# Peacock's launch will be worse than HBO Max's **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 11, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019 "2020-07-11T11:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CastletonSnob1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/1 "2020-07-11T11:45:06Z")
> **[Peacock won't have mobile downloads to binge offline at launch next week](https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/peacock-wont-offer-mobile-downloads-to-watch-offline-at-launch-wednesday/)** > > Peacock launches Wednesday, but downloads won't come until later this year. 4K and user profiles won't be available at launch, either. Let’s review: - No Roku or Amazon at launch - No user profiles - No 4K or HDR - No mobile downloads - Launching with reboots of Saved By the Bell and Punky Brewster - No Friends or Seinfeld - No Summer Olympics, which the service was supposed to launch with and was going to be a big selling point. This service is going to be a flop. Even HBO Max launched with user profiles, mobile downloads, and new Looney Tunes shorts. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/2 "2020-07-11T13:06:55Z")
Its free. I dont think it can be a flop. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/3 "2020-07-11T13:11:49Z")
There is a free version, but get the full lineup of shows and movies costs money, and even more if you don’t want ads. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/4 "2020-07-11T13:14:01Z")
$29.99 for the first year. Also: > [@](#): > > \*Due to streaming rights, a small amount of programming > will still contain ads (Peacock channels, events and a few > shows and movies) ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/5 "2020-07-11T13:19:15Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > $29.99 for the first year. It’s $29.99 for the first year if you sign up in the next three days; after that it will be $49.99, And the ad-version, which is currently available for $79.99, will go to $99.99 after the 14th. [https://www.peacocktv.com/earlysignup#plan-picker](https://www.peacocktv.com/earlysignup#plan-picker) For me, this is just another annoyance. The fracturing of streaming services is taking away shows from my current services like Netflix and Amazon, and is making me question the value of those services. But it’s also not really enticing me to sign up for any new services. I’m not paying more again for NBC’s streaming service, and ABC’s, and CBS’s, and Hulu, and whatever the hell else is on offer. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/6 "2020-07-11T13:28:46Z")
I agree with your thoughts although the $2.50 a month will be worth it for more EPL matches. As we face down a potential depression most of these services will fail. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/7 "2020-07-11T13:33:57Z")
Ill be really disappointed if their “thousands of hours of iconic shows and megahit movies” arent shown uncut. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/8 "2020-07-11T13:38:41Z")
And here are the shows and movies the service will feature. > **[Peacock TV shows and movies: Everything you can watch on NBC’s streaming service](https://www.tomsguide.com/news/peacock-tv-shows-and-movies-everything-you-can-watch-on-nbcs-streaming-service)** > > All the Peacock TV shows and movies you can stream, from 30 Rock to Jurassic Park ---
**Author:** ![CastletonSnob1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/9 "2020-07-11T13:48:24Z")
It doesn’t have anything I’m interested in. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/10 "2020-07-11T14:29:21Z")
So don’t use it? You sure seem awfully concerned about various streaming services “flopping” on their launch dates. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/11 "2020-07-11T22:39:42Z")
I’m looking forward to **Brave New World** , but nothing else peaked my interest. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/12 "2020-07-11T23:10:50Z")
> [@CastletonSnob1](#): > > This service is going to be a flop. Even HBO Max launched with user profiles, mobile downloads, and new Looney Tunes shorts. Now you’re being all negative about Peacock, while just a month ago, you (or your doppelgänger) were down on HBO Max. What is it with you and new streaming services? > [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/35): > > HBO Max had only 90,000 mobile downloads on launch day. > > > How big of a disaster is that? Should we keep in mind that HBO Max didn’t launch on Roku or Firestick, and it only launched in the US? > [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/43): > > Is HBO Max a disaster? > [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/50): > > Because IMO, the launch has been a disaster. > [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/60): > > It’s just that, with how big of a disaster the launch was, I’m worried about the service’s future. > [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/62): > > I mean, objectively speaking, the launch has been a disaster. > [@HBO Max launch thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-launch-thread/854571/63): > > I don’t see how the service can be a success with how big a disaster the launch has been. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/13 "2020-07-12T00:56:06Z")
> [@CastletonSnob1](#): > > Launching with reboots of Saved By the Bell and Punky Brewster _Punkier Brewster_? ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/14 "2020-07-12T04:34:35Z")
In addition to the free service, it seems like NBC is rolling NBC Gold into Peacock Premium. It may be worthwhile to pay $5 a month for extra Premier League matches. Oh FWIW, I’m really enjoying HBO Max - seems like it’s a much higher streaming bitrate than HBO Now was. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/15 "2020-07-12T13:17:13Z")
Not interested. I am looking for new programming, not something I never bothered to watch when it was available free. If they add original programming - and a lot of it - there’s a slight chance I’ll reconsider, but since I don’t have time to watch the things I’ve bookmarked on Netflix, I don’t see the need to add another service, and after the disappointments of _Star Trek Picard_ and _Star Trek Discovery_, I’m wary of even if that ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/16 "2020-07-12T13:36:54Z")
My main streaming device, lo these last few years, has been my Roku - and I’ve been quite happy with it. I have a bunch of free apps (YouTube, Movie Channels, News) plus my subscriptions. Then Xfinity, my internet provider, offered me a Roku-like device that would come loaded with Peacock for free in perpetuity. So, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth I say. I had an extra HDMI slot to work with, so I took it. My review … meh. The only advantage to my Roku is that there a few more free movies … but not anything new. I binged on a few Hope/Crosby _Road To…_ movies and I recently watched _Duck Soup_ over there. There were a few other 70’s/80’s pseudo-classics that I can’t recall, but essentially, everything else on this device is a cut rate version of the what’s on my Roku. PlutoTV - my main free go to - has fewer channels and no ability to favorite channels. There is no Spotify on this new device, and I subscribe so that’s a no go right there. So, there’s nothing new with Peacock that you can’t get anywhere else. I suppose if you’re really into old NBC programming that might be a benefit too, but I didn’t even look into that - couldn’t give a shit. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/17 "2020-07-15T12:51:55Z")
I can report that Peacock TV does not edit its films. I checked out the first few minutes of Forgetting Sara Marshall. 🥒 🤮 Also, todays EPL matches are streaming only on free Peacock TV. ---
**Author:** ![CastletonSnob1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/18 "2020-07-15T12:53:25Z")
Peacock doesn’t have the classic seasons of SNL, and if you want to watch the old Law and Order episodes, you have to upgrade to Premium. When I tried to watch Today, it said my video configuration isn’t compatible with Peacock. It’s also not available on Roku or Amazon. This service sucks. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/19 "2020-07-15T13:09:18Z")
It has the last eight L&O seasons and all ten L&O CI. It has a bunch of classic and newer comedies, some Hitchcock films, a nice collection of classic and newer horror, new news and sports. For $29.99 for the first year for premium I think its an excellent buy. I am pretty sure that they will be rotating seasons of long series like L&O and SNL. CBS All Access doesnt have the full catalogue of 60 minutes which I would subscribe just for that. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019/20 "2020-07-15T13:15:09Z")
Did you make sure all your adblockers are turned off? That might be why you couldnt watch Today. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacocks-launch-will-be-worse-than-hbo-maxs/915019.md?page=2)