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Can you stream HBO Max on VIZIO Smart TV?

How to Sign Up and Download HBO Max on VIZIO Smart TV

HBO Max is available natively using VIZIO Smart TV. Additionally, you may be able to stream to your VIZIO Smart TV through Apple AirPlay (2016+ models) or Google Cast (2016+ models).

HBO Max app on VIZIO Smart TV

1. Click here to sign up for HBO Max.
2. Once you’ve signed up, go to the Home Screen on your VIZIO Smart TV.
3. Launch the app store and search for “HBO Max” on your VIZIO Smart TV.
4. Select “Add to Home” to install the app.
5. Once installed, log in using your HBO Max credentials.
6. You can now stream HBO Max on VIZIO Smart TV.

Apple AirPlay

1. Click here to sign up for HBO Max.
2. Install the HBO Max iPhone/iPad app.
3. Once installed, log in using your HBO Max credentials.
4. Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone/iPad.
5. Start playing the content in the HBO Max app and select the AirPlay icon.
6. Choose your VIZIO Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.

If you have a compatible TV and you don’t see AirPlay as an option, make sure you update to the latest VIZIO Smart TV firmware.

Google Cast

1. Click here to sign up for HBO Max.
2. Install the HBO Max iPhone/iPad app or Android Phone/Tablet app.
3. Once installed, log in using your HBO Max credentials.
4. Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Android Phone/Tablet or iPhone/iPad.
5. Start playing the content in the HBO Max app and select the Google Cast icon.
6. Choose your VIZIO Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.

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HBO Max

HBO Max is a subscription video streaming service that gives access to the full HBO library and exclusive Max Originals. There are hubs for content from TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TCM, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, ID, and more. Watch hit series like “The Last of Us,” “House of the Dragon,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and more. Within Max, B/R Sports allows users to watch NBA, MLB, NHL, March Madness, and NASCAR events.

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HBO Max has three tiers: an ad-supported plan for $10.99, an ad-free plan for $18.49, and the ultimate tier that includes 4K for $22.99.

All HBO Max subscribers will get the full libraries of shows like “Friends”, “The Big Bang Theory”, “South Park”, “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “The West Wing”, and more.

You can choose to add HBO Max as a subscription through Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, or other Live TV providers.

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How to Sign Up for HBO Max on Other Streaming Devices

If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use HBO Max on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Sony Smart TV.

What features are available on HBO Max?

Up to 5 Profiles

HBO Max will allow you up to profiles and lets you choose a unique color for each one.

Parental Controls

For kids, you can create specific profiles. They will limit the content that the child sees, but also will disallow playback of certain types of shows and movies by rating.

To activate, you will set a PIN, which will allow you to unlock or change the restrictions.

Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ also have parental control features.

Up to 3 Devices

HBO Max allows you to stream up to three different devices at the same time.

Offline Downloads

HBO Max allows you to download your favorite shows and movies to tablet and mobile devices on the ad-free tiers. You will have to refresh content every 30 days.

If you have the ad-free plan, you can download 30 titles. With ultimate ad-free, you can download 100.

Offline downloads aren’t available to those with Max With Ads.

International Access

TV Shows

The biggest draw for HBO Max is the wonderful HBO library. You’ll get “Succession,” “Love & Death,” “Band of Brothers,” “Euphoria,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “Sex and the City,” “Barry,” “Veep,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of Us,” “Peacemaker,” and many, many more.

HBO Max is also the exclusive streamer of classic comedies like “Friends,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” You’ll also see dramas like “Nancy Drew,” “The West Wing,” “The Vampire Diaries,” and “Pretty Little Liars.”

HBO Max is also home to many reality TV standouts like “House of Hammer,” “Impractical Jokers,” “90 Day Fiancé,” “Chopped,” “Say Yes to the Dress,” and “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”

Movies

HBO Max is home to films released by Warner Bros., usually arriving on the platform 45 days from their theatrical debut.

You’ll see superhero films featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. You’ll also get Scorsese and Kubrick films like “Goodfellas,” “The Departed,” “The Shining,” “A Clockwork Orange,” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Thanks to the studio’s history, you’ll also have access to all-time classics like “Casablanca,” “Gone With the Wind,” “The Maltese Falcon,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “Seven Samurai.”

HBO Max is home to large numbers of films from:

• The Criterion Collection
• Roger Ebert's “Great Movies”
• BFI's Sight & Sound Critics Poll

For Japanese film lovers, HBO Max has acquired the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to all Studio Ghibli films like “Spirited Away.”

Kids

HBO Max does offer some kids’ content, but it’s not as comprehensive as something like Disney+ or Netflix. It currently holds classic cartoons like “The Looney Tunes Show.”

Older kids may enjoy “Justice League,” “Batman: The Animated Series,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” and “Samurai Jack.”

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HBO Max

HBO Max is a subscription video streaming service that gives access to the full HBO library and exclusive Max Originals. There are hubs for content from TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TCM, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, ID, and more. Watch hit series like “The Last of Us,” “House of the Dragon,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and more. Within Max, B/R Sports allows users to watch NBA, MLB, NHL, March Madness, and NASCAR events.

…

HBO Max has three tiers: an ad-supported plan for $10.99, an ad-free plan for $18.49, and the ultimate tier that includes 4K for $22.99.

All HBO Max subscribers will get the full libraries of shows like “Friends”, “The Big Bang Theory”, “South Park”, “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “The West Wing”, and more.

You can choose to add HBO Max as a subscription through Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, or other Live TV providers.

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