 stetVolitar Prime
join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI | HBO Go is nice for content, but quality is not as good. I have HBO Go on my Xbox 360. While I appreciate the content available on it, I am disappointed with the lower quality of the image and sound when compared to watching live (or
DVR recorded) HBO HD. HBO Go is only 720p and 2 channel stereo sound (on the Xbox 360) while true HBO HD is 1080i with 5.1 sound.
Will they ever increase it to the same level as live HBO HD? I doubt it since they will want to keep bandwidth usage somewhat low, especially with some customers having to deal with bandwidth caps.
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 FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | they could let you choose what quality you use. Some of us don't have caps and will never have caps. |
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They probably will at some point. Bandwidth is relatively cheap when you are a major company like Time Warner. The demand for higher quality streaming is probably just not that high and offering it now will have an insignificant impact on subscriber totals. |
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Stand alone... It is a stand alone service in some countries currently in Europe. |
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Re: HBO Go is nice for content, but quality is not as good. I dont know if it depends on the device you use HBO go on or the content you're watch but i've watch HBO Go using the app on my TV (Samsung) and it was in 5.1 surround sound (was watching Game of Thrones) coming through my receiver. |
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The problem you are having is with the Xbox not HBO GO. I use it with the Roku and the video and sound is much better then the live HD channels. I never watch the live channels anymore due to the far superior quality of the video and sound on HBO GO. |
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said by FBGuy:they could let you choose what quality you use. Some of us don't have caps and will never have caps.
I doubt it. Because it's not about your available bandwidth or caps, it's about their available bandwidth and how much they pay for it.
They probably want to keep a consistent quality level and using ABR to downgrade the quality when bandwidth is lower on the customer end, and keeping their bandwidth costs down. |
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