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whotony 09-11-13 12:40 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Roku.

RichC2 09-11-13 08:56 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Which version of the Roku? I'm on a Roku 3 and Hulu is very obviously HD.

AaronHernandez 09-11-13 09:12 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Unless you want to check out films in the Criterion Collection catalog or specifically want to watch current show Hulu seems like a waste.

RichC2 09-11-13 09:14 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Hulu is for cable cutters mostly, it's a subscription version of On Demand.. I use them a lot though, so I can't complain.

whotony 09-11-13 09:31 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Roku XM? I think its the roku 2 that was previously $100 before the most recent one came out.

Like I mentioned, NFS and Amazon HD looks great, Hulu+ not so much.

Alan Smithee 02-24-14 10:30 PM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
If they pay me $38.99, I'll reactivate Hulu Plus ;)

RichC2 04-18-14 08:00 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
lol goddamn when did Hulu non-plus up their ad count so high? On Plus it's still 3 per commercial break, I just tried last nights Community on non-plus and it was 5 ads per break.

Wolf359 04-18-14 09:00 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Even on plus it can be unbearable. I guess it depends on the show? Arrow has two ads each time but Dancing with the Stars has four!

arminius 04-18-14 11:53 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 

Originally Posted by TheBigDave (Post 11825261)
I agree. There are two things I hate about Hulu.

First, only half their library is available for streaming on TV. It's frustrating to browse their website for good stuff, and find out I can't watch it on my TV.
And second are the commercials. You can't skip or FF through them. And they play the same ones over and over again.

It's too bad they don't offer a Premium membership. I'd pay 2-3 times the current rate if I could watch their entire catalog without commercials. But in it's current state, I don't subscribe.

What does that mean? You have to watch them on a pc? Why would they do that?

RichC2 04-18-14 11:57 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
It's a rights issue with the rights holder. Some of these companies are simply idiotic, WB appears to be a big offender.

hanshotfirst1138 04-19-14 08:36 AM


Originally Posted by RichC2 (Post 12081691)
It's a rights issue with the rights holder. Some of these companies are simply idiotic, WB appears to be a big offender.

I've heard that WB compresses the hell out of their DCPs too, apparently there's some sort of weird management at the top of the tree there, they make all kinds of bizarre choices.

RichC2 04-19-14 09:01 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138 (Post 12082294)
I've heard that WB compresses the hell out of their DCPs too, apparently there's some sort of weird management at the top of the tree there, they make all kinds of bizarre choices.

I assume it's the same person that figured Warner Archives would be more successful than licensing their content out?

hanshotfirst1138 04-19-14 11:07 AM


Originally Posted by RichC2 (Post 12082303)
I assume it's the same person that figured Warner Archives would be more successful than licensing their content out?

I'm guessing so.

dvd-4-life 04-20-14 06:57 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
Does Hulu Plus have timeouts so you can't watch shows consectively?

OldDude 04-20-14 07:46 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 

Originally Posted by dvd-4-life (Post 12082883)
Does Hulu Plus have timeouts so you can't watch shows consectively?

I've only used the non-plus on my PC, but no. On prior seasons, you can watch all you want. On current season, they generally post new episode the day after broadcast, but they only carry the last 4-5, so you can't get too far behind.

RichC2 04-20-14 10:14 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
It does occasionally check in with "Are you still watching?" after about 4 episodes, not unlike Netflix.

huskerbear 04-21-14 11:13 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 
I'm new to Hulu plus and can't figure it out. With netflix I pick out a series I wan't to watch and it puts it in my watch list. When I click on it it brings up all the seasons in order and keeps track where I am.
With Hulu, sometimes it gives me a button to add to my queue, other times there is just an add to favorites button? Then when I click on a series in my queue instead of bring up the entire series for me it will bring a season or 2 sometimes just an episode or 2? Am I doing something wrong? Why can't they keep it simple like Netfix and amazon?

RichC2 04-21-14 11:15 AM

Re: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime
 

Originally Posted by huskerbear (Post 12083747)
I'm new to Hulu plus and can't figure it out. With netflix I pick out a series I wan't to watch and it puts it in my watch list. When I click on it it brings up all the seasons in order and keeps track where I am.
With Hulu, sometimes it gives me a button to add to my queue, other times there is just an add to favorites button? Then when I click on a series in my queue instead of bring up the entire series for me it will bring a season or 2 sometimes just an episode or 2? Am I doing something wrong? Why can't they keep it simple like Netfix and amazon?

Hulu works with newer shows (episodes that just aired last night, or a week ago) unlike Netflix or Amazon. As such they don't have massive libraries of older material, it's more like having a DVR. So they only have a the latest season or two of many shows.

Don't know what the deal w/ the queues / playlists are, I use Hulu to watch whatever aired earlier in the week and that's it. I use Netflix for everything else.


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