May 14May 14 1 hour ago, mdmost said: You really want to thrill me. Change it to Cinemax and offer the softcore stuff again. And the Godfather “Epic” cut.
May 14May 14 4 hours ago, Ted Lange said: "Boldly iterating" Yes, so courageous to revert safely back to what worked just fine for 50+ years and didn't need changing in the first place. Hollywood yet again inspires me to aspire to live so boldly.
May 14May 14 49 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said: "Boldly iterating" Yes, so courageous to revert safely back to what worked just fine for 50+ years and didn't need changing in the first place. Hollywood yet again inspires me to aspire to live so boldly. I suspect the grandchild of the guy behind "new" coke was behind this great idea.
May 14May 14 15 minutes ago, Red Five said: Taking a chainsaw to your brand like that never made any sense at all to me. I *get* the idea was that the Max app was the umbrella of WB properties - streaming-only originals produced by HBO, Food Network, Magnolia, Cartoon Network, TBS/TNT/TruTV + live sports, TLC, Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, etc. - and they wanted to differentiate it from HBO televisional programming (which aired on Max as well). It was just dumb and HBO GO was the ideal name all along.
May 14May 14 3 hours ago, Js1 said: I *get* the idea was that the Max app was the umbrella of WB properties - streaming-only originals produced by HBO, Food Network, Magnolia, Cartoon Network, TBS/TNT/TruTV + live sports, TLC, Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, etc. - and they wanted to differentiate it from HBO televisional programming (which aired on Max as well). It was just dumb and HBO GO was the ideal name all along. It was another example of the collective stupidity of corporate America. I’ve seen so much of it in my life. The same brain disease enabled the Edsel, killed Aunt Jemima, and fast tracked Ishtar. if they used Home Box Office, which was a perfect brand for their service when it launched, I wonder how many know what a box office is these days.
May 15May 15 3 hours ago, Js1 said: I *get* the idea was that the Max app was the umbrella of WB properties - streaming-only originals produced by HBO, Food Network, Magnolia, Cartoon Network, TBS/TNT/TruTV + live sports, TLC, Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, etc. - and they wanted to differentiate it from HBO televisional programming (which aired on Max as well). It was just dumb and HBO GO was the ideal name all along.
May 15May 15 Their app is absolute piss. I reinstalled it on my PS5 three times and it still fucks up always. I have to reboot the console to get that steaming pile to function. Already cancelled of course. Edited May 15May 15 by MissingInAction
May 15May 15 11 hours ago, mdmost said: You really want to thrill me. Change it to Cinemax and offer the softcore stuff again. Only if they also bring back the hard fake tits and matching tiny areola nipple combo prevalent in the 90s
May 15May 15 1 hour ago, BurgleBro said: Only if they also bring back the hard fake tits and matching tiny areola nipple combo prevalent in the 90s My three favs were naturals: Beverly Lynne, Susan Featherly, and Brandin Rackley.
May 15May 15 2 hours ago, MissingInAction said: Their app is absolute piss. I reinstalled it on my PS5 three times and it still fucks up always. I have to reboot the console to get that steaming pile to function. Already cancelled of course. That‘s because you’re running it on a ps5. Never had an issue with their app, aside from a couple minor bugs when they switched the branding/ui. Edited May 15May 15 by thunderlounge
May 15May 15 From my experience, AppleTV optimizes pretty much every app the best. I rarely, rarely have an issue with anything.
May 15May 15 95% of the time, it’s hardware. Blaming the software is just dumb. Yes, some apps suck in general, but running streaming apps on video game consoles isn’t usually that great I would bet the % of Max’s viewers using a PS5 is pretty minuscule compared to Roku, Firestick, AppleTV Edited May 15May 15 by Js1
May 15May 15 10 hours ago, aggie08 said: From my experience, AppleTV optimizes pretty much every app the best. I rarely, rarely have an issue with anything. If I pause a show for a certain period, the AppleTV app freezes up with just an endless spinning wheel with the only way to stop it being to back out of whatever program I'd been watching and then pushing play again. It's a minor inconvenience, but none of the other apps (MAX, Netflix, Disney, Prime) doing that.
May 15May 15 My Apple TV just ended up being a brick for the most part. I snagged one of the Amazon Fire Cubes during one of their big sales and I have to say, it's pretty good. Zero issues. Much better than any Fire Stick I've used.
May 15May 15 40 minutes ago, RPM said: Try using your Gameboy and get back to us. Amen, Gameboys are reliable as hell.
