV streaming. Never have had a bad experience with it.

With that said, we run it on a roku (the most expensive one) for the master bedroom/older TV and on the LG TV in the living room.

Amazon fire stick should die a peasants death. Those things were horrible!


Look at me, I have the most expensive Roku TV
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2:21p, 1/3/22
I get HBOmax through YTTV and it makes me re-enroll every time I try to use the app. Very annoying.

Just airing my grievances in case this is the official dogpile HBOmax thread.
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3:25p, 1/3/22
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This is funny, glad I'm not the only one who thought this. I basically made the same exact thread 10 days ago OP
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4:21p, 1/3/22
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HBO hasn't had anything that looked interesting since Watchmen. I tried Succession and got about 75% through season 1 and for some reason got sidetracked. And every time I think about jumping back in, I'm reminded about how boring it was. So I'm thinking about ditching it until the next season of Westworld.
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In reply to mazag08 • 4:22p, 1/3/22
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Silicon Valley is great
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In reply to Ghost of Bisbee • 4:27p, 1/3/22
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Ghost of Bizbee said:
Silicon Valley is great
But it's run ended correct? I watched it many times.
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4:43p, 1/3/22
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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In reply to mazag08 • 4:56p, 1/3/22
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mazag08 said:
HBO hasn't had anything that looked interesting since Watchmen. I tried Succession and got about 75% through season 1 and for some reason got sidetracked. And every time I think about jumping back in, I'm reminded about how boring it was. So I'm thinking about ditching it until the next season of Westworld.

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In reply to mazag08 • 5:14p, 1/3/22
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Great, almost-unanimously-loved series that have aired on HBO since Watchmen ended...

- Curb Your Enthusiasm - S11
- I May Destroy You - Limited Series
- Mare of Easttown - Limited Series
- Succession - S3
- The White Lotus - S1


Solid/potentially-worth-your-time series that have aired on HBO since Watchmen ended (and yes, I know not everyone likes all of these)...

- I Know This Much Is True - Limited Series
- Perry Mason - S1
- Scenes from a Marriage - Limited Series
- The Undoing - Limited Series
- Westworld - S3


A glimpse at HBO's incredible 2022 lineup...

- Barry - S3
- Winning Time - S1
- House of the Dragon - S1
- The Last of Us - S1
- The Righteous Gemstones - S2
- The Time Traveler's Wife - Limited Series
- Westworld - S4
- The White House Plumbers - Limited Series


Not to mention these notable HBO Max series that have premiered/are premiering on the app since Watchmen ended...

- The Flight Attendant - S1 (S2 in 2022)
- Peacemaker - S1
- Raised by Wolves - S1 (S2 in 2022)
- Station Eleven - Limited Series


In other words, I honestly don't see how anyone can say HBO/HBO Max is even remotely lacking for quality content. And the above is just a sample. The app itself? Sure, it needs a lot of work. But in terms of content, the platform is one of the best around.
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In reply to TCTTS • 5:50p, 1/3/22
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Ready for more Barry. That show is so good.
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6:01p, 1/3/22
Succession is hack tv drama porn. But i won't hate on those who love it and stuck with it. I've got my warts (Yellowstone).

Curb s11 was mostly meh, partly awful and partly great. Definitely picked up steam towards the end.

White Lotus was awesome.

I still need to watch mare of Easttown.

Cannot wait for a lot of the 2022 seasons coming up.
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7:01p, 1/3/22
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HBO works fine for me. I have issues with Hulu and Apple on my Xbox.
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7:16p, 1/3/22
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I don't have a problem once I'm in, but getting in has been a problem. If I try to go in through the app, it tells me that my subscription through YouTubeTV has expired (which it hasn't).

So now I have to go in through the YTV app and lose a lot of functionality.
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7:24p, 1/3/22
Never had an issue with the app.

Maybe its an ID 10 T issue.
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In reply to TCTTS • 7:55p, 1/3/22
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I know you are a huge HBO fanboy but a lot of that stuff is hit or miss.

I don't get a ton out of their service either. Only reason I have it continuously is I get it for free.
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8:04p, 1/3/22
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If you think HBO Max is bad try Paramount+
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8:13p, 1/3/22
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If someone is having repeated login problems and things like that I can understand the frustration. However, from a layout perspective I simply don't understand the extreme opinions on here about HBO Max considering its competition.

The HBO app is almost identical to the Disney app in layout. The only difference between HBO app and Prime and AppleTV is that the latter two's menu run along the top X axis as opposed to left Y axis like Disney and HBO.

