I Hulu, Do You?
I don’t know what my problem is. I got my Hulu beta invite back in December, and I never really used my account until recently. I don’t know why I waited around neglecting my access, but I’m glad I finally got on board. Oh, and don’t worry–if you never got an invite, it’s all good. Hulu came out of private beta on March 12, 2008 so now you can (and should) sign yo’self on up.
For those of you who aren’t already using Hulu, it’s a place to watch TV and movie content online. Why do I like it? You can create a “queue” of videos which acts sort of like a DVR function, so you can have your content ready and waiting for you when you want it. The video quality is great on my MacBook Pro, and Hulu makes it easy to watch your content in different ways. You can watch shows and movies directly in the Hulu tab of your browser or you can pop the content out into its own window. This is good if you want to resize the video box or minimize other distractions, with the additional option of muting and dimming the light on the rest of your browser. There’s even an embed feature so you can share your online videos–in their entirety or as a selected clip. It’s all very simple, with a pretty UI to boot. I must admit, I’m a fan.
Hulu’s gotten all sorts of press over the past year, in everything from Fortune and BusinessWeek to Wired and PC World. And of course, the blogosphere has buzzed about the service as well. Hulu’s got the sticky and the buzz part down. I read this morning that Hulu may be jumping from my laptop to my mobile phone in the near future. As someone who gets antsy if she hasn’t touched her phone in the past 30 seconds, I’m interested to see where this goes and how it looks once it’s implemented. When and if Hulu is available on my iPhone, you may see me on the bus or the train in Boston, giggling at Michael Scott or gasping at Jack Bauer.
Now I know not everyone likes Hulu, and some prefer other online video sites like Joost and Fancast. If you want to watch TV shows or movies online, where do you go? What do you think of Hulu now, and what value might the service bring to your mobile content consumption? Online video, nom nom nom.
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I would absolutely love to check out Hulu.com, but for one snag: I’m on in the US, so I can’t watch. Nor can I watch most of these offerings from the big networks. We get these shows rebroadcast locally (I’m in Canada), but despite the fact that we are allowed to watch them one way for free, we’re not being allowed to see them another way for free, which is, despite my knowledge of the legal issues, quite baffling to me.
It’s free, right? Who cares who watches it if you’re giving the content away for free?
I love Hulu.com, mainly because im a big Ofice fan. They pretty much have every episode and season online of the office and most NBC shows. The picture quality is superb. I tried Joost out, downloaded the software checked it out once and never tried again.Hulu for mobiles phones would be a big plus.
I picked up a Hulu invite back in Dec too. I watched the A-Team, Firefly, and all kinds of other stuff… awesome. :) When they started to add movies recently, I was even happier. I only watch regular TV now when I’m running on the treadmill.. so I get 1 hour/session 3-4 times/week.
I’m a huge Hulu fan; signed on right at the beginning. My only disappointment, couple of weeks ago I was in a bad hotel south of London with really bad UK TV (like 3 channels) so I fired up Hulu. It was a sad moment when I realized they didn’t cover outside the US. I guess I missed that fine print. But otherwise, I’m a huge fan!!