May 15May 15 1 hour ago, MissingInAction said: OK. I'm not getting into an argument over this dumb ass shit. Oh yes you are!!! You should've bought an Xbox
May 15May 15 9 minutes ago, Deej said: My Apple TV just ended up being a brick for the most part. I snagged one of the Amazon Fire Cubes during one of their big sales and I have to say, it's pretty good. Zero issues. Much better than any Fire Stick I've used. I switched to Fire Cubes a couple years ago and they have been solid. Only complaint is that occasionally an app update will mess some app login and I have to clear the app cache or reinstall it to fix it. Happens maybe once a year. Otherwise they are very responsive, and I haven't experienced any lockups or lagging, which a lot of TV OSs do.
May 15May 15 17 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: I switched to Fire Cubes a couple years ago and they have been solid. Only complaint is that occasionally an app update will mess some app login and I have to clear the app cache or reinstall it to fix it. Happens maybe once a year. Otherwise they are very responsive, and I haven't experienced any lockups or lagging, which a lot of TV OSs do. are the Fire Cubes a lot better than the Fire Sticks? I've always used the sticks and they've worked great
May 15May 15 Yeah, tell me more. I have a Hisense TV (primarily used for gaming) in my office and the built-in UI is so fucking awful, I never use it for anything but gaming.
May 15May 15 9 minutes ago, BERT said: are the Fire Cubes a lot better than the Fire Sticks? I've always used the sticks and they've worked great Oh god yes, the stick is great for travel and wireless only purposes. The cube has an Ethernet port, so better/stable connection option, has a ton more space and memory, and a larger processor for dealing with the apps. It is a significant upgrade in response times for actions like switching apps, startup time, updates, etc. I also recommend checking your Amazon account for hardware trade in options as you send an old echo dot or stick in to get like $25 off a new Cube.
May 15May 15 46 minutes ago, BERT said: are the Fire Cubes a lot better than the Fire Sticks? I've always used the sticks and they've worked great Yes
May 15May 15 my one previous complaint about Max was that it was one of those apps where I had to turn the volume up to like 80 to achieve a reasonable volume. However somewhere along the line I guess it was addressed, now it's a more normal 40-55 like most every other app.
May 15May 15 6 hours ago, Js1 said: Yeah, tell me more. I have a Hisense TV (primarily used for gaming) in my office and the built-in UI is so fucking awful, I never use it for anything but gaming. Apple TV is the best in my biased opinion.
May 15May 15 My new TV has Google TV UI and I find it better than most Ive used. Its actually almost too snappy.
May 16May 16 am i the last one using roku? did it come out that roku had nazi affiliations or something?
May 16May 16 13 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: am i the last one using roku? did it come out that roku had nazi affiliations or something? My 80 year old parents still use it.
May 16May 16 1 hour ago, henrygandorf said: am i the last one using roku? did it come out that roku had nazi affiliations or something? Their privacy policy changes a year ago sealed their fate. I had 5 in the house, all have been replaced with appleTV's. And for the better, at that. aTV's put out a very nice picture, in whatever the best available format for your tv is. Whether that's HDR, HDR10, or Dolby Vision.
May 16May 16 19 hours ago, YChang said: Apple TV is the best in my biased opinion. Oh I agree. 2 of my 3 TVs have one attached. Just exploring other options than spending $130 for a TV I don’t use that often for anything but gaming
May 16May 16 1 hour ago, henrygandorf said: am i the last one using roku? did it come out that roku had nazi affiliations or something? I use rokus on our two older tvs. I like it more than Samsung’s ui
May 16May 16 we put rokus on all our tvs (the low-end one that was $25) and haven't looked back. and we never have any issues except for the end of game of thrones, but that was more of a script issue.
May 17May 17 From my experience, AppleTV optimizes pretty much every app the best. I rarely, rarely have an issue with anything.Except the Hulu app. It sucks on Apple TV and sucks on iOS.
May 17May 17 I hate the Apple TV remote so much. Stick to Roku’s because it’s much more intuitive for me.
May 17May 17 All of our TVs are Roku. It has several advantages we like and features get better. Any of my sets without Roku have a Roku stick.
May 17May 17 On 5/16/2025 at 11:38 AM, henrygandorf said: am i the last one using roku? did it come out that roku had nazi affiliations or something? I have Roku on some TVs; other devices/integrations on other TVs. Roku was founded by Texas A&M graduate Anthony Wood. Fwiw.
May 17May 17 Have a Roku, 2 Fire Sticks, a Fire TV, and did have two Apple TVs in the past. They all have pluses and minuses. What drives me nuts about the Max app is it can’t properly remember the last episode I watched of a program. Sometimes it does and sometimes it loses it all. Very irritating.
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