Do not buy hulu plus

[sgreger1]

So i bought it under the impression that by paying the $9.99 i would have access to the full season of my favorite shows. Instead, I only get about 3 available episodes for most shows. It has LESS content than the free version, and still has adds.


Apparently the only benefit is if you have a mobile device like an ipad, iphone or tv. The paid version on a computer has LESS content than the free version. And get this, if something is available in the free version, if you log in under your Hulu Plus account, it will disappear. Then when you log back off, it will appear again. Hulu plus actually restricts the content.

Then, for the final kicker, when I click on "drop dead diva" for my wife (only 3 episodes available), it just kicks me to the ABC website. So i'm paying hulu for absolutely NO service, they just redirect me to the networks site which I could have done for free.

9.99 a month for LESS shows than the free site. Absolute fail.

DO NOT BUY.

[chadizzy1]

I much prefer netflix. I watch it on my ps3.

[sgreger1]

I have netflix too but their selection is crappy and it's too hard to find things you want. And you can only watch the first episode of TV seasons dvd's so the amount of content is too small. I want streaming TV, but Hulu plus seems to only be valuable if you are trying to watch it through xbox or PS3.

[c.nash]

Ouch. That sucks man.

I don't pay for stuff like that, but I might get a slingbox in the future. :P

[snusgetter]

I'm happy to report that I haven't been hit by the TV-itis bug!!
Saves a ton of money!

I generally fall asleep with PBS on.

[StuKlu]

I have netflix too but their selection is crappy and it's too hard to find things you want. And you can only watch the first episode of TV seasons dvd's so the amount of content is too small. I want streaming TV, but Hulu plus seems to only be valuable if you are trying to watch it through xbox or PS3.

Stew, it's not true that you can only watch the first episode of TV season DVDs. If you look at the second line of the listing for each DVD you will see "select different episode" and then you can pick any episode you like. The selection is not at all crappy - the picture and sound quality could be a bit better but overall I think the Netflix streaming service is top notch.

[CoderGuy]

So i bought it under the impression that by paying the $9.99 i would have access to the full season of my favorite shows. Instead, I only get about 3 available episodes for most shows. It has LESS content than the free version, and still has adds.


Apparently the only benefit is if you have a mobile device like an ipad, iphone or tv. The paid version on a computer has LESS content than the free version. And get this, if something is available in the free version, if you log in under your Hulu Plus account, it will disappear. Then when you log back off, it will appear again. Hulu plus actually restricts the content.

Then, for the final kicker, when I click on "drop dead diva" for my wife (only 3 episodes available), it just kicks me to the ABC website. So i'm paying hulu for absolutely NO service, they just redirect me to the networks site which I could have done for free.

9.99 a month for LESS shows than the free site. Absolute fail.

DO NOT BUY.

Thanks for the heads up. I just got my "invitation" to pay 10 bucks per month. It must be the agreement with the content providers causing the restricted data "you can provide our shows on your website but if they want mobile you can only show 3 episodes". I will ignore the invitation now.

On a similar note, I buy a lot of season passes on iTunes to watch on my iPad while I travel but occasionally want to watch on my TV. So I need to pay 200+ for an Apple TV so that I can stream content I already bought and paid for on a TV I own. Something not right here lol

[CoderGuy]

Ouch. That sucks man.

I don't pay for stuff like that, but I might get a slingbox in the future. :P

I have a Slingbox and it's great. I use it a lot while at hotels to watch recorded content.

[bipolarbear1968]

When Hulu decides to start streaming on the Ruko, then I might hand over some cash.

[Snussles]

I gave up and continued being a pirate. Can be up to date with the shows, no commercials, etc. I tried hule but was never a fan of how the selection of the episodes seemed to have some weird delay to it, in terms of air date, and were stuck on the same few episodes for more than a month. Most of the time it seemed like there is more variety of the episodes being rerun on TV rather than hulu. And also that bit about premium channels....

[sgreger1]

Thanks for the heads up. I just got my "invitation" to pay 10 bucks per month. It must be the agreement with the content providers causing the restricted data "you can provide our shows on your website but if they want mobile you can only show 3 episodes". I will ignore the invitation now.

On a similar note, I buy a lot of season passes on iTunes to watch on my iPad while I travel but occasionally want to watch on my TV. So I need to pay 200+ for an Apple TV so that I can stream content I already bought and paid for on a TV I own. Something not right here lol

UPDATE: Okay, first of all, if you have an Ipad or xbox, this is worth the $10 because it gives you access on those devices. So that is 1. #2 is I figured out that they have "Season tickets" for certain shows and they rotate. After reviewing it, they actually have quite a large collection of full seasons. Family guy, american dad, etc etc. There are some shows that remain the 305 latest episodes.

I am going to keep my subscription because it has all of the old shows and all of their seasons, this will be cool to watch old stuff. As far as new shows, MOST of them have the full season, though a few of them only have the standard 305 episodes. So while it is not all seasons of all shows like I expected, it is worth the 10$ a month because it will essentially supplant my cable bill. There is enough content to warrant the $10 and now I can watch on my Ipad.


Just do not buy it if you think it's every season of every show. It's every season for most good new shows and all old shows (from star trek to rocky and bullwinkle), but some new shows like drop dead diva, army wives etc are only the standard 5 shows.

So all in all I think it's worth the $10 upon further review. Just be aware of what your getting. I think this is a must if you have a mobile app like an ipad or iphone, xbox or 360.








ALSO: Does anyone have an iphone 4? I went to AT&T yesterday and it looked pretty cool. I need a new phone so I was thinking of getting one. Anyone have one? I played with it for a while and it seemed pretty high speed.

[N0mad]

When Hulu decides to start streaming on the Ruko, then I might hand over some cash.

BPB do you have a Roku Box now?

[bipolarbear1968]

BPB do you have a Roku Box now?

Yes I do. I bought it for the sole purpose of streaming online netflix on the HDTV. Now, with Archive.org and Radiotime added, It's been wondeful.

[sgreger1]

Yes I do. I bought it for the sole purpose of streaming online netflix on the HDTV. Now, with Archive.org and Radiotime added, It's been wondeful.

What is archive.org? And what is radiotime?

[bipolarbear1968]

What is archive.org? And what is radiotime?

Archive.org is pretty much a database/downloads for public domain freebies
http://www.archive.org/

Radiotime is a large collection of internet radio/world/local stations for the Roku.