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Hulu Plus for Xbox 360 caught on video

by Richard Mitchell on Apr 27th 2011 5:45PM

An anonymous tipster has sent Joystiq a video of Hulu Plus running on an Xbox 360. The video, which appears to be legitimate, shows off some of the interface as well as video playback. Overall, it's very similar to the interface used by Netflix, including the ability to search for programs and add them to the queue.

We've trimmed the video to protect the identity of our tipster, but the full video also includes an ad on the dashboard stating that Hulu Plus will indeed launch on April 29, as was recently reported. Furthermore, the ad notes it will launch at 9:00 UTC, which corresponds to the usual 2:00am Pacific upload time for Xbox Live content. Find the video after the break.

Tags: hulu-plus, microsoft, xbox

Reader Comments (47)

Sweet, a commercial to watch a commercial.

@SmarmyJerkface
Yo dawg, we heard you like products...

@SmarmyJerkface If your a member of Joystiq Plus (Joy+ ) you can skip the ads. If you search Joystiq Plus in the search bar above you can sign up. It shouldn't take you more then a few minutes to sign up and support the Joystiq team. I mean after all, you get all this great content, coverage, and community for a great price. Paying some extra money to skip 15 seconds worth of ads just sweetens the pot. As an added bonus you get a gold bold box around your name every time you post that way everyone knows you are better then them. You can't even down vote it :D I still haven't signed up yet. They want like 11.00 dollars. I can buy a really good lunch with that meal. Justin understands.

I will make sure to wait until I can get some points for trying it through rewards.xbox.com before I sign up for the free trial.
Also: Hulu Plus has ads? bogus

1st

@xbashingx
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

@xbashingx That's what you get for having the mental capacity of a five-year-old.

Ads? What are we paying for again?

Same actor in both the show and the ad. What are the odds? I love it.

@jblank

I wouldn't mind the ads so much if they would just get MORE shows to have the Plus perks (back catalog of episodes and viewable on non-PC devices).

@jblank

That's the same thing Live subscribers ask themselves

@jblank

$10 per month for ads?

No thanks, I'll stick with torrents.

@Tachyonic Cargo

Correction. $8 per month for ads.

Still, no thank you.

Buffering...

@Mr Hett I was thinking the same thing when I saw loading loading loading but then realized why when it showed 1 bar for wifi connection.

@EffExt

Didn't catch that the first time. I wonder why they didn't go wired.

Is hulu plus free?

@Patricio87 Unfortunitly it is 7.00 or 7.50 a month. No idea if the free/standard model found on PC will be available at launch.

I just realized, he (Dean Winters) was in the episode and the commercial.

Is hulu plus free? Besides the live subscription obv.

@Patricio87

$7.99 / month

@Patricio87

No.

"Steve Irwin voice"
Look over theah.... Thea's a huulu! It'sa waey to wotch videos on ye Xbox. Oy've just spot'd it in the waild! Naow very kea'ful maki'n a video...

[Sorry if this comment's really boring and stupid, I'm bored out of my mind right now]

There are ads because that is how they can have the price that it is.
http://www.hulu.com/plus?src=topnav

@Mrblonde57

View the link to find out more

@Mrblonde57

Funny that. I pay the same price for Netflix every month. No ads.

Maybe Hulu needs to reexamine their maths . . . or stop trying to pull the wool over peoples eyes. One of the other is fine by me.

@Tachyonic Cargo

That is for DVD. This is for content available the day after a episode premieres.

@Mrblonde57

Content which is already available online for free.

@SisypheanLife

Well, I support them

@SisypheanLife

Well, I support them.

@Mrblonde57

I mean available legally for free online. Pretty much every show is available for streaming from their network's website.

So this is only for the U.S. right?

Bout time! Yay!

Is Hulu Plus even worth it? I was looking through the selection earlier, and there was nothing too exciting about it. They don't even have every season of most shows, the movies are terrible except for the ones which are also on Netflix Instant, and the fact that you still have to sit through ads kind of ruins the whole point.

@OneManFreakShow hulu has entire criterion collection if you say rose are all terrible movies You need to get your head examined.

Netflix is way better than Hulu. Stick with Netflix.

@pradius

If you want shows in HD, go with Hulu. Not all shows on netflix are in HD and also they only put shows up once they are on DVD.

Without Hulu, I wouldn't be able to get caught up with The Office or Parks and Recreation.

@Mrblonde57 Yea yea, we get it. You work for Hulu. Shaddup!

I love Hulu as well and I'm currently paying for it (even though I can't use my PS3 for it). But still, 7.99 is way too much.

Yes-Hulu currently only can stream its content in the US. No international streaming rights for Canada,UK,Australia,etc currently.

They should add ABC iView-another great service from Australia for those in Australia. Or even iPlayer for those in the UK-who like us don't currently have access to Hulu Plus.

I just don't get hulu. You can get all this programming for free over-the-air and still use your dvr to skip commercials.

Anyone have Hulu Plus who can say if it's worth getting? I have Netflix streaming. I am considering canceling cable and just going Netrlix + Hulu + but I don't know what to make of Hulu.

@WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco I canceled my cable and went Netflix/hulu. Best decision I've ever made. Save so much money.

What exactly does Hulu Plus have? I dont have cable, does this mean I'll get a lot of cable channels that I normally cant pick up with my antenna? The 360 is starting to be such a cool media device, I already use 360's for Media Center extenders, Netflix on 360, possible Hulu Plus, Last.fm for music while cleaning the house and the occasional Zune movie rental lol.

@AFATALERR0R It gives you access to a lot of shows past the normal 4-6 newest episodes. It will also give you entire past seasons. For example if you are a standard member you get the 4 newest episodes of Fringe. However if you are a plus member you get all of the current season plus the last 2 seasons. Not a bad deal but not for everyone. Also made tougher if you cant sit through 30 to 1:00 of ads during a broadcast.

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