What is Hulu?

I am a current subscriber to Hulu and I love it! Several shows that I did not know were currently showing on TV are available on Hulu for me to enjoy at MY leasure! Also there are some movies and TV serise I have not seen in years and that I get to enoy once again. I recomend this site to anyone!!

Very good review! The only problem I've got with Hulu is that the Flash player they have does not cache the video at all, as Youtube does. This makes the playing of the tv all stuttery (since I dont have the best connection). Doesnt even help to let it stand for a few minutes to start download the content ahead since it doesn't cache it. Joost is much better with caching.

Bob, I love Hulu and watch it sometimes more than TV. When hurricanes Gustav and Ike came through Louisiana my satellite went down. They couldn't fix it for a long time so I grew very fond of Hulu. I actually canceled my Dish network there because I was moving out of state in a couple months and didn't want to bother. Thanks for all your helpful information.

Bob - We've enjoyed the TOURBUS for several years now; especially your reviews. We've watched both HULU and JOOST since their inception. We particularly liked the high-quality picture and sound with JOOST's original downloadable player, but they discontinued that service in the Fall of 2008. Their current in-site player is comparable to HULU's, so now we'd rate them as pretty much equal to one another. Since they both have small caches, each suffers from some glitches in pix & audio when there's network congestion. Also, TV.com isn't bad as a third choice. All have a wide variety of RECORDED content. For LIVE content, we especially like TVuNetworks.com We prefer their downloadable player, but their in-site player isn't bad either. Their quality is definitely not consistent, as the content comes from worldwide sources that vary greatly - but we like the variety of choices. P.S. We often forward the TOURBUS on to friends who don't know about it. Great job! ~ AWK

Does Hulu support closed-captioning? Many TV shows are captioned on the air (they're required to be) so I was wondering if the same programs would also be captioned on Hulu. It wouldn't do much good to be able to watch a program if we wouldn't be able to understand it - a beef I have with most internet videos. Please let us know. Thanks!

EDITOR'S NOTE: There are a few dozen shows on Hulu that have captioning. I expect the number will continue to rise. While searching at Hulu, look for (cc) which indicates captioning for that show.

I just discovered Hulu last week, and am going nuts over all the great shows. I've never had cable or satellite, just the airwaves...so I finally get to see a lot of the fun and informative shows that I've been missing out on for years. Plus, my social security income means I can't even afford my own high speed access...but thanks to public wifi, I can march on down to my local coffeehouse and hunker down to watching some cool shows over a steaming cup of java and a chunk of cinammon coffee crumbcake.

I don't subscribe to Joost, because I use Linux only.

Like all .tv wannabe solutions on the Internet including Hulu, Ustream, You-Tube, Google, MSN, CNN, CBSSports.com, etc. They forgot one major clue!

Video live streaming on the Internet is not based on the normal transmission of bits and bytes that they normally could control and sync. to their networks. This requires professionals that know what large files and quality to stream live video is all about. These boys should have asked the IP security professionals that have been doing this for over 2 decades.

You-Tube created a sensation on a few boys that allowed edited videos to draw attention that people love to see video. After Google bought them for 1.75 billion in 2007, Google is no better off today in 2009 than they were when they had the cash to splurge. Why? Because they can get away with stupid.

Forget what you know, understand what you don't! That is the difference of all Internet .tv channels on the Internet today in September 4, 2009. Flash, and all media players and active x controllers will never sync quality .tv clones. Why?

Because all of their so called expertise depends on the users computer and broadband connection. When they figure that out, like I have, then they can graduate to not a wanna be .tv clone, but master what all tv/radio/print cannot do!

EDITOR'S NOTE: I have no idea what you're trying to say. You figured out some secret to... what? Mastering all forms of media? Are there tinfoil hats involved?

WOW! Very informative!

Thanks Bob!

i would like to know if the standard channels are available on hulu....2,4,5,7,9 etc. And since I am not a techie, how do you get it to go onto your tv?

I purchased an apple computer, apple TV, Samsung LCD TV, and Samsung 3D Blu Ray player hoping to get Hulu and others free TV off the internet wirelssly.
It seems I have to subscribe to Hulu Plus, Vudu, or others to achieve this. Right or wrong?