Already on Netflix... Now this... I don't know how many more subscriptions I can handle for my media. Like every other optimist, I might try this for a month...
Farmville is one of those supposed oh-so-important games that Adobe's Adrian Ludwig said we would be without if Apple didn't support Flash, so yeah, I included it.
You think the fact that Steve Jobs allowed a Farmville demo during the WWDC keynote was just a coincidence?
@Revolutionary If you click "invite request" for an early testing, it asks you if you have an android phone, so I am sure that Android Hulu Plus is coming.
@TheSideEffect Paying for mobile access sucks a little, but the free model will still remain as is - Plus is simply adding mobile access and more back-content.
No one gives a crap about android okay? Its not the first thing that pops up in peoples minds when they think "whats the best, fastest way to reach a large amount of consumers?"
Access on several devices that I own, to the backlog of episodes as well as current ones. I can finally cancel my satellite service. Hulu + Netflix is all I'll need.
Too bad it's not coming to the 360 till "early 2011" tho.. :(
I mean I get that most of you want this to be free but did you HONESTLY expect it to be free?
I'm sorry but it just shocks me how intelligent some of you guys are yet you fail to use common sense.
You demanding it to be free won't change the fact that there are people who will subscribe to it. Me personally I won't just cuz I've never gotten the "point" of Hulu. I'm fine watching tv the old school way but if I was to use Hulu I'd prob get the Plus service just cuz of them allowing it on the iPad.
@biddybalboa ...but all are in conversion, and have publicly announced (or leaked) that HTML5 is replacing Flash, for many this year. Disney is tied at the hip to apple as well, so expect them to go soon. On the back end, most of them have already converted to H.264 video, it;s just a front end interface being coded. Why so late in the game? it was only a few months ago the MPEG-LA anoucned there's be NO ROYALTIES UNTIL 2016. That was pretty much the only hold-up...
@Peter Church Heres the best reason why we need flash. Because i shouldnt have to have 20 apps for each video streaming service. See how easy it is to just open a browser and watch videos.. Yeah i dont want an app for every damn service with a subscription for each one b/c Apple decided they want to ruin a good thing and not join the already established crowd.
A web browser is a gateway to everything in ONE place. having an app for each service makes things more cluttered and doesnt force everyone to play nice and settle on standards.
my opinion doesn't equal fact so disagree as you wish.
I don't watch a ton of TV. If there isn't a show that I like to watch, then I'm not going to watch TV. With this service, I'll have access to all the shows I like to watch and won't have to deal with huge amounts of commercials in between. This will be like having an HD DVR and it won't be nearly as expensive as cable or satellite. If this turns out to work well I might cancel my cable alltogether
@BrookLynnsFinest Its already free on TV so why not on the internet? Plus, its really easy to torrent shows so Hulu can either get advertising dollars or not, its their call.
@BrookLynnsFinest "I'm sorry but it just shocks me how intelligent some of you guys are yet you fail to use common sense. "
Do you have short term memory? "No one gives a crap about android okay? Its not the first thing that pops up in peoples minds when they think "whats the best, fastest way to reach a large amount of consumers?"" Pot calling the kettle black, much?
Wow are you really saying that switching between apps is that detrimental to your health?
It will honestly kill you to go from one app to the next? Especially if you're watching lets say a 30 minute show. After that 30 mins it will impact your life that badly to close out and go to another app to watch lets say an hour long show?
@TheSideEffect Obviously the point of having this is to make money, I Won't be buying it either, but clearly, and I don't think they hide it, the point in having hulu on these platforms is to make money
@Revolutionary exactly, over the years, Flash might of been good over the years, but not now when we could have something so much better, especially for all mobile platforms. The n1's browsing speeding is murdered by flash.
@TheSideEffect Actually, this is something I would really consider. Right now I don't use cable and download all of the HBO or Discovery shows that Hulu doesn't have. Being able to watch the rest of the Hulu empire on my XBox wouldn't be a bad investment. Pair that with Netflix for $7/month and it's a comparable alternative to the Time Warner's or Comcast's of the world.
The whole line-up consists of the $60 Amps in-ears and $100 Tracks on-ear headphones, which both also come in slightly souped-up and pricier HD variations at $100 and $130, respectively.
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@TheSideEffect
ANDROID IS NOT SUPPORTED?! HELLO.
@TheSideEffect
So we have Hulu, NetFlix, Farmville, ABC.com, YouTube, and a bunch of other video apps available for iOS now. Why the heck do we need Flash again?
@TheSideEffect
Nice try HULU but no.
@Peter Church
Because HTML5 isn't ready yet. Other than trying to start a flamewar, why would you even bring that up?
@Peter Church
You actually listed Farmville! lol!
@TheSideEffect
Already on Netflix... Now this... I don't know how many more subscriptions I can handle for my media. Like every other optimist, I might try this for a month...
@Peter Church We don't need it. Notice that, beside theses apps, Flash is used only for advertisement and worthless features (like fancy menus).
HTML5 FTW!
@Peter Church
Farmville FTW!
@Peter Church
so my kids can go sites like Disney.com
Flash is still the best in interactivity.
@Peter Church Because Fox, NBC, MTV, comedy central, Newgrounds g4tv Gametrailers and many others are not.
@The Stig
Farmville is one of those supposed oh-so-important games that Adobe's Adrian Ludwig said we would be without if Apple didn't support Flash, so yeah, I included it.
You think the fact that Steve Jobs allowed a Farmville demo during the WWDC keynote was just a coincidence?
@Beebster I agree. I'm simply not going to subscribe to everything out there.
@TheSideEffect I get free Hulu on my N1 already. Whats all the whining about?
