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Re: Hands-on with Hulu Plus: is it worth $10/month?

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Post by chopsueyar » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 11:17 AM UTC

paul9290 wrote: post #27

gkoberger wrote: post #8

If 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."

live TV? What is your definition of that? LIve broadcasts of sporting and entertainment events? Or just a contiguous stream of shows? If you want the latter Justin.tv offers that. As for Hulu Plus I think it's a great start and shocked by all the monkeys and trolls who left reviews re: hulu plus iphone app. They completely diss it because it cost $10 bucks and has ads. How much you pay for cable TV service with ads?

I don't.

Re: Hands-on with Hulu Plus: is it worth $10/month?

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Post by mark_l_watson » Wed, Jul 14, 2010, 12:45 PM UTC

dcurtis wrote: post #3

The 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…

My wife and I watch a lot of Netflix streaming movies, have been for a long time, and are very happy with the service.

I think that the combination of having up to 2 blu-rays at a time, and streaming movies all for $15/month is about the best deal in entertainment. Contrast to our $96/month DirecTV bill: a really nice service, but not nearly as good a deal.

Re: Hands-on with Hulu Plus: is it worth $10/month?

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Post by friendlyhacker » Thu, Jul 15, 2010, 9:23 PM UTC

paul9290 wrote: post #27

gkoberger wrote: post #8

If 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."

live TV? What is your definition of that? LIve broadcasts of sporting and entertainment events? Or just a contiguous stream of shows? If you want the latter Justin.tv offers that. As for Hulu Plus I think it's a great start and shocked by all the monkeys and trolls who left reviews re: hulu plus iphone app. They completely diss it because it cost $10 bucks and has ads. How much you pay for cable TV service with ads?

Live TV, as in whats playing on the TV right now. As in, an internet broadcast of a TV channel.