It may help to talk about the difference between Hulu and Hulu Plus.
You'd think it was the type of account you had, where if you have a standard account (free), you get certain stuff, and with a plus account ($8/month) you get more stuff.
And, that's true. But the problem is they do exactly that and nothing more. And that's frustrating.
Content is divided into two groups: Hulu and Hulu Plus. If a show is a Hulu show (such as Fringe
If a show is a Hulu Plus show (such as Lie To Me
But, you cannot view Hulu standard content on your TV/device. You can only view standard content in a Web browser, even if you have a Hulu Plus account.
This omission is very, very frustrating.
I don't mind paying extra for extra content that I can watch on my TV. But, I want to watch all content on my TV.
It seems that, if you have a Hulu Plus account, you'd be able to watch everything on your TV/device. But you can't. Only the special "Plus" content can be viewed on the TV/device.
I don't know if Hulu simply screwed the pooch on that, or if there is some legal reason they can't allow Plus users to view standard content on a TV/device.
If it's a legal reason, somebody needs to be slapped upside the head with a big law book.
If it's that it never occurred to them, they need to get out of their mother's basement and get out and about with normal people.
I like my Roku. It lets me watch a lot of TV on my TV. If only Hulu would play along.
Wow you hit on the nail! So right. I figured Hulu plus was all of Hulu and more.... I have roku and am frustrated that I cannot watch regular Hulu without hooking up my computer.
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