Hulu coming to Roku video player?
By Nilay Patel 
posted June 2nd 2009 8:54PM
posted June 2nd 2009 8:54PM
posted June 2nd 2009 8:54PM
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Playboy? I didn't think anyone ACTUALLY read the articles, they just say they do...
They actually make braille playboy mags. My friend has one. Quite the coffee table book actually...
With more free porn online than you can shake your stick at nowadays, I wholeheartedly believe any Playboy subscriber who says they buy it for the articles.
You'd have to be a weapons-grade moron, or completely computer illiterate, to be buying it otherwise...
@ Cactus
Was the pun intentional?
the articles are the only good things in Playboy, because you can find better nudity on the internet for free.
Engadget reads playboy for the articles.
playboyarchive.com
Free articles.
This would be massive. I'm in for another update to my Roku.
How would this make sense though, considering what they did to Boxee? I mean, I want it for my Roku, but it seems a bit farfetched...
If Roku keeps this up, they'll win set top box of the year again
Maybe what happened to Boxee happened because deals like these were in the works and the legitimate contracts don't mean as much when companies like Boxee just go ahead and give that service away? I mean, I'm sure there was a dollars and cents discussion with Roku if this is true while those discussions never took place between the Boxee/Hulu/AppleTV my dad was running.
I would love to save $60/month.
while i had to keep my basic cable for the cardinal games (dont get me started on how stupid it is they're not on free tv), i do hulu on my 42incher in the livingroom perfectly in HD... i built an htpc... so i do instant netflix streaming (stupid that i cant get it in HD there but i can on my xbox...?) youtube, abc,cbs,fox,nbc etc... just build an htpc, put a stardock dock bar with shortcuts to hulu, netflix, etc on the desktop, buy a gyration mce remote, a mini wireless keyboard, and voila!! enjoy..
Why does it say PS3 $300 and up?
Sony card?
I'm more interested in:
"...and the Playstation 3 ($...) can receive Hulu."
You can watch Hulu in the PS3's browser -- about as well as you can read Engadget on a Nintendo DS.
Now if Sony would announce a Hulu app for XMB...
Every time I've gone to Hulu with the PS3 browser, it's said I needed Flash.
I'll tell you where this information comes from - the rumor mill at the Roku forums where people talk about this stuff.
I don't want another box to connect to my TV... I'm looking forward to a media extender compatible Hulu plug-in. Then I'll have TV, Hulu, Netflix, and all my personal media coming to my TV in one package...
Fuck Cable Companies! DSL and Satellite FTW!!!
satellite? really? i mean i dont know about yall but i love loosing the ability to watch tv when it rains......
When i had dish network i only lost signal when it snowed and that was only because it would pile up on the dish and id have to clear it ever 20 minutes if i wanted to watch tv.
hey james!! check this out! http://www.cyberestore.com/satellite/dish-heaters/hot-shot-dish-heater-kit-for-18-to-20-inch-dishes.html
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I personally think that we need to keep Hulu away from TVs so that the networks don't demand more commercials on Hulu.
The cable companies aren't sweating. The networks know which side their bread is buttered on, for an example see how quickly they jumped in line with It's Always Sunny in Philly on Hulu. At the end of the day they won't hesitate to cripple their online offerings to please the cable companies, and private bittorrent tracker community sizes will soar.
Never underestimate the content companies' ability to shoot themselves in the collective foot.
Oh they're sweating alright but they've already started plans to fuck up Hulu and all online TV.
Look up "TV Everywhere". The brainchild of everyone's favorite desperate cable dicks - Time Warner except now Comcast have jumped on the idea too.
Want to watch TV online in the future? You'll have to prove you get the channels from satellite or cable first.
As far as I know you can't stream netflix through the Playstation 3 officially.
Am I the only one horribly amused by their appropriation of the verb 'hack' to mean... using a shiny no-clue-required commercial service in precisely the manner intended?
I would love to cancel my horrible cable service, but I've noticed that many of the major network shows on hulu are not on hulu but just a link to those network's sites. So then would we still be able to view those shows?
And what's the deal with some network shows on hulu only having little clips instead of full episodes?
Could you name some specific shows that just link to the network's site. I've never seen this. Are you sure you're thinking of Hulu?
That's newer additions to Hulu. For example, once the Disney deal was set, ABC content was 'on' hulu, but really only links to the show at ABC.com. In time, this should change.
Playon already allows streaming content of Hulu, netflixs, amazon and several other video channels to game consoles like the PS3
When it works, it's great!
Very true, though I want Mac support and they have my money. Now if PS3 would have Hulu and netflix officially. That would be sweet!
Roku made the same "eventual" claim before you could buy the unit, but I don't think they really have their legal ducks in a row.
What is sad is that Hulu, ABC, NBC, etc. all use "don't pay for cable TV when you can watch our shows over the net" as a "selling" point. Um, hasn't anyone paid attention to bandwidth caps being pushed through? First comcast, now TW has changed their AUP in prep for "reintroducing" their caps.
I just don't understand that most people don't get that nothing is "free". If you don't pay for TV through your cable service, you'll pay through it from increased ISP charges.
No bandwidth caps with my service. Maybe that's because I thought it through and chose DSL for broadband instead of falling for the "cable is soooo much faster" hype.
Yep, people are morons for thinking you can get something for nothing. In case people have forgotten, it takes money to create all that content. If there are no ads and cable contracts where do you think all that money is going to come from, geniuses?? How does a company like NBC pay for something like 30 Rock? In case you pinheads forgot, content providers do not exist to entertain you for free. They exist to make money (just like you do!)
The whole notion of instant, on-demand TV isn't going to go mainstream until someone figures out a way for content providers to make enough money at it to offset any losses to traditional programming.
I never thought I'd get a Roku box, and wish it was nicer (the box and the UI), but getting Hulu on my TV for $99? I don't see how I could not get one.
This would be awesome.
I agree, I may finally buy a Roku player.
I've not had the best of luck with PlayOn.
There must be so many people waiting for this. I'll be purchasing a Roku Player the second they add Hulu.
I just built myself an HTPC, and I've been watching Hulu on my TV (looks great on HDTV screen, sounds great on speaker system) and they're right- I'd cancel my cable if my landlord was'nt footing the bill. But that does'nt change the fact that the content is all over the web, and the content owners can either make it available themselves with commercials (my preference) or people will just get it somewhere else online. Note to broadcasters- you don't need to protect the old business model. I'ts already dead. Why don't you join us in the 21st century?
This is the first time Playboy has actually given me wood in years.