Hulu Plus announced, coming to iPhone/PS3 2010, Xbox 360 2011, $9.99/mo

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Aren't the ads pretty much very slim compared to cable though, like one ad per commercial break?

I'm not saying we shouldn't complain just because of the way things are now, but most of us currently pay a lot more than $10/month for cable TV AND there are way more ads.

Like someone said before, this is very close to the à la carte system of TV that many have been asking for for years. I'd say this is an interesting development and a glimpse into the future of how we consume television shows (are we the point where we shouldn't even CALL it a TV show now?).
 
They really don't think this stuff through. Ever. :lol

spwolf said:
how would that work really?
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I dunno. I'm not the guy in the business suit at the discussion table. I just think it would be a nice incentive to get more people to sign up for Plus.
 
Draft said:
$10 a month plus ads?

Fuck that shit.
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I pay over $10 a month for basic cable, and that's loaded with ads.

I'm hoping for the best with this service, I may bite if the HD content is plentiful.
 
iPad has a two gig limit right? (3G version)

How much hulu could someone watch with that? Being able to watch stuff on the bus and such would be pretty cool. I have no idea how much data typical streaming takes
 
Charred Greyface said:
I already pay for Netflix so not interested. I just don't watch TV like that and have a dvr anyway. Hulu's audience at the moment is mostly teenagers. Unless they provide a way for those kids to pay without a parent this won't transition well. They must be working on a lite version with iAds, surely? They might be trying to target the people, largely adults, who buy iTunes season passes and backlogs but that was a small market to begin with.
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kids have access to credit cards/debit cards/pre-paid cards. It's not an issue.

I was hoping for a more ala carte set of options. Want an anime pack? Pay 5-10 bucks and get all of the anime with no ads, with some exclusive options. Watch more movies than T.V? Pay 5-10 and get all the movies with no ads/exclusive content.

As it is i will pay for a lot of content i will never watch. it's one aspect of the old T.V. model I never liked
 
Hulu Plus is a US only service. Unfortunately, we do not have international streaming rights at this time. If you are outside the US and can not view videos from the free Hulu.com site, please do not sign-up for Hulu Plus.

FUCK YOU, HULU! FUCK YOU UP IN THE ASS!
 
Hulu Plus is a US only service. Unfortunately, we do not have international streaming rights at this time. If you are outside the US and can not view videos from the free Hulu.com site, please do not sign-up for Hulu Plus.

FUCK YOU, HULU! FUCK YOU UP IN THE ASS!
 
HamPster PamPster said:
iPad has a two gig limit right? (3G version)

How much hulu could someone watch with that? Being able to watch stuff on the bus and such would be pretty cool. I have no idea how much data typical streaming takes
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If you stream over the 3G and not wifi. You could use the same question for Netflix and ABC apps. Or AirVideo.
 
$10 a month with ads? Not sure if I'll bite right away. May wait awhile. I don't mind paying for Direct TV as I can fast forward commercials but Hulu's going to have to get better if they want me people to watch ads on the go.
 
Pay more for TV that you already pay for on your TV, so you can watch it on your TV?

I know, I know. it's unique. 10$ w/ ads is foolery, though.
 
I like that its 720p, but no way am I going to pay to use Hulu. I already pay too much to watch TV live
 
Haven't had cable or satellite TV in a loooong time and I may bite just for that.

Struct09 said:
I pay over $10 a month for basic cable, and that's loaded with ads.

I'm hoping for the best with this service, I may bite if the HD content is plentiful.
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Probably gonna be the deal breaker.
 
Sklorenz said:
Pay more for TV that you already pay for on your TV, so you can watch it on your TV?
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No, you pay for this as an -alternative- to cable/dish.

You guys complaining about ads AND paying realize you already do so with cable and dish?
 
womfalcs3 said:
The SD ad-supported service that I don't have to subscribe for is more than enough for me.
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I doubt that that's coming to PS3/360/iOS though. That's gonna stay in your browser. I'd love for it to be otherwise but I really doubt it.
 
darkwing said:
why is it priced the same as netflix?!?
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It really is aimed at different markets..... hulu does most first run tv shows and nothing in the movie dept where netflix does alot in the movie dept but not a whole lot in first run tv shows. They have some overlap but are very different services.

I am going to get very close to canceling directv when this hits (and espn on xbox).
 
I would have rather Netflix get all this content as not to splinter TV content across a bunch of services. But I will check this out.
 
I'm definitely not ok with ads + $10 a month. If the ads are just before and after the show, that's not too bad. But if there are commercials, fuck that.

That being said, it does sound awesome. I'm really hoping the ads aren't a big deal, though.
 
Kibbles said:
Good thing I have DVR? :lol The death of Hulu draws near.
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Commercials are for peasants as far as I'm concerned...they both lose.
 
goldenpp72 said:
I don't use hulu a lot, would this be worth a 10 dollar fee versus say, netflix?
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Depends on content, although I would argue that Netflix, even without streaming, is worth it due to the vast film library. Netflix redefined my approach to buying and viewing movies. Netflix normally doesn't stream current TV, though, and disc-viewing is obviously limited to whenever the show is actually put out on DVD, plus the various limitations of getting one or two discs at a time with an unknown number of episodes per disc (I think Dexter S2 had the final episode on its own disc).