@TheSideEffect
Free was never going to last, don't kid yourself. If you want free video go to Youtube.
@Revolutionary Android users would just complain that it isn't free.
@Revolutionary
If you click "invite request" for an early testing, it asks you if you have an android phone, so I am sure that Android Hulu Plus is coming.
@TheSideEffect Paying for mobile access sucks a little, but the free model will still remain as is - Plus is simply adding mobile access and more back-content.
@Revolutionary
No one gives a crap about android okay? Its not the first thing that pops up in peoples minds when they think "whats the best, fastest way to reach a large amount of consumers?"
Got it?
@Peter Church
Its because I can't watch HTML5 videos in REAL full screen just yet.
@TheSideEffect I think it's entirely worth it.
Access on several devices that I own, to the backlog of episodes as well as current ones. I can finally cancel my satellite service. Hulu + Netflix is all I'll need.
Too bad it's not coming to the 360 till "early 2011" tho.. :(
Hey Hulu, have fun not making near as much money as you think you'll make. Should have stuck with just advertising.
@TheSideEffect
I mean I get that most of you want this to be free but did you HONESTLY expect it to be free?
I'm sorry but it just shocks me how intelligent some of you guys are yet you fail to use common sense.
You demanding it to be free won't change the fact that there are people who will subscribe to it. Me personally I won't just cuz I've never gotten the "point" of Hulu. I'm fine watching tv the old school way but if I was to use Hulu I'd prob get the Plus service just cuz of them allowing it on the iPad.
@BrookLynnsFinest
You're too famous for your hatred of android.
I'm not going to waste my time and argue.
I angered the Flash Fanboys. Can you believe that, Flash has fanboys! LOL.
@The Stig
lol seriously, what else do you use Flash for.
Look for extraterrestrial life form? stop world hunger?
@Peter Church
I love flash, it served me well over the years.
What's your problem?
Steve Jobs must have brainwashed you real hard.
Poor thing.
Only available in the US.... Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
@biddybalboa Fox and nbc are hulu
@biddybalboa ...but all are in conversion, and have publicly announced (or leaked) that HTML5 is replacing Flash, for many this year. Disney is tied at the hip to apple as well, so expect them to go soon. On the back end, most of them have already converted to H.264 video, it;s just a front end interface being coded. Why so late in the game? it was only a few months ago the MPEG-LA anoucned there's be NO ROYALTIES UNTIL 2016. That was pretty much the only hold-up...
@TheSideEffect
The Death of Hulu is upon us all...
@Peter Church Heres the best reason why we need flash. Because i shouldnt have to have 20 apps for each video streaming service. See how easy it is to just open a browser and watch videos.. Yeah i dont want an app for every damn service with a subscription for each one b/c Apple decided they want to ruin a good thing and not join the already established crowd.
A web browser is a gateway to everything in ONE place. having an app for each service makes things more cluttered and doesnt force everyone to play nice and settle on standards.
my opinion doesn't equal fact so disagree as you wish.
@Revolutionary
You guys have flash. So you should be able to just view it on the web, right from you phone. Natively, right?
@sweet greggo part deux
Word.
People that know Hulu is an actual thing use it BECAUSE its free.
@BrookLynnsFinest Here goes this tool again...
put yourself in my situation
I don't watch a ton of TV. If there isn't a show that I like to watch, then I'm not going to watch TV. With this service, I'll have access to all the shows I like to watch and won't have to deal with huge amounts of commercials in between. This will be like having an HD DVR and it won't be nearly as expensive as cable or satellite. If this turns out to work well I might cancel my cable alltogether
@neeko18
Well, there's 100 million iOS users who don't agree with you.
@BrookLynnsFinest
Its already free on TV so why not on the internet? Plus, its really easy to torrent shows so Hulu can either get advertising dollars or not, its their call.
@Peter Church For the millions of flash sites that aren't supported.
@felipead Actually, there was an article I read earlier today that said that Flash Ad usage is only 40%. Point being?
@BrookLynnsFinest
"I'm sorry but it just shocks me how intelligent some of you guys are yet you fail to use common sense. "
Do you have short term memory?
"No one gives a crap about android okay? Its not the first thing that pops up in peoples minds when they think "whats the best, fastest way to reach a large amount of consumers?""
Pot calling the kettle black, much?
@Revolutionary
just goto hulu.com on ANDROID 2.1, its slow but it loads. 2.2 is supposed to be smoother.
@ppmcdoodles
nobody cares about the N1, that's the problem. Not even on this site.
@Revolutionary More like ANDROID?! GOODBYE
@neeko18
Wow are you really saying that switching between apps is that detrimental to your health?
It will honestly kill you to go from one app to the next? Especially if you're watching lets say a 30 minute show. After that 30 mins it will impact your life that badly to close out and go to another app to watch lets say an hour long show?
@TheSideEffect Obviously the point of having this is to make money, I Won't be buying it either, but clearly, and I don't think they hide it, the point in having hulu on these platforms is to make money
@Revolutionary
exactly, over the years, Flash might of been good over the years, but not now when we could have something so much better, especially for all mobile platforms. The n1's browsing speeding is murdered by flash.
I can download any TV show I want in HD (if it aired in HD), ad free, within a couple of minutes.
Why would I pay for a service that's lower quality and has ads?
@TheSideEffect Actually, this is something I would really consider. Right now I don't use cable and download all of the HBO or Discovery shows that Hulu doesn't have. Being able to watch the rest of the Hulu empire on my XBox wouldn't be a bad investment. Pair that with Netflix for $7/month and it's a comparable alternative to the Time Warner's or Comcast's of the world.
FilesTube FTW!