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Product Description
Never miss a moment of your favorite HBO shows
Introducing HBO GO. The streaming service from HBO that lets you enjoy your favorite HBO shows, movies, comedy specials, sports, documentaries--plus behind-the-scenes extras and more. It's every episode of every season of the best of HBO, free with your HBO subscription.
Get unlimited access to over 1700 titles and over 1500 hours of content at any given time--now available on Kindle Fire!
It's HBO. Anywhere.
Free for HBO subscribers through participating television providers.
Enjoy every episode of every season of the best HBO shows
With the HBO GO App You Can:
• Enjoy every episode of every season of the best HBO shows. Watch everything you love about HBO, including HBO original programming, hit movies, sports, comedy, and every episode of the best HBO shows, including True Blood, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Entourage, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sex and the City, The Wire, and more. Plus, get bonus features and special behind-the-scenes extras!
• Take it with you: On the run or on the road, never miss a moment of your favorite HBO shows and hit movies with HBO GO on your Kindle Fire.
• Make it your own: Make your HBO GO experience personal. Create a customized Watchlist and catch up on your favorite HBO shows and hit movies at your convenience. If you're on the run, resume viewing titles from your Watchlist on your Kindle Fire or other device.
• Easy-to-use Parental Controls allow you to keep HBO GO kid-friendly.
HBO GO is only accessible in the US and certain US territories. Minimum 3G connection is required for viewing on mobile devices. Some restrictions may apply. Copyright 2012 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
257 of 295 people found the following review helpful
By Jill Jackson
Amazon Verified Purchase
I must say that watching HBOGO on an actual Kindle App, instead of a side-loaded Android app, is much more convenient. No more turning off the wifi, launching the app, then turning on the wifi and hitting "try again" to bypass that pesky error that pops up on the side-loaded version. I can also adjust the volume without the software stopping playback and forcing me to restart the video from the beginning. The image is much clearer, and now that they've resolved that pesky Time Warner issue, things are looking up.
But here's my problem. Every video shows in portrait. That means every movie, documentary, whatever that I watch shows up in a 4.7" x 3" box across the center of the screen. Or, if you remove it from "full screen" mode, it shows it at the top, with all the information about the video on the bottom. And, no, tilting the device does not change the orientation.
In the side-loaded version, it shows the video in landscape and it takes up the whole screen. I'm not sure why the video orientation is different on the kindle app, but it seems like a complete waste to show the content in such a tiny area when you have a whole 7-inch screen at your disposal.
I mean, if I only want to watch a 4-inch image, I can watch it on my phone.
****Edited to Add***
After looking at the sample photos, I realized that the image is SUPPOSED to show up landscape, so I investigated further. It turns out that the screen rotation on my Kindle Fire was somehow locked. I have no idea how that occurred since I didn't lock it. But, there you go. I unlocked it and now the image toggles to landscape when I tilt.
Since I can now view in landscape, I'm upgrading my rating to five, because it now works exactly the way I need it too. However, you might want to periodically check your screen and make sure it's not locked.
But here's my problem. Every video shows in portrait. That means every movie, documentary, whatever that I watch shows up in a 4.7" x 3" box across the center of the screen. Or, if you remove it from "full screen" mode, it shows it at the top, with all the information about the video on the bottom. And, no, tilting the device does not change the orientation.
In the side-loaded version, it shows the video in landscape and it takes up the whole screen. I'm not sure why the video orientation is different on the kindle app, but it seems like a complete waste to show the content in such a tiny area when you have a whole 7-inch screen at your disposal.
I mean, if I only want to watch a 4-inch image, I can watch it on my phone.
****Edited to Add***
After looking at the sample photos, I realized that the image is SUPPOSED to show up landscape, so I investigated further. It turns out that the screen rotation on my Kindle Fire was somehow locked. I have no idea how that occurred since I didn't lock it. But, there you go. I unlocked it and now the image toggles to landscape when I tilt.
Since I can now view in landscape, I'm upgrading my rating to five, because it now works exactly the way I need it too. However, you might want to periodically check your screen and make sure it's not locked.
469 of 548 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Worth the wait! Great picture quality and it runs just fine on the Kindle Fire. Does go through the battery pretty quick but that's what the charger is for.
491 of 585 people found the following review helpful
By JCTX55
Amazon Verified Purchase
So far I've only tested the Kindle Fire app sparingly but I like the look. The app isn't as nice as for iPad but chalk that up to Android.
Playback is fairly decent but some WiFi lag is noticeable especially if trying to go back or advance a show. The app will also drain the battery fairly quickly depending on length of video. If you go back to your Home screen make sure to kill the app with something like Task Killer in order to prevent battery drain when not using the app.
I'll use the app more over the next couple of weeks to see how it fairs longer term.
Playback is fairly decent but some WiFi lag is noticeable especially if trying to go back or advance a show. The app will also drain the battery fairly quickly depending on length of video. If you go back to your Home screen make sure to kill the app with something like Task Killer in order to prevent battery drain when not using the app.
I'll use the app more over the next couple of weeks to see how it fairs longer term.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Didn,t know you had to have a provider.
Didn,t know you had to have a provider. Did not get to use, it wanted me to tell who I get my TV service through.
Published 12 hours ago by morris weir
5.0 out of 5 stars
hbo to go
Easy to log into, you can watch it anywhere and you never have to miss a series that is on.
Published 1 day ago by bugsy
4.0 out of 5 stars
cant get anything done.
since getting this app my house has gone uncleaned, dishes are not getting done, and my work is suffering. Read more
Published 1 day ago by skatter
5.0 out of 5 stars
HBO Whever I Go
This is the perfect compliment to HBO on demand because it gives me HBO on demand wherever I go on the Kindle Fire. This a very good thing.
Published 2 days ago by L. A. Lagalante
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good, not great.
It does what it's supposed to do. That's about all I can say. Not a big fan of the interface that just kind of floats endlessly until you see something you like.
Published 2 days ago by Holden D.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Catching up on Game of Thrones
HBO GO for the Kindle is quite surprising. It was quick and easy to install, easy to find the shows I was looking for. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Hexaphid
4.0 out of 5 stars
hbo go
this is a good thing to have. I have used it a few times and it was a good app.
Published 2 days ago by Harvey Stanger
4.0 out of 5 stars
No "recently watched" section?
This goes for the hbogo app for kindle and XBox. It is unimaginable that in this day and age there exists an app for streaming video that doesn't have a "recently... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Jasen Watson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great app but…
This app is great. However when I tried to sign in... there was no comcast. This app could have great potential if they just provided Comcast. Please fix this. ∞
Published 3 days ago by Kirk F. Poling
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the simplicity and the selection.
Installed easily, works great. Love the selection. Every series is available, past and present. Great app. I use it often.
Published 3 days ago by Joseph DiLorenzo
