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PlayOn Review: What is PlayOn?
| Chief Editor Published: 2023.04.07 Updated: 2023.04.07
Do you love to watch and stream OTT channels like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, or Amazon Prime? I also do! In fact, everyone does. So you must have read this 100% honest PlayOn review.
What is PlayOn?
PlayOn is a quite lesser-known OTT service, which is mainly designed for organizing your online streaming media content and recording them to view offline. So basically it is a DVR (Digital Video Recorder). There are 2 different variants for PC and phone users, which I am going to review in detail in the rest of this article.
Using the PlayOn download feature, one can watch all their favorite shows, web series, and movies offline. It offers unlimited downloads with pocket-friendly pricing. It supports 20+ popular streaming providers, the list of which I have given in my review below.
PlayOn Products
I like PlayOn services as they come up with 2 different models to differentiate between PC and phone users. This keeps things organized and sorted for users as well.
As of now, there are 2 products available for users. One is PlayOn Home and another is PlayOn Cloud. PlayOn Home is available for Windows only. So, I am lucky in that case because I recently upgraded my laptop to Windows 11. Mac users are out of the queue as of now. PlayOn Cloud is exclusively meant for smartphone users. Get a brief of both the products one by one.
What is PlayOn Home?
PalyOn Home is an App designed and dedicated for PC devices to record streaming videos online. You watch Amazon, Hulu, HBO, Netflix, Disney+, or any other streaming media, and PlayOn Home records everywhere. All the recorded videos are available to watch offline and shareable to other devices through external storage mediums like USB or you also have a choice to cast it on TV. Now quickly take a look at its features.
Features of PlayOn Home
Features that PlayOn Home brings to the table are quite exciting because it has covered almost all the desirable aspects that a user may expect from such a service. I am listing and reviewing all the highlighting features here
Record Anything
PlayOn Home covers all streaming websites from top to bottom. Be it Amazon, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Fox, Pluto TV, or any other streaming website, PlayOn Home records anything and everything. This increases the range of entertainment available to you with thousands of movies and shows from hundreds of channels. To experience it personally, I have recently recorded 'Tiger King' which is a Netflix Original documentary series on my newly owned Dell Inspiron 3520 and the result came out well.
Unlimited Recordings And Downloads
There is no ceiling set on the number of recordings or downloads by PlayOn. I feel this is quite generous of PlayOn when seen along with its pricing structure. Well, I will come later on the pricing point but enjoying unlimited downloads is fun!
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Cast on TV Sets
In my opinion, there are 2 types of OTT audiences. One is an on-the-go viewer who likes to carry entertainment on their smartphone. And other ones are people who like to chill on their couch with a cup of coffee and enjoy watching their favorite stuff on TV sets. PlayOn TV facility is available for the second group.
Usually, for the later group of audience, the arrangements are limited. PlayOn figured this out and came up with an idea to cast videos on devices like Roku, Chromecast, and Fire TV.
Automatically Skip The Ads
I personally love this feature that inclined me to get its subscription. Ads are good but not when you are hooked on your device and watching that favorite scene. PlayOn skips all the ads automatically and gives you the most seamless watching experience ever.
Automatically Recording New Episodes
Another wonderful feature is when any new episode is released, the app records it automatically. This may sometimes fill your device storage and you need to delete certain useless episodes to download the intriguing ones. But one thing's sure you are not going to miss any episode.
Record Entire Series in One Click
Batch downloading is now a common feature among similar apps but it is imperative. You can record all the episodes of a particular series in a single shot. This is indeed time-saving.
Off-peak Recording
To win over bandwidth issues at the peak time of recording, PlayOn Home allows you to schedule recordings beforehand. This will enable you to take advantage of off-peak recordings.
Watch Your Personalized Media On TV
This has a personalized media library wherein you can cast your media content like videos, photos, and music on TV.
Pricing of PlayOn Home
I appreciate PlayOn subscriptions for its competitive pricing structure. Looking at the features it offers, I feel the pricing is affordable and on-point. There are 2 plans available on the date, yearly and quarterly. You need to spend $39.99 per year or $14.97 for 3 months. The best part is, both of these PlayOn Home plans have a money-back guarantee of 30 days.
List of CompatiDevicesices For PlayOn Home
- Windows 8/10/11/ Vista
- Roku
- Chromecast
- Amazon Fire TV
- DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) Devices
PlayOn Cloud
PlayOn Cloud is designed for mobile users or we can say those who do not have a PC. The cloud app lets you download and record shows and movies offline on your phone to watch later at your fingertips. Content that you record through PlayOn Cloud can be played on an Android phone, Android TV, or tablet. It is also available for iOS and MacOS.
Features of PlayOn Cloud
If I talk about the competition, PlayOn Cloud fulfills all the requirements and expectations of its users. It has got its users covered with all the features that must have in DVR applications. Most of the features of PlayOn Cloud are common with PlayOn Home. Still, let us take a brief tour of what features are offered by PlayOn Cloud to smartphone users.
