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5 Things to Know Before You Sign Up for Discovery+ | Discovery Plus Review - YouTube
Channel: Michael Saves
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hey it's michael and if you're anything like me聽
you've probably seen these ads for discovery plus聽聽
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and you're wondering what the new streaming聽
service is all about well i did the research聽聽
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for you i'm going to lay it all out the things you聽
need to know before you sign up for discovery plus聽聽
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let's get started first the basics discovery聽
plus features a streaming library of non-fiction聽聽
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and reality shows plus exclusive original series聽
however it doesn't carry live feeds of discovery聽聽
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home networks like hgtv tlc food network and id聽
based on what i've learned about discovery plus so聽聽
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far i think the service will be good but there's聽
one thing that'll hold it back from being great聽聽
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and there are three primary types of people聽
i think will want to consider discovery plus聽聽
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here they are first cord cutters or cord nevers聽
who like non-fiction programming and don't get聽聽
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enough of it from their existing streaming聽
options second pay tv subscribers who want聽聽
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access to discovery's library content ad free聽
and third super fans of discovery shows and聽聽
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personalities who want to stream discovery plus聽
originals in addition to their pay tv subscription聽聽
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now we are going to take a closer look at聽
discovery plus the pricing what's included聽聽
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what's going on with live tv as well as how to聽
stream it and more on the pros and cons we'll聽聽
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begin now with the pricing number one how much聽
does discovery plus cost discovery plus is one聽聽
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of the more affordable streaming options in 2021聽
ad supported plan is 4.99 a month and for just two聽聽
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dollars more a month you can go ad free 6.99 per聽
month although there is no free plan some verizon聽聽
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customers can get complimentary access verizon is聽
offering discovery plus on us for up to 12 months聽聽
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to customers with select unlimited wireless plans聽
and some home internet customers are also eligible聽聽
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i will have a link in the description below so聽
you can learn more about that number two what's聽聽
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included with the discovery plus subscription i'm聽
about to throw some big numbers at you at launch聽聽
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discovery is offering access to more than 55聽
000 episodes and those episodes are from 2500聽聽
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current and past shows and that's across all聽
of the discover portfolio of networks and those聽聽
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networks include hgtv food network tlc id own聽
travel channel discovery channel and animal planet聽聽
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and on top of that discovery has cut some deals聽
to bring content from outside of its portfolio聽聽
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into this new streaming service and that will聽
include content from a e history and lifetime聽聽
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so the bulk of discovery plus is that library聽
content things from the past but there are also聽聽
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exclusive new originals that are launching with聽
this service in fact discovery says that at the聽聽
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start it's launching 50 original series and聽
it's going to be adding new original content聽聽
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52 weeks of the year every week number three does聽
discovery plus offer live tv sorry to tell you but聽聽
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discovery plus is featuring only library content聽
and its original exclusives not live tv from any聽聽
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of the networks in its portfolio of brands so if聽
you want to watch shows as they premiere you're聽聽
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still going to need a cable satellite or live聽
tv streaming service to do that and don't expect聽聽
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episodes of current season shows to show up on聽
discovery plus the next day or even the next week聽聽
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that's not how it's going to be and i've confirmed聽
that through listening to discovery cfo on that聽聽
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investor call discovery cfo says the vast majority聽
of our linear content will stay on linear and will聽聽
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only be on discovery plus at a later time after聽
the end of the season the absence of live tv聽聽
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makes discovery plus a tougher sell in my opinion聽
for fans of discovery owned networks and let me聽聽
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give you an example let's say that you are a 90聽
day fiance fan and every sunday night you watch聽聽
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90 day fiance i believe the show is two hours so聽
it's a pretty big time commitment as it stands now聽聽
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and you like to talk to your family members or聽
friends about what happened on the show because聽聽
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they watch it too and you may even find in your聽
google feed that you're getting articles about the聽聽
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cast members so you check in on what's happening聽
in their lives or see recaps from what happened聽聽
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on the show well if you want to keep doing that聽
you're gonna need a paid tv subscription discovery聽聽
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plus will not be able to help you number four how聽
do you stream discovery plus discovery plus is聽聽
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gonna work just like the other streaming services聽
that you have whether you're on the go or at home聽聽
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you're gonna be able to stream it and across聽
multiple devices you can go to discoveryplus.com聽聽
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to see a list of the supported devices now some聽
other things to note is when you sign up you are聽聽
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going to have up to five profiles that's good for聽
people who have multiple people in the house who聽聽
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want to use the service and you'll be able to聽
stream on up to four devices at the same time聽聽
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during its launch event a discovery executive聽
gave a walkthrough of discovery plus and said聽聽
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that within just a matter of seconds you're going聽
to be able to find the show you want to watch and聽聽
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start streaming here are some of the highlights聽
about navigation and user experience when you聽聽
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launch discovery plus you'll see a for you聽
section with personalized content recommendations聽聽
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based on your viewing history navigation is sorted聽
by genres food relationships true crime etc you聽聽
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can browse by the discovery brand that most聽
interests you and when you select a brand logo聽聽
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you'll see a list of the best that network has to聽
offer for more on that walkthrough i will post a聽聽
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link in the description below so you can check聽
it out number five discovery plus pros and cons聽聽
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for most people discovery plus is not going to be聽
a replacement for existing services like netflix聽聽
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disney plus even hbo max and that all comes聽
down to what discovery plus offers it is聽聽
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all about non-fiction programming not scripted聽
discovery plus may be a good complementary service聽聽
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depending on your household streaming budget聽
as well as your desire for more non-fiction and聽聽
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reality programming here are the pros and cons for聽
the pros affordable plans and only a two dollar聽聽
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difference between the ad supported and ad free聽
plan also tons of non-fiction and reality content聽聽
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i don't think you would run out of things to watch聽
quickly and again an ad free option and at just聽聽
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two dollars a month more this is probably the one聽
that i would go with because sometimes those ads聽聽
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can get pretty annoying as for cons there is聽
no free tier you know there are a lot of free聽聽
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streaming services with ad support unfortunately聽
that's not an option with discovery plus聽聽
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and secondly no live tv option for a lot聽
of people they are going to remain tied to聽聽
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their paid tv service because they're going聽
to want to watch the shows as they come out聽聽
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live discovery plus is a good value if you do聽
not have a paid tv service because you can now聽聽
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get access to all this content that otherwise聽
you would not be able to watch however if you do聽聽
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have a live tv streaming service or a cable or聽
satellite subscription i don't view this service聽聽
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as essential let's say that you have youtube聽
tv or philo two live tv streaming services that聽聽
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have the discovery owned networks you can always聽
use the unlimited dvr that those services offer聽聽
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record all the discovery shows that you want and聽
then watch them on your own terms you can create聽聽
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your own library of discovery content and you聽
won't have to pay every month for discovery plus聽聽
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and unlike with discovery plus youtube tv and聽
philo subscribers will be able to watch the latest聽聽
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episodes as they premiere so i'm going to know聽
what you think is discovery plus a good deal and聽聽
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are you going to subscribe to the service leave聽
a comment below i know that i will be testing聽聽
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it out and updating my review on michaelsaves.com聽
i will also link to that in the description below聽聽
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thank you for watching this video today聽
hope to see you back here soon take care
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