TV Serieseseses
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@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crucial I really don't know what Apple is doing here ... they don't have a big content dump and "lots" of the content is just rentals/buy from iTunes.
But, if you buy an Apple product you get it free for a year.
Yeah, but the subscription is 'cheap' compared to many other players and I guess they are counting on people flicking it on against their apple account and not noticing. Does still seem expensive with no back catalogue although cheap compared to PPV movies/TV etc.
The whole market has gone haywire anyway with Disney (and soon Warners) doing their own content.Disney looks to be the bargain at the moment although they have very little new content so only really for people that like rewatching things
Disney have a bunch of stuff in the pipeline and their back catalogue is deep so I think they're sorted. I reckon their kids stuff/Pixar etc will keep up their subscriber numbers.
Apple need to do a lot of work in the next 12 months to get me to pay for a subscription.
It's getting annpying the amount of streaming services there are/will be. My favourite currently in Oz is Stan (and Netflix I guess) as it has a bunch of different shows ... but I'm not sure how long it can compete against the big players.
Yeah, I'm not watching that much at the moment anyway and a lot of the quality is coming from the UK via BBC, ITV and C4 anyway which I can watch via VPN.
The only show in a while I have wanted to pay to watch is the Mandalorian (which was worth it)The reason I mentioned the Apple stuff is that with a free first ep followed by a one week trial you can easily watch a whole series for free (if you find one that interests you)
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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia i also like Stan, also Amazon. It does my head in that nobody has an "aggregator" product out there. Searching for a show you've heard of on multiple services is so painful.
Amazon Fire 'aggregates' across apps, although the UI is poor and you won't get everything. It is a good start point to check if something is available though.
But, yes, even an app that you set country then searched to see where something is showing would be good. I often see shows mentioned here then struggle to find how to access them
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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia i also like Stan, also Amazon. It does my head in that nobody has an "aggregator" product out there. Searching for a show you've heard of on multiple services is so painful.
I don't have Amazon but a mate does so I utilise that to watch shows. My streaming is crazy at the moment Netflix, Stan, Disney, Kayo, SBS ....
@Crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
The reason I mentioned the Apple stuff is that with a free first ep followed by a one week trial you can easily watch a whole series for free (if you find one that interests you)
Yeah, I got locked into Stan by doing their free trial and then forgetting to cancel it and then deciding I liked a bunch of their shows so have kept it. It was annoying when Apple first started and there were only a couple of episodes of each series available, I was even more WTF back then.
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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
"aggregator" product out there
that was supposed to be the job of Foxtel
but it will never happen, because there is way more money in subscribers than selling your show.
this is the inevitable result of "choice" and the death of Sky/Foxtel most on here have been hoping for, for what feels a decade. Some of us warned you.
It's fucking shit, and i hate it.
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@mariner4life Yeah, in the US everyone whined about the cable packages now they're wanting similar streaming packages.
It's probably only a couple of years away from streaming packages - presumably through your ISP, pay for your broadband and a package of streaming services you want. They might even provide you with a little box to connect to your TV.
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@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life Yeah, in the US everyone whined about the cable packages now they're wanting similar streaming packages.
It's probably only a couple of years away from streaming packages - presumably through your ISP, pay for your broadband and a package of streaming services you want. They might even provide you with a little box to connect to your TV.
Voda already lining themselves up for that. A very cheap (for the quality) unit that provides all of your TV via internet with streaming FTA and apps for catch up and pay providers.
The problem at the moment is getting everyone on board even with subscriber apps. Amazon is a hold out on other platforms as they want to sell Firesticks but in return some others then won't do an app for Amazon etc etc
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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia i also like Stan, also Amazon. It does my head in that nobody has an "aggregator" product out there. Searching for a show you've heard of on multiple services is so painful.
Same here, I have Foxtel (IQ4), Netflix, Amazon Prime and Stan. We also frequently stream from ABC and SBS.
My wife thinks it is ridiculous we have all those, not to mention costs.
We have Stan because like @Nepia I got a 6 month free offer through Telstra and kept it for a while after to watch the shows we got into.
Cancelled it about a year ago as I thought it had the weakest catalogue of the streaming services. But in the last 3-6 months their content/catalogue has improved a shite load and fortunately, Telstra's new rewards program offered another 6 months free as a reward for Gold customers.
When this free period ends, I'm going to be confused as to which one to cancel. As the wife doesn't want to have both Prime and Stan.
Wait until I tell her I've recently subscribed to Disney.
Been nice knowing you all.
