Official:HBO Max Becomes Max

[y2jman]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

You’ll still have access to Max regardless of how you subscribed. However, six months from tomorrow, you may no longer have access to the 4K/Atmos streams without changing to the highest plan.

well direct tv adamantly saying that i will still have everything by then <-i assuming they don't know right now i guess see what happens in oct am not sure my dad want to upgrade to that 19.99 4k plan or not

[steve_dave]

New app is up now: downloaded to my phone for now. All the Discovery content I watch is on it. So I’m cancelling Discovery+ which means that $7/month can now go to the eventual highest tier plan in six months or so.

[BluBonnet]

Has anyone downloaded the new app to their AppleTV?

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Has anyone downloaded the new app to their AppleTV?

I just did…

For some reason I have to set the AppleTV to always output 4K Dolby Vision and leave Range Matching to On so I get Dolby Vision from the 4K DV titles.

Atmos worked fine, and the UI is less cluttered than HBO Max.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Has anyone downloaded the new app to their AppleTV?

I did.

It’s fast and clean but sadly, like Peacock, to get the 4K content, you have to switch Video and Audio Settings to have Dolby running at all times since the Max app does not use Apple’s player.

I hope they change that. It would suck to go back and forth in the Settings on the Apple TV just for this app and Peacock.

[y2jman]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

I did.

It’s fast and clean but sadly, like Peacock, to get the 4K content, you have to switch Video and Audio Settings to have Dolby running at all times since the Max app does not use Apple’s player.

I hope they change that. It would suck to go back and forth in the Settings on the Apple TV just for this app and Peacock.

did you actually see hdr come up when you watch something that saids in description 4k hdr dolby atmos dolby vision or did you not see hdr come up<-that's what i'm trying to figure out i talk to hbo max on phone they claim reason why don't see it in max app is due to migration will show up i guess afterwhile like it used to be hbo max my tv don't have dolby vision

but like i said other day when i was on hbo max watched wonder woman 84 i saw at the top hdr come up

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by y2jman

did you actually see hdr come up when you watch something that saids in description 4k hdr dolby atmos dolby vision or did you not see hdr come up<-that's what i'm trying to figure out i talk to hbo max on phone they claim reason why don't see it in max app is due to migration will show up i guess afterwhile like it used to be hbo max my tv don't have dolby vision

but like i said other day when i was on hbo max watched wonder woman 84 i saw at the top hdr come up

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.

[DaBargainHunta]

Max has launched on iOS, as we all already know.

New app, unlike everywhere else, which will just automatically switch over. Nothing on Android or Roku yet.

My observations:

• No more custom avatars in app
• Cable subscribers get the ad-free plan, not ultimate (4K) - Ehh, Zaslav is a cheap bastard, but I'll take it because it's better than having ads.
  (Note: I have no idea if this varies depending on the cable company. I doubt it, but you never know.)
• You can see which devices are signed in and can sign everything out (I don't remember this being a feature before, but I could be wrong). Edit: See steve_dave's post above and below for details on the free 4K for six months promo.

I have not looked at content or tried to play anything, so someone else will have to chime in about that.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Max has launched on iOS, as we all already know.

New app, unlike everywhere else, which will just automatically switch over. Nothing on Android or Roku yet.

My observations:

• No more custom avatars in app
• Cable subscribers get the ad-free plan, not ultimate (4K) - Ehh, Zaslav is a cheap bastard, but I'll take it because it's better than having ads.
• You can see which devices are signed in and can sign everything out (I don't remember this being a feature before, but I could be wrong).

I have not looked at content or tried to play anything, so someone else will have to chime in about that.

See the previous page: as a courtesy, for at least six months from May 23, all legacy subscribers on the $14.99 plan or via cable/satellite/IPTV subscriptions get access to the 4K/Atmos tier.

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.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

See the previous page: as a courtesy, for at least six months from May 23, all legacy subscribers on the $14.99 plan or via cable/satellite/IPTV subscriptions get access to the 4K/Atmos tier.

