Shawn Baden » Hulu http://shawnbaden.com Fri, 20 May 2011 03:01:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hulu Plus: Doing the Absolute Minimum http://shawnbaden.com/2010/07/01/hulu-plus-doing-absolute-minimum http://shawnbaden.com/2010/07/01/hulu-plus-doing-absolute-minimum#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:55:35 +0000 shawnbaden http://shawnbaden.com/?p=298 This just makes me appreciate Netflix even more. I won’t be signing up for Hulu Plus(for now). I’m disappointed there are still ads and support for the Xbox 360 isn’t coming until “early 2011.” I have a PS3 and support is coming soon for it, but that’s guaranteed to be a disc. The experience of loading a disc pales in comparison to the integrated experience of having it baked into the system (i.e. Netflix on Xbox 360 versus PS3). Read more here.

Also, I agree with this point from Engadget’s hands-on:

The bottom line is that while we doubt Hulu Plus will really spur the cord cutting that many think it might, but it will be a great supplemental source of content for those who can’t get enough TV.

For me, Hulu (and Hulu Plus) is not yet a replacement for normal broadcast television. But I look forward to the day when services like it are.

Update: Straight from Hulu CEO Jason Kilar via CNET.

I don’t see this as a substitute for cable or satellite service. It’s not a product that can serve that need.

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