They did this to whatever hbo plan I was on a while back. It was 4k with atmos, and they switched it to 1080 with standard audio while expecting me to continue paying the same price. Canceled as soon as I received that email.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Imagine paying money for a streaming service in 2025, and not being able to get higher than 1080p. Insane.

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 hours ago

And still being forced to watch ads on most of the plans.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 6 points 10 hours ago

Not only that, but you're often not getting the quality you're paying for due to the limitations of streaming. So, I'm not going to pay $20+ a month for what equates to 720i with garbage audio. Absolutely not.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 19 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

but didnt you think of the stockholders?

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 12 hours ago

I always think of the stockholders because often I am him.

My frugal lifetime is to pirate the content and used the saved subscription price to purchase additional stock each month.

Play both sides and always come out on top, or something.