- Discovery Plus has proved me wrong.
Well, hang on.
Well, it proved me less right than normal.
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Okay. I didn't think there were any releases
to get excited over in 2021,
When it came to streaming services, it launched
on January 4th and after its first month
it's looking pretty good.
So should you get it?
Well, honestly, if you were interested enough to click
through to this review, then the answer is almost
certainly yes, because as far as bang for your buck
discovery plus delivers,
but let me tell you why, let's dive in
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All right.
Let me tell you something about my household.
And you can tell me if this rings true for you as well.
About seven years ago, I was done
with cable and I was ready to cut that cord,
but my wife she wasn't quite so ready to take that leap
because she loved to have on the shows that she enjoyed
in the background throughout the day.
And what did she like watching?
Well, pretty much all the stuff we're going to
talk about today.
Well, my point here is that discovery
plus has removed very nearly the last content
related obstacle I can think of to cord cutting.
So what is discovery plus?
Well, if you think this is just streaming the
discovery channel, you're wrong.
Well, actually you're right, that's there too
but there's so much more to it than that.
So we're going to explore the discovery plus screen here.
The browsing features here for a moment
so we can see just how much stuff there really is here.
So on the home screen, I can use this to check
out the featured content from across the entire app, or
if there's a channel you love, you can go to the list there
on the home screen, or you can go to the browse
tab to see the different channels they have available.
So if you really love stuff from TLC
or you really love stuff from the discovery channel
you can go channel by channel that way, whatever it is
that you like, you save that content to my list.
And that's going to show up on your home screen
and what can you put on that list?
Well, all right, this is where we get to talk about all
of the content that is available here on discovery plus.
It's so much, I can't even wrap my mind
around how much content there really is here.
Eight seasons of dirty jobs, 20 seasons of MythBusters
24 seasons of how it's made.
How about 38 seasons 38 seasons.
Let that sink in for a moment
38 seasons of diners drive-ins and dives.
And that's just the classic content.
Now we have stuff that's exclusive
to the discovery plus app stuff like the Magnolia network
which you would recognize from chip and Joanna Gaines.
If you ever watched them on their shows over the years
while they've created a lifestyle, juggernaut enough
that they now have their own channel
in discovery plus pretty great.
You've also got discovery plus originals like Dame
Judi Dench in the jungles in Borneo.
That's pretty fun.
I actually watched a little bit
of it and it really is pretty compelling.
Mike Rowe has a new show telling stories
as only Mike Rowe can.
So yeah, sign me the heck up.
It's pretty great.
So what does it cost?
Well, this is going to run you 4.99 a month.
If you go with ads
or for just two bucks more, you can go without ads.
So 6.99 a month to go without the ads in my personal
yet highly professional and always correct opinion.
If you're going to watch discovery
plus often than an extra two bucks a month is
a hundred percent worth it to skip those ads.
Now, as of now, I should also mention Verizon
unlimited customers can get it free for a year.
So those are the mobile customers on Verizon plans.
I'm not sure how long that's going to last.
So jump on it now
if you're thinking about doing it.
So is discovery plus a Netflix killer?
No, no, it's not, but it is doing really well.
And I think it's going to continue doing really well
throughout its launch year in 2021.
As of right now, it's already got over a million downloads
in the Google play store with 7,000 reviews.
Now the Apple app store doesn't tell you how
many downloads an app has, but they have 36,000 reviews
versus 7,000 on the Google play store.
So if we do a little math here, it's probably North
of 5 million downloads on the Apple store.
So my prediction by the end of 2021
it should be in line with HBO max subscription wise
maybe even more since you can actually get it
for less than half the cost that you would pay for HBO max
as for what you can watch it on.
It's pretty much all of the major devices, all of your Apple
and Android, mobile devices, Apple TV, fire, TV, Roku.
That's what I'm watching it on your Samsung smart TVs.
And X-Box so yeah
we are missing a few things like PlayStation
but I'm sure that those will come in time
and they have mentioned that they are going to work
on more device availability in the coming year.
So do I recommend it?
Well at this point in the video, it should be pretty clear.
Yeah. I recommend it.
If this is the kind of content that is up your alley
you would know that and you should absolutely get this app.
If it's not, then it's not, and you don't get it.
No problem.
But as far as bang for your buck, as far as usability
as far as the layout
of the app goes, I really, really like it.
And I really highly recommend it
to anybody who likes this kind of content.
But Hey, even though I'm always right
that's just my opinion, right?
So I want to hear yours hit the comments below.
If you're already using discovery
plus I'll be really interested to hear how you like it.
And if you're not yet, is this something you
would consider getting hit those comments?
Let me know and ask any questions you have and I
or somebody else in the community will try to answer that
for you on your way down there.
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Have a good one.
I'll see you next time.