Easy To Use
Searching and browsing shows and movies are super easy here. With several filters, one can easily find what to watch. Simply select your videos and PlayOn will start recording them. Download the recorded videos which will never expire.
Synchronize Across Devices
All the downloaded videos can be synchronized across different devices with different OS, say Android TV, MacOS, and iOS. You can also watch them on your TV with the help of Roku, Chromecast, and Firestick.
HD Recording
The quality of videos recorded is always good. There is no option to choose a lower video quality because PlayOn aims to give the best watching experience to its users. It records videos in SD, HD, or Full HD quality i.e 1080p.
Unlimited Recordings And Downloads
There is no ceiling set on the number of recordings or downloads by PlayOn. I feel this is quite generous of PlayOn when seen along with its pricing structure. Well, I will come later on the pricing point but enjoying unlimited downloads is fun!
Automatically Skip The Ads
I personally love this feature that inclined me to get its subscription. Ads are good but not when you are hooked on your device and watching that favorite scene. PlayOn skips all the ads automatically and gives you the most seamless watching experience ever.
Automatically Recording New Episodes
Another wonderful feature is when any new episode is released, the app records it automatically. This may sometimes fill your device storage and you need to delete certain useless episodes to download the intriguing ones. But one thing's sure that you are not going to miss any episode.
Record Entire Series in One Click
Batch downloading is now a common feature among similar apps but it is imperative. You can record all the episodes of a particular series in a single shot. This is indeed time-saving.
Get Over Buffering Issues
To win over bandwidth issues at the peak time of recording, PlayOn Cloud allows you to schedule recordings beforehand. This will enable you to take advantage of off-peak recordings.
Pricing of PlayOn Cloud
PlayOn Subscriptions model in Cloud is quite unique. I like the idea of introducing credits. PlayOn Cloud per month subscription costs as per the storage you selected. Check out below all the plans. There is no PlayOn lifetime subscription plan so far but maybe in the future, we may witness this one too.
- For 100 GB costs $4.99. This plan holds: 170 hours of SD video, 110 hours of 720p video, and 85 hours of 1080p video.
- For 500 GB costs $9.99. This plan holds: 850 hours of SD video, 550 hours of 720p video, and 425 hours of 1080p video.
- For 1 TB costs $16.99. This plan holds: This plan holds: 1700 hours of SD video, 1100 hours of 720p video, and 850 hours of 1080p video.
- For 2 TB costs $29.99. This plan holds: This plan holds: 3400 hours of SD video, 2200 hours of 720p video, and 1700 hours of 1080p video.
- For 4 TB costs $49.99. This plan holds: This plan holds: 6800 hours of SD video, 4400 hours of 720p video, and 3400 hours of 1080p video.
All plans offer 30 recording credits every month. These credits are complimentary with monthly plans and can be used for recording videos. The only condition is, that these credits should be used during the subscription tenure. After the subscription period, credits cannot be used. However, if you want you can also buy additional credits which are never expiring. PlayOn cloud plans can be switched, changed, or canceled at any time at the choice of the user.
List of Supporting Channels By PlayOn
- Netflix
- Hulu
- Prime Video
- Disney+
- HBO Max
- Showtime
- Starz
- The CW
- CBSO
- NBC
- Fox
- PBS
- Discovery+
- Tubi
- Vudu
- BBC Player
- Roku Channel
- Acorn TV
- Pluto TV
- Peacock
- Paramount
Is PlayOn Free?
No, It is not free. However, you may always opt for the 7 days free trial before subscribing to any of the plans. To enjoy the benefits of premium features, it is worth paying for PlayOn subscriptions. As I have already detailed above, there are 2 PlayOn Products with multiple subscription plans. I think these plans fit all types of user requirements.
Any PlayOn Alternative?
PlayOn is the best in the business for many different things but when it comes to downloading content from OTTs, MyConverters is the best alternative to PlayOn, and in some way, better than that as well. MyConverters boasts some of the best downloading features that you won’t find in other software, and all of that is free of cost, and even if you go premium, the price is very low. Low price excellent services!
Is PlayOn Worth It? - Review Verdict
Well, although it all depends on individual requirements and choices, if I talk about a community of viewers who love to watch OTT or I should say watch nothing else than OTT, PlayOn is a perfect partner.
Let's begin talking about the download process. Recording and downloading are quite simple and even quicker once you get hands-on experience. You just need to install the PlayOn software or app and it starts recording videos automatically. All videos are recorded in Mp4 file format which is easily downloadable to any device.
The interface is sleek and swift. Switching between various channels is just a matter of a click (as I experienced on my Roku TV). Its integrated video player is just fine because it usually takes a few seconds to load an episode which gives me enough time to change my mood. There are legality issues as it is completely legit. It is totally worth it for people who often switch between devices and love to collect movies. The convenience of playing videos on whatever apps and devices preferred by the user is what drew most of its subscriptions.
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