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Peacock now on Roku, my initial impressions..
Posted on 9/21/20 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 9/21/20 at 12:50 pm
Loaded the Peacock app with no prob on my Roku and signed in with the free option. It has average of 5 minutes commercials each hour per Peacock spokesman and was quite reasonable to me after watching an hour of archived SNL episode featuring Christopher Walkens best moments over the years. Peacock claims the 5 min per hour is industry lowest for free streaming services.
Movies: A good library of top hits, classics, old horror classics, Hitchcock, etc. Phantom Thread is free for example.
Premium tiers: For $5/mo you get double the content but ads stay. For $10/mo. full content with no ads.
Nutshell, at very least everyone should load and enjoy the free version.
As for HBO Max, the chatter from reporters/writers at various sites is that Roku and Max will have a deal before Thanksgiving. Peacock/Roku deal will be catalyst for Max in particular to get on the ball, they know that those who start subscribing to Peacock may not be so anxious to subscribe to them too.
Movies: A good library of top hits, classics, old horror classics, Hitchcock, etc. Phantom Thread is free for example.
Premium tiers: For $5/mo you get double the content but ads stay. For $10/mo. full content with no ads.
Nutshell, at very least everyone should load and enjoy the free version.
As for HBO Max, the chatter from reporters/writers at various sites is that Roku and Max will have a deal before Thanksgiving. Peacock/Roku deal will be catalyst for Max in particular to get on the ball, they know that those who start subscribing to Peacock may not be so anxious to subscribe to them too.
This post was edited on 9/21/20 at 12:56 pm
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Posted on 9/21/20 at 12:51 pm to Tidemeister
Get tubi
Best collection of cult, obscure martial arts and exploitation films out there all for free.
Best collection of cult, obscure martial arts and exploitation films out there all for free.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 12:55 pm to SEClint
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Get tubi
Best collection of cult, obscure martial arts and exploitation films out there all for free.
Agreed. Love this app.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 12:55 pm to Tidemeister
We have it through Cox Contour. We've been watching it mostly as it comes up as the streaming option when we search for episodes of old and current series.
Sometimes it'll ask if you'll watch a block of ads before the show so that you don't have any interruptions with other breaks.
Sometimes it'll ask if you'll watch a block of ads before the show so that you don't have any interruptions with other breaks.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 1:00 pm to SEClint
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Get tubi
Best collection of cult, obscure martial arts and exploitation films out there all for free.
I have Tubi and enjoy it. One thing I've noticed with Tubi, at least on my Roku TV, is that the streaming quality or bit rate is not as good as the Roku Channel with same content. For example I just finished Zulu on Roku Channel after first watching first 20 minutes on Tubi. When I discovered it was also on Roku Channel I tried it there and immediately noticed how much cleaner the image was across board...color, contrast. I'm kinda persnickity I guess, but like I said, I do enjoy it a lot and definitely watch content on Tubi.
This post was edited on 9/21/20 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 9/21/20 at 1:24 pm to Tidemeister
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One thing I've noticed with Tubi, at least on my Roku TV, is that the streaming quality or bit rate is not as good as the Roku Channel with same content.
I run mine through an Xbox 1X through a 1080, and some Xfinity thing (similar to a Roku) my girlfriend got on a 4K. Bedroom and living room, same shows & different rooms, etc. I haven't noticed a difference like that all, between Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, Prime, peacock. YouTube, Disney and Pluto. Now with that said, it would piss me off if I could.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 1:37 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Sometimes it'll ask if you'll watch a block of ads before the show so that you don't have any interruptions with other breaks.
I love this feature and wish it was available for every stream.
Good to hear Peacock is now on Roku.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 1:58 pm to The Spleen
Is Peacock where all the Premier League games are now? There's hardly any on the NBC Sports app.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 1:59 pm to TeddyPadillac
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Is Peacock where all the Premier League games are now? There's hardly any on the NBC Sports app.
That's where I'm watching Man City today
Posted on 9/21/20 at 2:15 pm to Tidemeister
doing the trial now so i can watch seasons 1 and 2 of yellowstone.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 3:10 pm to Tidemeister
I signed up for both for a month. Had a lot of issues getting videos to play on HBO Max yesterday and canceled.
What I love about Peacock is the selection of classic TV shows. 21 Seasons of Johnny Carson, The Rockford Files, Columbo, etc. They also seem to have a lot of good movies, though.
What I love about Peacock is the selection of classic TV shows. 21 Seasons of Johnny Carson, The Rockford Files, Columbo, etc. They also seem to have a lot of good movies, though.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 3:17 pm to DaleGribble
I have Leave It To Beaver playing a lot of days while working from home.
Posted on 9/21/20 at 10:51 pm to vuvuzela
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That's where I'm watching Man City today
Do you have to have Peacock Premier, or can you get any EPL games on the free version?
Posted on 9/22/20 at 8:33 am to DanglingFury
I think you have to pay the $5 to get all the EPL games. Still ads, but its got a surprisingly good library. Now that Netflix has basically given up on movies, Peacock might have a better library of movies than Netflix. And it has AP Bio, which is funny as hell.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:46 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:That sounds great. Go use the bathroom and get the popcorn ready while all the ads are playing and not have to be interrupted during the show/movie
Sometimes it'll ask if you'll watch a block of ads before the show so that you don't have any interruptions with other breaks.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 1:44 pm to Tiger Prawn
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Sometimes it'll ask if you'll watch a block of ads before the show so that you don't have any interruptions with other breaks.
That sounds great. Go use the bathroom and get the popcorn ready while all the ads are playing and not have to be interrupted during the show/movie
Watched first movie on Peacock last night, Bad Lieutenant. Before playing screen notice asked me nicely to watch three commercials before movie starts and then to enjoy the full movie with no further ads. I didn't have to request it, nice, hope all movies are like that.
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 9/22/20 at 5:12 pm to Tidemeister
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I didn't have to request it, nice, hope all movies are like that.
This was not the case when I watched Monster's Ball on Peacock. That was maybe 2 weeks after the service launched, so maybe they changed things up since then.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 5:33 pm to 1999
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doing the trial now so i can watch seasons 1 and 2 of yellowstone.
Be aware that season 3 sucks
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:12 pm to vuvuzela
No more epl on YouTube tv
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