Hulu recommended?

[HardnThick]

Already have a fairly big cable package (HBO, Showtime, etc.) and Amazon Prime. But with Amazon Prime, I have to pay extra to view some recent network series.

 

Any recommendations to avoid this pay-per-view? Maybe Hulu? Others?

 

Thanks, guys.

[Rudynate]

Already have a fairly big cable package (HBO, Showtime, etc.) and Amazon Prime. But with Amazon Prime, I have to pay extra to view some recent network series.

 

Any recommendations to avoid this pay-per-view? Maybe Hulu? Others?

 

Thanks, guys.

 

I subscribed to Hulu just so that we could watch "The Handmaid's Tale." Like a lot of these channels, they are starting to produce their own content, and it typically is good quality. But most of their programming is reruns - that's has been their niche until now.

[+ bashful]

I did a trial of Hulu, but for some reason, wouldn't work on my laptop, only my iPad, so gave it up within the free trial period. Have Netflix, works on both iPad and laptop. Both, as @Rudynate says, are mostly reruns. Some interesting movies, a lot of them older. A lot of the content will leave after a while, and new content will arrive. Some original programing too. (Grace and Frankie, The Ranch), and they were running a season or 2 behind on Showtime's Shameless. Not bad for only $9.99 a month.

[MikeBiDude]

Already have a fairly big cable package (HBO, Showtime, etc.) and Amazon Prime. But with Amazon Prime, I have to pay extra to view some recent network series.

 

Any recommendations to avoid this pay-per-view? Maybe Hulu? Others?

 

Thanks, guys.

I get Hulu via my Roku...I like it. Series "The Path" I like. Couple mainstream network series I used to record on DVR I no longer record, watch on Hulu a day or so later.

I catch myself watching oldies from the 60's and 70's too, Star Trek, Adam 12, Dragnet

[nynakedtop]

As part of my general "cutting the cord" process, I am using Hulu from time to time... armed with Amazon Fire and various other little tricks and tools ... situated on various sides of the law ... I am able to bid adieu to overprices cable companied

[Kevin Slater]

I did a trial of Hulu, but for some reason, wouldn't work on my laptop, only my iPad

 

I think you could use AirPlay to stream from one device to another. For example, since Apple and Amazon are in a pissing contest and there's not Amazon Video app (yet) for Apple TV, I stream from either my phone or iPad onto the device and it works just fine.

 

Kevin Slater

[+ poolboy48220]

I've got Netflix now (got it for the new Arrested Development episodes four(?) years ago), and I'll be picking up CBS All Access once the new Star Trek premieres.

 

I had friends over this weekend to watch the last couple episodes of "American Gods" but was dismayed to find out the final episode (with Kristin Chenoweth) wasn't on "On Demand", nearly a month after it aired. (I'd recorded it but apparently the 60 HD episodes of the Game of Thrones marathon bumped it off :-?) I did a bit more checking yesterday, and it IS available on the ATT U-Verse mobile app, and also available on NON-HD on On Demand. So it's only the HD version of the episode that was missing. I spent about 20 minutes on the phone with U-Verse support with no real resolution (and I should not be surprised at that :-( ) - they said they might have it up there within a week. So do I watch in non-HD? Oh, the horror...

[JayCeeKy]

From Consumer Reports regarding HULU:

 

Cost: $8/month

 

Content: Current and past seasons of broadcast TV shows.

 

Pros: Current and previous ABC, Fox, and NBC shows, older ones from CBS, a few cable channels, and now some original series.

 

Cons: Includes ads, modest selection of movies, limited selection of older shows.

 

Devices: Almost universal device support

[+ Billsboy4]

I've been using: http://www.graboid.com/ for years and have been satisfied. They have just about everything on TV and movies.

[MikeBiDude]

From Consumer Reports regarding HULU:

 

Cost: $8/month

 

Content: Current and past seasons of broadcast TV shows.

 

Pros: Current and previous ABC, Fox, and NBC shows, older ones from CBS, a few cable channels, and now some original series.

 

Cons: Includes ads, modest selection of movies, limited selection of older shows.

 

Devices: Almost universal device support

$12/month no commercials

[+ bashful]

Includes ads

 

I remember that now. I think they had an option to pay more for no ads.