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.

Thanks! I've edited my post to mention yours.

[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.

[y2jman]

yes i did talk to direct tv and they said 14.99 and once again person said i will not lose 4k and dolby atmos basically they are clueless i guess my question is despite always had hbo then changed to hbo max and now max<-i guess its already up apple tv?

that what they claim is wrong and after 6 months subscription will expired and will have do the 4k plan if want to keep this 2 things?

on a side note i thought just upgrade hbo max to max but when i go to app store i see max am i supposed to uninstall hbo max apple tv and install max

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by y2jman

on a side note i thought just upgrade hbo max to max but when i go to app store i see max am i supposed to uninstall hbo max apple tv and install max

Previous page:

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Also note: Apple, Android, Playstation, XBox, LG, Samsung, and DirecTV devices will not automatically change from HBO Max to Max; you will need to download the new Max app manually.

[y2jman]

so i delete hbo max ok i made my avatar justice league batman do you really think despite direct tv chat 3 times even billing department claiming that will not lose 4k and atmos after 6 months subscription is going to expired and will lose unless upgrade to 4k plan?

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by y2jman

so i delete hbo max ok i made my avatar justice league batman do you really think despite direct tv chat 3 times even billing department claiming that will not lose 4k and atmos after 6 months subscription is going to expired and will lose unless upgrade to 4k plan?

They said at least six months, they could extend the courtesy after that or they could not. Just enjoy the free upgrade until the app asks you to upgrade.

Also: Harley Quinn: The Animated Series is finally in 4K Dolby Vision! All the episodes plus the 2023 Valentine’s Day Special.

[y2jman]

yeah direct tv can't really tell you anything my dad paid for direct tv we always had hbo before it changed to hbo max so again am not sure got 14.99 ad free plan so if do ultimate plan he will just have to update to 19.99 whenever time comes in about 6 months i guess

on a side note glad i got apple tv streaming device its funny only reason why i got one long time ago when hbo max was coming to apple tv and not roku besides peacock they came 1st now had to download max on apple tv delete hbo max app i still have roku upstairs extra bedroom

i supposed roku will have this by end of the day

[Tommy K]

I’m liking it, the interface is better compared to its old app. Pretty cool the CNN originals and Discovery content is all under one roof now, instead of paying for Discovery+ separately. I don’t care to pay more for the 4K tier, I’m satisfied with the standard ad free plan.

[y2jman]

i'm confused how come hdr don't come up when watch something 4k apple tv i know in old hbo max like if i watch wonder woman 84 hdr comes up what's the matter is it because i got ad free subscription or are they still working it i did notice like when you go to continue watching in old hbo max after click on a movie or show it will show edit x button to clear it seems that's not in max app yet

i did figure out had to press apple remote left side near the top in order to make it go away because i couldn't figure out how to delete a tv show continue watch but its now gone

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by y2jman

i'm confused how come hdr don't come up when watch something 4k apple tv i know in old hbo max like if i watch wonder woman 84 hdr comes up what's the matter is it because i got ad free subscription or are they still working it i did notice like when you go to continue watching in old hbo max after click on a movie or show it will show edit x button to clear it seems that's not in max app yet

i did figure out had to press apple remote left side near the top in order to make it go away because i couldn't figure out how to delete a tv show continue watch but its now gone

Because the new Max app uses it’s own player interface instead of Apple’s, you have to go into the Video and Audio settings on the Apple TV and switch to 4K Dolby Vision to be ON at all times.

[kevin87]

Pretty lame to have had 4K already in the $16 tier then take it away in the new service and be like you can have it again, but for more money! They should have created an option in between the current two HBO Max options instead of just taking it away from the current highest price and adding an even higher price.

Though the 4K list doesn't specifically say if they're going to be HDR or just be in 4k res (also noticed it only mentions one of the Euphoria specials). I wonder if Max's HDR/4K will be better than HBO Max, when I used it a few months ago, it was terribly out of sync on Roku and I had to use the TV app with terrible volume.