{"id":223,"date":"2009-05-29T12:24:16","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T17:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.padizio.com\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2009-05-29T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2009-05-29T17:24:16","slug":"yes-i-will-watch-hulu-that-is-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.padizio.com\/blog\/2009\/yes-i-will-watch-hulu-that-is-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, I will watch Hulu. That is all."},"content":{"rendered":"

You might remember a previous post in which I rant about Hulu, and how everybody was telling me to catch something I missed on Hulu.\u00a0 If you don’t remember it: here you go<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today, things have changed.<\/p>\n

For today, friends, I’ve downloaded Hulu Desktop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve got to say, the app itself is exactly what I was waiting for – gorgeous, gives me access to all the same content as the site.\u00a0 I’ve still got ads to deal with, but I get the content free, which is an acceptable trade-off to paying for the content on iTunes.\u00a0 And the actual app itself is far more beautiful, and usable from a remote, than the Hulu site itself.<\/p>\n

Now, I’ve still got that same DSL connection that I had when I wrote the original post.\u00a0 I’d really love to see the Hulu app be able to pre-cache the episode – especially if I “subscribe.”\u00a0 Get the first 5 minutes of each episode so that I can watch anything I’ve subscribed to, and watch it immediately.\u00a0 If my DSL connection becomes a problem for the Hulu Desktop app, I’ll scrap it.<\/p>\n

“What can Hulu do about my internet connection,” you ask?\u00a0 Well, here’s the situation: I also have a Blu-ray player with Netflix Instant Streaming built in.\u00a0 Although I do get the lower end of the quality compression spectrum, I still get served.\u00a0 It works well, the quality is good enough (read: not annoying, but not cinema, either), and I can count the times the picture has stuttered or rebuffered on one hand since January.\u00a0 This problem has been solved, so hopefully Hulu solves it too.<\/p>\n

And yes, I’d love it, AT&T, if you would upgrade your local switchboxes so I can get faster DSL.\u00a0 That would be great.\u00a0 We’d be best friends forever.\u00a0 Ahem.<\/p>\n

So thumbs up Hulu Desktop App, thumbs down AT&T until you upgrade your POTS network, and outlook unclear on the viability of Hulu watching in my home.<\/p>\n

Rock & Roll, everybody!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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