It still has the ridiculous limitation that some shows can only be watched on a computer and not on a mobile/dedicated device, right? I never understood that reasoning, why there are some shows that I have to pull out my laptop to view rather than using my Roku.
Rights holders maintain control over where their content can be played. Hulu has to get permission for where a show can be played. There was a great post on Google+ a while back by someone well known... can't remember who that said exactly this: DRM is about control over hardware makers.
The most frustrating thing for me with Hulu Plus is that even when you're paying for it, it still shows you commercials. So my solution was to get Chromecast and just stream normal Hulu via a Chrome tab. At least that way I'm not paying them to watch commercials. . .
You mean, like cable TV? Hulu Plus is payment for access to a back catalog, like expanding the video-on-demand library of your TV service. It's not payment for eliminating commercials, and they never advertise it as one.
This is excellent news for Chromecast owners. We've been hearing about pending support for Chromecast since it was first released but basically nothing had come of it. Give me a few more digital sources (I'm looking at you Amazon Prime) and I'll be one step closer to completely dumping cable tv.
Anyone want to bet on the over/under for when HBO Go/Showtime Go will appear? I imagine it will be a bit of a shot across the bow to the traditional cable providers.
If you're looking to cut cable now, I'd highly recommend Roku. It has Hulu+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. (Aereo is also awesome for showing broadcast TV, although that only works in a few markets). The only thing Roku doesn't do well is Youtube, which is why I also got the Chromecast. As an aside, is anyone else noticing synching issues on Chromecast? When I play a Youtube tab the sound and picture aren't quite synched up, which is really frustrating.
Is there any way to run a different Linux distro on the Chromecast? Mine collects dust for the most part. At least it really is a great way to watch Youtube...
Public statements from the Google TV team have strongly implied that a subsequent GTV update will add support Chromecast's protocol, which, combined with this announcement, would get you Hulu Plus even though don't release a GTV-specific app.