Comments on: HBO is not worth $17 a month http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/ The great thing about technology is it always gets better Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: Davis Freeberg http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:38 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=437#comment-3303 My problem isn’t so much the $17 per month you have to pay HBO, but the $45 per month that you have to first pay the cable co before HBO is even an option. They do have some decent original programs, but they’re not worth $62 a month when there are so many free ota alternatives.

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By: Ben Drawbaugh http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-3257 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:34:32 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=437#comment-3257 In reply to Joe Blow.

You want to watch shows like Sopranos or Band of Brothers without surround sound and with compression artifacts? Personally I’d prefer to rent the Blu-ray Discs and see them in perfect video and sound.

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By: Joe Blow http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:19 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=437#comment-3256 If you’ve already seen all of the original series, forget it. Watching 1 episode a week is not worth the dough, I agree. Luck is looking great, though.

Movies? Those are for netflix and redbox.

If you haven’t, HBO GO is worth every penny for full runs of Sopranos, Wire, Deadwood, OZ, SFU, Curb, Rome, Band of Brothers…on and on. Basically about 12 of the 20 best shows ever.

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By: Tim http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-3246 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:39:21 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=437#comment-3246 FiOS offered me HBO for $8.50/month for 12 months. I added it on because I was curious to see HBO Go. I’ll probably keep it for a year, but you’re right, $17/month is crazy.

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By: Dana http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-3238 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:31:43 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=437#comment-3238 Yep. I agree about HBO and about Netflix. When Netflix went to separate plans for streaming and for DVDs, I went the DVD route simply because of the catalog.

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By: Michael http://bjdraw.com/2012/01/29/hbo-is-not-worth-17-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:07:32 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=437#comment-3235 I cancelled after Comcast blocked HBO Go on my Roku.

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