HBO on Broadband shown on video, arrives to Wisconsin customer

by Darren Murph, posted Jan 27th 2008 at 12:07PM

For HBO subscribers, HBO on Broadband sounds like a pretty sweet deal on paper. Unfortunately, the service is currently restricted to Time Warner cable and broadband subscribers in Wisconsin, but that hasn't stopped a video from surfacing showing off the service's capabilities. A clip over at Multichannel News shows it being demonstrated on an LCD TV, and while there's nothing really out of the ordinary -- it's an online viewing portal for peeping HBO programming, pretty simple -- it's still something to keep you satisfied 'til it rolls into your town. Speaking of which, we've found that discs are already arriving at homes of certain Wisconsin residents, and although a pair of Macs are used to advertise the service on the packet, there's a complete lack of OS X support on the discs themselves. Reportedly, the service worked "just fine" in Parallels, but this doesn't seem to be good news for those working sans any flavor of Windows. [Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family]

[Thanks, Ken C.]

Filed under: HBO-HD, Internet, Primetime, New content

Tags: hbo, hbo on broadband, hbo on demand, HboOnBroadband, HboOnDemand, iptv, time warner, TimeWarner, twc, video

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T-bone @ Jan 27th 2008 3:43PM

'sans' definition - the most overused word on engadget.com

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DJ @ Jan 27th 2008 5:50PM

I have installed it and found it was quicker and easier tp go th the hboonroadrunner website than to use the disc.

It's almost like having HBO-only Slingbox capability but very limited functionality. There is a ton to choose from in HBO series and movies. And to answer one of last week's posters, YES, limited episodes of Reel Sex and Cathouse are available!

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