As a side note on the searching functionality, we had a Telstra TV (version 2 with 4K) and that had an aggregated search function but it was shite and didn't really search across the different apps. Our Samsung TV (series 8, 65", 4K) has all the apps inbuilt so we stopped using the Telstra TV and gave it o the bro-in-law. The Samsung also has an inbuilt search function but like the Telstra TV, it doesn't search well across the apps which is really disappointing.
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@Crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life Yeah, in the US everyone whined about the cable packages now they're wanting similar streaming packages.
It's probably only a couple of years away from streaming packages - presumably through your ISP, pay for your broadband and a package of streaming services you want. They might even provide you with a little box to connect to your TV.
Voda already lining themselves up for that. A very cheap (for the quality) unit that provides all of your TV via internet with streaming FTA and apps for catch up and pay providers.
The problem at the moment is getting everyone on board even with subscriber apps. Amazon is a hold out on other platforms as they want to sell Firesticks but in return some others then won't do an app for Amazon etc etc
Telstra TV is at least 2 years old.
You still need to pay for everything separately (but i have Foxtel Sports and Drama on it for like $25 a month)
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@RoninWC I've read that the app quality in smart TVs is shit. Especially how people are getting ads too. Some of that was off the back of the RWC and spark. Unless you can keep your main play device up to date life will get even more complex
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@Paekakboyz said in TV Serieseseses:
@RoninWC I've read that the app quality in smart TVs is shit. Especially how people are getting ads too. Some of that was off the back of the RWC and spark. Unless you can keep your main play device up to date life will get even more complex
Don't use the Smart TV for Apps! The integration and UI is normally rubbish. TV tech moves so fast that they don't even have time to test properly. Even those that use Android as a base struggle to keep the apps up to date.
Designated use units seem to be much more stable and trying to d just the one thing they are made for. ATV, Amazon Fire, Voda TV etc are the better way to go. Just check what you can get on each. -
@Paekakboyz said in TV Serieseseses:
@RoninWC I've read that the app quality in smart TVs is shit. Especially how people are getting ads too. Some of that was off the back of the RWC and spark. Unless you can keep your main play device up to date life will get even more complex
To be honest, we have no problems at all the the Samsung UI and the apps. Samsung does update the apps as well as the UI quite regularly. I don't have updates set for auto, I like to check myself every couple of weeks.
And there are no ads to speak of at all with ours.
To be honest, we found the Samsung interface easier to use than the Telstra TV, not that it was hard to use at all, quite the opposite really as it had a decent UI. Another benefit of using the Samsung inbuilt apps, it all uses the same remote, which is even better.
It also integrated really well with the IQ4 and we can control the IQ4 with the Samsung remote if we want but generally use the Foxtel remote.
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@RoninWC said in TV Serieseseses:
@Paekakboyz said in TV Serieseseses:
@RoninWC I've read that the app quality in smart TVs is shit. Especially how people are getting ads too. Some of that was off the back of the RWC and spark. Unless you can keep your main play device up to date life will get even more complex
To be honest, we have no problems at all the the Samsung UI and the apps. Samsung does update the apps as well as the UI quite regularly. I don't have updates set for auto, I like to check myself every couple of weeks.
And there are no ads to speak of at all with ours.
To be honest, we found the Samsung interface easier to use than the Telstra TV, not that it was hard to use at all, quite the opposite really as it had a decent UI. Another benefit of using the Samsung inbuilt apps, it all uses the same remote, which is even better.
It also integrated really well with the IQ4 and we can control the IQ4 with the Samsung remote if we want but generally use the Foxtel remote.
Samsung has an aversion to building FTA into their platforms so you have to switch input to watch 'normal' TV. e.g. they are the only main manufacturer in the UK without integrated Freeview.
Apart from that they do make the best Smart TVs -
i got rid of my Foxtel box for the first time since i moved to Aus. Not worth the 130 a month to be able to record, or rewind. Or watch reruns of Friends. (fuck friends!!!!).
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@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crucial I use Netflix on my TV, it's actually great, but all the others I use the PS4 currently and will be switching to Apple TV soon when the rugby season starts.
On my media room tv i run all my streaming through the TV
On my outside TV i run it all through Telstra TV
I don't notice any difference
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@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crucial I use Netflix on my TV, it's actually great, but all the others I use the PS4 currently and will be switching to Apple TV soon when the rugby season starts.
On my media room tv i run all my streaming through the TV
On my outside TV i run it all through Telstra TV
I don't notice any difference
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@mariner4life look at you with 2 TVs, dont tel me the 2nd one is an outdoor one for you to watch while in the pool or something equally excessive
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life look at you with 2 TVs, dont tel me the 2nd one is an outdoor one for you to watch while in the pool or something!
the 2nd one is on the patio so i can watch sport from the pool.