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- 02-08-2012 04:51 PM #1
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HBO GO - I didn't know!
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Putting this here because it's really meant to be more about Dish.
I just took for granted the providers who supported HBO GO allowed you to use Roku to access it. Not the case as I just found out. Apparently Direct TV does not. My friend who I told could watch on Roku kept telling me when he says he has Direct TV it does not support it. Thinking he was doing something wrong I went to his house and found indeed Direct does not allow you to use a Roku for this. Went online and sure enough, Direct TV does not allow it.
The picture quality, and ease of the Roku over having to use a computer is great for this, plus the ability to watch anywhere I happen to be. I am very happy Dish has decided to support the app on Roku. This is no small thing in our house, we watch or re-watch many HBO series. I can't get enough of "Deadwood!" We thought about dropping HBO to save money, at least for awhile, but being able to watch on Roku, wherever I am changed my mind. Good for Dish..
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- 02-08-2012 04:59 PM #2
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I think there was an article on this (and maybe a thread on it). I think the article said that Directv and Comcast didn't want to support the Roku app because they considered Roku as a competitior. I agree that Dish made the better choice by supporting it.
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They look at it as possibly losing an extra receiver fee. I'm surprised that Dish, King of Fees, doesn't do the same.
Of course, they haven't enabled DRA for Google TV for that very reason.
- 02-09-2012 01:20 AM #4
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how can that be if it has content you can't get on regular hbo. even ondemand still doesn't give you acess to full series like true blood or sopranos
- 02-09-2012 05:19 AM #5
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Neither HBOgo nor Maxgo are available on AppleTV. What's even more annoying is that I have the apps for both of them on my iPad2, and they work fine, but you can't "mirror" them on an AppleTV like you can with other video apps such as Crackle. I really think it's great that they give us these extra features, but I really don't want to watch a movie on my computer or iPad, so they're pretty useless for me if you can't get them on my TV.
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- 02-09-2012 06:40 AM #6
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So get a $59 Roku - problem solved. If it was important to me to be able to watch on my TV I would - and did. lol
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- 02-09-2012 06:45 AM #7
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Because those are two different services. On Demand is nothing like HBO GO they are delivered and available in totally different ways. HBO GO can have all series, movies, etc.. available all the time, every episode. On Demand can not. For people who like HBO and don't have HBO GO you don't know what you are missing....
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- 02-09-2012 06:51 AM #8
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I don't see that, you can't get HBO GO on a Dish,, Direct or Cable receiver. Direct TV does have HBO On Demand, which costs money, so in that respect they could see it as losing money but that has limited content compared to HBO GO. Much better deal for this with Dish - free and more content. Originally Posted by GaryPen
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I THINK directv has it shut down for the ROKU..but works fine on the ipad app Originally Posted by Tampa8
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u should use the EPIX app too Originally Posted by Tampa8
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