Explain Hulu and the other TV services

  • Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    December 9, 2013 at 8:31 am #1356308

    What is the scoop on Hulu and the others I see advertised? What do they provide? How do they work? Are they internet based? Cost?

    I know nothing about this stuff. (and most other things)

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
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    December 9, 2013 at 8:36 am #1369836

    Hulu is internet based. Not sure if Netflix still delivery DVDs by mail. That’s pretty much the extent to what I know. I don’t watch a lot of movies, so I have never had the need.

    I suppose I do use Google Play. I watched most of Breaking Bad on my phone. It ran smoothly on my phone, but was choppy at the old house on a PC in the basement with the WiFi upstairs.

    I also bought the Chromecast that you plug into your TV and can broadcast content from the major players to your TV.

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3867
    December 9, 2013 at 9:04 am #1369856

    HULU and Netflix are all I use.
    Yes you need internet service.
    I use a Roku box to put it on my TV. Roku is basically a modem box that picks up my wireless internet signal.
    I think we pay $8-10mo for Netflix and our Hulu comes free with my Amazon Prime subscription of about $80 a year which allows me to get free shipping thru amazon.(it more than pays for itself for me).
    Netflix does not have all their videos for streaming but there are tons of tv shows between hulu and netflix. It works well for me but maybe not for all.

    out_fishing
    Moorhead, MN
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    December 9, 2013 at 9:22 am #1369860

    I have the streaming netflix works good for past tv series but the movie selection is pretty poor. Netflix still has the movies by mail option which has a better movie selection then their online streaming. I think for netflix its 8 or 9 bucks a month for each the streaming or mailing.

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
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    December 9, 2013 at 11:35 am #1369940

    I have a Samsung smart TV with apps and we use the Vudo alot to rent movies. They have a 99 cent and $2 for 2 day movies and I think it is like $3.99 for a new movie.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
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    December 9, 2013 at 11:42 am #1369943

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    I also bought the Chromecast that you plug into your TV and can broadcast content from the major players to your TV.

    Mike when you say the major players you are reffering to ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX? Any others like AMC or TNT? Do you get the internet from cable or just your phone?

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3518
    December 9, 2013 at 5:32 pm #1370074

    I use projectfreetv.com doesn’t cover all the movies but does well on TV shows…..and FREE

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    December 9, 2013 at 7:10 pm #1370110

    Quote:

    Mike when you say the major players you are reffering to ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX? Any others like AMC or TNT? Do you get the internet from cable or just your phone?



    No, I meant the major internet delivery players. Its a short list of who supports it do far.

    Netflix, Hulu, HBOGo, YouTube and Google Play. You can also stream music from Pandora and Google Music. Also webpages from my laptop.

    Hopefully more will adopt the technology and put it in their apps.

    I can stream from my phone and laptop via the Chrome browser. So you could use Wifi or data (4G/3G) from my phone. Of course not using wifi could cost a lot of money, but I got unlimited data grandfathered into my plan.

    Apparently iOS is also supported. I assume for the same apps I listed above.

    It doesn’t really fit the discussion, but if we want to rent a movie, we use Apple TV.

    FishinPaul
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 172
    December 9, 2013 at 7:31 pm #1370121

    There is also Amazon Prime. I joined,they have movies and tv shows.You also get free 2 day shipping. It is the same as Netflix at about $8 a month.

    muskie-tim
    Rush City MN
    Posts: 838
    December 9, 2013 at 7:53 pm #1370129

    Tell me more about projectfreetv.com. When I tried to go there my antivirus software (Vipre) blocked it.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3518
    December 10, 2013 at 9:36 am #1370296

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    Tell me more about projectfreetv.com. When I tried to go there my antivirus software (Vipre) blocked it.

    It may be the pop up adds there. I have been using it for 3 years now and not one issue with virus problems. Procetfreetv.com is a list of free providers supplying the input, using the providers for free is where the pop ups come from but once the streaming starts the pop ups, can be closed. Most offer a service for a fee if one doesn’t want to go thru the hassle of closing the pop up adds when the shows or movies start.

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