PC Magazine - USA (2019-11)

(631SHUPRQWKRUSHU\HDU7KLVLVDQLQH[SHQVLYHZD\
WRJHWVRPHVHOHFWOLYHVSRUWVDQGORWVRIDUFKLYHG(631VKRZVEXWWKDWGRHVQ¶W
PDNHXSIRUZKDWLWODFNVZKLFKLVDORWRIÀDJVKLS(631SURJUDPPLQJQR
6SRUWV&HQWHU :KLOHLWGRHVKDYH0DMRU/HDJXH%DVHEDOO\RX¶UHDOVRQRWJRLQJ
WRJHWDQ\OLYH1%$RU1)/JDPHVKHUH<RX¶GEHEHWWHUR̆XVLQJWKH(631DGG
on that comes with YouTube TV or Sling TV. This is more of a complementary
service, not the real deal, but that’s why it costs so little.

'D]QSHUPRQWKRUSHU\HDU'D]QIRFXVHVRQER[LQJDQG
PL[HGPDUWLDODUWV00$ HYHQWVLQFOXGLQJORWVRISD\SHUYLHZPDWFKHVLQWKH
price, plus a few other sports in the US that don’t usually get big coverage such
DVGDUWVFULFNHWDQGVRFFHURXWRI-DSDQ7KHUH¶VQRIUHHWULDOEXWLWDOOPLJKWEH
ZRUWKLWIRU¿JKWIDQV,QRXUWHVWV'D]QGLGQ¶WZRUNZLWKD931VHUYLFH
UXQQLQJ²OLNHPDQ\VSRUWVVWUHDPHUV'DQ]FRQWHQWLVYHU\UHJLRQVSHFL¿FDQG
they don’t want to mess with that.

PREMIUM CABLE WITH PAID STREAMING SERVICES
<RX¶YHKHDUGRISUHPLXPFDEOH7KRVHDUHWKHFKDQQHOV\RXXVHGWRSD\H[WUDWR
have because they had prestige programming you didn’t want to miss. Now
PRVWRIWKHPDOVRSURYLGHDSSVIRUZDWFKLQJWKHLUH[FOXVLYHFRQWHQWRQ\RXU
devices. They typically have options for users who already subscribe via cable,
or those who don’t but are still willing to pay for access.

+%22DQG+%21RZ²+%22UHTXLUHVFDEOHVXEVFULSWLRQWR
+%2+%21RZLVSHUPRQWK HBO GO is available only to
H[LVWLQJ+%2VXEVFULEHUVZLWKDFDEOHSODQ+%21RZLVFXUUHQWO\WKHRQO\
option for cord cutters (unless you have a generous friend with an HBO GO
SDVVZRUG $Q\RQHZLWKLQWHUQHWDQGVXSSRUWHGKDUGZDUHFDQVXEVFULEHDQG
watch original HBO programming, including Game of Thrones, Succession, Big
Little Lies, Westworld, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Silicon Valley on
HLWKHUVHUYLFH$OVRLQFOXGHGLVWKHHQWLUHEDFNFDWDORJRIVKRZVThe Sopranos
and The WireIRUHYHU7U\LWIUHHIRUDPRQWK+%20D[LVLQWKHZRUNVDQG
promises to be a super-set of what you get with HBO
1RZZLWKH[FOXVLYHRULJLQDOVDOODWDKLJKHUSULFH