The MEGOGO TV application for Smart TV is one of the largest online movie platforms in Eastern Europe, which is available for smart TVs of various brands. It is this program, its capabilities and the cost of different packages, the features of connecting and refusing services, as well as possible problems during operation that will be discussed in this material.
About installing the application on different TV platforms
The Megogo application can be installed on all SMART TVs of popular brands: Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony Bravia, Panasonic and several others.
Connecting the service
To connect a smart TV to the online cinema platform in question, you should carry out a number of actions in the following sequence:
- provide an Internet connection (wired or Wi-Fi);
- go to the application panel of the operating platform, where in the “Video” category you need to select and download the MEGOGO application;
- launch the installed video service;
- log in to your existing profile megogo.net/profile or register.
To authorize in the application, you must enter Email or mobile phone number and password.
Supported TV platforms
For different brands of SMART TV receivers and the platforms they use, the procedure for installing and activating Mego may differ in certain nuances. The table below shows all supported Smart TV OS of various brands for which the application is adapted.
TV/brand | Operating platform |
Samsung Smart TV | Orsay TV (2012–2014), Tizen TV (2015 and newer) |
LG Smart TV | NetCast (2011–2016), WebOS (2014 and newer) |
Sony | Linux TV (2013 and newer), Opera TV (2013 and newer), Android TV (2015 and newer) |
Philips | Android TV (2015 and newer) |
Panasonic | Firefox OS (2015 and newer) |
Smart TVs of other brands | Android TV |
SMART consoles and game consoles
It is not difficult to use a video service on a smart device or game console. The order of manipulations is as follows:
- connect the device to the Internet via cable or WiFi;
- find it in the application store and install MEGOGO client on your device;
- launch the software and log in to the system.
The table below shows other devices supported by the application.
"Smart" consoles | Game consoles |
Apple TV | Xbox One |
Android TV Set-top Boxes | Sony PlayStation 4 |
Dune HD | |
AuraHD |
Completing activation and using the application
The final stage of connecting the application is adding a device. The activation code for SMART equipment generated during installation will need to be entered in the “My Devices” item in the “Profile” section on the website https://megogo.ru/.
On a note! Many subscribers are interested in how many devices can be connected to Megogo. The answer is up to 5. This could be: a second TV, tablet, computer, set-top box or smartphone.
Subscriptions are made in the “Subscriptions” section. Here you can select the appropriate option and sign up for the service connection, as well as make payment from a bank card. Upon expiration of the paid period, the service is automatically renewed by the system, and for a new period the funds are debited from the linked bank card .
How to access Megogo when purchasing Samsung and LG TVs
In addition to the promotional codes we have listed that allow you to watch Megogo without paying, you can use the service when purchasing promotional Samsung and LG TVs.
Thus, the Samsung company announced that it is giving a free annual subscription to the Mego service when purchasing a Smart TV from Samsung.
The duration of the free subscription directly depends on which TV model you purchase:
- Samsung Full HD - you can get access for 3 months as a gift;
- Samsung Ultra HD (UHD) - viewing without payment for six months;
- Samsung QLED - these TVs come with a free one-year subscription. In some cases, the duration can be 2 years.
Check with your local retailer that sells Smart TV from Samsung for the exact terms of the promotion. The free subscription period begins from the moment the banner with the gift is activated on the new TV.
In addition to the Samsung company, similar promotions are regularly held by Samsung, which offers a free subscription to the service for a period of 3.6 or 12 months along with its OLED or UHD TVs.
Information on similar promotions from other TV manufacturers is not yet available.
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How to disable MEGOGO
New users who have signed up for a trial subscription to Megogo have questions about canceling the services of the video resource, namely:
- how to remove auto payment;
- how to unlink a card from Mego on TV;
- how to unsubscribe.
Therefore, let’s take a closer look at the functions of the “Subscriptions” tab. All services activated by the user and available for purchase are reflected here.
If you want to cancel the service, you need to pause the renewal of your subscription when it expires. To do this, you need to log in to the service system, go to the “Subscriptions” tab, highlight the activated service with the cursor and click on the “Unsubscribe” button that appears. As a result, after the end of the paid period, the service will not be renewed or provided.
