At that point, there would be no argument for me not to simply go back to Vue's $45 monthly service, which offers basically the same thing (DVR recordings with no forced commercials) but with less complexity and less learning curve.
#PLAYON REVIEW 2017 TV#
It means, effectively, that I would be paying more than $40 a month for my TV if one combines the DTVN monthly bill with the monthly PlayOn Cloud bill. If my understanding is correct, then this would be a deal-killer. If I understand you correctly, there is no such option for PlayOn Cloud. In addition, PlayOn Desktop offers the option of a lifetime subscription. There is no such thing as a flat monthly rate to avail myself of this service (other than a monthly fee if I wish them to keep the files on their server indefinitely).
If I understand you correctly, I'm paying for every show that is recorded. Third and finally, the billing structure.
#PLAYON REVIEW 2017 MP4#
Second, is it possible for me to watch/stream the mp4 file from PlayOn Cloud's servers, without the need to download the file first to my local hard drive? So, if I request PlayOn Cloud record a show which is not made available VOD from the originating channel, PlayOn Cloud cannot record it. I really like it for offlining youtube videos I want to watch while traveling without wifi.įirst, I had heard a rumor that the PlayOn Cloud service does not record regular program material from DirecTV Now it only records material that is made available to DirecTV Now as VOD. NEtflix, hulu, amazon prime video (though if you have 2 factor authentication on your amazon account, it's a pain to get working), HBO Go, HBO Now, SHO Anytime,Yahoo View, Directvnow, Charter Spectrum,CW,FOX, CBS, NBC,ABC, PBS,Crackle, Tubi and Youtube. The new Cloud service they've added is that you can keep your files on their servers as long as you want for a monthly fee.Ĭurrently, playon cloud supports recording from. Once you've got your local copy, that copy is yours. It's just that if you don't download it off the Playon Cloud server within the deadline, they delete it off their server. The mp4 file you've downloaded doesn't "expire" in any way. Follow the link, download the mp4 and done. When the recording is done, you get an email saying "Here's the link to your download, you have seven days to download it"ĥ. The server at Playon's server farm does the recording for you (you provide it with your hulu, netflix, etc. Fire up the app on your Android/iphone device and choose which shows you want to recordģ. Each credit is one recording, be it a movie, or an episode of a TV showĢ. You buy a bunch of credits (30-50 cents each, depending on how many you buy, but in bulk, pay less). Now even if the cloud service works as good as you say I still have no interest in trying it, I don't feel like giving my money to a company who I feel have abandoned their old customers and their old platform.ġ. My feeling at that time were if the can't keep the desktop version running right why should I trust that the Cloud service would work any better, and on top of that I have to pay per recording! No thanks. By the time the cloud service was ready and launched the desktop version was mostly broken. Recordings failing more frequently channels not being available, not being to log into Networks in the PlayOn browser that sort of thing.
But it was when they started announcing their upcoming Cloud service that things for the desktop version began to go down hill. I bought the lifetime PlayOn back in 2015, and while it never worked 100% it worked well enough, if a recording failed it would usually record again by restarting it. I get this feeling too, I think they are focusing most of their resources on their new cloud service and just don't have enough to keep the desktop service working.
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