TechLife Australia – September 2019

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MYLIST.Withsomanytitlestochoosefrom,it

paystokeeptrackofyourfavouritesusingthe

listfeature.WhilebrowsingtheStan

catalogue,hoverorclickona show’stitletosee

theoptiontoaddit toyourlist.Youcan

accessyourlistfromthetopofanypagein

yourbrowserorfromthemenuinStan’s

mobileapp.

WATCHHISTORY.Inadditiontoa listofsaved

shows,youcanalsoseeyourrecentlywatched

programs,makingit easytopickupwhereyou

leftoff.Toaccessoredityourwatchhistory,

hoveroveryourprofileiconandselect

WatchH istor y.

DOWNLOADS.Manyoftheshowsandfilmson

card or PayPal account to be debited once your
30 days is up. Note that you can cancel your
plan at any time before the trial ends and not
be charged.

PLANS. Stan offers three subscription options
to choose from. For $10 per month you can
sign up to a basic plan, giving you unlimited
standard definition streaming and downloads
to one device. If you have multiple people in
your household or you’re a stickler for quality,
you’ll want to consider a standard plan for $14
per month which raises your device and
download limit to three, plus increases
streaming quality to HD. The final option is
Stan’s premium plan priced at $17 per month
which gives you the ability to watch shows
simultaneously on four devices, download to
five, and support for UltraHD streaming
(more on that later).

FINDING CONTENT. The easiest place to find
content is on Stan’s homepage. Presented as a
curated collection of both film and TV, you’ll
find trending, recently added and exclusive
content, along with a range of genres you can
click to expand. After discovering something
you like, hover over its tile to reveal a play
button, or click to see a synopsis along with a
list of similar shows and films. At the top of
the page are a series of drop-down lists to help
you locate a particular film or TV genre.

STEP IT UP A LEVEL
SEARCH. Finding content on Stan is easy
thanks to the search tool. Located at the top of
any page, click the magnifying glass and begin
typing the name of a television series or film.
Not only for show programs, you can also look

Stan can be saved to your Android or iOS

device for offline playback. Within the mobile

app, tap the download icon displayed below a

film’s synopsis or next to a TV episode. In

settings you can adjust the quality of

downloads – useful if your smartphone has

limited storage.

PROFILES. While Stan may lack the ability to

provide personalised viewing

recommendations, creating a profile for

different members of the household means

you’ll each have access to a personal watch list

and viewing history. To get started, hover over

your profile icon and select Manage Account.

For each profile you can choose to restrict

content to a particular classification.

KIDS. The recent inking of Stan’s Disney deal

Stan has plenty of content suitable for kids.

Save data by downloading shows to your smartphone

Set up a profile for every member of your household. for offline playback.

You can see a complete list of your recently watched

programs.

Keep track of shows you want to watch by adding

them to your list.

Find a show, actor or actress using the search tool.