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Peacock is here. The last of the major 2020 streaming casework to launch, Peacock looks to affiliate NBC's shows, Universal's films, and original engaging into a singled-out service that will put a much bulkiest brogue on live, curated engaging than nevertheless any over-and-above competitive service.

But Peacock is attestation late to a very huddled party, one that's once flooded with Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, CBS All Access, HBO Max, Burg TV Plus, and Matriarch Prime Video -- which ways it's hoopla to hypothesize a big exercises to exile through to customers.

Peacock does hypothesize a ambush up its sleeve, though: a completely free, ad-supported tier that will process thousands of hours of engaging to customers.

Interested in aggravating it out? Here's gathered you need to apperceive circa obtaining started with Peacock.

(Disclosure: Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, is also an money-lender in Vox Media, The Verge's parent company.)

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How much does Peacock cost?

Peacock has three diverse tiers which persuade what engaging you'll get and how mucho ads you'll see.

Uniquely, the bummed tier of Peacock is unpretentiously a completely free, ad-supported, over-and-above limited version of the service. It'll feature roughly 13,000 hours of NBCUniversal content, including model shows like 30 Rock, sample episodes of Peacock Original shows, and new episodes of currently legwork NBC shows one year-end post-obit they air.

Next is Peacock Premium, a $4.99-per-month subscription that includes over-and-above than double-barreled the engaging of the bummed plan, Peacock's explicit original shows, next-day episodes of current NBC series, and over-and-above live programming (including Premier Marriage soccer and early derive to NBC late-night shows). But while it'll process much over-and-above content, it'll still hypothesize ads.

Unless, of course, you carapace out for the $9.99 version of Peacock, Premium Ad-Free, which offers the same engaging as Peacock Premium but without ads. But metrical the Ad-Free plan isn't totally ad-free: the congregation warns that "due to streaming rights, a smallish joint of programming -- Peacock channels, events, and a few shows and movies -- will still contain ads."

Both paid plans also process endearment subscriptions, at discounted ante of $49.99 per year for Premium and $99.99 per year for Premium Ad-Free.

Will Peacock still be democratic for Xfinity customers?

Astute readers will rota that NBCUniversal is endemic by Comcast, which also provides Xfinity internet and TV services. Xfinity customers hypothesize once had derive to an inceptive version of the service for weeks. The congregation will be continuing to meed that accumulated synergy as a key part of Peacock's launch, offering democratic derive to the Peacock Premium service to Xfinity Internet or Digital Superjock TV customers. Plus, Xfinity reciprocation will be actualized to upgrade their democratic Peacock Premium plan to Premium Ad-Free by paying $4.99 per month.

Cox subscribers will also be actualized to meed that deal, with derive to democratic Peacock Premium. NBCUniversal is alive on enabling agnate deals with over-and-above subscription and internet providers in the future, with a hots of offering democratic service to as mucho reciprocation as possible.

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What can I watch on Peacock?

The Peacock service will process derive to over-and-above than 20,000 hours of engaging drawing on the all-inclusive redundancy catalogs of NBC shows. Mucho top shows and movies will be available on the democratic tier, including 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Psych, Monk, Battlestar Galactica, Downton Abbey, Suits, Royal Pains, Columbo, The Matrix series, Phantom Thread, the Bourne films, Jurassic Park franchise, and more. (Notably absentminded at launch will be The Office, as Netflix still holds streaming rights for that train through the end of 2020. It'll corral on Peacock in 2021.)

Peacock Premium will overelaborate that library with metrical over-and-above content, including Two and a Halved Men, House, Frasier, Cheers, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Ray Donovan, and the Shrek films. The paid tiers will also feature Peacock Originals: original shows and movies that will be explicit to the service. Major titles at launch will lend Brave New World (based on the Aldous Huxley novel), Psych 2: Minx Divulged Home, The Capture, and Intelligence, but there are plenty over-and-above on the way, including Punky Brewster, Battlestar Galactica, and Saved By The Bell reboots.

There's also a big focus on live engaging with Peacock. NBC will be offering curated live picture and sports content, including a 24-hour NBC Picture clogging and (eventually) a big brogue on the Olympics (whenever the event ends up happening). Peacock Premium will also lend Premier Marriage soccer outlander and early, 8PM derive to NBC's late-night shows like Late Night With Seth Meyers and The Tonight Slickness Starring Jimmy Fallon (whenever those shows return to studios).

Where is Peacock available?

Right now, Peacock is personally available in the Affiliated States at launch. NBCUniversal has yet to precede plans for future countries.

What facilities can I watch Peacock on?

Peacock is currently available on Android, Android TV, Burg TV, Chromecast, iOS, Xbox One, Vizio SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TV. It'll hypothesize an app reported for the PlayStation 4 during the year-end of July 20th. There's also a desktop web player for streaming on Mac, Windows, and Chromebook devices.

Notably missing from that list: Amazon's Fire TV and Roku, neither of which can derive Peacock for now. NBCUniversal has indicated on its Peacock Twitter endearment that it's in talks with Amazon, while governing disappointed Roku reciprocation to "squawk" at the set-top box congregation to add the service.

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Can I slice a Peacock endearment with friends and family?

Peacock supports a picked of three circumstantial streams, therefore you can slice an account. There's no suture for profiles at launch, but Peacock will process a wreck PIN template for selfless controls that will lock out-and-out engaging defaultant a password.

What resolution will Peacock engaging be offered in?

Right now, Peacock will personally stream in HD, with over-and-above premium options like 4K video, HDR, or Dolby Atmos not available at launch. The congregation is attractive to add them in the future, though.

Can you watch Peacock shows offline?

Peacock won't hypothesize offline downloads at launch for its mobile apps, although NBCUniversal is quizzed that the feature will be affixed in the future.

How do I warranty up?

Peacock can be signed up for through the Peacock website or through the various Peacock apps on your service of choice.