Is Max Worth It? 5 Things to Know About HBO's New Streaming Home!

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11 ай бұрын

Max is the new streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery that replaced HBO Max. Is it really worth it? I put it to the test to help you decide. Here's what I'll cover in this Max review:
0:13 How Much Does Max Cost?
0:58 How Bad Are the Ads?
3:11 What Can I Stream in 4K?
3:36 Is There More Content With Max?
5:14 How Is the User Experience?
7:09 Final Thoughts: Is Max Worth It?
8:08 Max Streaming Service Free Trial
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@MichaelSaves 11 ай бұрын

REMINDER: HBO Max customers can keep their plan features for at least 6 months after the launch of Max before switching to a new plan!

@DJaquithFL 11 ай бұрын

I still don't understand how they think they can mess with my plan mid-renewal that I prepaid a year in advance. The yearly prepayment renewal was made from a prior yearly about 2 months before HBO MAX became MAX. MAX isn't bad but it's not insanely great either.

@lukeobrien7578 8 ай бұрын

I loved HBO Max, now with Max I find almost impossible to find good content within the endless sea of reality BS. This was a mistake for HBO.

@maximusmixed 2 ай бұрын

Facts

@DeathCon666 8 сағат бұрын

Reminds me of Netflix

@Joe-in2kp 8 ай бұрын

My biggest issue with most streaming services is their UI. Netflix and Max are the only ones that seem to get the UI and UX down nice. Prime makes me feel like I'm at a flea market in China where everyone is trying sell me shit or trick me in to buying something. Hulu, though that made some changes that are nice recently, never tracks my shows properly and is constantly having service issues. When I pop on a streaming service its because my brain is off, or I want it to be off. I don't like UX that makes that difficult to accomplish.

@davew.5199 4 ай бұрын

If Frndly made a few improvements to their UI, it would be easier to use than it already is. I'd recommend the Frndly UI to my blind grandmother, if I had one :)

@fortminorproject 11 ай бұрын

I wish all of the Discovery content moved to Max that makes things frustrating that not everything made the switch

@Fallair24 7 ай бұрын

What didn't make it? I have disco+ and with the new price hike thinking of upgrading to Maz.

@fortminorproject 7 ай бұрын

History stuff science channel stuff life time stuff that I noticed @@Fallair24

@dougmorris9317 11 ай бұрын

Great video, Michael! FYI, if you highlight a show in Continue Watching and hold down the button for a couple seconds, it will ask you if you want to delete it. That said, I love Max. I've had the ad-supported version for the past year, like you said it's not bad. But next week I'm switching to the ad-free annual plan for $149, as you pointed out, a 20% savings. I canceled my Hulu, I'm losing Peacock, so Max and Paramount are the only 2 paying streams I need. 🙂👌

@itsjiraheta 8 ай бұрын

Great tip at the end, to get the 7 day trial. I been looking for this. I have Discovery+ and looking to switch to Max but I wanted to take it for a test drive first. Once again thanks for the info.

@viktorbishop8137 Ай бұрын

hbo max family guy

@YazzyJ718 10 ай бұрын

One thing I’ve noticed is when a new season starts on a show I’ve finished the previous season of it doesn’t show up on continue watching. So if there isn’t a banner on the front page, I wouldn’t know it’s back. That’s a big flaw. I’ve had 2 shows now that came back and didn’t just add to continue watching. Twitter told me it was back

@joeprincipato5211 11 ай бұрын

I have Paramount plus and I wanted to watch 4 seasons of a CBS show called Bob Hearts Abishola, however, they moved season 1 through 3 to MAX, so I got MAX with No Ads, binged watched it - thought it was the funniest comedy I have seen in a long time. I didn’t find much more on MAX that I haven’t seen, or was interested in watching, so I canceled my MAX subscription. I might subscribe again someday, and if I do, I will choose the cheaper With Ads subscription.

@kissthesky40 9 ай бұрын

Thx Michael.

@starchild1141 10 ай бұрын

I had HBO Max adds with a a couple of months ago and I didn't mind the adds. There were a lot fewer adds than other platforms I have used. Some HBO content didn't have adds at all.

@kissthesky40 9 ай бұрын

Thx Michael.

@AmyKaylasVegas 5 ай бұрын

Good to know. But what if they switch it? Are they allowed to do that by chance?

@starchild1141 5 ай бұрын

@@AmyKaylasVegas all of the platforms can increase adds if they want to.

@AmyKaylasVegas 5 ай бұрын

@@starchild1141 thank you!

@Blackdog57 10 ай бұрын

Could you please do a video on pros and cons of The Spectrum App.🙏

@MichaelSaves 10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with it. I only was able to test it a couple years ago when I lived in LA because my friends had it. I've lived in Xfinity areas for most of my life.

