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Hulu may start charging for content next year
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10-23-2009, 06:01 AM
vision63 wrote: Comcast has its own service. Called Fancast. They're also probably going to buy one of Hulu's parents, NBC. vision63 wrote: I actually wish they'd show vintage commercials that ran with the shows. That would be cool, but it's not going to bring them any revenue, so probably won't happen.
10-23-2009, 07:49 AM
> Called Fancast...
Fancast sucks. It hardly compares to Hulu. Fancast sometimes has shows that I want to watch where Hulu does not, but they interrupt with more and longer commercials and they go so far as to disable clicks -- and volume controls -- during playback so that their frequent, long and VERY LOUD ads piss off everyone around and wake the neighbors, too. They also lack a low-bandwidth/low-quality option like Hulu has. Hulu's support is excellent with a comprehensive FAQ, well-informed moderators and quick responses to email inquiries. Support requests at Fancast seem to go right to null. Hulu is a model for content delivery. Fancast is just annoying.
10-23-2009, 03:27 PM
silvarios wrote: I've used Flash playback with Hulu and Neflix. Other than not being PPC friendly, I've had no problems with it. What issues are you running into and what indication do you have that HTML5 video will fix it? FWIW, HTML5 video is not streaming, as far as I can tell. It's progressive download.
10-23-2009, 07:39 PM
Netflix uses Silverlight. Streaming Flash video is crappy quality, yet takes a high toll on system performance. Who wants their Mac's fans kicking in just to playback sub SD quality video?
10-23-2009, 08:52 PM
silvarios wrote: Ah, yes, you're right, Netfilx uses Silverlight. I create full screen HD flash video and it isn't that bad on performance, except PPC machines. Quality is great. Maybe then content you're getting is just poorly encoded? |
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