The big question for most, I suspect, will be if Hulu provides enough content for people to be able to ditch cable. The girlfriend likes her crime procedurals and Bravo catfight shows, and there's always one on, but if Hulu could hit like 90% of the content I think it would eventually be worth it. The ad-supported part doesn't really bother me since it's nothing compared to cable.
 
I've been tweeting about Hulu Plus and I've come to the conclusion it is kind of fail:

Hulu Plus is:
- $1 more than the Netflix 1-DVD plan, which allows for unlimited streaming.
- Similar library of full-run TV shows (AD, X-Files, Buffy, etc).
- Much smaller library of streaming movies (Netflix has 1000s).
- NO ACCESS TO DVD RENTALS to fill in the streaming gaps.

Basically, the only edge Hulu Plus has over netflix is every episode of current-season TV. But you can still catch the most recent episodes on free Hulu. So as long as you catch up on a show once a month or so, you're fine & there's no need to pay.

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What all these streaming services (besides Netflix) don't seem to understand is that the physical DVD rental is an absolutely critical component of the streaming service value proposition. It acts as a "safety net" for when streaming licenses/libraries let us down.

Example:

1) Several seasons of Dexter were available on Netflix streaming, so I dove in and got hooked. The seasons that couldn't be streamed, I just rented on DVD.

2) I watched a movie with Bruce Willis on streaming (Surrogates) and said "damn I need more Willis in my life," but the streaming options were thin. So I was able to bump a few of his flicks up my physical queue.

This is value Hulu and every other streaming service can't even come *close* to matching.

So even if Hulu's streaming library was undisputedly better than Netflix's (which is debatable, given the Netflix streaming movie line-up), it is still a much worse value, because for the SAME PRICE you get access to 10,000+ physical movies. Virtually everything obscure and mainstream is accessible via Netflix.
 
jagowar said:
It really is aimed at different markets..... hulu does most first run tv shows and nothing in the movie dept where netflix does alot in the movie dept but not a whole lot in first run tv shows. They have some overlap but are very different services.

I am going to get very close to canceling directv when this hits (and espn on xbox).
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Just make sure your ISP is supported for ESPN. I had to get a friend to sign me up for an account who has Mediacom to get remote access:
http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/affList
 
There's content on Hulu not available on Netflix, and vice versa. I can get both for $17.99 a month. That's a win.
 
This better offer some tangible advantages over the traditional Hulu website...... you know...... the one that used to be fucking free on PS3.
 
brandonh83 said:
Integrate this in with Plus at no extra charge and I'll bite. Until then, no Hulu, no Plus, nada.
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How? 10 bucks a month is more than double 50 bucks a year... Surely you don't mean make it + exclusive.

That said, for some people this may be the end of a cable subscription if HD is good and sufficient. Its like the Netflix of current TV shows.
 
Tobor said:
There's content on Hulu not available on Netflix, and vice versa. I can get both for $17.99 a month. That's a win.
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Exactly. And as long as the ads are like the ones on Hulu currently, I do not see this as a problem.
 
Dacvak said:
I'm definitely not ok with ads + $10 a month. If the ads are just before and after the show, that's not too bad. But if there are commercials, fuck that.

That being said, it does sound awesome. I'm really hoping the ads aren't a big deal, though.
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it's one 30 second commercial.

GDJustin said:
I've been tweeting about Hulu Plus and I've come to the conclusion it is kind of fail:

Hulu Plus is:
- $1 more than the Netflix 1-DVD plan, which allows for unlimited streaming.
- Similar library of full-run TV shows (AD, X-Files, Buffy, etc).
- Much smaller library of streaming movies (Netflix has 1000s).
- NO ACCESS TO DVD RENTALS to fill in the streaming gaps.

Basically, the only edge Hulu Plus has over netflix is every episode of current-season TV. But you can still catch the most recent episodes on free Hulu. So as long as you catch up on a show once a month or so, you're fine & there's no need to pay.

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I'm pretty sure hulu has far more television options than Netflix, and Hulu allows for unlimited streaming
 
devildog820 said:
Expect the content producers to start locking down content even more. Only ABC has a decent offering on Netflix right now.
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FOX does too as well as Viacom. There really isn't too much of a reason to use Hulu if you have a Netflix account.
 
Guardian Bob said:
People, you have been doing that for YEARS. Cable/satellite.
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And this is on demand essentially. I just wonder if some shows will still have the 8 day holdback like House and SGU did this year.
 
avatar299 said:
it's one 30 second commercial.

I'm pretty sure hulu has far more television options than Netflix, and Hulu allows for unlimited streaming
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30 seconds isn't bad. But I just flipped through their current selection of shows, and it's pretty weak. They're missing a lot of key networks.

If they had all of Comedy Central, Discovery, Nickelodeon (old school Nick), and maybe even pay-for networks like Showtime, I'd be super interested. Right now, it's basically Fox, NBC, and Funimation. =P
 
Tobor said:
There's content on Hulu not available on Netflix, and vice versa. I can get both for $17.99 a month. That's a win.
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As a Netflix subscriber there is almost nothing appealing about Hulu Plus:

Current season TV: Watch on free Hulu
Old TV: Stream on Netflix when able (X-Files), rent from Netflix when unable.
Movies: Stream on Netflix when able (my last five movie streams: Surrogates, In the Line of Fire, Darkness Falls, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Jerk), or rent if it's not on streaming.

That's basically everything.

Netflix + ESPN3 on Xbox = me canceling my cable TV. Hulu Plus just doesn't find a home in this value chain.
 
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