YTTV and Hulu are unique because they have live tv. All the others are static content streaming platforms that all mostly look and work the same. Yet people act like HBO has done something wholly outside the realm of anything that is acceptable.
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Agree with OP that navigation on the fire stick is noticeably slower compared to Netflix. On iOS it's a bit better.

When playing content I usually don't have any issues though.
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8:17p, 1/3/22
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Netflix: same app as HBO.

Hell, their Search functions are all identical.
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In reply to YouBet • 9:34p, 1/3/22
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YouBet said:
If someone is having repeated login problems and things like that I can understand the frustration. However, from a layout perspective I simply don't understand the extreme opinions on here about HBO Max considering its competition.

The HBO app is almost identical to the Disney app in layout. The only difference between HBO app and Prime and AppleTV is that the latter two's menu run along the top X axis as opposed to left Y axis like Disney and HBO.

YTTV and Hulu are unique because they have live tv. All the others are static content streaming platforms that all mostly look and work the same. Yet people act like HBO has done something wholly outside the realm of anything that is acceptable.

This. While I do have login issues on the HBO Max app, which are definitely frustrating, once I'm in, it's one of the best apps out there in terms of user experience. Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, etc are all far, far worse.
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In reply to benMath08 • 9:44p, 1/3/22
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benMath08 said:
If you think HBO Max is bad try Paramount+


Terrible UI for sure
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Bunk Moreland said:
Succession is hack tv drama porn. But i won't hate on those who love it and stuck with it. I've got my warts (Yellowstone).


I think S1 of Succession started out a little superficial and tried too hard to take the mantle for over-cussing from Veep. S2 and especially S3 matured into a pretty spectacular drama.
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In reply to TCTTS • 11:08p, 1/3/22
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TCTTS said:
Great, almost-unanimously-loved series that have aired on HBO since Watchmen ended...

- Curb Your Enthusiasm - S11
- I May Destroy You - Limited Series
- Mare of Easttown - Limited Series
- Succession - S3
- The White Lotus - S1


Solid/potentially-worth-your-time series that have aired on HBO since Watchmen ended (and yes, I know not everyone likes all of these)...

- I Know This Much Is True - Limited Series
- Perry Mason - S1
- Scenes from a Marriage - Limited Series
- The Undoing - Limited Series
- Westworld - S3


A glimpse at HBO's incredible 2022 lineup...

- Barry - S3
- Winning Time - S1
- House of the Dragon - S1
- The Last of Us - S1
- The Righteous Gemstones - S2
- The Time Traveler's Wife - Limited Series
- Westworld - S4
- The White House Plumbers - Limited Series


Not to mention these notable HBO Max series that have premiered/are premiering on the app since Watchmen ended...

- The Flight Attendant - S1 (S2 in 2022)
- Peacemaker - S1
- Raised by Wolves - S1 (S2 in 2022)
- Station Eleven - Limited Series


In other words, I honestly don't see how anyone can say HBO/HBO Max is even remotely lacking for quality content. And the above is just a sample. The app itself? Sure, it needs a lot of work. But in terms of content, the platform is one of the best around.


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In reply to Thunder18 • 11:57p, 1/3/22
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Thunder18 said:
Carlo4 said:
I know we all have our own experience. HBO max is our favorite app besides Peacock for TV streaming. Never have had a bad experience with it.

With that said, we run it on a roku (the most expensive one) for the master bedroom/older TV and on the LG TV in the living room.

Amazon fire stick should die a peasants death. Those things were horrible!


Runs fine on this peasant's fire stick


Haha I tip my cap
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12:20p, 1/4/22
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This is what we use:

- FireTV (Amazon) with Hulu bundle including of Disney+, as well as Netflix and Amazon Prime (members since first availability of service)
- wii
- PS2 (slim)
- Gameboy
- YogaGlo
- DVD (personal and library borrowed)
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Redstone said:
This is what we use:

- FireTV (Amazon) with Hulu bundle including of Disney+, as well as Netflix and Amazon Prime (members since first availability of service)
- wii
- PS2 (slim)
- Gameboy
- YogaGlo
- DVD (personal and library borrowed)
What is this?
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In reply to Redstone • 2:17p, 1/4/22
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Redstone said:
This is what we use:

- FireTV (Amazon) with Hulu bundle including of Disney+, as well as Netflix and Amazon Prime (members since first availability of service)
- wii
- PS2 (slim)
- Gameboy
- YogaGlo
- DVD (personal and library borrowed)


You still have a DVD player rented from the library? What year is this? Also, what type of gameboy?

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