@brookef 6 ай бұрын

Do the movies have ads on the ad version? I see you mention shows but I don’t really watch shows, I watch more movies and want to switch from my current $15.99 to $9.99 only if the ads aren’t on the movies

@dandan3643 11 ай бұрын

I got HBO Max last September and I will be cancelling probably this September. My wife and I like it but not if they are not going to add new content and the cost is too high for what it is. I also have just signed up for Peacock with the Summer sale for the whole year and we are really enjoying it.

@kissthesky40 9 ай бұрын

They aren’t adding new content?? Thx.

@davew.5199 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video Michael. I'm considering replacing one of my Prime Channels, MGM+ with MAX. Apparently I'd get the mid tier, $15.99 with no 4K. MAX is nearly three times the cost of MGM+. And I've already watched Game of Thrones twice LOL. My biggest beef with original series is that too many of them are apparently produced for women, as the majority of their audience is women :(. I've found exceptions. Among them are Vikings on Prime and Billy the Kid on MGM+. Still. I'll be watching Thursday night football tonight.

@MissDiscerningHeart 11 ай бұрын

Don't get this! I paid for a full year only to find after about a month they canceled my subscription. So I had to go back to Apple and say it appears that Max has canceled my subscription because it said I had to make a new one! Even after I already paid them for a year! So Apple had to refund my year's subscription back to me! Why this happened I have no idea but thank goodness Apple refunded my money.

@andygraning2190 11 ай бұрын

Michael do you think the “ad load” is so light because WBD isn’t selling many ads?

@MichaelSaves 11 ай бұрын

I think it's light (for now) because they want a competitive advantage vs. services like Hulu and Paramount Plus which have tons of ads.

@robertvurno6297 11 ай бұрын

Do you think it’s best to get max directly or through third party like prime channels would there be better quality through Amazon channels or KZfaq tv or the max app thanks

@diotitus 11 ай бұрын

I think if you already have and pay for either Prime Video or Hulu, I would just say to subscribe to Max through either of those since you essentially get the same content.

@MichaelSaves 11 ай бұрын

I always Suva directly so I know where to go to cancel. Also usually better deals.

@maryf7709 11 ай бұрын

I did not subscribe, but I did get a free trial. I found a few shows I really liked. I don't mind ads, I figure it's just commercials like regular TV networks. My problem and why I would not pay for this app is because on all the different shows I watched, once the commercial was over, the app would freeze there, but you could hear the show sound. At first I just would restart the app. But I finally figured out I could do a tiny fast forward to get it to go again. I'm using an Amazon fire TV by insignia. I don't know what caused the freeze, but it happened almost every single time at the end of the commercial breaks. Very irritating! Needless to say, I canceled my subscription.

@SuperGoddess08 11 ай бұрын

I stopped using the Fire TV and went to Roku. Mine wouldn’t open several apps or it would start to load and shut down. Roku is much better.

@kat78681 11 ай бұрын

Michael, some of us viewers have gotten together and talked. We are starting to get concerned about your viewing habits. 'Kendra Sells Hollywood'?! We just want to be sure you don't have some kind of problem you aren't telling us about. 😉

@debhufnagel5912 10 ай бұрын

Can you adjust the data usage on each profile?

@MichaelSaves 10 ай бұрын

For Max? I'm not aware of any way to do this!

@spaceghost4474 11 ай бұрын

The price structure is the same as Netflix, so I can't call it out of line in that way. I don't think I would subscribe more than 2 or 3 times a year though. It's somewhat disappointing that they only include a small bit of the Discovery Plus content.

@phillylady 7 ай бұрын

I’m not sure why they decided to go with the Netflix price structure. For those of us who had HBO or HOB MAX before, it feels as though we’re getting less for the money when the made the decision to only have 4K for its highest tier. I usually do annual subscription, but now I’m undecided as to whether I’ll just subscribe for a limited time to watch the programs I do like. I quit Netflix for the same reason, but I do believe HBO has a superior content to Netflix.

@KennethReynolds-tw2gg 7 ай бұрын

That's nice but what if I don't like documentaries or discovery

@tscan1265 11 ай бұрын

I have AT&T Fiber. Still dunno what will happen after 6 months.

@user-ot6vm9eg6i 11 ай бұрын

Micheal, Is there any way where KZfaq TV shows up when you start your TV?

@MichaelSaves 11 ай бұрын

Not a universal way. You can program the KZfaq button on Chromecast with Google TV to open KZfaq TV instead

@user-ot6vm9eg6i 11 ай бұрын

@@MichaelSaves thanks

@samhugh4965 11 ай бұрын

I tried the add-free trial through Amazon and ditched it before having to pay. I don’t know if it’s because I’m watching on my iPad but navigating was a little difficult. But then again, a couple months back, Amazon changed on my iPad and ALL navigation is more different. In the future, I’ll probably subscribe a couple times a year for a month.

@jimroscovius 10 ай бұрын

I only watch TV on TV, unless I'm traveling. That's why I have a home theater.

