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Yes, that sounds expensive. But in the bigger picture that is a little less than $20/month. Basically about the price of 1 BD or 4K disc a month, instead it's all you can watch.

I passed on 4K for HBO Max because to me it's not really worth the extra cost.

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Yeah, it is not bad on its own but it isn't like Spotify where it is all encompassing. Then you have to supplement with various other streaming services to get possibly everything you want. And all of them are going up too.

I used to do annual subs only, but I am getting to the point where I may just start subscribing to one, exhaust it for a few months and then just move to the next one. Unfortunately, that kills a lot of impulse movie watches if it isn't showing on that channel at the moment.

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Why compare it to Spotify? Music is a completely different product. I used to love how easy it was to rip CDs. And you could theoretically consume music every minute of your day while you go about doing other things.

As with everything, we have to make choices, like right now I'm paying for Apple TV and Hulu but not Disney.

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I have the Disney+/Hulu/Max Commercial Free Bundle. I pay $32.99 a month and Max is only in HD, but it's cheaper than paying $20 for Max.

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I keep wondering if/when HBO Max and Paramount merge streaming will it be same as their separate prices added together, a little less, or exceptionally more. I suspect it will be high.

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Well, if there's any "good news," it's that this likely won't happen until 2028, so hopefully current pricing for both services will be frozen until they merge. Hopefully. ;)