On a note! To carry out any operations, you can log into your profile from any device: computer, phone, tablet or TV.
To delete a card associated with your account, you need to use the “Payment Details” function on the “Subscriptions” page. Next, you need to highlight the line with the card number with the cursor and click on the “Delete” button that appears.
Some users do not want to receive newsletters from Mego by email. You can cancel this option in the “Profile” tab by removing the “√” symbol from the “Receive notifications by E-mail” item.
Possible operational problems and their solutions
Problems in the operation of the video service in question may be accompanied by the following symptoms:
- showing a black screen with a system error code instead of loading the start page;
- The program freezes during loading;
- the application loads and then closes for some unknown reason;
- the program loads the start page, but does not work in any functional mode.
These problems may be the result of incorrect installation of the application or its update, as well as a disconnection with the Internet . You can troubleshoot problems by doing the following:
- rebooting the TV;
- reinstalling the application;
- resetting the system settings.
Advice! Before taking any action, it would be a good idea to contact technical support and get expert advice.
MEGOGO tariffs and services
The video service in question provides its users with paid and free services.
Important! Hundreds of films and animations of different genres are freely available to the user, but you will have to put up with watching advertisements. Packages of video content and TV channels without advertising are provided on the basis of a paid subscription.
The types and costs of paid packages are shown in the figure.
Access to movie premieres and bestsellers is possible on a purchase or rental basis. When purchasing any new product from the film industry, subscribers are given a 10% discount.
Features of a subscription to the Mego media service
The Megogo media service is one of the most popular online cinemas in Eastern Europe. It offers its viewers feature films and documentaries, TV series, cartoons, TV programs, live broadcasts of sports and cultural events, travel shows, vlogs and much more. Agreements concluded with such well-known studios and media networks as Walt Disney, Sony, Universal, Fox, Paramount Pictures and others allow us to demonstrate world film masterpieces to our users in excellent quality and sound. Other bonuses of the service in the form of parental controls, individual purchases of new films and audio books, the release of self-produced content and its own sign language translation studio make Megogo a popular entertainment center among viewers around the world.
As with other services of this kind, most of the quality content on Megogo is available exclusively through a paid subscription, with the ability to rent the desired movie for several days. The site's free video library is also large, but you will be annoyed by ads while watching free content.
Among the paid subscriptions of the service o. The first month of using a subscription will cost you only 1 ruble, and subsequent months – 397 rubles per month. For this money you will get access to 240 channels, a video library with a base of 13 thousand films, 9000 audiobooks and podcasts.
The service also offers paid subscriptions “Easy”, “Optimal” and other types of subscriptions offering hundreds of TV channels, films, podcasts, live football broadcasts and more.
As we have already noted, the functionality of the service is available mainly for a fee. But is it possible to get a free subscription to the Mego app for 1 year? We'll talk about this below.
Advantages and disadvantages of MEGOGO
Compared to other similar video resources, MEGOGO has both many advantages and a number of disadvantages. All the strengths and weaknesses of the application noted in user reviews are summarized in a table for ease of analysis.
pros | Minuses |
A selection of interesting content (films, TV shows, music and talk shows) that adapts to the user’s tastes. | Automatic debiting of funds from the card account when prolonging the subscription without warning the user. |
The function of remembering the last moment in the video you are watching with the ability to continue the demonstration from where you stopped. | The paid services of the video service do not include all channels and films, and the most popular TV series are not included. |
Impeccable FullHD image and sound quality. | New releases and bestsellers must be purchased or rented and are not eligible for subscriptions. |
Supports multiple multilingual audio tracks and subtitles. | It is impossible to download a purchased movie. In case of force majeure with the site, paid films will not be available for viewing. |
Convenient sorting of diverse content by genre. | |
Intelligent search bar. | |
The ability to view content on 5 different devices at the same time: on a SMART TV receiver, computer, mobile gadget (on iOS, Android and Windows Phone), game console, via Smart TV set-top box. | When there are a large number of site visitors, viewing content noticeably “slows down” and “glitches” are observed. |
Customer reward program - for activity on the site you can get free subscriptions. |
Let's summarize - with minor shortcomings that are largely technical in nature, MEGOGO provides much more possibilities, including convenient user settings. And payment is taken only as compensation for the lack of advertising.