Hulu Plus Open to All
PrintHulu announced on their company blog this morning that the premium Hulu Plus service has officially been opened to all interested viewers. Previously, you needed an invite to sign up for the pay service. As of now, the video streaming site is charging $9.99 per month for access to the expanded catalog of shows. There were rumblings that Hulu would be lowering the Price to $5, but that hasn't happened yet.
Paying users will have access to Hulu Plus on the PC, iPad, PS3, Roku, and some Blu-ray players. Hulu also took to opportunity to showcase the expanding lineup of Plus content including The Event and No Ordinary Family. Hulu Plus has gotten some poor reviews due to limited content. Much of what is available is also on the free version of the service.
Now that any random user can sign up, Hulu may begin hearing complaints about the selection. Perhaps some changes, like the rumored price drop, could happen somewhere down the road. Have you tried Hulu Plus? Was it worth it?
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punditguy
November 05, 2010 at 8:01am
Hopefully it'll be $5 a month by the time it hits Xbox Live. I'll bite then.
Pablo-man
November 04, 2010 at 9:19pm
Honestly, the only real complaint that I have with "vanilla" Hulu is the resolution. However, its not worth $9.99 a month for just 720p. Sorry.
bobthegoat2001
November 04, 2010 at 9:11pm
I don't see any point in Hulu Plus. You still get ads when you pay for it. I mean really, with Netflix you get commercial free streaming on more hardware for less money!
sammyd253
November 04, 2010 at 3:19pm
I looked at the service but opted for Netflix instead. Right now I just use the site for free content. I'd like to see them add Nintendo Wii support like Netflix. Also, if you want to use this service with your PS3, not only do you pay $9.99 for Hulu Plus, but you also have to pay Sony's fee for Playstation Plus. Not worth it to me. I still think with a little time to develop, Hulu Plus will be worth while. Right now, I still recommend Netflix.
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