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How To Stream HBO Max On Discord: Complete Guide

How To Stream HBO Max On Discord
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  1. What is HBO Max?
  2. How to stream HBO Max on the Discord Desktop App
  3. How to stream HBO Max on Discord on Android or iPhone
  4. How to stream HBO Max on Discord via PC
  5. How to stream HBO Max on Discord without a black screen
  6. Use a third-party browser extension
  7. How to screen record HBO Max
  8. Recommended Articles
  9. References

Do you want to know how to stream HBO Max on Discord? Yes, playing movies and games from companies such as HBO Max and then streaming them elsewhere at the same time might seem redundant. However, you might want to do this when you want to watch a movie or game with friends and discuss what is happening in real time.

Since HBO Max doesn’t offer this feature, organizing an online gathering via Discord is a good option for this process.

Discord is a free and simple way to communicate with others. Users can create their own servers and invite friends to chat or play games together. They can even join public chat channels where they can meet people who share their interests.

It is available on almost all platforms and has many features that make it an excellent choice for gamers. Currently, Discord has over 150 million registered users, making it the most popular messaging app for gamers.

Moreover, with the ‘Go Live’ feature, it is now possible to stream movies and TV shows using Discord. Although this feature was designed to live-stream gameplay, you can use it to broadcast whatever you’re watching on HBO MAX to your friends. You can also stream Hulu, Netflix, and more by using Discord.

What is HBO Max?

HBO has been in the industry for decades and is one of the most successful providers of premium content. HBO Max is a new streaming service from HBO that launched in 2020. It competes against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and other streaming services. 

Besides its own original content, HBO Max also features content from other WaynerMedia properties such as TNT, TBS, TCM, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and more. 

HBO Max offers shows such as House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Westworld, Euphoria, and Friends: The Reunion among others. The company says it has around 10,000 hours of premium content. You can watch it on a variety of devices including mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs.

It is possible to stream HBO Max on Discord depending on the content. Furthermore, it’s also possible to stream HBO Max using and use Teleparty, which is a great way to get friends altogether. To utilize this feature you need to download the right extension to your browser and then you can then share the link with whomever you want to.

Whoever has the link is able to watch the stream. As mentioned, it’s important to consider that it is actually against the law to do that, as is streaming on all apps.

How to stream HBO Max on the Discord Desktop App

Sharing a movie or favorite HBO Max series with your Discord friends has never been easier. All you need is an updated Discord app and your HBO Max subscription. The basic streaming service is accessible on Discord, but only users with a paid subscription can stream in 4K. That’s why it’s advisable to get a Discord Nitro account.

Also, you will need to download and install the Discord app if you don’t have it already. Discord for Web doesn’t allow streaming.

Follow these steps to start streaming HBO Max on Discord:

  1. Open the Discord desktop app.
  2. Launch your web browser, and log into your HBO Max account.
  1. Select a movie or series you’ll share on Discord.
  2. Go back to the Discord app and go to User Settings. It’s a small gear icon in the bottom left corner, next to the headset icon.
  1. Select Registered Games under the Activity Settings section of the sidebar menu. On the main window click Add it!
  1. Select the open browser where HBO Max is from the drop-down menu and click the Add Game button.
  1. Now choose the server where you’ll stream HBO Max, and go to the Discord voice channel. This is a voice chat room where you can meet up and talk to others who share the server. Remember that you can create your own server and a voice chat room for watch parties.
  1. Select the Share Screen option above your username when you join the voice channel.
  1. When a pop-up window appears, select the screen or app with HBO Max opened.
  1. In the next window, you can adjust the stream quality. Make sure you set the best available resolution and frame rate. Unfortunately, if you don’t have a Nitro account, you can only stream in 720p resolution and at 15 or 30fps (choose 30).
  2. When everything is set, select the blue Go Live button at the bottom of the screen.

That’s it. You are now streaming whatever is on your screen. If you want to stop streaming, simply end the call by clicking the Disconnect button.

How to stream HBO Max on Discord on Android or iPhone

If you are a mobile Discord app user, don’t worry, you can still stream HBO Max. The Discord mobile app allows screen sharing, so it doesn’t matter if you prefer Android or iOS devices. However, you will have to open HBO Max in a browser and share it from there, just like you did with the desktop Discord app.

