Hulu Plus Subscription Pros and Cons

[beacon12]

Posted: 3/29/12 at 1:24pm

I'm going to have to downgrade my Time Warner cable subscription and wondered about HuluPlus. Does anyone have this service. It looks like an easy (and affordable way) to see movies and current television.

Any pros or cons I should consider?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/29/12 at 2:40pm

I highly recommend doing a free trial first (if they still offer it) and see if their selection meets your needs and that the connection is reliable. I tried it with streaming (hardwired) through my PS3 and the streaming was spotty. Plus, I found I wasn't that interested in the selection they had to offer. It just didn't meet my own personal needs.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 3/29/12 at 2:58pm

I have it at the shop and love it. Since I work in TV it is nice to have the catalogues to entire runs of shows (SNL in particular).

I have a DSL connection and for the most part all has been pretty good streamigwise.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 3/29/12 at 8:06pm

A lot depends, as Mister Matt said, on your device and connection. I enjoy being able to watch on both my iPhone and iPad, especially while on tour and during those long drives. My blu ray player at home, however, doesn't talk to my wireless network well enough to really stream directly to my television in a good quality without constant stops and buffering. And as of now you can't use Hulu+ on the Apple TV, if that is what you use to stream content to your television, without jail breaking the Apple TV.

E.T.A. - Not all shows and movies are available in the Hulu+ catalog, so there are still some things you will need to watch on your computer.

Updated On: 3/29/12 at 08:06 PM