Official:HBO Max Becomes Max

[y2jman]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

If you switch the video settings to 4K Dolby Vision/4K HDR, you won’t see it pop up because it’s on all the time. I watched a few minutes of Sex and the City between having Dolby on all the time and not and you can absolutely tell when it’s playing in 4K Dolby and when it’s playing in HD.

hmm then how come when i watch hbo max it came up hdr but in new max app watch something 4k hdr icon will not show up near the right top of tv anymore but its doing 4k hdr?

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by y2jman

hmm then how come when i watch hbo max it came up hdr but in new max app watch something 4k hdr icon will not show up near the right top of tv anymore but its doing 4k hdr?

Because the HBO Max app uses Apple’s own proprietary video player whereas the Max app does not.

Again, you’re not going to see the HDR or Dolby Vision indicator because your video settings on the Apple TV are probably set at 4K SDR with Match Content and Frame Rate. Having your Apple TV set like that will let the Apple TV do the work in terms of making everything match correctly when playing content. But any app, like the new Max app or Peacock, that uses their OWN proprietary video player…you have to switch the Apple TV video settings to 4K with either Dolby Vision or HDR10 on AT ALL TIMES to make sure the content is playing in 4K. It’s an annoyance.

[y2jman]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Because the HBO Max app uses Apple’s own proprietary video player whereas the Max app does not.

very interesting do you think they will fixed removed continue watch afterwhile when you click on a show in continue watch box it will still have little edit pencil thing you and then remove it or do you think that will never get fixed that was in hbo max app, like i said i didn't know how heck removed tv show because it didn't show it had to press a button remote control somehow made it go away in continue watching

my settings is 4k hdr chroma 4:2:0 both range and frame rate are turn on so again am not sure what is going on

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by y2jman

very interesting do you think they will fixed removed continue watch afterwhile when you click on a show in continue watch box it will still have little edit pencil thing you and then remove it or do you think that will never get fixed that was in hbo max app, like i said i didn't know how heck removed tv show because it didn't show it had to press a button remote control somehow made it go away in continue watching

When the HBO Max app debuted, it used its own proprietary video player as well. Enough people complained and they switched it to Apple’s. Netflix did the same thing as well before switching. I imagine that the new Max app will make the switch eventually.

[BluBonnet]

Unless I'm missing something, the new app doesn't let you see the full list of stuff that's leaving - in the old app it was under LAST CHANCE.

[TheDean]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Unless I'm missing something, the new app doesn't let you see the full list of stuff that's leaving - in the old app it was under LAST CHANCE.

I was just going to mention this.

I live by the last chance.


I thought there would be hubs for a lot of things. But there seems to be nothing easy to find.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Unless I'm missing something, the new app doesn't let you see the full list of stuff that's leaving - in the old app it was under LAST CHANCE.

Nope.

[y2jman]

ok so do you think because like i can watch disney plus and its show hdr well hdr 10 that maybe there are some bugs and despite description and perhaps afterwhile when they finished doing update it might show hdr again top of my 4k tv or do you think will still not going to show it

[TheDean]

HBO Max was MUCH better



Max seems to be complete crap. HBO Max was so easy to use. Max is a turd. It's just a turd out there.

The things I liked best about HBO Max are gone.

Last Chance https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hboage:last-chance

and

All movies A-Z.


Remember the good ole days.

[steve_dave]

Quoting myself again, HERE IS HOW TO TURN ON DOLBY VISION FOR MAX AND PEACOCK

Originally Posted by steve_dave

To get Dolby Vision on AppleTV (for now), set the AppleTV to output 4K Dolby Vision or choose enable Dolby Vision. Then go to Match Content and set Range & Frame Rate to On.

Turning on Match Content will switch any stream outside of Max and Peacock to the appropriate display settings. IE: 1080p or lower will be HD/SD without HDR/DV enabled, 1080p/4K HDR will display as HDR10, and (if supported) 1080p/4K HDR10+ will output at the proper HDR10+.

Now, while watching content on Max and Peacock, you will have a Dolby Vision layer for everything. Movies and shows with Dolby Vision tag will appear with the proper color while the non DV streams may look a bit darker. Don’t want that? Then as jumpman says, you got to change your Video settings everytime.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by TheDean

HBO Max was MUCH better



Max seems to be complete crap. HBO Max was so easy to use. Max is a turd. It's just a turd out there.

The things I liked best about HBO Max are gone.

Last Chance https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hboage:last-chance

and

All movies A-Z.




