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expired Posted by instinet • Jun 25, 2023

12 months of Playon Home DVR subscription for $17.76 plus tax

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Playon is a home PC or laptop based DVR service for streaming services. Schedule, Record, Download and Cast All Your Favorites. All From One Place. You can use this on the following apps/services: PBS, CW, YouTube, Tubi, Roku Channel, PBS, Fox, NBC, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Vudu, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, Xfinity, Spectrum, HBO Max, HBO Nordic, Starz, Showtime, Showtime Anywhere, ABC< CBS.

Skip the Ads - Watch a recorded show or movie and automatically skip the commercials.

Show Subscriptions - Automatically record new episodes as soon as they are released.

Record a Series - Record an entire season of your favorite series with a single click.

Off-Peak Recording - Schedule recordings to take advantage of off-peak bandwidth.

Closed Captioning Support - Enable closed captioning and subtitles when you watch.

Watch on Your TV - Cast to your Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV and more.

Unlimited Recordings - Record and download any streaming video from your favorite streaming services.

Mobile Access - Download videos to your phone or use your phone as a casting remote from PlayOn Cloud.

Learn more here: https://www.playon.tv/features
FAQ's here: https://www.playon.tv/faq
System requirements here: https://www.playon.tv/support/minreqs
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https://www.playon.tv/offers/upgrade/

Playon is a home PC or laptop based DVR service for streaming services. Schedule, Record, Download and Cast All Your Favorites. All From One Place. You can use this on the following apps/services: PBS, CW, YouTube, Tubi, Roku Channel, PBS, Fox, NBC, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Vudu, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, Xfinity, Spectrum, HBO Max, HBO Nordic, Starz, Showtime, Showtime Anywhere, ABC< CBS.

Skip the Ads - Watch a recorded show or movie and automatically skip the commercials.

Show Subscriptions - Automatically record new episodes as soon as they are released.

Record a Series - Record an entire season of your favorite series with a single click.

Off-Peak Recording - Schedule recordings to take advantage of off-peak bandwidth.

Closed Captioning Support - Enable closed captioning and subtitles when you watch.

Watch on Your TV - Cast to your Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV and more.

Unlimited Recordings - Record and download any streaming video from your favorite streaming services.

Mobile Access - Download videos to your phone or use your phone as a casting remote from PlayOn Cloud.

Learn more here: https://www.playon.tv/features
FAQ's here: https://www.playon.tv/faq
System requirements here: https://www.playon.tv/support/minreqs

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Jun 25, 2023
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dpecs
Jun 25, 2023
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank dpecs

Tempting but they screwed over the Lifetime Desktop folks.
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Jun 25, 2023
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instinet
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Quote from dpecs :
Tempting but they screwed over the Lifetime Desktop folks.
I'm still happy running Desktop.
Jun 25, 2023
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dpecs
Jun 25, 2023
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Quote from instinet :
I'm still happy running Desktop.
I think most of the sign in portals changed winter of 2022. Which killed off the remainder of sites for desktop usage. Glad you can still use it some how.
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Jun 25, 2023
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DealHunter32
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Jun 25, 2023
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Quote from dpecs :
Tempting but they screwed over the Lifetime Desktop folks.
Hell yeah they did! I am very hesitant to give this company any more money.
Jun 25, 2023
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ThomEHof01
Jun 25, 2023
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Can't you just download mp4 and play on windows media player?
Jun 25, 2023
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Jun 25, 2023
rckola911
Jun 25, 2023
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whats the point of this exactly. Is it for over the air tv still? I thought streaming killed of TIVo like services
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DataMeister
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Quote from rckola911 :
whats the point of this exactly. Is it for over the air tv still? I thought streaming killed of TIVo like services
This records on demand streaming shows to your HDD so you can watch later or watch multiple times without eating into data caps if you have them. Or if you have a crappy ISP that bogs down during Primetime, you can set the show to record in the middle of the night when traffic is least congested.

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Jun 25, 2023
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Optm
Jun 25, 2023
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If you record something from a service like HBO Max then later cancel your subscription, can you still watch the show you downloaded?
Jun 25, 2023
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dpecs
Jun 25, 2023
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Quote from Optm :
If you record something from a service like HBO Max then later cancel your subscription, can you still watch the show you downloaded?
You can still watch the recording. This doesn't download the shows it records them think of it like a fancy screen recorder. It does one-to-one recording time. 43 minute show 43 minutes to record.

If you use Plex it's a way to add content. There are ways to even strip out the commercials if the streaming service puts them in. And then let Plex re scrape the metadata.
Last edited by dpecs June 25, 2023 at 04:39 PM.
Jun 25, 2023
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MusicShark
Jun 25, 2023
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so this is not a tv service?
Jun 26, 2023
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ccsoccer23
Jun 26, 2023
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Quote from MusicShark :
so this is not a tv service?
Sounds like it's strictly for recording online services... For the services you already pay for.. and most likely already have a download for offline use option.. I don't get the point except for maybe the AdSkip feature if you have Hulu with ads and other streaming services that contain ads.
Jun 26, 2023
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bizreporter
Jun 26, 2023
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Too bad it is only available for Windows. My main home server is Linux and my secondary one is a Mac primarily to run AirMessage. Otherwise, this would be a decent addition to my main server. I use Channels DVR on my Linux server, but it can only record linear streaming services. I highly doubt Channels DVR or Plex would ever dare to add features like PlayOn's. It is so unique, it almost worth considering going back to Windows for my media server.
Jun 26, 2023
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pupster
Jun 26, 2023
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Quote from instinet :
I'm still happy running Desktop.
only if you didn't upgrade your windows...they screwed those of us over that didn't want to be in the dark ages w/ respect to windows and security flaws....


it's more like the abandoned it since you can no longer log into most of the sites due to changes in how the logins work and the company's lack of interest in fixing the desktop version so they can focus on the more profitable playon cloud.... lifetime my ass....
Last edited by pupster June 25, 2023 at 06:37 PM.
Jun 26, 2023
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doneperiod
Jun 26, 2023
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Quote from ccsoccer23 :
Sounds like it's strictly for recording online services... For the services you already pay for.. and most likely already have a download for offline use option.. I don't get the point except for maybe the AdSkip feature if you have Hulu with ads and other streaming services that contain ads.
Some uses are mentioned. If you don't get it, sounds like you don't need it.

Some programs come and go from services. Or, some people only subscribe to a service for a short time. This creates mp4 files that can be saved for later, no restrictions, no syncing back with the service. And yes, ads, works with the free services too.

And some of us have slow internet. I have only cell options, or satellite. Currently waiting on upgraded equipment for a new cell option, but at twelve miles to the tower, it's still not going to be great. Although what I have streams with no issue, skipping forward or back often results in a pause of a few seconds. Much nicer with instant seeking off a drive.

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Jun 26, 2023
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doneperiod
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Quote from pupster :
only if you didn't upgrade your windows...they screwed those of us over that didn't want to be in the dark ages w/ respect to windows and security flaws....


it's more like the abandoned it since you can no longer log into most of the sites due to changes in how the logins work and the company's lack of interest in fixing the desktop version so they can focus on the more profitable playon cloud.... lifetime my ass....
Yes. Upgraded to 11 beta, desktop worked perfectly fine with all services for weeks, until they added the software version check.

I really don't want to give them more money either.

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