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ROKU, HBO GO
I have HBO GO on the computer and on my iPad. I really want it on Roku, too. Any chance of that???
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I have HBO GO on the computer and on my iPad. I really want it on Roku, too. Any chance of that???
SF19382
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rwspears
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Heh If people could pay for the individual channels they wanted then providers would be forced to air stuff people want. They would also be forced to give comercial free access to all of it for a fee or Limited comercials for a reduced price. There should also be yearly subscriptions available as well...
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jhusosky
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Well I got a little closer yesterday to have HBO GO on my roku at home, actually it is on my Roku now. Playon.TV now supports HBO GO, and you can watch Playon content from a networked device at your home. It's not perfect but better then nothing or hooking up a PC.
Comcast people will still get their content on the big screen just let it go.
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bgamman
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@jhusosky:
Have you actually been able to watch HBOGO this way? Comcast isn't blocking HBOGO via Playon?
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mcj252002
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Gave up on Comcast for tv and switched over to Dish this past weekend. The only way I see them adding Roku support for HBO Go at this point is if enough customers like myself switch providers. I was sure to mention the reasons for switching when I told them I was dropping cable tv with them.
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jhusosky
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Since PlayOn uses a PC web browser to connect they can't block it. Much like how Google TV works because it's an Android browser and the registration only sees that.
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407jk
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Good to know. Thanks
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SF19382
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jhusosky
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Already had PlayOn so being able to use it with the Roku for HBOGO is great.
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Plummit
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Do you need your pc turned on to use PLay ON or does it just use the Roku?
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jhusosky
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PlayOn is a media server software so it is required to be running to stream any content to the Roku. For people new to Roku this is also an alterative for streaming YouTube to your Roku. I also use it to view regular Hulu for free since the Roku only has access to Hulu Prime.
Anything you can do with PlayOn and Roku can be done with a PC/Laptop hooked up to your TV but the second option is not very user friendly for my wife, pre-school child or my parents and inlaws so for us it works well.
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KevBrie08
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baggins415
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where does it say comcast in that article link you sent?
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vincent228
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So thats it ?! Play on also costs to have. so you will pay another $5 a month to watch HBOGO ?
So comcast gets away with still giving nothing except for popping it up the ol wazoo of the customers ?
Maybe comcast should be voted president.
then all they would have to do is keep quiet and give nothing and we would all believe the economy was fixed.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiice.
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jhusosky
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PlayOn had a Thanksgiving sale this year and I picked up the Life time $30 more then the annual fee.
I still want to be able to use my HBOGO app on my roku since I can only view via PlayOn at home and not at work when I am here on weekends doing system maintenance or while traveling.
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