Hulu Plus lets you watch online TV on your smartphone. Standard Hulu will nevertheless be free, but a Hulu Plus subscription streams Hulu content to iPads, iPhones, and Samsung HDTVs and Blu-ray players. To get in line for the Hulu Plus preview subscription, you are able to ask for an invitation at hulu.com..
Hulu not exchanged by Hulu Plus
As outlined by Hulu, Hulu Plus is an additional service, not a replacement for Hulu. Currently smartphones, video game consoles, Blu-ray players and some HDTV’s aren’t supported by the standard free Hulu service. But PC World reports that Hulu Plus will work with PCs and Macs; via an app for Apple’s iPad, iPhone (3GS and 4), and iPod Touch (third-generation) platforms; and via the Samsung Apps platform on 2010 Samsung connected devices (including Blu-ray players, Blu-ray Home Theater systems, and TVs.
Expanded streaming content accessible on Hulu Plus
The standard Hulu that generally allows you to view just a handful of episodes from a show before it begins pulling them–will probably continue to be available for free. But CNN reports that Hulu Plus lets you view the entire current season’s episodes of Fox, ABC and NBC shows with the $ 10 subscription. All of the past seasons of numerous hit shows like the “X Files,” “The Office” and “Grey’s Anatomy may also be accessible.
Hulu Plus vs. Netflix streaming
Whether or not Hulu Plus could be able to compete with Netflix streaming is the question asked by Rick Broida at CNET. Broida said Netflix already streams content through an iPad app and is preparing an app for the iPhone. For $ 9 a month, you are able to get Netflix DVDs within the mail, plus unlimited streaming. Netflix streaming also has a much larger movie library than Hulu Plus, along with a comprehensive TV catalog. The only real edge with Hulu Plus, as outlined by Broida, is access to the latest episodes of current shows. An entire season of a show has to run its course to be available on Netflix a couple of months later.
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