Hulu Plus now works with Chromecast

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Post by malcol » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 9:02 AM UTC

Hulu Plus now works with Chromecast
googleblog.blogspot.co.uk

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Post by Refefer » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 11:53 AM UTC

This is excellent news for Chromecast owners. We've been hearing about pending support for Chromecast since it was first released but basically nothing had come of it. Give me a few more digital sources (I'm looking at you Amazon Prime) and I'll be one step closer to completely dumping cable tv.

Anyone want to bet on the over/under for when HBO Go/Showtime Go will appear? I imagine it will be a bit of a shot across the bow to the traditional cable providers.

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Post by ericcholis » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:04 PM UTC

Refefer wrote: post #2

This is excellent news for Chromecast owners. We've been hearing about pending support for Chromecast since it was first released but basically nothing had come of it. Give me a few more digital sources (I'm looking at you Amazon Prime) and I'll be one step closer to completely dumping cable tv. Anyone want to bet on the over/under for when HBO Go/Showtime Go will appear? I imagine it will be a bit of a shot across t…

I too am awaiting Amazon Prime to support Chromecast. Hopefully we'll see it sooner thanks to Hulu+ throwing it's hat into the ring.

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Post by beeglebug » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:04 PM UTC

Has anyone heard any news on a UK release for the Chromecast?

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Post by freehunter » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:30 PM UTC

It still has the ridiculous limitation that some shows can only be watched on a computer and not on a mobile/dedicated device, right? I never understood that reasoning, why there are some shows that I have to pull out my laptop to view rather than using my Roku.

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Post by Touche » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:35 PM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #5

It still has the ridiculous limitation that some shows can only be watched on a computer and not on a mobile/dedicated device, right? I never understood that reasoning, why there are some shows that I have to pull out my laptop to view rather than using my Roku.

Rights holders maintain control over where their content can be played. Hulu has to get permission for where a show can be played. There was a great post on Google+ a while back by someone well known... can't remember who that said exactly this: DRM is about control over hardware makers.

EDIT: Ah, found it, Ian Hickson: https://plus.google.com/107429617152575897589/posts/iPmatxBY...

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Post by Touche » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:40 PM UTC

ericcholis wrote: post #3

Refefer wrote: post #2

This is excellent news for Chromecast owners. We've been hearing about pending support for Chromecast since it was first released but basically nothing had come of it. Give me a few more digital sources (I'm looking at you Amazon Prime) and I'll be one step closer to completely dumping cable tv. Anyone want to bet on the over/under for when HBO Go/Showtime Go will appear? I imagine it will be a bit of a shot across t…

I too am awaiting Amazon Prime to support Chromecast. Hopefully we'll see it sooner thanks to Hulu+ throwing it's hat into the ring.

Amazon Prime doesn't even support (non-Kindle Fire) Android yet.

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Post by tocomment » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:41 PM UTC

What about google tv? That's why I had to sell mine, no hulu support.

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Post by bane » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:41 PM UTC

I mean...okay. Casting a tab already sorta covered hulu on chromecast anyway.

What really needs to happen is the final SDK needs to be released so the hundreds of apps that want to Chromecast can finally come out.

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Post by konceptz » Wed, Oct 02, 2013, 12:53 PM UTC

ericcholis wrote: post #3

Refefer wrote: post #2

This is excellent news for Chromecast owners. We've been hearing about pending support for Chromecast since it was first released but basically nothing had come of it. Give me a few more digital sources (I'm looking at you Amazon Prime) and I'll be one step closer to completely dumping cable tv. Anyone want to bet on the over/under for when HBO Go/Showtime Go will appear? I imagine it will be a bit of a shot across t…

I too am awaiting Amazon Prime to support Chromecast. Hopefully we'll see it sooner thanks to Hulu+ throwing it's hat into the ring.

I expect Amazon Prime to take longer due to it's existing Silverlight usage.

It's so great that this little dongle can almost replace and in some cases exceed (youtube, et al.) my Roku.