Remember the good ole days.

I imagine, like when the HBO Max app first debuted, things will get adjusted over time. I imagine this new app is the same across all platforms and devices. WBD will adjust to each platform and device had the months go on, like they did with the HBO Max app.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Unless I'm missing something, the new app doesn't let you see the full list of stuff that's leaving - in the old app it was under LAST CHANCE.

Originally Posted by TheDean

I was just going to mention this.

I live by the last chance.


I thought there would be hubs for a lot of things. But there seems to be nothing easy to find.

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Nope.

Go to New & Notable then scroll down. Last Chance is above the Browse by Genre.

[TheDean]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Go to New & Notable then scroll down. Last Chance is above the Browse by Genre.

Yeah. It is also on the home page. But that is only 30 movies. We want the full list, like HBO had it.

[Petey Parker]

Are there service issues right now? I got the new app on my iPad and iPhone and signed in and now just keep getting “an error occurred” when I click “start streaming”.

[Comicfan]

Originally Posted by Petey Parker

Are there service issues right now? I got the new app on my iPad and iPhone and signed in and now just keep getting “an error occurred” when I click “start streaming”.

I'm wondering the same thing.I watch my streaming services on my computers.

I logged into Max through my cable provider which worked. But I get to a welcome page that says.

Max

Welcome *my name*

Your profiles,history,and My List have a new home.

second page

It's all here! Hit movies,fresh originals and family favorites.

Then there is a Start Streaming button.

When I hit it though,nothing happens.

It just lights up when I click on it.

I've tried on both of my computers

and two different browsers(Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge).

I don't even get your,"an error occurred"

I just get nothing when I click on it.

I figured there could be some bugs because the service is only a couple hours old.

The chat function works.I was just on the phone with Max's customer service.
I mentioned your problem too and wondered if there could just be some early bugs in certain cases like this.

They said I would receive an email from higher up on their team soon to resolve my problem. So hopefully it will work later today.

In some ways, I feel better that someone else is having this sort of problem. It means other people are having issues and this may get fixed faster.

ETA

Okay,the button now works and I'm in.

BUT! I'm getting Something Has Gone Wrong,Please try again later on certain things.

Some things will play but some things I get the above message. Or when i click on a tab,I get it..

I'm assuming more bugs.

ETA 2

Now everything is getting the Something Has Gone Wrong,Please try again later when I try to watch something or click a tab It basiclly worked for a few minutes.

I'm looking on Max's twitter and in some of the threads others are reporting as having some of these same problems. First with the start streaming button with and without error messages(which eventually worked for me)and then error message when trying to watch something or clicking on a tab to open something.

https://twitter.com/StreamOnMax/stat...27026457079810

https://twitter.com/hbomax/status/1646201422315241489

So again,I'm thinking some bugs given the service is only a couple of hours old. Enough people are having these issues so hopefully things get smoothed out as the day goes on.

I'll probably check again this afternoon or evening.

[Petey Parker]

I’ve been able to get in now but didn’t try watching anything yet. Hopefully the hiccups get ironed out soon.

[Comicfan]

Originally Posted by Petey Parker

I’ve been able to get in now but didn’t try watching anything yet. Hopefully the hiccups get ironed out soon.

I've tried watching some things once more.I t worked for a bit again but then I get the error message at other times.

I went to my laptop,it worked on both Microsoft Edge and Google Google Chrome.I went to my desktop which only uses Chrome.It worked for a bit then I started getting the error message when trying to watch something or click a tab.

Went back to laptop again, worked on both browsers again for the minute or tow I tried.Went back to desktop again ,got the error message again trying to watch/click tabs.

ETA

Variety has a article on the problems.

https://variety.com/2023/digital/new...rs-1235622581/

[chrisandy007]

For the content added in 4K, do we have any idea or way of knowing if they’re simply upscaled?

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by chrisandy007

For the content added in 4K, do we have any idea or way of knowing if they’re simply upscaled?

None are upscales, all are 4K DV proper as a 1/3 were already 4K DV before the Max relaunch. The others are using the 4K DV masters previously made but never on streaming on demand.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by TheDean

I live by the last chance.

Me too - for HBO Max, Criterion Channel, any service that has it.

You can try this. Not sure how accurate it is, especially with the changeover, but it's better than nothing.

https://www.instantwatcher.com/iw/us...g_services=hbo

If that link doesn't work, click HBO on the left side and Leaving Soon on the top right.