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open Discord on your mobile device.
  2. Select the server and join the voice chat to meet your friends.
  3. Tap Join Voice on your screen.
  1. Now select the Share Your Screen icon. On an Android smartphone, swipe up from the bottom for the menu and the Screen Share option.
  1. On a web browser, log into your HBO Max account.
  2. Select a show or a movie to watch with your Discord friends.

How to stream HBO Max on Discord via PC

A third-party program like OBS or Xsplit will allow you to broadcast HBO Max on Discord without experiencing black screens.

  • Firstly, download and install OBS or Xsplit on your system.
  • Open the application and set up a new scene.
  • Add a “Window Capture” source and select the Netflix window you want to share.
  • In the Discord app, join a server or create a new one.
  • Navigate to “User Settings” and then the “Voice & Video” tab.
  • In the “Video Settings” section, select the OBS or Xsplit scene you set up.
  • Congratulations, no black screen on your stream.

How to stream HBO Max on Discord without a black screen

Discord sometimes displays a black screen when streaming DRM-protected content. This can be annoying because, although you can share HBO Max, your Discord friends will only see a black color across their entire screen.

To eliminate the black screen problem, disable hardware acceleration in your browser or the Discord app.

Here’s how to do it on different browsers and in Discord settings:

Discord

  1. Launch the Discord app and go to User Settings.
  2. In the left side menu, find Voice & Video under the App Settings section.
  1. Scroll down to the Advanced settings section and simply disable Video Codec. This will automatically disable the hardware acceleration video encoding if available.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Launch Mozilla Firefox and go to the App Menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
  2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  1. Go to the General tab and scroll to Performance.
  2. Uncheck Use recommended performance, and this will also uncheck the Use hardware acceleration when available option.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and go to Settings from the three vertical dots.
  1. Select System on the left sidebar menu, and disable the Use hardware acceleration when available option.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots icon. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  1. Go to System and Performance.
  1. Disable Use hardware acceleration when available.

Clear the Discord Cache

Another thing you could do is clear your Discord cache to get rid of the Discord HBO Max Black Screen, as a cache buildup can also often block application functionality. Here is how you can do it:

  • Close your Discord application.
  • Open the Run command box by pressing Windows + R.
  • Type in “%appdata%” and click OK.
  • A folder will open up.
  • There will be another folder named Discord in it.
  • Look for a folder called Cache.
  • Delete the Cache folder.

Use a third-party browser extension

Both Discord and HBO Max consider streaming DRM-protected content illegal. So if you don’t feel like risking streaming HBO content to your friends through Discord, there’s another way to host a watch party.

Unlike Amazon Prime, HBO Max doesn’t have a watch party feature. You’ll have to rely on a third-party addon, a browser plugin, to watch your favorite shows. All you need to do is install the Teleparty browser extension and start the party. Send the link to your friends and family so you can watch HBO Max together.

Note that other VoIP platforms like Zoom and Twitch won’t allow you to host HBO Max streaming parties.

How to screen record HBO Max

While the above steps work perfectly, you may sometimes need to record the streaming of non-copyright content for various purposes in order to stream HBO Max on Discord. If this is the case, EaseUS RecExperts is the ultimate solution. This screen recorder assists you in capturing the entire screen or any desired area with audio and a webcam. You can either record the system sound and microphone together or separately.

Furthermore, it lets you record automatically via its schedule recording function. The auto stop and auto splitting features are also available. You can even effortlessly add your textual or graphic watermark if required.

Here are the detailed steps:

  1. Launch the EaseUS RecExperts, and click the downward triangle to find the “Enhanced mode” button that looks like a small TV on the left panel.
  2. Select to record the webcam, system sound, or the microphone. You can see popular streaming sites in this interface, including YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, Amazon Prime, Disney, Hulu, etc. Then, click a site, and it will lead you to its official website.
  3. Go back to EaseUS RecExperts and click the “REC” to proceed. The recording will start after a 3-second countdown. You can see a taskbar on your screen. Choose the corresponding button on it to pause or stop the recording.
  4. When the recording is over, it wi lead you to the preview interface where you can view and edit the recorded videos. Here you can edit, take screenshots from the recording, or, adjust the volume and playback speed as you like.

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