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If you have a PC, router, and game console, you can watch Internet-sourced video on the TV your console is hooked up to with PlayOn from MediaMall Technologies. It's software that you install on your PC; there's no need to buy any new gizmo or hook anything else up. It relays on-demand streaming content from your PC to your TV, entertainment center, or other compatible device via your Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or other compatible game console, allowing you to enjoy old episodes of "Gilligan's Island" in true couch potato fashion, remote in one hand, refreshing beverage in the other.
Speaking of sofa spuds, PlayOn is designed to be easy to install and set up, even for those lacking the nerd gene. To use PlayOn, you need a broadband Internet connection in addition to the gear. The developer strongly recommends wired connections (such as Ethernet) to avoid streaming interruptions, but home networks are getting faster and more reliable all the time, so it's an option. You'll also need to make sure your antivirus and other security software is set up to allow PlayOn to function. And function it does. Using your console's familiar interface, PlayOn finds all accessible devices and content and displays it in an easy-to-use menu. As you might guess, watching Net video on your TV is fun.
The Internet is now a primary source for content, thanks to video-streaming sites like Hulu, YouTube, and Netflix that offer movies, TV shows, and more, often for free. To access much of that free online content via PlayOn, though, you'll have to subscribe to the monthly PlayOn Premium service. With cable TV bills climbing ever higher, it may still be an affordable option for on-demand video, especially if your PC and TV lack the necessary connectors and capabilities to link up directly, such as an HDMI cable.
Editors' note: This is a review of the full version of PlayOn 2.59.3848. The trial version is limited to 14 days.
Publisher's Description
From MediaMall Technologies:
PlayOn unlocks the power of your Wii, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3 to watch your favorite movies, shows and videos from Hulu, CBS, Netflix, YouTube, CNN, ESPN, and more streamed right to your TV. It is wireless and there is no need to purchase a new device, connect messy cables, or worry about your cable bill. PlayOn also enables you to stream your personal videos, photos, and music from your PC to your Home Entertainment Center.
What's new in this version: Version 3.5.15 fixes Amazon VOD videos not working right with PlayLater.
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"Worked okay with Amazon, useless for HBO GO"
Version: PlayOn 3.5.15
Pros
Gives the OPTION to watch TV without cable, though that option is a mediocre, at absolutely best, one. Works okay with some channels, but with HBO Go, which is the reason I purchased the product, it is more trouble than it is worth and will likely cost you time and money for nothing.
Cons
Frustrating to get up and running every single time you want to use it, the inability to fast forward, even if you get kicked off of a show halfway through (for no reason), choppy playback, software is a massive resource hog, support blames your computer or network for all problems.
Summary
This product is a great idea that I wish would work, and since it worked pretty decently one time, for an Amazon VOD video on my PS3, I purchased a year license. I have since cancelled cable, and since the PS3 has no HBO Go app yet (inexplicably), I figured I could use this program for it. Wrong. It takes at least 10 minutes to set up every time you want to use it, and if you do happen to get the video up and running, it is choppy and can stop at any time, forcing you to restart the episode. The whole program is extremely finicky and sensitive, like you cannot do anything to disturb it or it will stop functioning properly(if it even was). I purchased this software because it excited me, but now it is simply another source of stress in my life. Buyer beware.
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