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CSMastermind ◴[] No.46193406[source]
I must be thte only one who like Paramount+

Honestly would rather have the Warner Bros content over there than on Netflix.

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noahbp ◴[] No.46193510[source]
The Paramount+ user interface on my Samsung TV is horrendous.

It frequently crashes after displaying ads, forcing me to re-open the app and watch ads again.

When watching ads does succeed (all 3 minutes of them…) and playback of my show begins, it shows the enormous pause button, the giant fade-to-black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, and covers up the subtitles, as though I had pressed ‘Play’.

And trying to pause requires you to press the pause button TWICE.

I tried to play a series, but instead of starting from the last-played episode + 1, it always plays the most recent episode since it’s a rewatch. This happened every time until I got caught up.

So I strongly disagree. If only to be able to watch all of this content without all of frustrating design flaws.

EDIT: They also end each episode with 2-3 minutes of ads. So you had to exit the show, then re-enter to not get hit with two ad breaks in a row.

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1. mingus88 ◴[] No.46193594[source]
IMO no 3rd party app is worth using on those devices.

My parents pay over $300/mo for an Xfinity bundle. It includes everything (phone, internet, and all streaming services on one bill)

The paramount+ app on the Xfinity box took TEN MINUTES to load a show. This is after crashing three times back to the logo.

Xfinity warns that it’s a 3P app and they aren’t responsible for it but it should be criminal to take the money and subject elderly people to this under spec hardware. Even live sports will pause and stutter.

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2. nottorp ◴[] No.46205731[source]
Hmm speaking of that, what happened to google's Chromecast?

I couldn't care less about the "casting" functionality but I use the (3rd gen?) version with a remote as a netflix/hbo/prime terminal. I know it's google, but it works much better than any random android box.

Problem is, what do I do when it dies? I heard they discontinued it and they put out a more expensive box out instead. Or did they, being google, cancel it?