In the pipe-line, for sure.
In a similar manner to the way Hulu waited for Netflix.
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HBO to Deliver Streaming Video to iPad
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In the pipe-line, for sure.
In a similar manner to the way Hulu waited for Netflix.
I wish they and everyone else would just put all their shows À la carte on iTunes. It would save a ton of money. 
Showtime has some shows on Netflix: Seasons 1-2 of Dexter, and Seasons 1-5 of Weeds (in HD if watching on TV/Xbox/PS3). There may be more, but those two are the most popular Showtime shows anyway.
I wonder what happens after the 800 hours of "included" with plan? The idea seems to be fantastic but only if it fits the bill. Isn't netflix on iPad as well?
Of course, with a 2GB ATT cap on Data, this will be a Wifi only option and likely no support for offline viewing.
I'm saying that Showtime will most likely follow with something similar. The only show that I watch on HBO is Hung, while I like a lot of the shows on Showtime.
Off topic: Is it legal to torrent HBO shows if you pay for the service? And if not, why?
Not legal, because by definition if you are torrenting it, you are distributing it to others who may not have an HBO subscription. Best to go with a direct download of some sort.
Rapidshare is terrible if you're a free user... Anyway, technically it's probably not legal but I would feel less guilty using direct download where you aren't distributing to anyone else.
+1
I'm trying to get rid of Cable, not get more tied into it.
I'd be thrilled to pay HBO $15/mo directly. I have about 4 cable stations I watch. I'd much prefer to pull everything over my internet connection and skip the cable totally.
Seriously doubt the cable monopolies will ever allow that.
10 bucks a month for access to the entire series of the office, glee, arrested development, Buffy, x files, lost just for starters .... It's limited to network participation but i have to say they really do have some great content here.
I've never even heard of HBO Go.
Hopefully this will be available to all HBO subscribers, regardless of cable provider. When I go to the HBO Go website, it says that it's only available for Comcast and Verizon FIOs.
Hey Time Warner: get on the friggin' trolley.
Hopefully this will be available to all HBO subscribers, regardless of cable provider. When I go to the HBO Go website, it says that it's only available for Comcast and Verizon FIOs.
Hey Time Warner: get on the friggin' trolley.
I'm not saying it's terrible. But as I said, ALOT of the stuff is available for free OTA and you are still getting advertisements.
The Office is great but getting a little old. I don't care for Glee (I would rather not listen to those kids butcher good songs). Arrested Development has been off the air forever, same for Buffy, X-Files, and Lost.
I would trade Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Californication, True Blood, Big Love etc. for any of those but maybe I have strange taste in TV. As I said before, I don't watch that much though. I just watch a few shows but they generally are things I think are worth watching.
I don't want HBO
I want True Blood. I don't want Showtime
I want Dexter.
I don't want to have to pay for all the extra crap I will never watch just to get the shows I like. Unfortunately the cable mafia has too much influence and greedy execs can't see the forest for the trees.
Hopefully Showtime will ink a deal with netflix and fart in HBO's general direction. I'm not betting they are any smarter though.
I don't want to have to pay for all the extra crap I will never watch just to get the shows I like. Unfortunately the cable mafia has too much influence and greedy execs can't see the forest for the trees.
Hopefully Showtime will ink a deal with netflix and fart in HBO's general direction. I'm not betting they are any smarter though.
Exactly. This is why I am saying that Hulu+ isn't really that good of a deal to me. There aren't many shows on there I would watch and those that are, I can already watch on network TV for free...
I was really underwhelmed with the demo video I watched on the iPad (the pre-loaded stuff Apple puts on the demo models at Future Shop here in Canada). It looked really soft and un-saturated.
So, I'm guessing it can look better?
Most movies, given the bandwidth, come in much sharper and more vivid than that demo revealed.
I've even noticed a marginal improvement since March.
Wow, $175/mo for cable?
I hope that comes with a happy ending.
I'm pissed I pay $120 for Dish+Cable Broadband total (will be less when I move).
I wonder how this would work for college dorms that come with cable and HBO as part of the rent for every room.
Not sure if this has been answered, but does HBO Go include they're back catalog? I miss Flight of the Conchords....