@derkeheath5172 8 ай бұрын

Navigating is extremely difficult on my smart TV too. The selections constantly go off of the page, and if I click on something to add to my list it almost always freezes up immediately after. I thought it was because it was designed specifically to be used on "smart" phones.

@raymondmartin6737 11 ай бұрын

I was getting HBO Max free with my AT&T wireless plan, which I think was equivalent to the $15.99 no advert plan.

@guadalupev30 11 ай бұрын

Me too.

@usparktalk 11 ай бұрын

We are waiting for Max to get sports or sports entertainment. I know us AEW wrestling fans want Max to start showing the PPV AEW has four or five times a year.

@jaredjones777 11 ай бұрын

I hate how it stopped showing the shows in my continued watching section. Other than that max is fine.

@franklinrobinson 10 ай бұрын

I had a free HBO Max trial through DirectTV for two months and I enjoyed it. I didn't keep it, but I am waiting to see if Prime offers a deal on their Prime Days in July.

@derkeheath5172 8 ай бұрын

Max's interface is awful on my smart TV - it constantly freezes up or the selections go off of the page while browsing making it impossible to browse. It's incredibly frustrating and the only streaming site that I have issues with. Having said that, Max's TV content is wildly impressive. Their movie selection is fairly abysmal, but that's unfortunately the norm for the main streaming sites.

@shanellbennett3513 5 ай бұрын

What do everyone think about max streaming? how do I get it?

@SusieKatpersonKoch 11 ай бұрын

I have the $9.99 plan continued from my HBO Max plan, & the ads weren't all that bad so I'm happy with it so far. The only thing that disappointed me was that they dropped The Closer which was one of the shows I watch frequently.

@soulpunisher743 10 ай бұрын

How long are the ads if they are longer than 1:30 I won’t bother also how frequent are they?

@TheGodzilla2201 3 ай бұрын

i went for the 15.99 plan

@Mike-hy4lv 10 ай бұрын

It's okay.

@loulopez554 10 ай бұрын

I didn't find anything on there that was worth while, but that's just me.

@nts8672 10 ай бұрын

I have a 4k tv. I need the 19.99 plan only

@juanthompson8016 10 ай бұрын

Ripoff. Other streamers offer 4k for less than $19.99/month

@nts8672 10 ай бұрын

@@juanthompson8016 I don't care about those other streamers that have 4K Less then $19.99 a month I care about Max I always like HBO since it came out

@richardsmith1161 11 ай бұрын

It's worth maybe subscribing once or twice a year.

@mikejohnson8391 26 күн бұрын

Yes max because they somehow sometimes rip off other studio content from them then when they get streaming service up and running they never be able get back unless they willing due long lawsuit and loss like paramount did when comes to 96 percent of everything Star Trek.

@justinboswell2517 10 ай бұрын

I like max because mountain monsters

@user-fj2re9bw3s 6 ай бұрын

I want to pay my accout for mae for my television

@onehitsword6800 11 ай бұрын

Ad with Max better be short since we're paying 10 dollars. One of the highest price ad plans on the market

@robie46 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video with one correction. You showed Avatar: The Way of Water twice but that movie is only on Disney Plus.

@MichaelSaves 11 ай бұрын

It’s actually on Max too. I didn’t show Disney in my video.

@masterfarr8265 2 ай бұрын

No because they keep getting rid of stuff

@anitalonski2126 11 ай бұрын

I’m really not af fan of max, thinking of going back to just discovery plus, their shows are not for me

@theinsite2668 11 ай бұрын

It needs to go back to being included with Apple tv channels

@imperfectxennial3008 11 ай бұрын

I canceled after the transition as I hate having to pay more for 4K, one of many reasons I don’t have Netflix

@phillylady 7 ай бұрын

You and me both. I simply do not understand the rationale for charging more for 4K when the content library is so limited. Also I saw much more of a difference, in terms of quality, between HD and SD than I do between 4K and HD. Simply not that serious that they want to charge more.

@christopherhiggins8238 10 ай бұрын

Personally I am probably going to get rid of it. I have had HBO for a while now, NONE of the the new content interests me. Reality TV is trash in my opinion, I remember when Discovery was a science chanel with actually educational content. I read that the subscription price is going up for us existing HBO customers. I refuse to pay more for content I would not watch for free, let alone have to watch comercials.

@umbertovanstaden2651 6 ай бұрын

We don't have max in Mexico yet and i hope it doesn't come

@WaynoGur 10 ай бұрын

Discovery content added zero value for me. The only thing I am watching is The West Wing. There are no good TV 14 Sci Fi movies. (I don't watch TV-MA or R rated content by choice). So I have no plans to watch like Succession. When my subscription expires in August, I am gone.

@DeathCon666 8 сағат бұрын

I’ll just stick with Disney and Hulu, because I don’t want Max to be the next Netflix and have garbage content, sorry not sorry for saying that Besides, (as a hot take) Disney Hulu has better, especially especially since they’re now merged