arstechnica,
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month

Number of devices you can stream from simultaneously is decreasing too.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/max-users-grandfathered-into-15-99-ad-free-plan-lose-4k-hdr-next-month/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

grape,

@arstechnica Maybe they should change their name from Max to Median.

AlexanderMars,

@arstechnica it’s time for a general streaming strike!

gadgetgav,

@arstechnica And they didn’t exactly email saying the service was getting worse. They emailed saying the price was staying the same and it was only if you looked at the details you’d see that for the same price you’d be getting less, or to keep the same service you’d have to pay more.
Really a weasel worded email.

TheChrisPaduan,
@TheChrisPaduan@sfba.social avatar

@arstechnica

Joke’s on them, afaik Atmos/4k has never worked on Xbox, where I mostly watch HBO. I mean, I guess the joke is also on me.

cld,

@arstechnica 🏴‍☠️

CaffeineDreams,

@arstechnica Just cancelled Netflix because it went down the toilet and if Inhad Max I’d flush them to.

kevdude,

@arstechnica anyone know if I get Max as add on on Prime Video if it includes 4k? Otherwise I’ll probably be cancelling after many years and just signing up a couple months a year to catch up on things.

RVLara23,
@RVLara23@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica streaming is getting worse and worse all the time.

GreenKnight23,
@GreenKnight23@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica don't pay, pirate!

xsecur,
@xsecur@noc.social avatar

@arstechnica paying for a service a month, only when you so badly want to watch something and cancelling it at the end of the month, seems to be working just fine.

badken,

@arstechnica Every day I am happier Zaslav's dumpster fire is in my rearview.

SeekingDuck,

@arstechnica I cancelled like 2 months ago. Thank goodness I did not pay for another year.

gooba42,
@gooba42@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica We need a mobile and smart TV all targeted at decentralized media, fediverse maybe.

Free the viewers to consume any media they like outside of a dedicated walled garden and without a middleman like YouTube.

AndyGER,
@AndyGER@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica is about to.be killed ...

freevolt24,
@freevolt24@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica Holy cow. That sounds like a great friggin idea.

vmiheer,
@vmiheer@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica ooh so Max is for Max Profit (the name change).

snoopfrog,

@arstechnica With all these services bundling up, when do we start cutting these cords? And what will that look like? I love that the actor in the image is wearing a "pirate" eye patch.

nocoursewalks,
@nocoursewalks@mastodon.online avatar

@arstechnica we just got hit with this. Shrinkflation by any other name.

chadarius,

@arstechnica More expensive service with even less shows and worse quality than ever? No thank you Max!

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