Hands-on with Hulu Plus: is it worth $10/month?
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#2Sounds like a no. But I assume the strategy is to slowly move everything across from "regular" to "plus".
Still, at a significant fraction of the cost of a Netflix subscription, which really does give value for money, I can't see myself ever paying it.
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#3The letdown of Hulu Plus and the horrendous monstrosity that is Netflix (and its even worse iPad app) are at least movements in the right direction. I find solace in the mere idea that one day I might be able to go to a website, select an episode, and watch television content on my computer screen.
I don't know why this is so hard. I am willing to pay money for it! I will open my wallet and pay money to watch TV on my computer! Even with ads!
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#4Sounds like a no. But I assume the strategy is to slowly move everything across from "regular" to "plus". Still, at a significant fraction of the cost of a Netflix subscription, which really does give value for money, I can't see myself ever paying it.
Actually if your primary interest is online streaming netflix offers unlimited streaming in their 8.99 a month plan, a bit less than hulu.
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#5I'm looking at it as a way to replace cable tv for first run network shows (30 rock, modern family, etc.). They say they will stream that stuff at 720p. I'd love to know how that compared to comcast. I would watch with a Mac mini attached to the tv.
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#6The letdown of Hulu Plus and the horrendous monstrosity that is Netflix (and its even worse iPad app) are at least movements in the right direction. I find solace in the mere idea that one day I might be able to go to a website, select an episode, and watch television content on my computer screen. I don't know why this is so hard. I am willing to pay money for it! I will open my wallet and pay money to watch TV on m…
> horrendous monstrosity that is Netflix
What is wrong with Netflix (besides silverlight)? I used the service for a very long time to satisfy almost all of my TV viewing needs.
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#7Sounds like a no. But I assume the strategy is to slowly move everything across from "regular" to "plus". Still, at a significant fraction of the cost of a Netflix subscription, which really does give value for money, I can't see myself ever paying it.
Actually if your primary interest is online streaming netflix offers unlimited streaming in their 8.99 a month plan, a bit less than hulu.
It's even further cheaper when you place a value on your time spent watching Hulu's commercials. Not to mention the decreased entertainment experience from the commercial interruptions.
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#8If they want it to be worth $10 (or more), there's one big thing they'd need to do: live streaming (or, at least upload shows right when the episode ends).
Like Dustin Curtis said, "Netflix killed Blockbuster, but Hulu is going to kill Netflix. So much death, and I still can't watch fucking live TV on the internet."
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#9The letdown of Hulu Plus and the horrendous monstrosity that is Netflix (and its even worse iPad app) are at least movements in the right direction. I find solace in the mere idea that one day I might be able to go to a website, select an episode, and watch television content on my computer screen. I don't know why this is so hard. I am willing to pay money for it! I will open my wallet and pay money to watch TV on m…
It's so hard because the Media Industry has been resistant to change / technology that would help them for a rather long time. Vinyl/Cassettes/CDs/MP3s/DRM-free MP3s were going to starve musicians. VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray/3D home TVs were going to kill theaters. The Internet was/is going to . Piraters were/are going to kill all content creation.
It's all BS, that's why it's so hard. But maybe I'm just bitter about all this.
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#10I'm looking at it as a way to replace cable tv for first run network shows (30 rock, modern family, etc.). They say they will stream that stuff at 720p. I'd love to know how that compared to comcast. I would watch with a Mac mini attached to the tv.
Get an antenna.